My 50 Favorite Ina Garten Recipes After Cooking Them All

Updated October 2026 After spending more than six years cooking every single Ina Garten recipe, I’ve narrowed down the best of the Barefoot Contessa to 50 dishes I think everyone should try. I started by picking my 10 favorite recipes from each of Ina’s first 13 cookbooks, then somehow managed to whittle those 130 dishes down to my 50 favorite Ina Garten recipes. This is by no means a definitive list. My favorites are always changing based on cravings, mood, season, and sometimes revisiting a dish I didn’t love the first time around but now can’t get enough of. So consider this a snapshot of my favorites right now! You’ll see a lot of crossover with my Regular Rotation list, but the two are a little different. That list includes the recipes I make most often, while this one makes room for more special-occasion dishes and recipes that require a little extra effort. I mean, I LOVE Ina’s Fried Chicken Sandwiches, but that’s definitely not something I’m making every Tuesday evening. Enjoy…