The 10 Most Popular Recipes of May 2022

The recipes you kept coming back to because, simply put, they were just that good.

May 31, 2022

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We cooked our hearts out in any direction they wanted this month, and the results were downright delicious. We walked down memory lane and re-created an effortless BBQ pizza of our childhood pizza party dreams. But nostalgia didn’t stop us from trying something new—vegan deviled “eggs,” a.k.a. these highly rated, cleverly disguised li’l creamy potato bites, knocked our socks off and set off our taste buds. Among saucy garam-masala-spiked tofu, BA’s best chicken parm, and a berry pie recipe designed for the shortcut baker, let the data show: We are already thriving in the kitchen this summer.

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Chicken Primavera

All of the allure of pasta primavera (with none of the ’80s vibes).

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Cheater’s Berry Crumb Pie

A simple yet impressive pie with a tender cookie-like press-in crust and crumb topping? Amateur bakers, this one’s for you.

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BBQ Mushroom Pizza

Our (semi-homemade, vegetarian) homage to California Pizza Kitchen’s best pie.

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BA’s Best Piña Colada

Freezing fresh pineapple definitely makes the best impact flavor-wise in this piña colada recipe.

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Vegan Deviled “Eggs”

Vegan or not, these creamy, potato-based hors d’oeuvres will have you coming back for more.

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Asparagus Pulao With Minty Lemon Raita

In this Pakistani classic with a springtime twist, rice gets cooked to fluffy perfection in an aromatic broth.

Photo by Emma Fishman7/10

BA’s Best Chicken Parmesan

We deconstructed every aspect of this iconic dish to bring you our ideal version. No more sad, soggy, mediocre outcomes allowed!

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Saucy Tofu With Garam Masala

Kick your weeknight tofu up a notch by frying it until crisp and tossing it in this tangy, spice-forward sauce.

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Tteokbokki

Chewy, spicy, savory tteokbokki is a supremely satisfying Korean dish of crispy rice cakes in a gochujang-based sauce. Bok choy brings balance to our version.

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Vada Pav With Dry Coconut-Garlic Chutney

This battered and deep-fried potato patty on a bun is the carb-on-carb-on-carb snack of our dreams.