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With the New Year almost here, we are sharing the 25 Most Popular Recipes of 2021. This has been a year of A LOT of new recipes, a lot of cooking, so much baking, and plenty of cocktail mixing…more than ever before! Below are the top 25 most popular recipes. Can you guess the most popular HBH recipe of the year? What’s your favorite?

Healthier Homemade One Pot Hamburger Helper | halfbakeharvest.com

This post is one of my favorite posts of the year!! I share this “Popular Recipes” post every year at about this time. Surprisingly, it’s always one of my more popular posts. I never think you’ll really enjoy any type of round-up style post because there’s no new recipe. But you guys have shown me otherwise. I guess it’s nice to have everyone’s favorite recipes all in one place for easy reference!

Personally, I love this post because it’s so fun to see all the major recipes hits. Many of which I would never have guessed would be so popular. Sometimes I share out recipes and think they’ll fall totally flat, but then you end up loving them! So this most popular recipes of the year post is always fun for me to see what makes the cut! 

Before I dive into the recipes, I really just want to say a huge thank you to you all. It’s been so much fun seeing what everyone has been cooking and baking, especially this holiday season. I said this at Thanksgiving, but we’ve never seen so many HBH recipes being made…even more so this year than last! There’s been a whole lot of cocktail mixing, cinnamon roll baking, pasta tossing, and so much cookie baking. It’s incredible, and I’m extra thankful for you guys and your constant support and kindness. We love our little HBH family.

I hope you guys are having an amazing holiday break!!

Question: What recipes did you make and/or have been your favorites from 2021?

The 25 most popular recipes of 2021

Cider Braised Short Ribs with Caramelized Onions | halffbakedharvest.com

26. bonus: Cider Braised Short Ribs with Caramelized Onions

5 Minute Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Mug Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

25. 5 Minute Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Mug Cake

4 Cheese Roasted Garlic Alfredo Stuffed Spaghetti Squash | halffbakedharvest.com

24. 4 Cheese Roasted Garlic Alfredo Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Creamy Balsamic Mushroom Chicken Marsala | halfbakedharvest.com

23. Creamy Balsamic Mushroom Chicken Marsala

Chewy Brown Sugar Maple Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com

22. Chewy Brown Sugar Maple Cookies

Salted Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com

21. Salted Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad | halfbakedharvest.com

20. Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad

Sheet Pan Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken and Crispy Brussels Sprouts | halfbakedharvest.com

19. Sheet Pan Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken and Crispy Brussels Sprouts

Folded Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wraps | halfbakedharvest.com

18. Folded Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wraps

30 Minute Coconut Milk Braised Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Rice | halfbakedharvest.com #instantpot #easyrecipes #healthy

17. Coconut Milk Braised Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Rice

30 Minute Spicy Miso Chicken Katsu Ramen | halfbakedharvest.com

16. Spicy Miso Chicken Katsu Ramen

Southern Style Creamy Parmesan Chicken Pasta | halfbakedharvest.com

15. Southern Style Creamy Parmesan Chicken Pasta

Slow Cooker Mustard Herb Chicken and Creamy Orzo | halfbakedharvest.com

14. Slow Cooker Mustard Herb Chicken and Creamy Orzo

20 Minute Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen | halfbakedharvest.com #soup #instantpot #ramen #fallrecipes

13. Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen

Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls | halfbakedharvest.com #rolls #thanksgiving #holidayrecipe

12. Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls

Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch | halfbakedharvest.com

11. Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch

One Skillet Greek Meatballs and Lemon Butter Orzo | halfbakedharvest.com

10. One Skillet Greek Meatballs and Lemon Butter Orzo

One Skillet Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Orzo | halfbakedharvest.com #skilletdinner #chicken #orzo

9. One Skillet Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Orzo

30 Minute Creamy Thai Turmeric Chicken and Noodles | halfbakedharvest.com

8. Creamy Turmeric Chicken and Noodles

Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme | halfbakedharvest.com

7. Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme

Christmas Monster Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com

6. Christmas Monster Cookies

Creamy White Chicken Chili | halfbakedharvest.com

5. Creamy White Chicken Chili

Healthier Homemade One Pot Hamburger Helper | halfbakeharvest.com

4. Healthier Homemade One Pot Hamburger Helper

30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken | halfbakedharvest.com

3. 30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken

Spicy Pesto Pasta Alla Vodka | halfbakedharvest.com

2. Spicy Pesto Pasta Alla Vodka

Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup | halfbakedharvest.com

1. Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup

Lastly, if you make any of the 25 Most Popular Recipes of 2021, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

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  1. I bought the Every Day cookbook and it jumps from page 214 to page 241. Some pages are repeated. Has this been a problem for others or is it a one off? Just thought you should know!

    1. Hi Paula,
      Thanks so much for purchasing the cookbook, so sorry to hear this! Where did you order from? I would reach out to them to they can replace the book for you!! xxTieghan

  2. I am so grateful that a friend told me to follow you a few years ago. I make my shopping and dinner list with your website up every week. We have loved everything we have tried! I have told all of my friends about you and gotten several of them hooked, too. Thank you so much for having inspiring recipes that are easy to cook and delightful to eat.

    1. Hey Page,
      Thank you so much for you kind message and trying so many recipes! I love to hear that you have been enjoying them. Thanks for being here:) xTieghan

  3. Thank you so much for all the delicious recipes! My family enjoys your recipes almost every night if I am cooking! (My husband is not a recipe person but I LOVE having your recipes as my guides and I am that person that when you write “cook 5 more minutes” I am so incredibly grateful for that amount of detail?) because of you I have fallen in love with cooking and feel confident in my ability to make a delicious meal. We hardly eat out anymore because your food is si much better.

    I have a history of complicated relationship with food and have not always nourished myself as I should in the past. I love that your recipes are all made with real, whole, good ingredients! And I love love love that you never slam diet culture and calorie counting down our throats. Your food is nourishing and never shaming. And I just love you so much for that. Thank you Tieghan!!

    Ps I had never cooked meat without the instant pot and you totally taught me how! ?? and my husband could not be more grateful. Also I made six different kinds of your cookies for our friends and neighbors this Christmas and they were all a HIT. I will never stop telling people about you!

    1. Hey Natalie,
      Thank you so much for your super kind message! I am so glad you have been enjoying the recipes and truly appreciate you making them! It really means so much to me:) xTieghan

  4. I can’t wait to make more of these recipes but our favorite is the Indian butter chicken. It’s so delicious but I need to start making my own naan 😉

  5. I’ve made most of these!! Top at our house are Thai peanut ramen and one skillet chicken sun dried tomato and orzo! Both so good!

  6. I’ve made the white chicken chili at least 5 times since it was posted, my family loves it! I even made it on Christmas day, it was a big hit! I like to toss in some sliced carrots and a handful of frozen kale to add some veggies. Made the Mustard Chicken and Orzo and the Christmas Monster Cookies, too! Looking forward to trying more recipes this year!

    1. Hey Dani,
      So glad to hear you family has been enjoying the white chicken chili, it’s a good one! Thanks for making so many recipes, love to hear this! xTieghan

  7. Love your recipes. As a vegetarian I’d love to see more plant base options. Thanks for sharing your talent with so many. Looking forward to the new book.

    1. Hey Emily,
      I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks so much for testing it out! Have a great week! xTieghan

  8. I’ve made so many of these! Just made the hamburger helper (added bacon that needed to be used) and it was incredible. In fact, I think I have some leftovers to eat tonight! Loved your monster cookies, all the asian recipes, and was as obsessed with all your chicken orzo dishes as everyone else must have been! You make everything look and taste SO beautiful! Thank you for another incredible year of sharing your recipes with us!

    1. Hey Nicole,
      Love to hear this! Thanks a lot for trying so many recipes! The monster cookies are a fave over here too:) Happy New Year! xTieghan

  9. I made your monster cookies!! Amazing. I also made your feta apple salad 4 times over the holidays. Huge fan favorite! And I have made your vodka pizza 3 times my husband loves it. I have just recently discovered you and you made our holidays so much fun with your recipes. Thankful for you!!!!

    1. Hey Natalie,
      Thank you so much for giving those recipes a try! I am so glad to hear that they were enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan