Our 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2016

By Frances Kim
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From creative weeknight chicken dishes to showstopping cakes, these are the recipes our readers loved this year. 2016 sure was delicious!
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Chocolate-Raspberry Cake

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Sweet-tart raspberry filling is the perfect foil for layers of rich Chambord-spiked chocolate cake and decadent chocolate cream-cheese frosting. Ready for more? Check out the rest of our Classic Chocolate Cake Recipes That Are Easy to Make and Totally Delicious.

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Lemon Cream-Cheese Frosting

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A foolproof frosting for all manner of baked goods, this recipe calls for just four ingredients: cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and lemon.

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Texas Sheet Cake

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Who can resist the siren call of chocolate icing? Certainly not us, especially when there's a moist, dense chocolate sheet cake underneath it. More sheet cakes right this way!

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Chicken Bolognese with Tagliatelle

Sharon Radisch
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Lighten up Bolognese without sacrificing on flavor by using both white- and dark-meat ground chicken. Taking just 45 minutes from start to finish, this recipe needs to be in your weeknight rotation.

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One-Pan Chicken and Mushrooms with Egg Noodles

Sharon Radisch
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We're not surprised that this one-pot chicken dinner was a hit -- it's got bacon AND cream sauce! Mushrooms, shallots, and plenty of fresh dill complete the dish.

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Chopped-Vegetable Tabbouleh

Bryan Gardner
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Was this everyone else's go-to lunch salad this year too??! We loved taking this bright, crunchy dish to the office and to potlucks.

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Lemon-Poppy Seed Cloud Pancakes

Lennart Weibull
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Whipped egg whites folded into the batter give these pancakes their fluffy texture. Serve with cane syrup instead of maple for a change of pace, along with butter, ricotta cheese, and fresh blueberries.

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Fry Bread

Bryan Gardner
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We couldn't be more excited that you loved this recipe as much as we did. The traditional American Indian quick bread works equally well in sweet and savory applications, meaning you can serve it pretty much any time!

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Chicken Taco Salad

Mike Krautter
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A zippy dressing with red onion, lime juice, jalapeno pickling liquid, ancho chili powder, and canola oil ties all the flavors together in this satisfying salad.

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Slow-Cooker Sicilian-Style Beef Stew

Lennart Weibull
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The slow cooker does wonders for humble beef chuck. Braised with shallots, red wine, tomatoes, fennel, rosemary, and orange zest, the meat is super tender and bursting with flavor several hours later.

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