Recipe Roundup

The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week

Like skillet chicken parm with gnocchi and five-spice crackle cookies.

December 21, 2024

Quick Skillet Chicken Parmesan Gnocchi in a dutch oven.

This week, our most-loved recipes leaned into fuss-free skillet dinners. Think chicken parm with gnocchi, which one reader describes as “almost spiritual,” and scallop piccata (would make a great entrée for an at-home New Year’s Eve). There were also a number of standout cookie recipes, like these warming Five-Spice Crackle Cookies, part of senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk’s holiday collection, and vibrant Italian Rainbow Cookies. Take your pick! Scroll down for the most-saved recipes in the Epicurious app this week.

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Photo by Chelsie Craig, food styling by Jennifer Ophir
1/20
Simple Ribollita
“This recipe has become my go-to for comfort food when someone is feeling down or on a cold day…and for friends who have a new baby and need dinner left on their doorstep (leaving the ‘topper’ bread in a separate container for them to add before the final bake). We return to this again and again.”
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Photography by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco
2/20
Five-Spice Crackle Cookies
“A subtle elevation of classic molasses/ginger cookie flavors. Rave reviews from everyone who couldn’t stop sneaking them.”
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Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
3/20
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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Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Beth Pakradooni
4/20
Brisket Bourguignon
“I made this recipe twice in a month, and it is my go-to recipe for a fall-winter red wine dinner. Rich, delicious, depth of flavor, better the next day, and the next, etc.”
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
5/20
Skillet Chicken Parmesan With Gnocchi
“I truly could not believe how good this recipe was in comparison to how easy it was. I followed the recipe exactly and had amazing results. It was almost spiritual. My husband and I can’t stop talking about it.”
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Photo by Kristin Teig
6/20
Seared Scallop Piccata
Soft, sweet, and buttery, scallops are like candy from the sea, and they pair beautifully with a bright and luscious piccata sauce.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell
7/20
New Jersey Crumb Cake
“I grew up in New Jersey and eating this style of crumb cake. I’ve lived lots of places since then and nothing compares. This recipe is perfect. It got rave reviews from guests and I cannot wait to make it again.”
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Photography by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco
8/20
Chocolate-Tahini Slice-and-Bake Cookies
These striking, two-toned cookies get a nutty flavor from tahini and a dose of chocolate from cocoa powder.
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Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food styling by Stevie Stewart
9/20
Kringle
The official pastry of Wisconsin has Danish roots. Our homemade kringle recipe is filled with almond paste and cherry jam.
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Photograph by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco
10/20
Garlic Bread Biscuits
“Not a single one was left on the table!”
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Photo by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Christina Allen, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht
11/20
Baked Apple Pancake
Cinnamon and brown sugar bring warm flavor to this puffy, large-format apple pancake.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton, Prop Styling Gerri Williams
12/20
Parsnips With Spiced Peanuts and Garlic Yogurt
A simple stovetop method brings out the best in this earthy root veg.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Tiffany Schleigh
13/20
Italian Rainbow Cookies
“Just finished making these and they are to die for.”
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart
14/20
Black Bean Picadillo Skillet
Add a heap of tortilla chips and this vegetarian dinner is done.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams
15/20
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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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Lillian Chou
16/20
Cornell-Style Chicken
“Made this Cornell Style Chicken and it was the best grilled chicken I have had in a while.”
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams
17/20
Beef and Barley Stew
This hearty, comforting stew comes together in just one pot and in a fraction of the time as most traditional beef and barley soup recipes.
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Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop Styling by Steph De Luca, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi
18/20
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread With Walnuts
Loaded with mix-ins, this loaf makes an excellent breakfast or dessert—or you could gift it to someone you really like.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Jesse Szewcyk, Prop Styling Alexandra Massillon
19/20
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
“This recipe is so good! I’m not a baker, and this is the first cake I’ve made in years—and I’ll definitely make it again.”
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Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food styling by Stevie Stewart
20/20
Caramel Rolls
Caramel rolls are soft, plush, buttery, cinnamon-y, and drenched in caramel. Here’s my rendition of the Midwestern specialty.
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