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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Hot and Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Here’s a great idea for leftover chicken. Simply add it to rice, broccoli, tomatoes, cheese, and crisp crackers to make this creamy casserole. 3 cups chopped cooked chicken…
Smoky Chicken and Cheesy Potato Casserole
With smoked chicken, hash brown potatoes, creamy soup, and lots of cheese, this casserole recipe is comfort food at its finest. Nonstick cooking spray 1 10¾-ounce can condensed…
Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake
Fold three types of cheeses and garlic-thyme butter into mashed potatoes then cover with a crunchy Parmesan and panko topping. Bake it till it’s golden and bubbly for…
Jalapeño Cream Gravy
¾ cups Morrison’s Country Style Peppered Gravy Mix ½ Jalapeño; seeded and finely chopped ⅜ teaspoon Jalapeños powder Combine ingredients with ½ cup water. Mix with a wire…
Steve’s Creamy Grits
Ingredients 3 cups water 1/2 cup coffee creamer 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup quick-cooking grits 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or a little more if desired, at room temperature…
Bacon-Cheddar Grits
This side dish pairs well with fried chicken or grilled pork and shrimp. 4 slices bacon, finely chopped 1 Jalapeño, finely chopped (optional) 4½ cups water 1 cup…
Creamy Grits
This delicious Southern recipe for creamy grits comes from chef Frank Stitt’s cookbook, Frank Stitt’s Southern Table. 4 cups water, preferably spring water Coarse salt and freshly ground…
Chicken Creole with Chile Cream Sauce
Lime juice adds a burst of freshness to this flavorful sautéed chicken dish, seasoned with Cajun seasoning and zesty green chiles. 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about…
Potato Gratin
In this classic gratin, thinly sliced potatoes soak up all the goodness of a milk-and-cream mixture that has been spiked with nutmeg. A sprinkling of grated Gruyere cheese…
Chicken Cordon Bleu
4 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1½ pounds) ½ teaspoon coarse salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 6 ounces sliced Swiss cheese (4 to 6…