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The 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2019

Rich and luxurious pastas, chewy chocolate chip cookies, and chicken soup for the garlic-craving soul were this year’s MVPs.
By Jesse Sparks
A bowl of pasta in a mushroom cream sauce topped with shredded Parmesan and chopped parsley.
Photo by Marcus Nilsson, Food Styling by Frances Boswell, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson

You already read about the BA staff’s favorite recipes of 2019, but what about you, dear readers? What about the new recipes you returned to again and again this year? Turns out, we have a lot in common, including a deep love for BA’s Best Bolognese, a garlicky chicken and rice soup, and a big bowl of spicy-sweet pork noodles. But you surprised us too, with a few recipes we might not have expected to hit it big—like an impressive Basque-style cheesecake, a mouth-tingling Buffalo wings you can pull off at home, and a few more MVPs for the books. Here, find all 10 of our readers’ favorite recipes of the year, starting with No. 1.

  • A shallow bowl filled with pappardelle Bolognese.
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
    1/10

    BA’s Best Bolognese

    It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients (or a lot of money) to make a classic Bolognese recipe. What it does take, though, is patience!

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  • A single chocolate chip cookie on a marble surface with wrinkled edges and pools of chocolate chunks strewn throughout.
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
    2/10

    BA’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Crispy edges, chewy centers, and puddles of chocolate in every bite.

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  • Mushroom carbonara recipe
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir
    3/10

    Mushroom Carbonara

    Mushrooms take the place of the traditional cured pork in this super-satisfying vegetarian carbonara recipe.

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  • Image may contain Food Pasta and Tortellini
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle
    4/10

    Adult Mac and Cheese

    Our creamy stovetop mac and cheese is about as easy as opening a box—and a whooooole lot more delicious.

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  • Topdown view of a burntstyle Basque cheesecake with one wedge removed.
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
    5/10

    Basque Cheesecake

    This light, fluffy, cloudlike cheesecake wants to get cooked at high heat for a burnt, cracked surface that’s rich with flavor.

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  • Image may contain Spaghetti Food Pasta Meal and Noodle
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
    6/10

    White Pesto Pasta

    Built of toasted nuts, creamy ricotta, and salty Parmesan, you don’t even need a food processor to make this riff on the normal pesto you know and love.

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