These 20 most overlooked (but damn good) recipes of 2020 are the ones that our recipe testers—who are home cooks just like you—raved about the most. The list includes sourdough bread, pasta, meatballs, shrimp and grits, broccoli, eggs, and more. So much more. Both classics and what we’d consider quite unconventional. We simply didn’t want them to slip your notice.
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Sourdough Bread
This sourdough bread is easy to make with only starter, bread flour, water, and salt, and the finished artisan loaf has a crunchy crust and tender crumb. Here’s how to make it.
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You'll want to double the compound butter recipe for this grilled beef tenderloin because of its fresh and savory notes.
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These pickled shrimp are a Southern staple made with poached shrimp and a spicy lemon, garlic, and dill brine.
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This angel hair with lemon and bread crumbs is a simple zesty pasta dish made with angel hair, lemon zest, Parmesan, plenty of black pepper, and a sprinkling of toasted bread crumbs. Hello, weeknight supper scrounged from the pantry.
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This smoked prime rib, coated with a sugar spice rub and smothered with a horseradish mustard mixture, becomes slowly infused with smoky flavor and is simply the best prime rib we’ve ever tried.
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This Creole shrimp and grits combines perfectly spiced shrimp, a spicy (but not too spicy) Creole sauce, and creamy white Cheddar grits. It’s Southern comfort food with Big Easy flair.
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This roasted broccoli with pickled golden raisins is an easy, healthy side dish of lightly caramelized broccoli spears, topped with pickled raisins, fresh mint, and toasted sunflower seeds.
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This classic tuna melt, with its toasted bread, melted cheese, and creamy tuna filling, is proof that good food need not be fancy.
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This eggplant shakshuka adds tender sautéed eggplant and Moroccan spice blend, ras el hanout, to this classic poached egg and tomato sauce meal.
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This roasted spaghetti squash is an easy technique for cooking spaghetti squash so that those silky strands turn out perfectly every time. Here’s how to make it happen with ease and hardly any effort.
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This honey barbecue sauce is easy to make with a handful of pantry ingredients including ketchup, vinegar, molasses, honey, and spices. So long, store-bought sauce.
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These BBQ meatballs are tossed in the crockpot or oven (translation: no stovetop spattering to clean up) and slathered in a homemade molasses barbecue sauce. Here's how to make them.
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These aligot potatoes, made with creamy mashed potatoes, cheese curds, and mozzarella cheese, are the richest, cheesiest, and most comforting potatoes we've ever tried.
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These grilled pork chops with pineapple and basil marry the unexpected flavors of grilled pineapple, corn, jalapeno, and a glammed-up mayonnaise. Truly outstanding. And weeknight dinner friendly.
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This beef stew with red wine, made with beef chuck roast and a rich red wine sauce, can be made in your Instant Pot or braised in the oven.
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This za'atar cacio e pepe ingeniously gives Rome's classic creamy Parmesan and black pepper pasta middle Eastern flair with the addition of za'atar seasoning.
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These salmon cakes are pan-fried and served with an avocado dip and chimichurri sauce. Certain to banish all memories of the less-than-stellar fish cakes of your youth.
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This giant chocolate chip cookie is made in a cast-iron skillet and served warm. Top with ice cream and chocolate sauce and devour.
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These gluten-free vegan oatmeal cookies with pecans and chocolate have crisp, granola-like edges and soft, chewy centers. As an added bonus, they’re actually quite healthy for you. But you’d never know it from the taste.
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This salted peanut butter ice cream with chocolate flecks is our new must-have frozen concoction. One spoonful and you’ll understand why peanut butter and chocolate are one of the great romances in the history of food.
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