The Top 10 Recipes Of October 2020

October's top recipes were all about finding comfort in hearty, belly-warming pastas & stews (we're looking at you, Chicken Riggies, Boscaiola & Caponata Ragu) and embracing some of fall's best flavors: pumpkin, apple & butternut squash. Oh, and who could forget that STUFFED cheesy bread? Drool.

1. Chicken Riggies

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"I've shared this dish many times over the years, but it's time to bring it back again," Rach says. Watch Rach make it at home in the video above.

2. Deviled Slashed Chicken With Cheesy Twice-Baked Butternut Squash

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Slashing chicken is an easy way to get big flavor—perfect with Rach's twice-baked cheesy butternut squash.

3. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Muffins

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These Pumpkin Spice Muffins from Tommy DiDario are gluten-free + dairy-free, thanks to an almond butter-based batter.

4. Beef Stew With Dijon Mustard

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Rach makes a comforting Irish stew of beef chuck, carrots + baby potatoes with Dijon mustard.

5. Chicken With Tarragon Cream Sauce

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Rach was inspired to make this simple, French-inspired dinner of chicken, green beans + rice by her dear friend Jacques Pepin.

6. Boscaiola (aka Woodsman's Pasta)

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Boscaiola is a traditional Tuscan-style pasta made with pancetta, mushrooms, garlic + white wine.

7. Easy & Cheesy Stuffed Bread With Sausage & Broccolini

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Rach shares her recipe for a cheesy stuffed bread with sausage & broccolini that she calls stupid good & silly easy.

8. Pasta With Confetti Caponata Ragu

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Rach chops all the veggies "confetti-size" to help them cook faster for this pasta tossed with a caponata ragu.

9. Easy Tray Bake:  Sausages with Apples, Fennel, Onion and Fingerling Potatoes

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Rach makes a "Stupid Good, Silly Easy Tray Bake" of sausages, apples, fennel, onion & fingerling potatoes. 

10. Cheesy Twice-Baked Butternut Squash

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Rachael's Cheesy Twice-Baked Butternut Squash is the ultimate fall comfort food and holiday side dish.