40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (2024)

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40+ of The Best Comfort Food Meals to make this winter Comfort Food Soups Nepali Bean Soup with hand pulled noodles One Pot Lasagna Soup Sweet Potato Cream Soup with crunchy nuts Thai Coconut curry noodle soup Butternut Squash and carrot soup Butternut Squash and Apple soup (whole 30) Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup Hearty Italian Sausage Soup with Ravioli Slow Cooker Southern Ham Vegetable Soup Vegetarian Taco Soup crock Pot Zuppa Toscana Soup (Whole 30) Crock Pot Chicken Noodle and Kale 5 Ingredient creamy roasted red pepper and tomato soup Noodles, Pastas and Casserole Dishes- The ultimate comfort foods The easiest no boil lasagna Spinach Ricotta Chicken Easy Baked Penne Pasta Bake Macaroni and cheese with Gouda casserole Cheesy Beef and Noodle Casserole Mexican corn Casserole Crust Free NY Style Eggplant Pizza Instapot loaded mashed potatoes Sweet Potato Flatbread pizza with cauliflower Healthy Sweet Potato Mac n Cheese Low carb Keto Chicken Parmesan 40+ #ComfortFood recipes to get you through winter #FamilyStyle #CookAtHomeClick To Tweet Easy Cheesy Eggplant Al Forno Black Bean Enchilada Lasagna Easy Vegan mac n cheese 4 ingredient twice baked spaghetti squash marinara Chilis – Comfort food for the whole family Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken chili Slow Cooker Bison Chili Easy Beef Chili White Bean Quinoa Chili Looking for something sweet? Check out this Caramel Sourdough Pull Apart Bread While comfort food means something different to all of us, there is no denying there is something here for everyone. The only problem is which recipe to make first! Happy cooking and Bon Appetit! Meatless Monday is getting a makeover for 2021. We are becoming “Cook Well, Eat Well, Live Well” to encompass more delicious recipes than ever. Look for them here each week with Sarah and me. Hope to see you there. Oh hello, join the newsletter Reader Interactions Comments FAQs

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Winter temps are here to stay for a while. Stay at home orders are on the rise again and we are eating more meals at home. Wondering how to beat the boredom of your family dinners? I’ve got you covered with this collection of 40+ of the Best Comfort Food Meals to make this winter. Vegan? vegetarian? Pescatarian? low carb? Give me all the comfort foods? I’ve got something for everyone from my favorite food bloggers. The only problem you will have is which recipe to make first.

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  • 40+ of The Best Comfort Food Meals to make this winter
  • Comfort Food Soups
  • Nepali Bean Soup with hand pulled noodles
  • One Pot Lasagna Soup
  • Sweet Potato Cream Soup with crunchy nuts
  • Thai Coconut curry noodle soup
  • Butternut Squash and carrot soup
  • Butternut Squash and Apple soup (whole 30)
  • Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup
  • Hearty Italian Sausage Soup with Ravioli
  • Slow Cooker Southern Ham Vegetable Soup
  • Vegetarian Taco Soup crock Pot
  • Zuppa Toscana Soup (Whole 30)
  • Crock Pot Chicken Noodle and Kale
  • 5 Ingredient creamy roasted red pepper and tomato soup
  • Noodles, Pastas and Casserole Dishes- The ultimate comfort foods
  • The easiest no boil lasagna
  • Spinach Ricotta Chicken
  • Easy Baked Penne Pasta Bake
  • Macaroni and cheese with Gouda casserole
  • Cheesy Beef and Noodle Casserole
  • Mexican corn Casserole
  • Crust Free NY Style Eggplant Pizza
  • Instapot loaded mashed potatoes
  • Sweet Potato Flatbread pizza with cauliflower
  • Healthy Sweet Potato Mac n Cheese
  • Low carb Keto Chicken Parmesan
  • 40+ #ComfortFood recipes to get you through winter #FamilyStyle #CookAtHome Click To Tweet
  • Easy Cheesy Eggplant Al Forno
  • Black Bean Enchilada Lasagna
  • Easy Vegan mac n cheese
  • 4 ingredient twice baked spaghetti squash marinara
  • Chilis – Comfort food for the whole family
  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken chili
  • Slow Cooker Bison Chili
  • Easy Beef Chili
  • White Bean Quinoa Chili
  • Looking for something sweet?
  • Check out this Caramel Sourdough Pull Apart Bread
  • While comfort food means something different to all of us, there is no denying there is something here for everyone. The only problem is which recipe to make first! Happy cooking and Bon Appetit!
  • Meatless Monday is getting a makeover for 2021. We are becoming “Cook Well, Eat Well, Live Well” to encompass more delicious recipes than ever. Look for them here each week with Sarah and me. Hope to see you there.

40+ of The Best Comfort Food Meals to make this winter

Comfort Food Soups

Let’s start with my favorite kind of comfort food-soups!

Nepali Bean Soup with hand pulled noodles

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One Pot Lasagna Soup

Sweet Potato Cream Soup with crunchy nuts

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Thai Coconut curry noodle soup

Butternut Squash and carrot soup

Butternut Squash and Apple soup (whole 30)

Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup

Hearty Italian Sausage Soup with Ravioli

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Slow Cooker Southern Ham Vegetable Soup

Vegetarian Taco Soup crock Pot

Zuppa Toscana Soup (Whole 30)

Crock Pot Chicken Noodle and Kale

5 Ingredient creamy roasted red pepper and tomato soup

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Noodles, Pastas and Casserole Dishes- The ultimate comfort foods

The easiest no boil lasagna

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Spinach Ricotta Chicken

Easy Baked Penne Pasta Bake

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Macaroni and cheese with Gouda casserole

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Cheesy Beef and Noodle Casserole

Mexican corn Casserole

Crust Free NY Style Eggplant Pizza

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Instapot loaded mashed potatoes

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Sweet Potato Flatbread pizza with cauliflower

Healthy Sweet Potato Mac n Cheese

Low carb Keto Chicken Parmesan

40+ #ComfortFood recipes to get you through winter #FamilyStyle #CookAtHome

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Easy Cheesy Eggplant Al Forno

Black Bean Enchilada Lasagna

Easy Vegan mac n cheese

4 ingredient twice baked spaghetti squash marinara

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Chilis – Comfort food for the whole family

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken chili

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Slow Cooker Bison Chili

Easy Beef Chili

White Bean Quinoa Chili

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Looking for something sweet?

Check out this Caramel Sourdough Pull Apart Bread

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While comfort food means something different to all of us, there is no denying there is something here for everyone. The only problem is which recipe to make first! Happy cooking and Bon Appetit!

Meatless Monday is getting a makeover for 2021. We are becoming “Cook Well, Eat Well, Live Well” to encompass more delicious recipes than ever. Look for them here each week with Sarah and me. Hope to see you there.

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  1. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (18)Wendy says

    What a delicious collection of cold weather meals! YUM!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (19)Deborah Brooks says

      Thanks comfort foods are the way to go

  2. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (20)Kimberly Hatting says

    You’re correct…the toughest part is deciding which one to try first. Great assortment !

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (21)Deborah Brooks says

      Thanks Kim!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (23)Deborah Brooks says

      Great let me know if you give any of them a try

  3. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (24)Naomi says

    So many amazing recipes! Where do I begin? Thinking I need to start with the Hearty Italian Sausage Soup with Ravioli. Yum!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (25)Deborah Brooks says

      That does look pretty tasty!

  4. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (26)Bella says

    Omg these looks so good!! im all about comfort food. I will have to try some of these recipes. Thanks for sharing.

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (27)Deborah Brooks says

      Hope you find a few that you like as well!

  5. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (28)Julie says

    Such a great collection of recipes for the winter! I love all of these flavors. Thanks for including my Spaghetti Squash.

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (29)Deborah Brooks says

      Comfort foods are the best!

  6. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (30)Sarah says

    The most epic comfort food round up! So many to try I don’t know which to pick first, most likely one with pasta, but maybe mashed potatoes because they look amazing and I’m not a mashed potato person.
    Thank you for including my creations.

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (31)Deborah Brooks says

      Those mashed potatoes are totally calling my name too!

  7. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (32)Jenny says

    YUM! That white bean quinoa chili looks easy and delicious. It’s on my list of things to make next time we have. cold snap!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (33)Deborah Brooks says

      That is actually one of my all time favorites. Now I want to make it as well

  8. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (34)Amber says

    This round up is perfect! We need to add some more dishes to our regulars and some of these look so great!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (35)Deborah Brooks says

      Thanks so much hope you and your family find some to enjoy

  9. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (36)April says

    These recipes look so delicious! Thanks for sharing as I’m always looking for new recipe ideas.

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (37)Deborah Brooks says

      Thanks for checking them out I hope you find a few that you love as well

  10. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (38)Leslie says

    You have it all on this one! Those loaded mashed potatoes are the real deal! Putting that recipe on my calendar for next week!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (39)Deborah Brooks says

      I know they are calling my name as well

  11. 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (40)Nicole Drinkwater says

    This list is making me feel all warm and cozy inside! I’ve earmarked quite a few of these. Can’t wait to try them!

    • 40+ comfort food recipes to get you through the winter (41)Deborah Brooks says

      fantastic hope you enjoy!

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FAQs

What is the ultimate comfort food? ›

Truly comfort food at its finest, chicken pot pie represents the addictive marriage of a flaky, buttery crust with diced chicken, onions, carrots, and peas in a creamy sauce. While it's a dish that you can easily find pre-made in almost any grocery freezer aisle, we strongly believe that making your own is worth it.

What's your go to comfort food best answer? ›

It's the food you like having to feel good. Could be something like fish and chips, mac and cheese, spaghetti, a hot dog, some noodles, a dosa, or maybe Snickers or some good old paratha.

What is the best comfort food of all time? ›

Our 20 all-time favorite comfort foods
  • 1 of 20. Chicken noodle soup. Joshua Resnick / shutterstock.com. ...
  • 2 of 20. Chicken pot pie. Charles Brutlag / shutterstock.com. ...
  • 3 of 20. Chicken tenders. ...
  • 4 of 20. Chili. ...
  • 5 of 20. Chocolate chip cookies. ...
  • 6 of 20. Cinnamon buns. ...
  • 7 of 20. Cornbread. ...
  • 8 of 20. Fries.
Mar 18, 2024

What is the most popular winter food? ›

1. Stews
  • Beef stew: This dish is among the most delicious and common winter meals. ...
  • Gumbo: Gumbo starts with a classic base of onions, celery and bell peppers that are easy to find in the winter. ...
  • Goulash: This meal fills both a plate and the stomach with delicious flavors.

What are the top five comfort foods? ›

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  • 1 Chicken and Waffles.
  • 2 Spaghetti and Meatballs.
  • 3 Chicken Fried Steak.
  • 4 Mac and Cheese.
  • 5 Hotdish.
  • 6 Chicago Deep Dish Pizza.
  • 7 Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup.
  • 8 Matzo Ball Soup.
Mar 1, 2020

What makes a meal comforting? ›

Consuming energy-dense, high calorie, high fat, salt or sugar foods, such as ice cream or french fries, may trigger the reward system in the human brain, which gives a distinctive pleasure or temporary sense of emotional elevation and relaxation.

What is a comfort food when you are not feeling well? ›

From toast to grilled cheese to peanut butter & jelly, simple sandwiches are a popular comfort food when sick. Bread is part of the BRAT diet. The BRAT diet consists of easily digestible, doctor-recommended foods that you may eat when you have an upset stomach, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.

What makes a food comforting? ›

Our brains reward us more for some foods than for others.

But as anyone who's ever eaten apple pie knows, sweets can make us feel especially nice. Carbohydrates increase brain levels of serotonin, a chemical that enhances mood. “After eating these foods, we feel calm, we feel happy,” said Dr.

What is a food that everyone loves? ›

Here is the top 10:
  • Pizza.
  • Burger.
  • Ramen.
  • Paella.
  • Pierogi.
  • Moussaka.
  • Boeuf Bourgignon.
  • Eisbein.
May 24, 2023

What is the number 1 most loved food? ›

popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a american dish. Find out more
  1. 1 Mashed potatoes86%
  2. 2 French Fries86%
  3. 3 Hamburgers85%
  4. 4 Cheeseburger83%
  5. 5 Grilled Cheese82%
  6. 6 Steak and Baked potato82%
  7. 7 Hash browns82%
  8. 8 Fried Chicken82%

What food is loved by all? ›

Mouthwatering Food Classics That Everyone Loves
  • PB&J. More like PB and awesome. ...
  • Grilled Cheese Sandwich. ...
  • Pizza — Any Pizza. ...
  • Hot Dogs And Hamburgers. ...
  • BBQ Ribs. ...
  • Tacos, Burritos And The Game-Changing Enchiladas. ...
  • Mac And Cheese. ...
  • Donuts (Aka Breakfast Of Winners)
Jun 2, 2016

What are 5 best winter foods? ›

Here are some foods that you should try out this winter.
  1. Soup. This is one of the best food that will help you live through winter comfortably. ...
  2. Drink More Warm Milk. ...
  3. Cauliflower and Broccoli. ...
  4. Start Your Day with Porridge. ...
  5. Consume Root Vegetables. ...
  6. Increase Your Intake of Cheese, Eggs, and Fish.

What are five winter food? ›

  • Sarson ka saag. Sarson ka saag is a traditional Punjabi dish prepared with mustard greens, ginger, and garlic. ...
  • Bajra khichdi. Bajra khichdi is a traditional Rajasthani dish that is made during the winter season. ...
  • Moong dal halwa. ...
  • Nihari. ...
  • Panjiri. ...
  • Gond ke laddoo. ...
  • Kharode soup. ...
  • Til pitha.

What is the best food for winter survival? ›

What Emergency Foods to Keep in Your Pantry
  • Peanut Butter. ...
  • Whole-Wheat Crackers. ...
  • Nuts and Trail Mixes. ...
  • Cereal. ...
  • Granola Bars and Power Bars. ...
  • Dried Fruits, Such as Apricots and Raisins. ...
  • Canned Tuna, Salmon, Chicken, or Turkey. ...
  • Canned Vegetables, Such as Green Beans, Carrots, and Peas.
Mar 27, 2023

What is Southern comfort food? ›

What is Southern comfort food? my idea of Southern comfort foods: biscuits, cornbread, collards, ham, fried chicken, turkey and dressing, field peas and rice, fried green tomatoes, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, pecan pie, sweet potato pie, 16 layered chocolate (or caramel ) cake .

What is a classic American dish for dinner? ›

This usually includes fried chicken, chicken fried steak, mac & cheese, coleslaw, American biscuit, jalapeño cornbread, fried okras, peach cobbler, etc.

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