The 10 Most-Saved Kenji López-Alt Recipes on Serious Eats: Beef Stew, Roasted Potatoes, and More

Here are the recipes by former Serious Eats culinary director Kenji that our readers have saved the most, including the best roasted potatoes ever, two-ingredient biscuits, beef stew, and more.

By Megan O. Steintrager
Published January 15, 2026
Dish of beef stew with vegetables served in a bowl next to a pot of stew
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Since its founding, Serious Eats has been committed to rigorously testing the recipes we publish—and few have championed that approach more than our former culinary director, Kenji. Known for his work not only with Serious Eats but also with The New York Times and for authoring books like The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science and The Wok: Recipes and Techniques, Kenji continues to draw readers. While he’s not currently developing recipes for us, his existing ones remain among the most popular on the site. That popularity is reflected in the number of saves his recipes have on MyRecipes, our tool for collecting and organizing recipes from Serious Eats and beyond. Scroll through his most-saved recipes below—and consider adding them to your to-cook list if you haven’t already.

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