With 2026 in full swing, I wanted to take a moment to look back on 2025 and share with you the Ten Most Popular Recipes of 2025 here on Homemade on a Weeknight. I am counting down the ten posts that got the most views over the last year. So make sure that you scroll all the way down to end of this post for the number one most viewed recipe post!
#10 – Cowboy Pasta
Sometimes I just ask my hubs to pick one ingredient to inspire me for dinner ideas. This was one of those times. I had already settled on a pasta dish but I couldn’t decide which direction to go other than that I didn’t want red sauce. So I asked and he delivered Ground Beef. The gears started turning and Cowboy Pasta was the tasty tasty result. A homemade Mac & Cheese loaded up with beef, bacon, jalapenos, tomatoes and corn!
#9 – 10 Recipes Using Ground Pork
In our house we have basically 3 meats on constant rotation – Chicken, Beef and Pork. And I love to utilize the ground versions of each. We definitely use other types of meat like turkey and seafood, but not as often. So for this Recipe Collection, I want to share with you my favorite Ground Pork recipes. Ground pork is such a great canvas for so many different cuisines. I hope you find a few on this list to add to your rotation.
#8 – Roast Beef Spice Blend
Making my own spice blends has been a hobby of mine for some time. I really like to play around with different flavors and see how they come together. I also really like to be able to control the amount of salt, fillers and other preservatives that go into the spice blends I use in cooking. Recently I have been trying to make my own deli meats so that we have what we want to hand. In the process of that endeavor I have come up with a really great Roast Beef Spice Blend that works for making deli style meat or a Sunday Supper centerpiece.
#7 – Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wraps
Some times dinner just needs to be a wrap. It’s easy to make, easy to eat and easy to clean up from. You can turn lots of different things into a wrap or burrito or roll-up – whatever you prefer to call them. This particular wrap puts lots of veggies into a tortilla with some crunchy crispy chicken and kicks up the heat with the addition of spicy buffalo sauce. These easy to make Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wraps are a great idea for a a weeknight dinner.
#6 – Mexican Gravy
Called the true authentic enchilada sauce, Mexican Gravy is a delicious sauce that’s got a smoky, spicy flavor. It is perfect for Enchiladas (like my Beef Enchiladas) but also so good for nachos too (like my Chicken Sheet Pan Nachos). You are going to want to save this sauce recipe for all sorts of dishes!
#5 – Roasted Garlic Chuck Roast
Sometimes you need that show stopping main event for your meal. Whether it’s a Sunday Supper or just a weeknight that you happen to have a bit of extra prep time – this Roasted Garlic Chuck Roast recipe is going to make it look like you have spent hours making a meal when really it was about 15 minutes. The great thing about this meal is that it’s totally budget friendly. Chuck Roast is a pretty inexpensive cut of beef that can easily feed the whole family.
#4 – Simple Cheese Straws
Sometimes a meal calls for an appetizer. Or, like we do at our house, need an idea for your next Appetizer Night! These Simple Cheese Straws are the perfect addition to any appetizer menu. They are light and flaky while still being cheesy. And the best part – they take only a few minutes to make and few more minutes to bake! That makes them great along side a dinner when you want something more than just garlic bread.
#3 – Quick Breakfast Wraps
Not everything named Breakfast has to be served at breakfast time. We have breakfast for lunch or dinner quite frequently. These Quick Breakfast Wraps are perfect for any meal of the day, super easy to make and a great on the go recipe. They are also really great for camping or to make ahead.
#2 – Smoked Sausage & Mozzarella Pasta
Need a simple but flavor packed weeknight meal? Then you came to the right post. You can think of this like an adult version of hot dogs with mac and cheese. By replacing the hot dogs with smoked sausage and the cheddar with mozzarella. Then add in a little kick from some red pepper flakes. This recipe for Smoked Sausage & Mozzarella Pasta is going to make your average weeknight a little bit extra special.
#1 – Blackstone Cowboy Stir-Fry
I don’t usually make recipes that require a super specialized piece of cooking equipment (except maybe slow cookers), but I am so in love with my Blackstone griddle, I can’t help it. For the most part the other things I have made thus far can be made on the stove top, however this Blackstone Cowboy Stir-Fry really does the need the wide open flat space of the griddle. It is a total game changer for making meals like this for the whole family at once. By the by – this is not an ad for Blackstone products at all – my hubs got me one for my birthday this year and I just love it so very much.
I hope you have enjoyed looking back on the Tem Most Popular Recipes from 2025. Was there one that you missed?
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I can see why theses recipes are popular! I pinned the cowboy recipes to try–thanks!