Google has all but replaced cookbooks when you're looking for a recipe to cook. This makes sense, since it pulls up all the options in, like, one second.
So, Google has a pretty good idea of the kinds of recipes that people are increasingly interested in, AKA ~trending~.
Some of them are surprising (pumpkin seeds, philly cheesesteak), and some are obvious (chicken, apple pie).
Here are those top 10 trending recipe searches Googled in 2015 PLUS a recipe for each of them.
4. Chicken Recipes (...DUH?)
Homemade pesto is one of the greatest foods on Earth. No wonder so many states searched for a classic recipe like this one, which sticks pretty close to the original formula. Since pesto goes bad after a few days in the refrigerator, freeze your batch in small portions (an ice cube tray works well) so that you can toss it into pastas or bake with chicken whenever you want.
8. Pancake Recipes
Eating a stack of fluffy pancakes has got to be one of the all time best ways to spend a weekend morning. Searches for pancake recipes were high in 2015. And, in a win for home cooks everywhere, the searches were high for homemade pancakes (not from a box). Trust us, it's still easy and the taste is *TWO THUMBS UP*. If it's your first time making them from scratch, these Greek yogurt pancakes look like a great place to begin.
9. Cabbage Recipes
IDK about you but when I hear cabbage recipes I'm kind of like ::womp womp::, but maybe there's something that all the Googling cooks in South Carolina know that I don't. Actually, this grilled ginger-sesame chicken chopped salad looks pretty dece.
10. Chili Recipes
Chili is queen of stews. And, it's endlessly tweakable so that you can get it just how you like. This three bean chili has a ground beef base but you could easily swap in ground turkey or pork, or a mixture of all three. Alaska was the top Googler of chili recipes BC it's freezing AF, but West Virginia and Colorado were close behind.