Carter Family Recipes

← Back to the collection

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.

Browse the posts below, or choose a subcategory when available.

In this collection

  • Perfect Crispy Roasted Potatoes

    Perfect Crispy Roasted Potatoes

    These potatoes are super crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and amazing fresh out of the oven – all thanks to a couple secret ingredients and…

    Continue reading

  • Mashed Potato Gratin

    Cheesy, creamy mashed potatoes topped with garlic parmesan potato gratin – this truly is the ultimate side dish! Ingredients For the Mashed Potatoes 1.5kg / 3.3lb baking potatoes,…

    Continue reading

  • Chicken Dressing Casserole

    Chicken Dressing Casserole

    A delicious Southern-inspired comfort dish that combines tender chicken, savory cornbread stuffing, and a creamy sauce, all baked into one hearty casserole. Perfect for family dinners, potlucks, or…

    Continue reading

  • Amish Onion Fritters

    Amish Onion Fritters

    Craving something crispy and full of flavor? These Amish Onion Fritters are the perfect golden bites! Simple ingredients, fried to perfection, and topped with a dollop of sour…

    Continue reading

  • Creamy Double-Garlic Mashed Potatoes

    Creamy Double-Garlic Mashed Potatoes

    Roasted garlic is the secret to these deeply flavored mashed potatoes with a lively crunch from garlic chips. This dish takes a little more planning and prep than…

    Continue reading

  • Junk Yard Salad

    Junk Yard Salad is a really sweet salad recipe with sweetened condensed milk, pineapple, and cherry pie filling. Have this salad in your recipe box ready, when you only…

    Continue reading

  • Creamy Alfredo Lasagna Soup

    Creamy Alfredo Lasagna Soup

    Ingredients 1/2 lb ground sausage 1 small onion, chopped 8 oz mushrooms, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups baby spinach 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth 5 lasagna…

    Continue reading

  • Chicken Bubble Biscuit Bake Casserole

    Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced 1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of chicken soup 1 cup sour cream 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 can (16.3…

    Continue reading

  • Reuben Bake

    Ingredients 8 slices of rye bread, cubed 1 pound thinly sliced or shredded corned beef 1 can (14 ounces) sauerkraut, drained and rinsed 2 cups grated Swiss cheese…

    Continue reading

  • Garlic Chive Mashed Potato Puffins

    Garlic Chive Mashed Potato Puffins

    These Garlic Chive Mashed Potato Puffins turn leftover mashed potatoes into something unexpectedly elegant. Creamy potatoes are blended with garlic-and-herb cheese, sharp white cheddar, Parmesan, eggs, and fresh…

    Continue reading