Amy Kaufman, Recipe Tester

Meatballs take a bath in homemade BBQ sauce that boasts an incredible sweet heat and a complexity that you’d never believe happens with so little effort.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 0

This smash burger delivers a satisfying sizzle as the burgers meet heat and, even more satisfying, attain that elusive crusty exterior while maintaining an astoundingly juicy interior.

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• 30 M
• 1 H
• 0

Not your ordinary chicken wings, these are tossed in spicy, sticky, ever so slightly sweet chipotle rub and roasted with sweet potato wedges. A no-fuss sheet-pan stunner.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

A ginormous, warm, gooey, chocolatey cookie baked in a single skillet so there’s no waiting for batch after batch to come out of the oven.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 50 M
• 1

A buttery, flaky crust filled with sweet maple custard and topped with swirls and clouds of whipped cream. Sigh.

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• 45 M
• 5 H
• 0

Looks and tastes like a restaurant-quality meal that requires a staff of sous chefs and dish washers. Yet in reality it comes together in a single skillet in just 30 minutes.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

Let us introduce you to the most Googled recipe of 2019. No, it doesn’t have cauliflower. And it’s certainly not keto. It’s a not-quite-classic shepherd’s pie gilded with sweetly caramelized onions and smothered with Cheddar. To heck with tradition.

• (4)
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2 H
• 13

We’re sorta surprised you’re still reading this rather than clicking on the title given how compelling the ingredients in the title are…

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• 1 H
• 3 H
• 2

This triple layer of awe-inspiring cakedom is baked with rich molasses and apple and frosted with a decadent cream and caramel sauce.

• (1)
• 2 H
• 3 H
• 6

As much of a one-pan wonder as they come. Willpower doesn’t stand a chance against this cheesy baked spaghetti casserole.

• (1)
• 40 M
• 1 H
• 8