The most popular recipes of 2020 are the new recipes our readers have come to again and again, including New York-style pizza, homemade Portuguese rolls, chicken shawarma, and mashed potato tacos.

New York Style Pizza
: Evan Sung
1/10
Simple. Modest. Perfectly proportioned. And just like you'll find in Manhattan. Swear. And a family project that's just time-consuming enough to distract but not so tedious as to deter.
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Papo Secos ~ Portuguese Rolls
: David Leite
2/10
David explains how to make classic Portuguese papo secos, the stuff of everyday eating, that essentially look like cherubic little baby buns and have a taste that's also divine.
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Instant Pot Chicken Gumbo
: Tieghan Gerard
3/10
Comforting. Satiating. Easy. Authentic. One-pot. And adaptable for the slow cooker, pressure cooker, or stovetop. You're welcome.
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Chicken Shawarma
: David Malosh
4/10
Permeated with an enticing and sorta (but not intimidatingly) exotic blend of spices, these chicken thighs and tender roasted onions and couldn't be easier.
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Breaded Oven Fried Chicken Thighs
: Bec Hudson
5/10
These crumb-coated thighs come together with no fuss and can easily be adapted to whatever ingredients you happen to have on hand.
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Crispy Mashed Potato Tacos
: Molly Krebs
6/10
Mashed potatoes in a taco? We were skeptical, too. Then we made them. Now we're smitten.
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Tuscan Style Roast Leg of Lamb
: Eric Wolfinger
7/10
Made in traditional Italian fashion with a garlic, rosemary, lemon, and olive oil marinade and then roasted until perfectly tender. Perfect for easy, elegant holiday entertaining.
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Bifanas ~ Portuguese Pork Sandwiches
: David Leite
8/10
In the pantheon of great Portuguese foods, there are few sandwiches that are more superlative than the bifana. Essentially pork, bread, and sauce, it's comfort food at its simplest.
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Cucumber and Onion Salad
: Peter Frank Edwards
9/10
Blissfully simple. Outrightly old-fashioned. Sigh-inducingly cooling. Even righteously healthy. Say hello to your latest summer obsession.
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Serradura ~ Portuguese Sawdust Pudding
: David Leite
10/10
Perhaps the easiest dessert ever, this simple yet stunning Portuguese staple is made with just three ingredients. Cookies. Cream. And sweetened condensed milk.
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