Serious Eats / Lorena Masso
I feel like Thanksgiving just happened, but here we are barrelling towards the next round of holidays. My mind is 50% on holiday cookies and 50% on what on earth I am going to make for dinner tonight. It appears many of our readers are in the same boat, judging by the recipes they've been most excited to cook so far in December—based on saves on MyRecipes, our free tool for saving and organizing recipes. It's a big, beefy month—with a lazy weeknight chicken thrown in for good measure. See the top 10 below, and you might just find a new favorite you'll want to save too.
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Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Our method for cooking this holiday cut yields a nicely browned crust, an ultra-tender center, and perfectly pink meat from edge to edge.
The Ultimate Beef Wellington
Serious Eats / Diana Chistruga
Beef tenderloin, a rich mushroom duxelles, foie gras, and prosciutto, all wrapped in a buttery puff pastry crust—beef Wellington pretty much screams "holidays!"
Smoked Prime Rib
Serious Eats / Vy Tran
Here's a surefire way to give your holiday roast a personality: Smoke it.
Devils on Horseback
Serious Eats / Robby Lozano
Get your retro app on. These tiny bacon-wrapped delights are perfect for parties.
Continue to 5 of 10 belowSautéed Green Beans With Mushrooms and Caramelized Cipollini Onions
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt This green bean dish has all the flavor of green bean casserole, but it's made on the stovetop so you can save oven space for all those pies.
Snowball Cookies
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
These cookies are buttery, nutty, melt-in-your-mouth tender, and oh-so pretty. Perfect for holiday cookies boxes!
Agnolotti del Plin (Italian "Pinched" Ravioli With Savory Beef Filling)
Serious Eats / Lorena Masso
Learn how to make classic Piedmontese agnolotti del plin with thin egg pasta and a deeply savory braised beef filling.
Lacy Brown Butter and Ricotta Cookies
Vicky Wasik These gorgeous and rich cookies are crisp around the edges and chewy in the center. Serve them with afternoon coffee or tea.
Continue to 9 of 10 belowCandied Bacon
Serious Eats / Robby Lozano
Sweet, spicy, and perfectly crisp, this easy candied bacon (aka Millionaire’s Bacon) takes breakfast, and everything you crumble it on, to the next level. It's particularly great on this wild rice and pumpkin soup.
Lazy Roast Chicken
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
Daniel says this his any-night roast chicken: five minutes of prep, a cold oven, and beautiful roasted skin at the finish. It's become my go-to as well, although I usually make it with chicken thighs or whole legs. I love that it starts cooking while the oven warms up, so I can start the dinner process the moment I walk in the door.