Your 25 Favorite Recipes of 2025
A look back on our readers’ favorite and most popular new recipes in 2025 on That Spicy Chick. It was an incredibly delicious year with easy pasta dinners, healthy breakfasts, high protein cottage cheese recipes, LOTS of noodles and more!
Happy (early) New Year everyone!
As is the annual tradition here on That Spicy Chick, I’ve tallied up the most popular recipes of the year. It’s been a truly delicious year and I’m excited to share this list with you!
From tasty and quick pasta dinners like creamy red pesto pasta with chicken and creamy garlic parmesan chicken pasta, to Asian stir-fried noodles like this shortcut char siu pork noodles and spicy peanut butter noodles, to healthy high protein breakfasts like almond croissant baked oats, fall favorite healthy apple spice muffins and SO MANY cottage cheese recipes!
I’m glad that you guys love these recipes as much as I do. I hope they’ve helped you achieve your goals whether if it was hitting your protein target in a delicious way, meal prep, or just putting delicious food on the table for you and your family!
Before we kick off 2026, I want to thank you all for your support and for visiting and commenting on the recipes you love on the blog. I love hearing from you via email, Instagram and Facebook, sharing your experience with any of my recipes. ❤️
While I have started working on some tasty recipes for 2026, I’d love your feedback on what kind of recipes you want to see on the blog and make in the new year. If you have a few seconds, could you fill out this quick survey for me? Do let me know if there’s anything in particular you want to cook and if you have any suggestions for That Spicy Chick!
I wish everyone a healthy, happy and fantastic year ahead! Without further ado, here are your favorite 25 recipes in 2025! Be sure to save your favorites to make in the new year!
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Easy Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Learn how to cook tender, perfectly seasoned, juicy Air Fryer Chicken Breasts with a fuss-free easy method that works every time! You can serve them as a main with cooked veggies and potatoes. Or slice, cube, or shred them and use for meal prep!
Creamy Red Pesto Pasta with Chicken
This Creamy Red Pesto Pasta features juicy seared chicken strips, pasta, baby spinach and fresh basil in a vibrant red pesto cream sauce. It’s easy to make in 30 minutes and perfect for busy weeknights!
Creamy Pesto Pasta with Shrimp
Juicy seared shrimp, pasta, cherry tomatoes, garlic, green basil pesto and fresh basil make up this lightly Creamy Pesto Pasta with Shrimp! It’s easy to make in 25 minutes and perfect for busy weeknights!
Creamy Chicken Sausage Pasta
Italian chicken sausage, pasta, spinach, mushrooms get tossed in a lighter creamy tomato sauce in this quick and easy Creamy Chicken Sausage Pasta! It’s easy to make in 30 minutes and a delicious high protein dish that’s perfect for any night of the week!
Cookies and Cream Protein Shake
Easy to make and packed with 31 grams of protein, this Cookies and Cream Protein Shake is great as a dessert or post workout treat! It’s lower in sugar, has the texture of a creamy Oreo milkshake and will satisfy your cravings!
Spicy Pork Knife Cut Noodles (Squiggly Noodles Recipe)
Perfectly cooked knife cut noodles, ground pork, blistered cherry tomatoes and fragrant aromatics get stir-fried in a tantalizing savory-sweet sauce in this Spicy Pork Knife Cut Noodles dish! Ready in under 30 minutes, this one is a keeper for busy weeknights and SO delicious!
Spicy Udon Noodles with Chicken
Spicy Udon Noodles with Chicken are easy to make and ready in 25 minutes! Tender chicken, fragrant aromatics, bok choy and udon noodles get tossed in a mouthwatering sauce! It’s spicy, garlicky, slightly sweet, full of toasted sesame aromas and SO GOOD!
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse
This 3-ingredient healthy Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse is easy to make and a high protein treat with 20 grams protein! Satisfy your chocolate cravings with this creamy, rich and decadent tasting healthy dessert!
Almond Croissant Baked Oats
These Almond Croissant Baked Oats are quick and easy to make and a high protein and high fiber breakfast! Full of irresistible almond flavors, fresh blueberries and topped with flaked almonds, this meal prep friendly baked oats will keep you full and energized for hours!
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Salad
This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe is creamy, spicy, and packed with protein thanks to cottage cheese! Use in lettuce wraps, sandwiches, loaded baked potatoes. A great option for meal prep, high-protein lunches, or using up leftover rotisserie chicken!
Cottage Cheese Egg Salad (No Mayo, High Protein, Easy)
This healthy Cottage Cheese Egg Salad is made with blended cottage cheese instead of mayonnaise and great for a high protein lunch and meal prep! It’s easy to make, customizable with your favorite herbs and seasonings, and so delicious!
Garlic Shrimp Noodles
Wok fried shrimp, charred cabbage, plenty of garlic and chewy udon noodles get stir-fried is in a sticky, savory-sweet sauce with toasted sesame aromas and a spicy kick! Ready in under 30 minutes, these Garlic Shrimp Noodles are perfect for busy weeknights!
Creamy Miso Pasta with Shrimp
This Creamy Miso Pasta with Shrimp is quick and easy to make in 30 minutes and full of the BEST savory umami flavors! Perfectly cooked pasta, seasoned and seared juicy shrimp, shiitake mushrooms and baby spinach come together in a heavenly miso butter cream sauce! This dreamy pasta dish is Japanese-Italian fusion comfort food at its best!
Green Curry Noodles
Ready in just 30 minutes, this Green Curry Noodles is a warming and comforting noodle soup that’s exploding with Thai green curry flavors! It’s customizable with your favorite protein and veggies and perfect for chilly weather!
Healthy Apple Spice Muffins
These easy to make Healthy Apple Spice Muffins are moist, tender, and packed with cozy fall flavors. Made with whole wheat flour, fresh apples, and warm spices, they’re a wholesome treat you can enjoy for breakfast, snack time, or as a lightly sweet dessert.
Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles
This Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles dish is made with fragrant aromatics, ground chicken, bok choy and chewy and bouncy udon noodles in a lip-smacking tasty creamy peanut butter sauce that’s full of spicy-sweet flavors and a hint of tang! Ready in just 25 minutes, this is weeknight comfort food at its best!
Matcha Baked Oats
This single serve Matcha Baked Oats recipe is an easy to make high protein breakfast with irresistible matcha and vanilla flavors and a hint of warm cinnamon. It has the texture of a soft and fluffy cake and is packed with pistachios, fresh raspberries and chocolate chips!
Thai Red Curry Tuna Pasta Bake
This Thai Red Curry Tuna Pasta Bake blends spicy, creamy, and cheesy in one irresistible dish! With pantry staples like canned tuna, corn, and red curry paste, it’s a flavorful twist on a classic comfort meal the whole family will love. Ready in 45 minutes and perfect for an easy weeknight dinner and meal prep!
Bacon and Egg Fried Rice
Simple, speedy and flavorful, this Bacon and Egg Fried Rice is easy to make in just 20 minutes, great as a side dish or main, and customizable! It’s made with eggs, lean bacon, veggies and tastes as good as a Chinese restaurant style fried rice if not better!
Khorasan Wheat Puffs Granola
This Khorasan Wheat Puffs Granola is easy to make, wonderfully crunchy, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. It’s packed with hearty oats, puffed Khorasan wheat, nuts, seeds, toasty coconut flakes, warm spices and a colorful mix of dried fruit. It’s perfect for topping on yogurt, with milk, or as a snack on its own!
Creamy Bacon Pasta with Spinach
Easy to make and ready in under 30 minutes, this Creamy Bacon Pasta with Spinach features savory bacon, pasta, baby spinach and cherry tomatoes in a luxurious Parmigiano Reggiano and black pepper infused cream sauce. Perfect for date night, Valentine’s Day, or an easy weeknight family dinner!
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta
This Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta is quick and easy to make and full of the BEST savory garlic flavors! Perfectly seasoned and seared chicken pieces, penne pasta and baby spinach come together in a velvety garlic parmesan cream sauce! Ready in 35 minutes!
Pistachio Butter Recipe
Learn how to make homemade Pistachio Butter in just three easy steps! It’s creamy, smooth and full of roasted pistachio flavors. This golden milk spiced edition is made with the addition of warming spices and saffron and naturally sweetened with dates! Enjoy it on toast, with oatmeal and fruit…or eat it by the spoonful out of the jar because it’s that GOOD!
Easy Char Siu Pork Noodles
Perfectly seared char siu ground pork, crunchy vegetables, fragrant aromatics and noodles get wok-tossed in a tantalizing savory-sweet sauce with a kick of heat in this Easy Char Siu Pork Noodles dish! Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s perfect for busy weeknights and SO delicious!
Golden Milk Overnight Oats
These Golden Milk Overnight Oats are full of classic warming golden milk spices and a nourishing high protein breakfast! Easy to make in just minutes, meal prep friendly, satisfying and delicious!
These are just some of your favorite recipes from this past year. Feel free to Browse All Recipes on the blog and use the filters to find your next favorite recipe here on That Spicy Chick.
Stay tuned for more delicious recipes coming in 2026. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy year ahead! ❤️ 😘
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