12 Most Popular Recipes of 2025

It's that time of year when we look back at what you loved most. Each year, we round up the recipes that were cooked, saved, and shared the most, and 2025 had some clear favorites.

This year's most popular recipes leaned heavily into what our readers ask for again and again. High-protein, low-carb meals that feel comforting and satisfying. Cozy casseroles and soups. Simple air fryer recipes and easy back-to-basics meals that work for real life.

We are incredibly grateful for you. Thank you for cooking from our kitchen, trusting our recipes, and supporting our small business. Your saves, comments, emails, and feedback are what allow us to keep creating recipes that make healthy eating feel doable and enjoyable.

As we head into 2026, we're wishing you a year full of nourishing meals, simple routines, and food you truly enjoy. If there's ever something you'd love to see more of, please let us know! We're always listening and here to serve our readers.

Now let's get to it. We're sharing our reader-favorite recipes in reverse order, starting with number 12!

Reader Favorite Recipes

1

15 Minute Egg Drop Soup (0 Carb, No Corn Starch)

Our most popular low carb soup!

A 15 minute easy egg drop soup that's gluten free, keto, and low carb. Our version is made without corn starch and just has 52 calories and 0.6 net carbs per serving; it's essentially a no carb soup recipe that's great for weight loss too.

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2

Low Carb Stuffed Peppers (with Cauliflower Rice)

Comfort food stuffed peppers! Make the best cheesy stuffed peppers without rice using both ground beef and Italian ground sausage. Cauliflower rice makes a terrific swap for the classic white rice, making this the ultimate keto and low carb comfort food dinner.

You can easily use ground turkey and ground Italian chicken sausage if you'd prefer leaner meats. Use as much or little cheese as you want!

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3

Green Chicken Chili Casserole Recipe

A fan favorite since 2018!!! Green chili chicken casserole only requires 5 ingredients and uses cottage cheese as an extra protein boost.

Low carb, high protein, gluten free, and keto friendly.

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4

Mexican Street Corn with Frozen Corn (Esquites Recipe)

A new recipe on the list this year, our popular Mexican street corn salad using frozen corn. I serve it at every gathering from spring through summer.

While I eat low carb, my kids don't.. and their favorite recipes end up on the website too. This is my daughter Madi's favorite salad 🙂

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5

Oven Baked Chicken Tenderloins (No Breading)

Easy healthy baked chicken tenderloins made without breading and with a dry rub that cook in just 10 mins! Dip in your favorite sauce or use them recipes. Dinner seriously can't get easier than this.

We're sharing our easy rub recipe, or you can use a store bought rub like McCormicks.

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6

The BEST Air Fryer Italian Sausage

Air fryer sausage ~ this works for brats, Italian sausage, or chicken sausages. If you have an air fryer and want a quick and easy meal, serving sausage links is an easy one!

My family air fries some sort of sausage every week for meal prep.

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7

Hamburger Green Bean Casserole

Another recipe new to the list...ground beef green bean casserole! It's been a popular late summer fall recipe for many years, now readers are making it year round. Total comfort food!

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8

Low Carb Broccoli Salad (No Sugar)

You'll obsess over our viral keto broccoli salad with fried bacon, cheese, and sunflower seeds. Top off the salad with a keto-friendly sweet dressing that'll be the star of your next potluck, holiday table, or your work lunch room.

Just 5 net carbs per serving! Many readers love this for meal prep lunches.

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9

Philly Cheesesteak Casserole (BEST Easy Recipe!)

Our easy Philly cheese steak casserole skillet is the best way for you to enjoy all the flavors you love from Philly cheesesteak but made low carb and bunless in less than 30 minutes.

This is the easiest cheesiest casserole using thin-sliced beef steak, but feel free to use ground beef like many of our readers do!

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10

Big Mac Salad

Our most popular salad recipe in 2025! Big Mac Salad.

Get the flavors of a fast food cheeseburger made healthier with our Big Mac bowl recipe. Topped with a simple special sauce dressing, this hearty salad is low carb, gluten-free, and keto friendly.

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11

Italian Tortellini Soup (3 Ways!)

Our #2 most popular recipe!

While the majority of our website recipes are low carb and gluten free, since this is my kids' favorite soup, it ended up on the website anyways...and readers agree that our Italian tortellini soup amazing!

Make it creamy or without cream (like we often do at home).

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12

Crustless Taco Pie (Keto Taco Pie + Low Carb, Gluten Free)

#1 most popular recipe in 2025!

Crustless low carb taco pie is a fantastic way to enjoy a variation from regular tacos, without the addition of gluten or processed carbs. Just 3 net carbs per serving! Similar to the popular 70's Bisquick recipe but much healthier!

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