Comfort Food Recipes

The easiest and best comfort food recipes for days when you need to feel full and happy! Pasta recipes, cozy soups and stews, casseroles, desserts, and more!

Easy Comfort Food Recipes

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Cheese Enchiladas

$5.97 recipe / $1.49 serving

Spinach and Feta Grilled Cheese

$3.40 recipe / $1.70 serving

Coconut Curry Ramen

$1.34 recipe / $1.34 serving

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One Pot Cheeseburger Pasta

$5.03 recipe / $1.26 serving

Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta

$3.72 recipe / $0.93 serving

Comfort Food Dinner Ideas

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Southern Comfort Food Recipes

Celebrate like you're in Louisiana with this easy, filling, and inexpensive one pot favorite, Pastalaya. It's the shortcut pasta version of Jambalaya! BudgetBytes.com

One Pot Pastalaya

$7.51 recipe / $1.25 serving

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Extra Cheesy Homemade Mac and Cheese

$4.19 recipe / $1.05 serving

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Louisiana Style Red Beans and Rice

$9.75 recipe / $1.63 serving

Slow Cooker Taco Chicken Bowls

$10.31 recipe / $1.72 serving

Vegetarian Comfort Food Recipes

Cheesy Pinto Beans

$2.96 recipe / $0.74 serving

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

$1.65 recipe / $0.14 each

Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen

$2.75 per serving

Three bowls of rosemary garlic white bean soup with different toppings (pesto, croutons, Parmesan).

Easy Rosemary Garlic White Bean Soup

$2.49 recipe / $0.62 serving

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Vegetables and Gravy

$4.00 recipe / $1.00 serving

Vegan Red Beans and Rice

$7.40 recipe / $1.23 serving

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Chocolate Depression Cake (egg-free, dairy-free)

$2.41 recipe / $0.27 serving

Homemade Garlic Bread is twice as nice for half the price of it's frozen store bought counterpart! Plus it only takes minute to make and can be stored, unbaked, in the freezer. BudgetBytes.com

The Best Homemade Garlic Bread

$2.43 recipe / $0.20 serving

Winter and Cold Weather Comfort Foods

Zuppa Toscana

$7.51 recipe / $0.94 serving

Cabbage Soup

$7.89 recipe / $0.99 serving

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Quickie Red Beans and Rice

$8.02 recipe / $1.34 serving

Chicken Stew

$12.22 recipe / $2.04 serving

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The Best Broccoli Cheddar Soup

$4.97 recipe / $1.24 serving

Chunky Ham and Bean Soup

$6.70 recipe / $1.68 serving

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

$10.23 recipe / $1.71 serving

Chicken Noodle Soup

$9.10 recipe / $1.14 serving

Newest Comfort Food Recipes

Swedish Meatballs

$5.83 recipe / $1.46 serving

Swedish meatballs are a delicious and cozy meal that is easy enough to prepare for a weeknight dinner but fancy enough for a special occasion.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

$4.58 recipe / $0.25 serving

This chocolate chip cookie recipe is so good you'll fall in love at first bite. The chocolate chip cookies are chewy with crispy edges.

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Dollar Store Dinners – Spam Stir Fry Noodles

$5.00 recipe / $2.50 serving

This quick Spam stir fry is a dollar store dinner that only requires a few simple ingredients: ramen noodles, frozen vegetables, and luncheon meat.

Sweet Potato Casserole

$5.94 recipe / $0.74 serving

Greater than the sum of its parts, this buttery sweet potato casserole is a breeze to put together and will be the star of your dinner table!

Butternut Squash Curry

$7.23 recipe / $1.81 serving

This butternut squash curry is easy, inexpensive and so deliciously warm, cozy, and filling. It's the perfect vegetarian comfort meal!

Mashed Potatoes

$2.83 recipe / $0.57 serving

Follow these easy steps to make the smoothest, fluffiest, cloud-like mashed potatoes you've ever had! Plus ideas for more flavor add-ins.

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Puerto Rican Rice And Beans

$8.24 recipe / $0.69 serving

Boricuas eat Puerto Rican Rice and Beans almost every day because the dish has bold flavors, it's easy to prepare, and it's budget-friendly!

Monkey Bread

$7.53 recipe / $0.63 serving

If you're looking for an easy, absolute knockout dessert, try making the buttery, caramelized, pull-apart cinnamon loaf known as Monkey Bread.

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Roasted Chicken

$11.45 recipe / $1.90 serving

This roasted chicken recipe gives you crispy skin bathed in butter and meat that's softly scented with lemon, garlic, and rosemary. There are also unctuous potatoes and carrots that cook in chicken jus. It's a must try!

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Pollo Guisado (Puerto Rican Chicken Stew)

$9.37 recipe / $2.34 serving

Pollo Guisado is a hearty Puerto Rican chicken stew that's packed with flavor, easy to make, and ready to devour in a little under an hour.

Apple Pie

$6.94 recipe / $0.87 serving

If you're looking for a scrumptious apple pie recipe that will make everyone at your table gasp with delight- this is it!

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Sausage Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

$5.38 recipe / $1.35 serving

If you're looking for a knock-out recipe that takes minutes to put together, this mouthwatering Sausage Stuffed Spaghetti Squash is it!