Our 10 Most Popular Recipes of the Year So Far - Dining and Cooking

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It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through 2026. I will certainly be soaking up the final weeks of summer and the warm weather in the meantime, but before you know it we’ll be cozying up with heartier meals and heading into the holidays. Our recipe team has been hard at work developing delicious recipes for our site and our brand-new print magazine (get yours here!). But which ones do our readers love the most?

To take a trip down memory lane, we decided to look into the stats and found the 10 recipes that have been viewed the most on our site this year to date. And it’s easy to see why these recipes are so beloved. From cheesy one-pan skillets to incredibly easy no-bake desserts, here are our most popular recipes of the year so far in order.

One-Pan Cheesy Ground Beef and Potatoes

Our readers couldn’t get enough of this cheesy, one-pan skillet dinner loaded with ground beef and tender potatoes, and it’s easy to see why it took the top spot. “This is the second time I made it and I’m still impressed,” one person commented, so you don’t have to take our word for it.

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Tuscan Baked Spaghetti

This recipe was inspired by Tuscan chicken, one of our most popular dinner recipes of all time, so it’s easy to see why this pasta version was equally as beloved. One reader even said, “I made this for dinner tonight and thought I was in 5-star Italian restaurant.”

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Melting Cabbage

2026 was the year of cabbage, according to Pinterest, so naturally this recipe was the third most popular so far. One reader loved how flavorful it is: “The tang of the vinegar is lovely. The texture has a slight crunch near the center but is tender throughout … it takes a few extra steps, but I think it’s worth it!”

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Pasta e Ceci

This comforting Italian pasta dish is perfect for cozying up on the couch with. One reader even said, “This was SO GOOD that all 4 of our family members went back for seconds!”

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Jemma’s Kale Salad

We got the exclusive recipe for the salad Kristen Bell ate every day for six weeks straight, and our readers were just as eager to replicate it. “I could see making this salad every week; my significant other said he could eat it every day!” one person wrote.

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