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2018 Most Popular Recipes

Check out our list for the 2018 Most Popular Recipes and be sure to scroll down and enter the Target Giveaway, too!

2018 was quite a year!  I swear that my kids have each grown a foot, and I know for certain that this mama has grown as a person, a mama, an entrepreneur and blogger.  There are some pretty amazing things on the horizon for 2019, but before we say goodbye to this year, I wanted to take a quick peak to see what my readers really loved in 2018.  Each year we create a list of our top recipes, and this 2018 Most Popular Recipes list definitely held a couple of surprises!  It’s always fun to take a look back, so come take a stroll down the 2018 memory lane with me!

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A look at our 2018 Most Popular Recipes!

Top Kitchen Tools

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In 2018, I added a few amazing items to my kitchen, and here are my favorites:

For a list of some of my favorite items to use when cooking, and why I chose them, please visit my Kitchen Resources page.

2018 Most Popular Recipes

The trend for 2018 seems pretty clear to me – our readers loved quick recipes and ones that packed big flavor. With three instant pot recipes on the best recipes in 2018 list, along with a slow cooker and air fryer recipe, I know my readers (like me) love using appliances to make quick and easy delicious recipes.  Here’s our 2018 most popular recipes:

  1. Easy Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin Dinner
  2. Instant Pot Beef Stew
  3. Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
  4. Tomato Sauce from Scratch
  5. Garlic Chicken Wings with Cowboy Butter
  6. Pineapple Bourbon BBQ Grilled Boneless Pork Chops
  7. Unicorn Popcorn
  8. Pomegranate Vinaigrette
  9. Watermelon Mojito
  10. Instant Pot Meatloaf

Best Ever Recipes

The 2018 most popular recipes above are our top ten that were created and published in 2018, but there are five recipes that have been in our top ten overall year after year.  In fact, each of these has been pinned at least 100k times!

Top 5 All Time Favorite Recipes from Juggling Act Mama - these recipes have been pinned more than 100k times each!

  1. Cowboy Butter
  2. Red Velvet Cake Balls (#1 from 2016)
  3. Tropical Storm Punch
  4. Garlic & Herb Cheese Bombs
  5. Make Ahead Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

My Favorite 2018 Recipes

Every year, I’m a little surprised by the recipes that I thought would make our best recipes in 2018 list, but for whatever reason didn’t.  Here are a few of my favorite recipes from 2018:

  1. Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese was one of my most favorite recipes to make… and eat!
  2. Chocolate Bundt Cake – I wouldn’t be surprised if this made the list for 2019 because it is totally out of this world!!
  3. Roasted Chicken and Vegetables with Cowboy Butter – Knowing how much my readers love our Cowboy Butter recipe, I predict this be super popular in the New Year also.
  4. Pineapple Bourbon BBQ Sauce was probably the recipe I enjoyed the longest, since we enjoyed it several different ways.
  5. Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup has become one of our family favorites and I probably make some version of this recipe once a week in the cooler months!

For a look back at what made the top ten in 2017, click the image below.

I am wishing you all a very happy healthy and prosperous New Year!
 

Reader Interactions

Comments

  4. athena graeme says

    December 31, 2018 at 11:02 am

    I’d love to try the tropical storm punch. We are a gov. service family and were recently stationed in the tropics … now we are stationed in the arctic … I miss the tropics! I could use a bit of sunshine in a glass!

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  25. Cathy French says

    December 31, 2018 at 11:39 am

    I would love to try the Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese. I actually make pulled pork sandwiches and nachos quite often and pair it with mac & cheese so this recipe is right up my alley.

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  36. Kathleen Stevens says

    December 31, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    So many tasty recipes! I’d try the Garlic Chicken Wings with Cowboy Butter. I’m a fan of Ree Drummond too. 🙂 Have a Happy New Year!

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  46. Linda Szymoniak says

    December 31, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    Gee, so many of these recipes sound good. I think I’d really like to try the Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli. It’s something I think the entire family would like.

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  75. Sandra L McFadden says

    December 31, 2018 at 6:48 pm

    They all sound good but I think the first one I would try is the Garlic & Herb Bombs they sound delicious.

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  77. Rebecca W says

    December 31, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    The macaroni and cheese dish sounds really comforting! I really enjoy chicken tortilla soup too with chips on the side!

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  85. Anne says

    December 31, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    My pressure cooker isn’t an Instant Pot, but your recipe for beef stew will work nicely in it nonetheless. I’m looking forward to making it the next time I can get a good buy on some beef. Thanks for the recipe.

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  91. Erin F. says

    January 1, 2019 at 2:04 am

    They all look so good, but I think I’d try the Easy Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin Dinner and the Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes first.

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  107. Rosie says

    January 1, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    The Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli sounds so good. I now have a slow cooker finally, and this is the kind of recipe I’ve been wanting to make!

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  108. Alona Y says

    January 2, 2019 at 12:27 am

    I’d like to try the pulled pork mac and cheese the most, I have some pulled pork waiting to be used in something so I just might try it out!

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  118. Donnas says

    January 2, 2019 at 8:53 am

    I’d like to try the Pineapple Bourbon BBQ Grilled Boneless Pork Chop. The char on the chops makes them look so delicious. However as it’s now January and snow is on the ground it will be a while till I get to my grill.

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  137. Beth Clark says

    January 2, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    I’d like to try the easy chicken tortilla soup recipe, it’s reminds me of visiting Mexico with my brother, a happy memory.

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  166. Emily Leonard says

    January 3, 2019 at 1:25 am

    I really want to try instant pot meatloaf. I love my instant pot and have been experimenting with it quite a bit

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  176. Roberta Thompson says

    January 3, 2019 at 5:05 pm

    The pineapple bourbon sauce sounds amazing. I cook on my grill year round so new sauces are always fun.

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  177. Stephanie H. says

    January 3, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    I would love to try the Chocolate Bundt Cake. It sounds like a wonderful dessert to make for my family.

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  191. J says

    January 5, 2019 at 12:10 am

    I’m going to try the Garlic and Herb Cheese Bombs first, but there’s soooooo many more, that I’m going to cook and bake after!

    Happy Healthy New Year Ang and your family! 🎉🎉🎉

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  197. Gina H says

    January 6, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    Wow! all those recipes sound delish! I’m an IP newbie, so I’m adding the IP meatloaf to the list and I’m always trying to eat better so I’m going to try the tomato sauce from scratch! Thanks for the great ideas!

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  212. Melissa says

    January 10, 2019 at 3:06 pm

    It’s a toss up between the Instant Pot Pork tenderloin or the Magical Unicorn Popcorn. My daughter (like most other girls) is in love with unicorns.

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  216. Leanne says

    January 11, 2019 at 7:06 pm

    My fiancé love meatloaf so I would like to try the instant pot meatloaf . I’ve never made it in an instant pot before .

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  221. Sandra Dufoe says

    January 12, 2019 at 11:54 am

    I would love to try the Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup. It would be great to warm the insides since dealing with -26 Celsius weather.

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  236. Christy Peeples DuBois says

    January 14, 2019 at 1:48 am

    I would love some of those Make Ahead Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes anytime. Anytime and right now would be perfect.

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  244. Marie C says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:22 am

    The pineapple bourbon BBQ sauce sounds amazing! I bought pork ribs today not knowing what to really make with them, but now I have my answer…

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  246. Stephanie Phelps says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I would love to try all of them but the first one would be the Pineapple Bourbon BBQ Grilled Boneless Pork Chops. Sounds so yummy and I love pork chops!

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  262. Richard Dominguez says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:20 am

    I would love to try the meatloak recipe. Meatloaf has such a huge list of varieties that I never get tired of trying them out.

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  270. Nora T says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:31 am

    I’d like to try the Pineapple Bourbon BBQ Sauce, since I tend to use sauces quite a bit to make foods more versatile.

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  274. Lisa Stover says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:41 am

    I really want to try the Pineapple Bourbon BBQ Grilled Boneless Pork Chops! I don’t know what it is but I love the combination of pineapple with BBQ.

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  278. Pamela says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:47 am

    I’m going to try the Tomato Sauce from Scratch! I’ve been thinking about making a pizza and a veggie lasagna and your recipe sounds delicious. Thank you!

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  279. Sherry Ann Wooten says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:50 am

    Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese. I have 2 teenage boys and mac n cheese and pulled pork are their favorites…..why not make it 1 dish instead of two!

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  281. Kaycee says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:50 am

    I have had my Instant Pot for nearly 2 years and haven’t opened the box, I know, my bad! But, you have the Instant Pot beef stew recipe that I think I should try! So it’s time for me to open the box and cook!!! Thank you for the opportunity to enter the giveaway too!

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  286. Stephanie Shipley says

    January 14, 2019 at 11:17 am

    I really want to try the slow cooker beef and broccoli! I love ordering it, but have never made it myself.

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  302. Michaela Kay says

    January 14, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    I’d love to try the Chocolate Bundt cake. I love chocolate! Did you know that it tried to correct my spelling of bundt? It doesn’t recognize it with the “d” in there.

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  307. Lisa Williams says

    January 14, 2019 at 12:52 pm

    All these recipes sound delicious but if I have to pick the one my family would love the most it would be the pulled pork mac& cheese.

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  309. Lissa Crane says

    January 14, 2019 at 1:06 pm

    They all look great but the one I can’t wait to try most is definitely the Garlic & Herb Cheese Bombs! I just know my husband and kids will love these too!

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  311. Leslie says

    January 14, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    I like to make as many holiday meal dishes ahead of time as possible. I think I should try the make-ahead sweet potatoes.

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  317. Eve says

    January 14, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    Slow cooker beef & broccoli sounds SO good right now; I think I’ll have to make a quick grocery run so we can have this tomorrow. Also unicom popcorn is now officially on the list for my daughter’s 6th birthday!

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  323. Tamra Gibson says

    January 14, 2019 at 2:09 pm

    The beef pot stew sounds amazing. I honestly dont eat much meat but i will in soups or stews. I also love any veggies so this is right up my alley. Ty for sharing

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  346. Linda Neely says

    January 14, 2019 at 4:40 pm

    So many to choose from, but with the cold weather, I think I’d go for the Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup as my 1st choice.

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  358. Elizabeth Miller says

    January 14, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    I would love to try the garlic and herb cheese bombs. They sound amazing and we love these flavors.I would also love to try the chicken tortilla soup.

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  364. Ruth McGhee-Bey says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:41 pm

    According to my family, I have mastered the pull pork thanks to my Mom’s recipe and her Mom. Nothing like North Carolina barbeque. What I really want to try is the watermelon mojito; a real adult beverage.

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  380. Lindsay A. says

    January 14, 2019 at 11:33 pm

    Love how you categorized these recipes! I’d love to try the pomegranate vinaigrette, especially since I have a bag of pomegranate seeds in the freezer right now!

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  383. Carlee Garber says

    January 17, 2019 at 9:55 am

    I’d love to try the “Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup”! That’s actually my moms favorite soup and I’d love to be able to make some for her. I don’t think she’s actually ever made it before. I just know she always orders it when we eat out if it’s on the menu!!

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