I say this pretty much every month, but here I go: I can’t believe October is almost over. Halloween is just around the corner, and then we’re on to the biggest (and busiest) time of the year for many cooks—Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season. So, as we approach the end of the month, we thought it was a good time to take a look at one of our favorite data sets: the recipes our readers have been most excited to cook in October, based on data from MyRecipes, our free tool for saving and organizing recipes. See the top 10 below—you might just find a new favorite you’ll want to save too.
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This gooey, creamy baked casserole of potatoes, cream, cheese, bacon, and onions is true French mountain food. While Daniel‘s take on this dish is one of our most popular recipes year-round, it’s really perfect for these first chilly days of fall.
Get Recipe: Tartiflette
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Serious Eats / Fred Hardy
No surprise to find an easy chicken dinner in the top spot. Last month, it was chicken saltimbocca—golden, crispy chicken layered with prosciutto and finished in a lemony pan sauce—and this month it’s this 30-minute one-pan lemon-herb chicken.
Get Recipe: 30-Minute Chicken With Lemon Butter Sauce
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Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
With a chocolatey coconut base, a creamy custard icing in the middle, and more chocolate on top, Nanaimo bars are an iconic Canadian treat.
Get Recipe: Nanaimo Bars
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Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
This warm, rich chocolate cake with a molten center can be yours in a mere five minutes. It requires little more than a mug and a microwave to make.
Get Recipe: Molten Chocolate Mug Cake
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Serious Eats / Fred Hardy
Classic boeuf Bourguignon, the French beef stew made with red wine, mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon, is arguably the world’s greatest beef stew. Here, Daniel breaks down how to make it with tender beef and a deep, rich flavor.
Get Recipe: Boeuf Bourguignon
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These two-ingredient biscuits have one of the lowest effort-to-greatness ratios of any recipe out there. They take practically no effort or practice to pull off, yet produce some of the lightest, tenderest, tastiest biscuits around.
Get Recipe: Cream Biscuits
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Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
For savory, meaty-textured, deeply browned sautéed mushrooms, start with steam. Leah‘s endlessly customizable recipe explains why.
Get Recipe: Sautéed Mushrooms
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Our contributor Qi Ai cracked the code on sweet and sour pork: glossy, golden pork nestled with chunks of bell pepper and pineapple, all coated in a sweet and sour sauce.
Get Recipe: Sweet and Sour Pork
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A thrifty Midwestern staple that’s Swiss in name only, this fork-tender braised steak in tomato-and-onion gravy is an all-American comfort classic.
Get Recipe: Swiss Steak
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Serious Eats / Brittney Cottrell, Food Stylist: Tricia Stuedeman, Prop Stylist: Keoshia McGhee
These melting potatoes feature the classic French onion soup flavors you love, reimagined as a hearty side. Make them for a holiday or just because you feel like getting your spud on.
Get Recipe: French Onion Melting Potatoes
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