Comfort Foods
Creamy soups, casseroles, pies, and slow-cooked dishes give this comfort-food collection its familiar character. The recipes bring together substantial textures and preparations associated with home cooking, while allowing room for newer interpretations of those flavors. Find a dish that suits the kind of comforting meal you want to put on the table.
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Beef Pozole in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients 1 medium sweet onion, diced 1 1/4 pounds to 1 1/2 pounds of beef back ribs or short ribs (if the ribs are whole, I cut them…
Poutine
The province’s gastronomic achievements may reach dizzying heights, but Quebec may forever be known as the place where poutine began. An unabashedly savory collage of french-fried potatoes, beef…
Fried Mashed Potato Balls
Ingredients: 4 cups mashed potatoes 2 cups cooked picadillo, sausage, Mexican chorizo or cheese cut into small cubes 2 eggs 2 tablespoons hot sauce 2 cups finely ground…
Southwestern Turkey Soup
This spicy soup is loaded with turkey, beans, corn and tomatoes. We like it really hot, so we tend to use all three tablespoons of jalapenos…and then some.…
Mashed Potato Patties with Tapenade Cream
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes or 1 20-oz. pkg. refrigerated mashed potatoes 2 ounces smoked Gouda, or smoked cheddar cheese, shredded; or crumbled feta cheese (1/2…
Baked Chili Cheese Fries with Bacon and Ranch
Ingredients 2 Tablespoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cumin pinch salt 1 pound bag fingerling potatoes (or 2…
Orange-Cranberry Pork Stew
prefer a thicker stew, reduce the broth to 3/4 cup, or simmer on the stove after baking. Ingredients 1 medium orange 1 1/2 teaspoons dark sesame oil 1…
Southwest Cornbread Stuffing
Ingredients 4 tablespoons butter 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped (about 2/3 cup)…
Bacon Stuffing
This recipe is actually for dressing, but every single person I know calls dressing stuffing. Do you know the difference? Stuffing is actually stuffed inside of a turkey.…
Slow Cooker Cranberry Pecan Stuffing
The best and easiest stuffing ever made right in the crockpot, making Thanksgiving prep just that much easier! Ingredients 1 (12-count) package KING’S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Dinner…
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