As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back at what our community members loved most this year.
We published hundreds of new recipes in the last 12 months—and these stood out from the crowd. In this collection, we’ve rounded up 2025’s most popular new recipes, from crowd-pleasing casseroles and slow cooker suppers to a vintage-inspired cake.
Neiman Marcus Chicken Casserole
Peyton Beckwith
Neiman Marcus Chicken Casserole—a cozy 9×13 dinner featuring shredded chicken, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and a buttery cracker topping—takes our top spot of 2025. Readers loved this dish for its ease, versatility, and universal appeal. Even the pickiest eaters will come back for seconds!
Million Dollar Soup
Peyton Beckwith
Coming in second is another crowd-pleasing comfort food with a fun name. Million Dollar Soup is creamy, cheesy, and chock-full of chicken and potatoes. What’s not to love?
Heaven on Earth Cake
Hannah Hufham / Food Styling: Amanda Stanfield / Prop Styling: Keoshia McGhee
Third place goes to Heaven On Earth Cake, a vintage-inspired dessert made with store-bought angel food cake and cherry pie filling.
Swamp Potatoes and Sausage
Peyton Beckwith
Potatoes, sausage, and green beans are cooked with butter and lots of seasonings in our readers’ fourth favorite recipe of the year.
Cowboy Butter Spaghetti
Allrecipes / Sonia Bozzo
“Turn humble buttered noodles into cowboy butter spaghetti. Spicy compound butter and cream combine in a sauce for spaghetti that can be a side dish as it is, or you can add chicken, bacon, shrimp, or vegetables and make it a main.” —LaDonna Langwell
One-Pan Dumpling Dinner
Peyton Beckwith
This 30-minute dinner starts with frozen dumplings and comes together in just one pan.
Stick of Butter Chicken and Rice
Peyton Beckwith
If comfort food is calling your name, look no further than No. 7: Stick of Butter Chicken and Rice. “Stick of butter chicken and rice is the dinner you make when you don’t feel like cooking,” says Senior Culinary Producer Nicole McLaughlin.
Slow Cooker Beef Enchilada Casserole
Peyton Beckwith
“Delicious, quick, and easy,” Allrecipes community member Malia says of this irresistible Crock-Pot casserole.
Easiest Sheet Pan Tacos
Peyton Beckwith
Our editors couldn’t get enough of one of Easiest Sheet Pan Tacos, one of our simplest recipes of 2025. It only takes 10 minutes to prep!
Italian Wedding Pasta Bake
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
Rounding out the list is Italian Wedding Pasta Bake. Inspired by the classic soup, this casserole features familiar flavors and lots of hearty ingredients.
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