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Comfort Food Recipes From Scratch

These from-scratch comfort food recipes are hearty, familiar, and made with real ingredients. You’ll find cozy soups, satisfying main dishes, homemade breads, and old-fashioned favorites made for gathering around the table. Whether you’re looking for a warming meal on a chilly day or simply craving something comforting, these recipes bring homemade comfort to the table.

Comfort Food Dinners for the Table

  • Ground beef and gravy served over mashed potatoes on a brown plate.
    Old-Fashioned Ground Beef and Gravy
  • Stuffed cabbage roll topped with tomato sauce and sauerkraut on a patterned plate.
    Stuffed Cabbage Skillet
  • A cast iron skillet filled with meatloaf, topped with overlapping strips of crispy, browned bacon, sits on a wooden table next to a red cloth.
    Old Fashioned Cast Iron Skillet Meatloaf
  • Traditional cottage pie baked in a cast iron skillet with a golden cheddar potato topping.
    Traditional Cottage Pie
  • Four baked chicken thighs surrounded by roasted diced potatoes and onions in a gray rectangular baking dish.
    Italian Baked Chicken and Potatoes
  • Chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet with onions, bell peppers, and celery in a light broth.
    Cajun Smothered Chicken
  • Two chicken thighs smothered in gravy sit on a plate next to mashed potatoes topped with a chunk of butter and sprinkled with pepper.
    Old-Fashioned Chicken and Gravy
  • Tuscan shrimp pasta with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes in a creamy sauce.
    Easy Tuscan Shrimp
  • Cast iron skillet with a browned breadcrumb topping and a wooden spoon resting inside, revealing a pale mixture beneath the crumbs.
    Old-Fashioned Chicken Casserole
  • Woman lifting a forkful of out of a bowl of pork, cabbage, carrots, sesame seeds, and scallions.
    Easy Egg Roll In A Bowl

Comforting Pasta Dishes Made from Scratch

  • Penne pasta in white cream sauce topped with slices of chicken breast, parsley, and paprika on a plate.
    Creamy Chicken Pasta with Homemade White Sauce
  • Pasta dish covered in melted cheese and tomato sauce in a cast iron skillet.
    Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna
  • Egg noodles coated in a creamy mushroom sauce with visible slices of sautéed mushrooms, served in a rustic wooden bowl on a table.
    Mushroom Pasta with Old-Fashioned Cream Sauce
  • Creamy mushroom macaroni and cheese with cavatappi pasta in a black cast iron skillet.
    Mushroom Macaroni and Cheese Skillet
  • Baked pumpkin pasta with ziti, melted cheese, ricotta, fresh herbs, and smoked paprika.
    Creamy Baked Pumpkin Pasta

Start the Day with Comfort Food

  • Stacked pieces of french toast pastries with blueberries and almonds visible in them.
    Blueberry Bostock
  • Denver breakfast mess in a skillet with eggs, potatoes, ham, and melted cheddar cheese.
    Denver Breakfast Mess in a Skillet (West Coast Style)
  • Gluten free pancakes served with sliced bananas, whipped cream, and scattered chocolate and peanut butter chips.
    Gluten-Free Farmhouse Pancake
  • Brown bowl filled with home fries and topped with two cooked eggs.
    Home Fries and Eggs – Classic Diner Style Breakfast
  • Stack of pumpkin spice pancakes topped with butter and syrup on a brown plate.
    Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Hearty Comfort Food Sandwiches

  • Chicken, bacon, and melted cheese inside grilled sandwich halves with fries.
    BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • Two halves of a grilled tuna melt sandwich with tomato slices and melted cheese.
    Diner-Style Tuna Melt Sandwich
  • Two open-faced sandwiches topped with mushroom stroganoff mixture on a brown plate.
    Ground Beef Stroganoff Sandwich
  • Turkey club melt sandwich halves with turkey, bacon, cheese, and dressing.
    Turkey Club Melt Sandwich Recipe (Friendly’s SuperMelt Copycat)
  • Hot roast beef sandwich with thin slices of beef covered in brown gravy on white bread.
    Classic Hot Roast Beef Sandwich
  • Hot hamburger sandwich topped with brown gravy and served on two slices of white bread.
    Hot Hamburger Sandwich
  • Breaded chicken with marinara and melted cheese on roll half with top bun on brown plate.
    Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

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