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My Favorite Healthy Recipes for 2022.
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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?
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
26. bonus: Cider Braised Short Ribs with Caramelized Onions
25. 5 Minute Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Mug Cake
24. 4 Cheese Roasted Garlic Alfredo Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
23. Creamy Balsamic Mushroom Chicken Marsala
22. Chewy Brown Sugar Maple Cookies
21. Salted Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
20. Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad
19. Sheet Pan Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken and Crispy Brussels Sprouts
18. Folded Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wraps
17. Coconut Milk Braised Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Rice
16. Spicy Miso Chicken Katsu Ramen
15. Southern Style Creamy Parmesan Chicken Pasta
14. Slow Cooker Mustard Herb Chicken and Creamy Orzo
12. Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls
11. Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch
10. One Skillet Greek Meatballs and Lemon Butter Orzo
9. One Skillet Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Orzo
8. Creamy Turmeric Chicken and Noodles
7. Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme
4. Healthier Homemade One Pot Hamburger Helper
3. 30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken
2. Spicy Pesto Pasta Alla Vodka
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!
This post was originally published on December 28, 2021
Love…love your sight! I’m new to you, but have made several recipes, all of which received rave reviews! The favorite was Gruyère in pastry with rosemary and garlic, for a Christmas appetizer! We live aboard a sailboat so provisions aren’t always everything the recipe calls for. So I used fontina cheese and added dried cranberries for taste and color. OMG! It was delicious!
Hi Carolyn,
Thanks so much for following along and trying the recipe! I am so glad to hear it was enjoyed. Happy Holidays! xTieghan
Love and live off your recipes, always winners.
How can I stop all the ads that now appear on your site? So annoying.
Thanks,
Molly
Thanks so much Molly! Sorry, that isn’t possible, it’s our source of revenue:) xTieghan
Although I make recipes from your blog and cookbook nearly every week (and all of them get five stars from us), only one of the Top 25 showed up on this list. Like an earlier commenter, we’re very conscious of calories so the creamy pasta recipes which look delicious haven’t made the cut. Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad, however, was a huge hit! I’ve served it repeatedly to friends and family and have forwarded the recipe to many of them.
Hi Karen,
Thanks for trying so many recipes, I love to hear that you enjoyed the autumn harvest salad. Happy Holidays! xTieghan
I love, love, love your recipes but am trying to lose weight. Just wondering if you have some suggestions on how to reduce the calories especially in the creamy sauces recipes. I was thinking skim milk or maybe greek yogurt?
Hi Kelly,
Yes, skim milk and greek yogurt are great options:) xTieghan
Hi Kelly! A substitution I use frequently w/Tieghan’s recipes is “lite” coconut milk instead of cream. It has a thicker texture than skim milk, and less calories than cream. I can find it in a can or sometimes a reusable container in the Asian section of the store. You can use regular coco milk too, but it has a bit stronger coconut flavor. Nothing I’ve ever noticed ruining a dish, though. Happy new year!
Thanks so much for sharing Lindsey!
I’ve made 6 of them – and a 7th is on my menu for tomorrow! I make those chicken tacos ALL the time – they’re a house favorite. I was going to make the butter chicken for a date night one time but wasn’t sure if I wanted to impress him that much, so I didn’t 😛 The tortellini veggie soup is one of my favorite soups and everyone LOVED those monster cookies. Looking forward to making the Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken and Brussels soon! Thanks again for all of your amazing recipes and I hope you have a great rest of 2021!
Hi Courtney,
Thank you so much for trying so many recipes, I love to hear that they were enjoyed. Hope you have a great holiday season! xTieghan
An Old Fashion cocktail is my fave so I shall enjoy your recipe here. Thanks on this and others!
Thanks so much! I hope you love the recipe, cheers! xTieghan
I have made 5 of the top 25 recipes. My favorite was the tortellini soup!
Thanks so much for making the recipes Jessica! Happy Holidays! xT
I love SO many of your recipes but my absolute fav from this year that I have made over and over is the Greek meatballs with lemon butter orzo. The whole meal is fantastic and easy to make. It’s a definite hit for my husband and I!
Hi Charissa,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for following along and your kind message! xTieghan
I’m new to your site ! Like literally I got your new cookbook for Christmas. I can’t tell you how happy I am to find you . I fall asleep reading your cookbook every night . I’ve made your cheese rosemary puff pastry thingy twice and OMG . I’m so popular in the house right now ! Thank you for sharing your gift .
Awe thanks so much Diane, this makes me so happy to hear. I hope you love the cookbook and everything you make! Wishing you a wonderful holidays season! xTieghan
Tieghan,
Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! What an impressive line up of wonderful recipes … all the creation of such a talented and inspirational person! And there are so many, many other recipes that are absolutely wonderful that aren’t on this list! I’ve been making your beef chili and crinkle brownies for several years! Much requested by family and coworkers. But what an amazing year of continuous creativity! Not sure how you do it, but you surely do! xoxo
Hi Mary,
Thanks so much for your kind message! I hope you also had an amazing holiday season! Thanks for making so many recipes, I appreciate your support! xTieghan
I am a new subscriber to your website and am totally enamored with your food. I’ve put the word to several of my friends and we are enjoying your recipes so much. I love this post and can’t wait to make several of the top 25. I heard about your on Bobby Flay’s podcast that he does with his daughter Sophie. Happy New Year!!!!!
Hi Carol,
Thanks so much for reading along! I hope you enjoy the blog and any recipes you might try! xTieghan
I love this post because it’s always fun to see what won and make sure I didn’t miss anything! These posts can sometimes remind me of tasty recipes that aren’t in the front of my mind. I made most of these but the crispy buffalo chicken wraps are my family’s favorite!! We always make those wraps and then make the pizza with any leftover chicken the next day!! Even my son’s speech therapist tried the recipe and her husband said it’s the only thing he’s ever wished she would make again. Ha! Now she’s making all of your recipes. My sister in law is making your recipes almost exclusively now and her mother in law is making your recipes too! I tell everyone I know! I love your recipes and can’t wait for your next cookbook to come out. I feel so thankful for your recipes and for you teaching me to cook. These are the recipes that my kids will grow up and remember me by and come back for me to make! I love that. Thank you! Keep up the great work!
Hi Amy,
Thanks so much for your kind message and reading along. I love to hear that you have enjoyed so many recipes over the year. I hope you love the new cookbook and truly appreciate you being here! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
Can’t wait to make all thes delicious recipes.
Thanks so much Carolyn!! xTieghan
I love your photography, your creativity and of course, the delicious food! However, I wish your blog included healthier recipes with more freshness and more vegetable forward dishes, with less cheese and carbs. Always love the comfort food, just at my age, not realistic to eat so many calories.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!
Hi Lynn,
Thanks for your feedback. I do feel as though I have a large variety of recipes, have you tried searching by diet specific? The search page has plenty of options for lighter meals. xTieghan
I am looking forward to making many of these! My absolute favorite, that I made 3-4 times this fall, favorite that I crave, didn’t make the list… the butternut squash, rosemary pesto pizza is absolutely incredible! Happy New Year!
Thanks so much for giving those recipes a try Therese! Love to hear that they were enjoyed. xTieghan