I’m again and this time it’s with MY favourite recipes from 2024! These are the recipes that I completely couldn’t get sufficient of this previous yr and ones that I’ve come again to repeatedly as a result of they’re simply THAT good.
So scroll the record under… you would possibly discover recipes that you simply personally cherished this yr or maybe some new to you recipes that you simply’re planning to place in your must-make record so you may see what the fuss is all about.
1. Sesame Roasted Greens and Chickpeas with Garlic Tahini Yogurt Sauce
That is a type of recipes that I merely couldn’t cease consuming. The candy and tangy lovely roasted veggies and chickpeas in a sesame ginger sauce paired completely over a tahini yogurt sauce. And let’s not overlook about the entire recent herbs that make this style recent. I scooped it up with pita, however placing it on prime of a mattress of jasmine rice or pearl couscous could be a dreamy, wholesome dinner.
2. Actually Distinctive Salted Banana Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I used to be extremely stunned that I cherished these as a lot as I did. The primary chew drew me in with it’s deep, wealthy, caramelized banana taste. The dough hints of brown butter and cinnamon, and with every chew you get puddles of darkish chocolate with that flaky salt. Severely top-of-the-line bites I’ve had in a very long time.
3. Sluggish Cooker Gochujang Hen Sandwiches
Please don’t skip out on these sandwiches! OMG I cherished how spicy and barely candy and are tremendous simple to pop within the gradual cooker for an easy dinner. Belief me once I say that these are one of many best, tastiest dinners that you could serve a wide range of methods. Strive serving the hen over rice for a wonderful high-protein meal prep!
4. Scoop It Up Kale Couscous Salad
Probably the greatest salads I’ve ever had in my life. Severely. It’s considered one of tangy and zesty flavors because of an exquisite lemon French dressing and the crunchy, candy pickled purple onions, tangy feta, shiny inexperienced olives and tons of recent herbs. This could be unbelievable served with my sizzling honey salmon from my cookbook. Please make it asap! You gained’t remorse it.
5. Strawberry ‘Almond Croissant’ Puff Pastry Tarts
Are you totally obsessive about almond croissants like me? Do you’re keen on something and all the pieces almond flavored? Then it is advisable strive these lovely, simple strawberry almond croissant puff pastry tarts. They’re essentially the most excellent spring brunch (or actually anytime you’re feeling such as you need one thing lovely for brunch!) The puff pastry will get golden and crispy and there’s an scrumptious almond filling plus the crunch of sliced almonds that get superbly toasted and golden within the oven. Make asap and put together to fall in love!
6. Sheet Pan Herby Lemon Garlic Hen and Potatoes
A go-to dinner for our household! I completely LOVE how scrumptious and EASY this sheet pan meal is. The tangy lemon dressing and marinade creates tender hen plus golden, tender potatoes. Serve it throughout that zippy, peppery arugula after which prime with feta and plenty of recent herbs. So good, so easy. A must-make dinner!
7. Sluggish Cooker Italian Hen Sandwiches
UTTERLY OBSESSED with this recipe!! I really like making it once I’m entertaining as a result of it’s a recipe that everybody loves and it’s simple to throw collectively. For this one, I primarily took the flavors of Italian beef (a Chicago-staple!) and used hen as a substitute, as a result of frankly, I simply love hen greater than beef. The hen comes out tender, there’s just a little warmth from the giardiniera and there’s essentially the most unbelievable tang from pepperoncini. Throw it in a sandwich and name it a day!
8. Grilled Turmeric Lime Hen Bowls
I really like this recipe as a result of it jogs my memory of rising cucumbers in my backyard. I used to be so proud they grew so lovely and I used to be impressed to make a crunchy cucumber avocado salad, then determined to whip up a candy and savory marinade for some grilled hen and serve it over spicy, gingery garlic ramen noodles. Actually a dinner I couldn’t cease consuming.
9. Peanut Butter Protein Cookie Dough Bites
I really like peanut butter and I really like cookie dough, so alas, this recipe was born out of my love for candy little treats and my ardour for getting in optimum diet. This was a recipe I couldn’t cease making. To me, they felt like the proper little candy chew once I was in the midst of writing my cookbook and wanted a fast nutritious snack. Belief me once I say you HAVE to make this recipe. My kiddos love this one and so do I!
10. Vanilla Brown Sugar Oatmeal Latte Cookies with Espresso Icing
One other favourite cookie from AK Cookie Week this yr! Oatmeal cookies are all the time going to be on the highest of my record however whenever you add brown butter, darkish brown sugar and espresso powder, it’s going to be a assured winner!! I actually can’t believed how a lot you all cherished these!
11. Vibrant & Herby Lemongrass Hen Inexperienced Curry
Enjoyable truth about me: curry is considered one of my favourite meals. I really like how warming it feels and the nourishing elements and loads of veggies make me completely satisfied. This one has lemongrass, which isn’t needed however does provides a freshness and brightness to the curry. This can be a nice, fast and straightforward recipe for meal prep. Don’t overlook to prime this one with TONS of recent herbs and put together to go to flavortown.
12. Spicy Brown Butter Goat Cheese Pasta with Candy Corn & Honey Roasted Butternut Squash
There are just so many unbelievable flavors on this, it’s exhausting to not wish to make it. The candy squash! The spicy BROWN BUTTER & GOAT CHEESE pasta! The little bites of candy corn! Plus the pickled jalapenos? Actually a dream. Do this one with orecchiette pasta subsequent and also you’ll be in love, too.
13. The Most Scrumptious Breakfast Cookies
My 4 yr outdated son used to wake me up at 5:30am begging to make these breakfast cookies. I used to be completely satisfied to crawl off the bed and begin baking, as a result of not solely do these cookies deliver a smile to his face, however they’re additionally filled with diet because of peanut butter, oats, hemp, chia and flax! SO FREAKING GOOD. We preserve these within the freezer always now and on busy mornings I’ll throw one in my son’s lunchbox, or I’ll munch on these for a fast post-workout refuel.
14. Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Chili Crisp
I imply the image kinda says all of it, proper? They’re simply so lovely, insanely crunchy, spicy and served with essentially the most scrumptious yogurt sauce for dipping and cooling the brussels down. Good served with hen or salmon. Actually only a incredible aspect dish that I’ll be making once more quickly!
15. One Pan Baked Pesto Orzo with Hen Meatballs
One other household favourite! And that is filled with each protein and tons of veggies! There’s golden brown umami-rich mushrooms within the pesto orzo so as to add numerous taste, and zucchini within the hen meatballs to assist preserve them moist and tender. I serve with one with numerous purple pepper flakes for the most effective one pan dinner.
16. Veggie-Packed Meat Sauce (freezer-friendly, nice for youths!)
An enormous pot of this meat sauce was one of the crucial repeated meals in my kitchen this previous yr. It began as a approach to embody extra diet in my child’s diets, however once I realized how flavorful it was and the way a lot they cherished it, I’ve made it repeatedly. I find it irresistible with spaghetti, pappardelle and linguine. Rigatoni or ziti is nice, too!
17. Lemon Pistachio Cake with Pretty Lemon Frosting
This was the 2024 Valentine’s Day cake and it was actually a favourite. I examined the recipe 5 or 6 instances simply to verify it was excellent and I couldn’t be extra proud of it. The lemon pistachio mixture is such a pleasant shock and the lemon frosting is mild and addictive. A should make!!
18. Pasta Pomodoro
That is one other repeat dinner in our home. I made this one numerous instances because of all of the little cherry and sungold tomatoes my beautiful backyard produced. I used to be all the time in search of methods to make use of up the buckets of little tomatoes I picked and this simple pasta all the time delivered on taste and ease. This one’s nice with grilled shrimp or hen for a light-weight summer time dinner.
19. Zucchini & Sausage Baked Orzo with Sizzling Honey & Feta
Most likely top-of-the-line one pan meals to make when it is advisable deplete a ton of veggies! I really like the zucchini, corn and bell pepper combo, plus the sausage, creamy orzo, tangy feta and sizzling honey. Add some recent basil and also you’ve received your self a loopy good, loopy nutritious dinner.
20. Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad
Want a fast vegetarian salad you may get pleasure from all week lengthy? Then do that curried chickpea couscous. It nearly has each shade of the rainbow and the simplicity of it is likely one of the causes it’s so nice. You can also make this in about 20 minutes and it stays good in your fridge for days!
21. Espresso Yogurt Chocolate Chip Espresso Cake
Espresso and chocolate is considered one of my very favourite dessert mixtures and this cake is all the pieces I might need for just a little breakfast deal with. The trace of brown butter and maple builds the flavour of the cake much more. Did I point out it has an espresso glaze? Yeah, you gotta make this one ASAP.
22. Sheet Pan Jalapeño Pistachio Hen Meatball Bowls
If you would like a high-protein dinner that feels just a little spectacular, then make these! The flavors will shock you and also you’ll love constructing a wholesome bowl with layers of taste. Yum!
23. Salted Tahini Butterscotch Cookie Skillet
All of my favourite dessert flavors in a single GIANT cookie? It’s gonna be a hell sure from me. I really like how the candy butterscotch pairs completely with the earthy tahini. Strive serving this with vanilla bean or a salted caramel ice cream. Finest simple dessert ever!!!
24. Candy and Spicy Gochujang Hen Bowls
I can’t imagine how good these have been. One other simple dinner favourite for my husband and I and even my mom in regulation commented on how good this recipe was. The candy and spicy hen is ideal over rice, in tacos or with pasta (rice noodles or pappardelle is incredible!)
25. Salted Butterscotch Zucchini Espresso Cake
Oh my gosh you guys! This one is simply dreamy! The brown sugar crumble. The candy butterscotch. The moist cinnamon-spiced cake. Please make this and luxuriate in with a cup of espresso. You’ll find it irresistible, I promise.
I had the very best yr and can’t thanks sufficient for being right here and persevering with to help Formidable Kitchen! I couldn’t do that with out you.
