Food52’s 52 Most Widespread Recipes of All Time, Ranked

This yr we’re celebrating our group with per week’s value of your favourite recipes, merchandise (a lot of which, trace trace, are on sale proper now), and some “52”-inspired collections. Since recipes are on the heart of every little thing we do, it feels applicable to kick off the festivities with an assortment of our biggest, most-celebrated recipes of all time. Out of the over 80,000 recipes which were created on our web site, listed below are the 52 greatest, ranked by reputation.

52. Martha Stewart’s Macaroni & Cheese

A part of our Genius recipe sequence, Martha’s model of mac and cheese is fast to make (solely an hour), massive on taste (nutmeg and cayenne give it depth), and all the time successful (who doesn’t love mac and cheese?). It serves as much as 12, which means it’s perfect for any vacation, occasion, or potluck.

51. No-Knead Sourdough Bread

This loaf swaps industrial yeast for sourdough starter and ditches kneading altogether—but it surely doesn’t skimp on the substances or methods essential for good home made bread. It’s essential to notice that this recipe will take at the very least 15 hours, so bear in mind to plan forward.

50. Creamy Rooster Curry

Based on the recipe developer, this curry prices simply $10 to make and might feed as much as 4 folks. As if that isn’t already interesting sufficient, the feedback reveal that 150 folks verify that this dish is scrumptious.

49. Selfmade Kewpie Mayonnaise

Kewpie—alongside Hellman’s and Duke’s—make up the pantheon of Nice Mayos. Should you’ve but to attempt Kewpie and you’ll’t discover it in your native grocery retailer, enable this recipe to introduce you to the great world of umami-enriched mayonnaise.

48. Ina Garten’s Pasta alla Vecchia Bettola

Assume vodka sauce, however with a deeper, extra roasted taste. (And everybody loves vodka sauce.)

47. Pierre Hermé & Dorie Greenspan’s World Peace Cookies

Group member JustMegan places it greatest: “These are really the proper chocolate cookies. Intensely chocolatey, however not too candy or wealthy. Only a trace of salt within the dough and delightfully crumbly and tender in texture.”

46. Ina Garten’s Cauliflower Toasts

It is a reminder that roasted cauliflower, Gruyère, and prosciutto belong collectively in your subsequent piece of toast.

45. Richard Sax’s Chocolate Cloud Cake

This chocolate deal with from Richard Sax is all about texture. Based on Sax, the cake’s craggy, crisp rim, tender, mousse-like inside, and whipped cream topping, pack “depth, then aid, in every chunk.”

44. Ina Garten’s Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli

It needs to be a shock to nobody that this tacky basic from Ina Garten is our hottest broccoli recipe of all time.

43. Rao’s Meatballs

From considered one of New York Metropolis’s most celebrated eating places comes a time-tested meatball recipe that cooks in below an hour. Serve with Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce (see #4 on this checklist!).

42. Miso-Mushroom Pasta

This pasta additional confirms that every time miso and mushroom get collectively in the identical dish, good issues—and plenty of umami—occur.

41. Olive Oil & Maple Granola From Nekisia Davis

Selfmade granola blows the pre-made, store-bought, cardboard-tasting stuff out of the water. Plus, in case you seize your substances from the majority bins on the grocery retailer, the DIY model will possible prevent a couple of bucks as properly.

40. Snoop Dogg’s Potato Chip Fried Rooster Wings

Whereas Snoop’s wings are crunchy, crispy, juicy, and simply actually, actually good, one of the best factor about them is that they permit for limitless potato chip experimentation. Huge fan of jalapeño chips? Give these a attempt. Assume bitter cream and onion would play? Go forward, discover out about it.

39. Desk Loaf

Should you’re searching for bread you may eat on a regular basis, this loaf is for you. And if you wish to bear in mind how dedicated many people had been to turning into bakers throughout the pandemic, return and skim the feedback on this recipe from 2020—there’s a ton of them.

38. Chocolate Dump-It Cake

This recipe comes from Judy Hesser (the mom of Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser), and it completely guidelines. Chocolatey and scrumptious whether or not served scorching or chilly, it’s a cake that anybody will take pleasure in, anytime, wherever.

37. Jamie Oliver’s Crispy Rooster Legs With Candy Tomatoes & Basil

Jamie Oliver describes this simple one-pan recipe as “un-stumpable,” and that’s precisely what we’re searching for in a weeknight meal. Even higher, a lot of the substances are kitchen staples like cherry tomatoes, basil, and garlic, so that you’ll filter your pantry whereas avoiding an pointless journey to the shop.

36. Mama’s Cranberry Salad

File this away for Thanksgiving as a result of whereas the canned stuff is good, that is a lot, significantly better.

35. Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi’s Primary Hummus

Individuals love this hummus recipe, and right here’s how I do know for positive: If you sort “Yotam Ottloenghi” into Google, the highest three steered searches are “recipes,” “books,” after which “hummus.”

34. Easy Vegan Pesto

Reality: You don’t want Parmesan to make vibrant pesto. With a bit of little bit of assist from the vegan superhero that’s dietary yeast, you’ll create the identical basic taste at a fraction of the worth.

33. Ina Garten’s Skillet-Roasted Lemon Rooster

Of all of the Ina classics we’ve acquired on our web site, this rooster is her hottest. There’s a ton of causes to adore it (I coated all of them on this article), however listed below are the 2 that matter probably the most: It’s scrumptious and impossibly simple to make.

32. Cardamom Cake From Niloufer Ichaporia King

Just a few years in the past, Alice Waters mentioned that out of all of the recipes on the earth, this was the one she couldn’t dwell with out. Should you like cardamom, desserts that aren’t too candy, and an thrilling mix of textures, you’ll possible agree.

31. Esquites (Mexican Road Corn Salad)

Elotes, off the cob. Serve this on a balmy summer season evening with no matter you’re grilling and one thing chilly to sip on.

30. Éclair Cake

Should you’ve visited our Instagram, then you definitely’ve undoubtedly seen this cake earlier than. Whereas this deal with is definitely a looker, its chocolate-ganache-covered, pastry-cream-filled character is fairly nice as properly. Convey this cake on your subsequent gathering, and watch how the occasion stops.

29. Basic Ratatouille From Alice Waters

Just like the dish served within the film, however simpler, extra scrumptious, and with out the rats.

28. Absurdly Addictive Asparagus

Group member Dylan Mierzwinski places it greatest: “This was so great (all ninety occasions I’ve made it). I don’t change a factor, that is my go-to ‘impress others’ dish. And let’s be actual…my ‘impress myself’ dish.”

27. My New Roots’ Life-Altering Loaf of Bread

A complete-grain, gluten-free, no-knead, no-mess, life-changing loaf of bread that has been celebrated by lots of of our group members.

26. Child Again Ribs With Dry Rub

Proof that in case you’ve acquired salt, mustard, paprika, garlic powder, brown sugar, and a functioning oven, you may make some rattling good ribs. Make a rack or two, throw collectively a potato salad, and have your folks over for an indoor barbecue.

25. Crispy Tacky Pan Pizza Recipe From King Arthur Flour

In contrast to skinny crust, which is greatest cooked at a temperature a lot larger than most residence ovens can attain, pan pizza is ideal for the house prepare dinner. For this pie, it’s greatest to plan upfront: For the reason that dough is produced from scratch, you have to begin this recipe 15 hours earlier than you need your pizza to hit the oven.

24. Caribbean Johnny Muffins

These fried flatbreads are a super accompaniment for any daytime meal. Serve with honey, butter, and sea salt for the proper noon deal with.

23. Louisa’s Cake

Based on our former editors, this cake is “ethereal and lightweight, however not with out integrity: Ricotta, eggs, and loads of butter give it richness, grated apple lends heft, and lemon zest rescues it from being in any respect bland.”

22. Brown Sugar Boba (Bubble Tea)

Whether or not you intend on making boba fully from scratch or are merely searching for an enough milk tea to accompany some store-bought tapioca pearls, this recipe is what you want.

21. Peach Tart

That is the type of dessert you make if you’re on trip: It’s simple to place collectively (solely 20 minutes of prep), doesn’t require any particular gear (you’ll solely want a knife, bowl, and a few type of pan), and serves as much as eight folks.

20. Torta Caprese (Chocolate and Almond Flourless Cake)

Irrespective of how boring, awkward, or unnecessarily lengthy a meal is likely to be, if it ends with a very good cup of espresso and this fudgy, flourless, chocolate cake, any struggling you’ve endured will really feel worthwhile.

19. Judy Hesser’s Oven-Fried Rooster

If you’d like home made fried rooster with weeknight comfort and with out the scent, mess, or hazard of deep frying, that is for you. Simply take into account that, like conventional fried rooster, you’ll want to start brining your chicken a number of hours earlier than supper time.

18. Ovenly’s Secretly Vegan Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

This vegan deal with is “soft-bellied, chewy, caramelly-crisp-edged, rippled and ringed and puddled with melty chocolate.” Primarily based on its greater than 300 optimistic critiques, it’s additionally absolutely able to standing as much as another cookie, vegan or not.

17. Double Chocolate Weed Brownies

A brownie with weed in it’s nonetheless a brownie and due to this fact ought to stay scrumptious. Professional tip: Double this recipe and solely put weed in half of it—that manner, if you inevitably change into hungry, you’ll have one thing secure to snack on. (Simply be sure to label every batch.)

16. Easy Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob With Husks

If you’d like corn on the cob however don’t have entry to a grill or pot of boiling water, this oven-based methodology is your savior. Additionally, since they’re roasted in their very own husks, you’ll skip the entire shucking half.

15. Finest Grilled Brussels Sprouts

Give Brussels Sprouts the smokiness you by no means knew they wanted.

14. Pasta With Garlic Butter Sauce

Should you like garlic, butter, and meals you may make in below 20 minutes, this pasta is for you.

13. Oven Rib-Eye Steak

Pan-seared and completed within the oven, this recipe options my most well-liked methodology for cooking any thick, bone-in steak. Simply keep in mind that if you’re searing, the pan will smoke a lot, so all the time run a fan and open any close by home windows.

12. Maialino’s Olive Oil Cake

This actually is the last word cake: It’s mild, moist, complicated, a bit of candy, simple to make, and really a lot one thing you’ll want to eat a number of slices of. However don’t simply take my phrase for it—our managing editor simply wrote a whole article explaining why it is the one cake that she can all the time depend on.

11. Grandma’s Canned Tomatoes

No matter in the event that they’re residence grown or store-bought, in-season tomatoes ought to by no means go to waste. Enter: Canning, the approach that may scale back your waste and enhance your tomato sauces year-round.

10. Martha Stewart’s One-Pan Pasta

Our hottest Martha recipe of all time is a Genius, one-pan pasta that brings massive taste with out many substances or a lot effort. Good for a hurried weeknight meal, this can be a recipe you’ll all the time need in your again pocket.

9. Kindred’s Milk Bread

This loaf is sweet by itself however even higher when used to make Lucas Sin’s Hong Kong Egg Sandwich or a Pork Katsu Sando.

8. Invoice Smith’s Atlantic Seashore Pie

A lemon pie with a cracker crust that’s prepared in below 40 minutes? Signal me up.

7. Easy Brine for Pork Chops

This easy brine, made up of frequent pantry substances like brown sugar and peppercorns, is a good way to verify your pork chops have moisture and taste.

6. The Finest Pan-Roasted Potatoes

Group member Panfusine places it greatest: “Gretchen (the recipe developer) wasn’t kidding when she named her potato dish ‘The Finest Pan-Roasted Potatoes.’ The dish is absurdly easy by way of substances, but it surely’s the contrasting play of colours and textures that make it worthy of a group decide.”

5. Crockpot Brown Sugar & Balsamic–Glazed Pork Tenderloin

Should you look by means of the feedback, you’ll discover this recipe’s prescribed prepare dinner time has been fairly controversial inside our group. My recommendation: For greatest outcomes, hearken to former Food52 Editor (and present New York Instances columnist) Eric Kim by lowering the prepare dinner time to 2 to three hours, or till the pork reaches an inner temperature of 145°F.

4. Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter

Everybody wants a go-to tomato sauce recipe—with simply three substances, this one is an efficient place to start out.

3. Momofuku’s Soy Sauce Eggs

A well-seasoned, jammy egg is a gorgeous and versatile factor. Good by itself, over toast, blended right into a salad, or dropped right into a bowl of your favourite broth, there’s little these eggs can’t do.

2. ‘World’s Finest Cake’ With Banana & Coconut

That is our hottest cake recipe ever. A towering deal with, it highlights the always-enjoyable pairing of banana and floor cinnamon, whereas the addition of cardamom and toasted coconut retains issues crunchy and thrilling.

1. Basic Nigerian Jollof Rice

Persistently making tender, well-seasoned rice is likely one of the hardest issues you are able to do as a prepare dinner. In fact, in case you have this Jollof recipe, that turns into loads simpler—simply ask any of the 1000’s of our group members who’ve already tried it.