My Favorite Recipes From 2024

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 many times as a result of they’re simply THAT good.

So scroll the record beneath… you may discover recipes that you just personally liked this yr or maybe some new to you recipes that you just’re planning to place in your must-make record so you’ll be able to see what the fuss is all about.

1. Sesame Roasted Vegetables and Chickpeas with Garlic Tahini Yogurt Sauce

This is a type of recipes that I merely couldn’t cease eating. The candy and tangy stunning roasted veggies and chickpeas in a sesame ginger sauce paired completely over a tahini yogurt sauce. And let’s not neglect about the entire contemporary herbs that make this style contemporary. I scooped it up with pita, however placing it on high of a mattress of jasmine rice or pearl couscous could be a dreamy, healthy dinner.

2. Truly Exceptional Salted Banana Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I used to be extremely stunned that I liked these as a lot as I did. The first 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. Seriously the most effective bites I’ve had in a very long time.

3. Slow Cooker Gochujang Chicken Sandwiches

Please don’t skip out on these sandwiches! OMG I liked how spicy and barely candy and are tremendous straightforward to pop within the sluggish cooker for an easy dinner. Trust me once I say that these are one of many best, tastiest dinners that you could serve quite a lot of methods. Try serving the hen over rice for a wonderful high-protein meal prep!

4. Scoop It Up Kale Couscous Salad

One of the perfect salads I’ve ever had in my life. Seriously. It’s one in all tangy and zesty flavors due to an attractive lemon French dressing and the crunchy, candy pickled crimson onions, tangy feta, vivid inexperienced olives and tons of contemporary 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 things almond flavored? Then that you must strive these stunning, straightforward strawberry almond croissant puff pastry tarts. They are probably the most excellent spring brunch (or actually anytime you’re feeling such as you need one thing stunning 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 Chicken 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 high with feta and many contemporary herbs. So good, so easy. A must-make dinner!

7. Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Sandwiches

UTTERLY OBSESSED with this recipe!! I like making it once I’m entertaining as a result of it’s a recipe that everybody loves and it’s straightforward to throw collectively. For this one, I basically took the flavors of Italian beef (a Chicago-staple!) and used hen as an alternative, as a result of frankly, I simply love hen greater than beef. The hen comes out tender, there’s a little bit warmth from the giardiniera and there’s probably the most unbelievable tang from pepperoncini. Throw it in a sandwich and name it a day!

8. Grilled Turmeric Lime Chicken Bowls

I 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 stunning 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. Truly a dinner I couldn’t cease eating.

9. Peanut Butter Protein Cookie Dough Bites

I like peanut butter and I like cookie dough, so alas, this recipe was born out of my love for candy little treats and my ardour for getting in optimum nutrition. 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. Trust 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

Another favourite cookie from AK Cookie Week this yr! Oatmeal cookies are all the time going to be on the highest of my record however while 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 liked these!

11. Bright & Herby Lemongrass Chicken Green Curry

Fun reality about me: curry is one in all my favourite meals. I like how warming it feels and the nourishing components and loads of veggies make me completely satisfied. This one has lemongrass, which isn’t vital however does provides a freshness and brightness to the curry. This is a superb, fast and simple recipe for meal prep. Don’t neglect to high this one with TONS of contemporary herbs and put together to go to flavortown.

12. Spicy Brown Butter Goat Cheese Pasta with Sweet Corn & Honey Roasted Butternut Squash

There are in order that many unbelievable flavors on this, it’s arduous to not need to make it. The candy squash! The spicy BROWN BUTTER & GOAT CHEESE pasta! The little bites of candy corn! Plus the pickled jalapenos? Truly a dream. Try this one with orecchiette pasta subsequent and also you’ll be in love, too.

13. The Most Delicious 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 away from bed and start baking, as a result of not solely do these cookies carry a smile to his face, however they’re additionally filled with nutrition due to 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 stunning, insanely crunchy, spicy and served with probably the most scrumptious yogurt sauce for dipping and cooling the brussels down. Perfect served with hen or salmon. Truly only a implausible facet dish that I’ll be making once more quickly!

15. One Pan Baked Pesto Orzo with Chicken Meatballs

Another 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 plenty of taste, and zucchini within the hen meatballs to assist preserve them moist and tender. I serve with one with plenty of crimson pepper flakes for the perfect one pan dinner.

16. Veggie-Packed Meat Sauce (freezer-friendly, nice for youths!)

A giant pot of this meat sauce was one of the vital repeated meals in my kitchen this previous yr. It started as a option to embody extra nutrition in my child’s diets, however once I realized how flavorful it was and the way a lot they liked it, I’ve made it many times. I like it with spaghetti, pappardelle and linguine. Rigatoni or ziti is nice, too!

17. Lemon Pistachio Cake with Lovely Lemon Frosting

This was the 2024 Valentine’s Day cake and it was really a favourite. I examined the recipe 5 or 6 instances simply to ensure 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

This is one other repeat dinner in our home. I made this one numerous instances due to all of the little cherry and sungold tomatoes my attractive backyard produced. I used to be all the time on the lookout for methods to make use of up the buckets of little tomatoes I picked and this straightforward pasta all the time delivered on taste and ease. This one’s nice with grilled shrimp or hen for a lightweight summer time dinner.

19. Zucchini & Sausage Baked Orzo with Hot Honey & Feta

Probably the most effective one pan meals to make when that you must deplete a ton of veggies! I like the zucchini, corn and bell pepper combo, plus the sausage, creamy orzo, tangy feta and sizzling honey. Add some contemporary basil and also you’ve obtained your self a loopy good, loopy nutritious dinner.

20. Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad

Need a fast vegetarian salad you’ll be able to take pleasure in all week lengthy? Then do this curried chickpea couscous. It nearly has each colour of the rainbow and the simplicity of it is without doubt one of the causes it’s so nice. You could make this in about 20 minutes and it stays good in your fridge for days!

21. Espresso Yogurt Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Espresso and chocolate is one in all my very favourite dessert mixtures and this cake is all the things I might need for a little bit 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 Chicken Meatball Bowls

If you need a high-protein dinner that feels a little bit spectacular, then make these! The flavors will shock you and also you’ll love building a healthy 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 like how the candy butterscotch pairs completely with the earthy tahini. Try serving this with vanilla bean or a salted caramel ice cream. Best straightforward dessert ever!!!

24. Sweet and Spicy Gochujang Chicken Bowls

I can’t consider how good these had been. Another straightforward 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 implausible!)

25. Salted Butterscotch Zucchini Coffee 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 revel in with a cup of espresso. You’ll like it, I promise.

 

I had the very best yr and can’t thanks sufficient for being right here and persevering with to assist Ambitious Kitchen! I couldn’t do that with out you.