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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Giada’s Classic Mashed Potatoes
Sometimes, nothing beats classic mashed potatoes – especially for a holiday dinner. Mine are quite simple, but a few key ingredients make it absolutely delicious. Mascarpone gives an…
Twice Baked Potatoes
Each bite of these Twice Baked Potatoes is loaded with creamy butter, tangy sour cream, melted cheese and fresh chives. Baked until crispy, golden brown and bubbly, this…
BBQ Pizza Beans
This vegetarian rendition of the iconic barbecue chicken pizza from CPK trades the chicken and crust for glazy beans. To serve, top with cilantro and sliced red onion…
Truffled Mac & Cheese
When it’s cold outside, Mac & Cheese is always a good idea, but my Truffled Mac & Cheese will make your dinner feel like a celebration. It has two kinds…
Overnight Mac & Cheese
Ingredients Procedure Cook’s Notes To make 1 1/2 cups of fresh bread crumbs, remove and discard the crusts from 5 slices of white bread. Dice the remaining bread…
Giada’s Chicken Chili
The secret to this chili is the combination of delicious spices and herbs. I always add oregano and fennel to give it that Italian spin, and they add…
Macaroni Pie with Graham Cracker Pepper Streusel
Ingredients For macaroni pie filling: For graham cracker black pepper streusel: Procedure
Air Fried Okra
Air Fried Okra is breaded in a seasoned flour and cornmeal mixture, then spritzed lightly with oil and air fried to crispy golden brown perfection in minutes. A quick…
Great Northern Ham & Bean Soup
I really love this Great Northern Beans and Ham Soup recipe from Hurst Beans. It’s so easy to make and just perfect for leftover holiday ham. Ingredients Procedure
Instant Pot Grits
This Instant Pot Grits recipe uses stone ground grits. They are by far the most flavorful grits but they take the longest to cook. Thankfully the Instant Pot…