The best comfort food recipes for any situation - 18 recipes
By lazar
The great thing about comfort food is that the recipe is different for everyone. Recipes vary from family to family, but generally encompass something warm, creamy and filling. For me, comfort food has to be spicy, and preferably with lots of cheese and carbs! For some people it's macaroni and cheese, for others it’s chicken pot pie with mashed potatoes. Comfort food reminds us of our parents, our grandparents, our childhood, our home. It's the food that your mother made you when you were sick, or the birthday cake that you requested every year without fail. My ultimate comfort foods are pasta with zucchini and chicken curry with rice and yogurt. No matter what your favorite recipe for comfort food is, our recipes will give you ideas to create new family comfort food traditions!
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Zucchini pasta
By Gitanjali Roche
This probably the pasta dish that we make the most, and the epitome of comfort food
- -1 zucchini
- -2 cloves of garlic
- -200g pasta (penne,rigatoni, macaroni or other tube shaped pasta)
- -olive oil
- -pepperoncino
- -grated parmesan
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Donna Phillip's Sausage and Rice Casserole
By MeredithT
Simple and good comfort food
- 1 lb sausage
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 diced raw carrot
- 1 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
- 1 envelope Lipton's dry chicken noodle soup mix
- 2 cups hot water
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Perogies
By ryllk
Beat together with beater eggs, oil and salt until fluffy add the 3 cups of warm mashed potatoes kneed for 5 min ...
- Dough:
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups warm mashed potatoes
- 4 cups flour
- Filling:
- 5 cups mashed potatoes
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup cheese whiz spread
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
Meatball Soup
By daleloida
Heat oil in 3 qt saucepan
- Soup Stock:
- 2 T Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Chopped Onion
- 1 Clove Garlic (minced)
- 2 10 3/4 oz cans condensed beef broth
- 2 soup cans Water
- 1/2 cup Red Wine
- 3 T Tomato Paste
- Meatballs:
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1/4 cup Raw Rice
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- 3/4 t crushed Dried Mint
- 1/2 t Salt
- 1/4 t Pepper
- 2 T Fresh Parsley for Garnish
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Classic Chicken Pot Pie
By lwrighty
Microwave potatoes in a microwavable ziploc bag with desired seasonings/spices
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 pkg. refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cheddar cheese soup
- 1 bag refrigerated diced potatoes
- 4 oz. shredded cheese
- 1/2-3/4 bag frozen corn
- spices (to flavor potatoes and chicken)
Clam Chowder
By gwenmerrill
Drain clams. Add to all vegetables
- 2 6 ½ oz. cans clams
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 cup diced celery
- ¾ cup flour
- 1 cup diced potatoes
- 2 tsp. salt
- Pepper to taste
- ½ tsp. sugar
My Meatloaf
By Mama's Favorite Recipes
Meatloaf
- 2 lbs. hamburger 1 pack crackers 2 eggs 1/2 tsp. parsley 1tsp.garlic powder 1/2 sm. onion 1/4c.ketchup 1/4c. BBQ sauce or brown sugar
Broccoli and Rice casserole
By Dusty47
Take the onion and chop fine and then put the butter on top of the onion and put in the microwave
- 1 Big can of cream of chicken
- 1 Bag of broccoli Florets
- 1 medium onion
- 1 stick of butter or equal to a stick if you don't have it.
- 2 cups of UNCOOKED rice
- 1 big container of cheese whiz.
- 1 to 2 pounds of cheese to go on top
Shepard's Pie
By Aliciadm26
Brown hamburger meat and drain any grease
- 6 servings of mashed potatoes
- 1 lb of hamburger meat
- 1 can of whole kernel corn
- 6 slices of American cheese
White Chocolate Bundt Cake
By keedyboo18
A delicious, decadent, comfort food cake rich with butter and full of white chocolate!
- For the cake:
- 8 oz. white chocolate
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped pecans (or fruit, optional)
- 1 cup coconut (optional)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Glaze and topping:
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 4 oz. white chocolate
- 1 tblsp. light corn syrup
- 2 tblsp. heavy cream
- 2-3 tblsp. coconut (optional)
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More Comfort food recipes
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Vegetable Ragout
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 3 celery sticks, chopped
- 10 mushrooms, chopped
- 1 cup green beans, cut 1 inch lengths
- 3 red potatoes, cubed
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- SAUCE
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
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Dannielle's Baked Macaroni & Cheese
- 1 lb of Colby or Colby Jack Cheese - shredded
- 1 lb of Sharp Cheddar Cheese - shredded
- 1 large onion - chopped into a fine dice
- 1 large can of diced tomatoes
- 1lb of Pasta - Any large "tube" pasta will do. Rigatoni or Macaroni (where available) or Cavatappi
- Salt & Pepper
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Mimi's chicken stew
- 3 large chicken breast de-bone
- 2 potatoes diced
- 1 can of chickpeas (pour out juices)
- 1can of diced tomatoes
- 1-2 tbsp of olive oil
- Pinch of salt and pepper on each side of chicken
- Half of a medium onion diced
- Half a lime or 2 tbsp of lime juice
- 1 tbsp of oregano
- 1 or 2 tbsp of achiote spice
- 1 or tbsp of minced garlic
- 2 tbsp of cilantro
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Macaroni and Cheese
- 1 box elbow macaroni (or shells)
- teaspoon of salt
- 1 can of evaporated milk (you can use one cup milk)
- 1 stick butter
- 5 eggs
- 1 block cubed Colby cheese 4 cups shredded sharp cheese
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Congenga- My Comfort Food
- Italian style rice
- 2 chicken breast with bone
- Chicken bullion
- 2 small onions
- 1 Egg
- Table spoon of white vinegar
- Pepper
- Lemon juice
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Classic Potato Casserole
- 2 bags frozen hash browns
- 1/4 cup onions, diced
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 can cream of potato soup
- 1 (8 oz) jar cheese whiz
- 2 cups corn flakes, lightly crushed
- 3/4 cup margarine, seperated
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Ultimate pot Pie
- 1 pie crust
- 1 c corn
- 1 c peas
- 2 carrots
- 1 can cream of onion soup
- 1/2 onion chopped
- salt and pepper
- 1 c cooked chicken or beef
- 1/2 c chicken or beef stock
- 2 potatoes chopped
- a little milk and butter
- 1 1/2 c sharp cheddar cheese
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Broccoli Cheese Rice
- 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
- 1 small jar Cheese Wiz
- 1 bag of instant rice (any brand works but I usually use the store brand)
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can of milk (empty cream of chicken soup can)
- 1 package of chopped broccoli (if you like a lot of broccoli use a big bag, not so much use a smaller bag)
- Shredded cheese
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- Butter
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