Sometimes you simply need a big, warm hug in food form, correct? That’s where comfort food enters the picture! There are so many amazing recipes that are easy to prepare and totally delicious. From cozy air fryer meatloaf to soul soothing hamburger soup and slow cooker Italian beef, there’s a dish for every craving. Best of all, none of these comfort food recipes are complicated. Your entire family will adore them!
Chicken Braised in Red Wine
This dish features braised chicken in red wine with vegetables and fresh herbs. Paired with creamy mashed potatoes, this slow-braised chicken is always a crowd-pleaser and perfect for a delicious dinner.
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Beef Stewed with Mushrooms, Red Wine and Bacon
Boeuf bourguignon is one of the best French recipes with beef. This flavourful beef recipe combines the meat with red wine and herbs for an exquisite dish. This dish is sometimes called beef burgundy, because the traditional wine used is from France’s Burgundy region.
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Beef and Noodles with Mushrooms
This slow cooker beef and noodles with mushrooms is the ultimate winter comfort food, perfect for chilly evenings. With a delicious combination of beef, mushrooms, and egg noodles in a creamy mushroom soup sauce, this easy crockpot recipe is a great option for busy weeknights.
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Italian Frittata Recipe
Straightforward to make and a treat to eat, this Italian vegetable frittata recipe is definitely a winning recipe. It’s simple to prepare, and you can mix and match the fillings depending on what you have in the refrigerator. It’s the perfect way to use up any vegetables or cooked meats you need to use up.
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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Kale Skillet
Turkey is paired with sweet potatoes, garlic, shallot, lime, cheese, and more, for this super-simple turkey skillet dinner. You only need one pan to make it, which makes it perfect for busy nights.
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Italian Penne Rosa Pasta
If you’re looking for a quick and easy weeknight dinner, try making this one-pot Penne Rosa Pasta with a creamy tomato sauce. This comforting and filling Italian dish is both tasty and satisfying, and perfect for those who love a little spice in their meal.
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Easy Chicken Madras Curry
An easy-to-prepare chicken madras curry is the perfect comfort food for cold weather, thanks to its warming and spicy Indian flavors. This authentic dish combines tender chicken with aromatic spices, making it a quick and easy dinner recipe that’s sure to become a household favorite.
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One Pot Taco Macaroni and Cheese
Taco macaroni and cheese is a simple 30 minute meal that you can make in one pot. South of the border flavours combine with cream cheese and pasta to make this hearty dish. It’s a brand new take on classic mac ‘n cheese.
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Slow Cooker Italian Beef
Boneless chuck roast is flavoured with herbs and spices in this delicious Slow Cooker Italian Beef. It slow cooks in the crock pot until fall-apart tender and makes the best Italian beef sandwiches, perfect for busy nights.
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Hearty Beef Chili
This is the best hearty beef chili recipe! This is a traditional chili recipe is just like mom used to make, with a delicious homemade taste.
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Easy Beef and Potato Bake – One Pot Meal
This is a very easy beef and potato bake which uses tasty ingredients and is really filling! It’s a one pot beef recipe with a layered potato topping, meaning you don’t have to get a whole bunch of pots, pans and dishes dirty to make it. So if you’re looking for ideas for dinner on a busy weeknight, here you go!
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Easy Air Fryer Chicken Kabobs
Air fryer chicken kabobs with a simple marinade and vegetables are served up on skewers for an easy-to-make meal everyone’s going to love.
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Mom’s Baked Chicken Kiev
Mom’s oven baked Chicken Kiev is so juicy and flavorful! Garlic butter, your favorite herbs, in a crispy parmesan coating!
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Incredible Buffalo Chicken Thighs
Buffalo Chicken Thighs are perfectly spiced, crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside, perfect for Buffalo wing lovers who want more of a meal!
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Chopped Italian Sandwich
A chopped Italian sub is sure to satisfy even the strongest hunger pangs. This Italian bread sub with deli meats, cheese, pepperoncini peppers, red onion, and more makes a great lunch.
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Easy Hamburger Soup
This easy hamburger soup is packed with lean ground beef, fresh vegetables, and a savory broth. It’s not only delicious but also incredibly nutritious.
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Sausage Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Craving a hearty, but healthy lunch? Sausage Stuffed Sweet Potatoes will fill you up and keep you full of energy all afternoon.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup (Slow Cooker)
This slow cooker chicken tortilla soup is the perfect easy chicken freezer dump meal! It’s full of Southwestern flare!
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Gigi Hadid Pasta (Quick And Easy Recipe)
This easy Gigi Hadid pasta is everything you searched for in a comfort recipe. It’s effortless to make, creamy, satisfying, and ready in no time.
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Falafel Gyros
Make a delicious Greek-style falafel gyro with crispy homemade falafel balls, tangy tzatziki salad, sweet tomatoes, and piquant purple onion. Served it with pita bread for a perfect and easy lunch or dinner.
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Easy Chicken Parmesan Pasta
The whole family will love this EASY chicken parmesan pasta. All the delicious flavor of chicken parm, without all the work or fuss.
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Brisket Chili
Brisket chili is a comforting, hearty meal perfect for using up leftover beef brisket in a cozy chili filled with beans, peppers, tomatoes and corn.
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Oven Baked Nachos
This TikTok Mac and Cheese will soon be one of your favorite cheesy comfort food TikTok dinner recipes.
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Creamy Boursin Mashed Potatoes
The herbed cheese in these Creamy Boursin Mashed Potatoes takes them up a notch infusing flavor and extra creamy texture.
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Best Homemade Biscuits
Homemade buttermilk biscuits for breakfast or main meals. This biscuit recipe yields soft, flaky layers for the best biscuits from scratch.
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The Juiciest Air Fryer Meatloaf Recipe
This air fryer meatloaf recipe creates a perfectly crisp exterior and juicy, tender inside! Here’s how to make it in an air fryer.
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Chicken Taquitos (Taquitos De Pollo)
With a cheesy, tomatoey filling, these crispy chicken taquitos with avocado and crema will become a weeknight favorite in no time!
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Best Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Hands down, the BEST fluffy buttermilk pancakes you’ll ever taste. Just like hotcakes from a pancake house. They almost melt in your mouth.
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Blue Cheese Mac and Cheese
Blue Cheese Mac and Cheese is a twist on the classic dish with three types of cheese, some spice and a fantastic crunchy golden top.
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Pulled Pork Nachos
Nothing beats these pulled pork nachos loaded with BBQ sauce, jalapeno peppers, juicy morsels of flavorful pork, and golden melted cheese.
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Slow Cooker Boneless Beef Ribs In Pomegranate Sauce
Boneless beef ribs are slow-cooked with fresh cranberries, onions, and mushrooms in a luxurious pomegranate sauce. Serve this tender beef over mashed potatoes, polenta, or roasted vegetables for a truly heavenly meal. It’s a slow cooker recipe that’s fancy enough for guests or any holiday meal and yet simple enough for a weeknight dinner recipe too!
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