Recipe Roundup

The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in January 2025

Like one-pot ginger chicken, oven risotto, and flourless chocolate cake.
basmati rice with chicken thigh sliced cucumbers and peanut sauce in a bowl
Photo by David Malosh, Prop Styling by Cindy DiPrima, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

Our knockout recipes this month included crowd-pleasing chicken dinners, like this one-pot number with a spicy peanut sauce and these glistening chicken meatballs served with sesame green beans. Also on the list: this Oven Risotto With Crispy Roasted Mushrooms. As one reader reports, “The mushrooms are better than chips! They almost didn't make it into the risotto.” Scroll down for the most-saved recipes in the Epicurious app this month.

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  • basmati rice with chicken thigh sliced cucumbers and peanut sauce in a bowl
    Photo by David Malosh, Prop Styling by Cindy DiPrima, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
    1/20

    One-Pot Gingery Chicken and Rice With Peanut Sauce

    “This made my house smell amazing.”

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  • Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
    2/20

    Chicken Piccata

    Chicken piccata is a classic Italian dish made from pounded flat chicken breasts dredged in all-purpose flour, pan-fried, and topped with a lemony white wine and caper sauce.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Erika Joyce
    3/20

    White Chicken Chili

    “Easy and delish! It felt hearty and healthy at the same time. Definitely don’t skimp on the garnishes—they make the meal and everyone can personalize this soup their way!”

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Dana Bonagura
    4/20

    Oven Risotto With Crispy Roasted Mushrooms

    “The mushrooms are better than chips! They almost didn’t make it into the risotto.”

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  • Photo by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boystova
    7/20

    Flourless Chocolate Cake

    “Boy, what a delight this little number is. I’ve never been a fan of chocolate cake, always find it to be too dry, too crumbly, too sticky, too much ganache. This is the first time that I’ve tasted a chocolate cake that I was completely pleased with.”

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  • Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Pearl Jones
    8/20

    Broccoli Spoon Salad With Warm Vinaigrette

    “I will never eat broccoli any other way.”

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  • Photography by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
    9/20

    Golden Chicken With Mustard and Shallots

    These skillet chicken breasts stay juicy and tender, thanks to a sunny cream sauce we’d bathe in if we could.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Pearl Jones and Thu Buser, prop styling by Sean Dooley
    10/20

    Dark and Stormy–Braised Pot Roast

    Comforting slow-braised pot roast makes a flavor 180 by enlisting all the bright, spiced flavors of the classic ginger-rum cocktail.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht
    11/20

    Spicy Salmon Roll Bowl

    “Delicious, fast, and love how the broiled salmon skin gets crunchy.”

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  • Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams
    12/20

    Shortcut Baked Rigatoni With Spicy Italian Sausage

    This shortcut baked rigatoni is loaded with spicy Italian sausage and topped with melted cheese. And the best part: You don’t even have to boil the pasta.

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  • Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams
    15/20

    Ruffled Mushroom Pot Pie

    Topping a classic mushroom pot pie with crunchy, scrunched-up phyllo takes the comfort food classic from good to great.

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  • Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams
    16/20

    Chicken Meatballs With Sesame Green Beans

    Baking meatballs and green beans on two sides of the same sheet pan streamlines the cooking process for this saucy, savory dinner.

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