Over the last couple of decades, we’ve racked up a lot of phenomenally good comfort food recipes. You’ve shared your favorite recipes for the creamiest mac and cheese, the fluffiest pancakes, and your Mom’s best pot pie recipe. Our community has loved making these recipes, and they’re now family favorites in many different homes across the world. These comfort food recipes are what home cooking is all about. Here are the top 30 recipes that have become go-to recipes for the community. We hope you enjoy them!
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Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes
Baked potatoes are always a comfort food, but bake them twice, and you have the ultimate comfort food. “Have made these more times over the years than I can count,” says reviewer naples34102.
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
Ever noticed that most things that come out of the slow cooker are comfort foods? Simply throw in a bunch of ingredients, and the appliance slowly tenderizes them and melds flavors until you’re left with comfort in a bowl. Exhibit A: this beef stew.
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Classic Goulash
Stacy Allen / Food Stylist: Julian Henserling / Prop Stylist: Christina Daley
First up, we have a classic one-dish meal: American goulash. Not to be confused with Hungarian goulash, American goulash is made with easy to find, budget-friendly ingredients including pasta, ground beef, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. “I grew up on this in Iowa…” says reviewer Leanie A..
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Absolutely Ultimate Potato Soup
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
Baked potato soup is everything you could ask for in a comfort food: hot, rich, creamy, and full of flavor. “You won’t find better in a can or at a restaurant,” says reviewer BC Survivor.
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Fluffy Pancakes
Allrecipes / Diana Chistruga
Whether made for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, pancakes are always a comfort food. This pancake recipe has nearly 15,000 five-star ratings, so it’s safe to say it’s been vetted and approved by our community of home cooks.
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Brown Sugar Meatloaf
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
Reviewer JENNIROO1015 says, “My husband is a meatloaf connoisseur. I, on the other hand, can’t stand the stuff. However, his arrival home from the war in Iraq prompted me to make this as his homecoming meal: good old-fashioned, USA comfort food. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes…Alas, I picked this recipe out of all the others and made it. My very first attempt at making meatloaf! It was easy to follow and my husband almost fainted when he realized what he was getting for dinner! He LOVED it and even more amazing, I (the world’s biggest anti-meatloaf person) loved it as well.”
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Baked Ziti
chibi chef
Over 6,500 home cooks have rated this recipe five stars, meaning it’s definitely in our comfort food hall of fame. You may want to cover the dish as it cooks to prevent it from drying out.
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
We would be remiss if we didn’t include this favorite recipe for chicken and dumplings. This recipe only requires five ingredients: chicken breasts, butter, cream of chicken soup, onion, and refrigerated biscuit dough.
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Slow-Cooker Barbecue Ribs
Allrecipes Magazine
The beauty of these ribs is that you don’t even need to pull out the grill to make them: First roast them to drain the fat, and then cook them low and slow in the slow cooker until fall-off-the-bone tender. Reviewer PEACHESNCREAM2 says, “The genius of this recipe is the first step—roasting ribs in the oven. This removes fat and liquid that would otherwise cause soupy results in the crock pot.”
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Rich and Simple French Onion Soup
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
You don’t have to go to a restaurant to find good French onion soup. This dish is actually quite simplistic in nature — a hearty beef broth and caramelized onions are topped with a slice of crusty French bread and bubbling cheese. “After ordering this soup many times at restaurants, this recipe reproduces precisely what French onion soup is supposed to taste like,” says reviewer STEVERAMSEY.
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Jenn’s Out of This World Spaghetti and Meatballs
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We’re fans of shortcut ingredients around here, but you’ll never want to go back to using frozen, store-bought meatballs and jarred sauce after you try this top-rated recipe for spaghetti and meatballs.
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Mamaw’s Chicken and Rice Casserole
Melissa Goff Mamaw’s Chicken and Rice Casserole
Here’s a dish that absolutely epitomizes comfort food: “I grew up on this recipe, my Grandmother got it from a lady from church at a pot luck a long time ago!” says recipe creator katiefbenham. “She passed it down to my mom and it’s always been a family favorite. Quick and easy for school nights, and the leftovers are just as good!”
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Taco Stuffed Poblano Peppers
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A classic American comfort food is done up with Latin flavor: “Poblano peppers are stuffed with ground meat and Spanish rice and baked in a tomato-based sauce with a sprinkling of cheese,” says recipe creator IBETRAVLIN.
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Six Can Chicken and Tortilla Soup Recipe
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
Yes, you can create good, old-fashioned comfort food by opening just six cans. You can also doctor it up with a little cumin, chili powder, cilantro, and garlic powder as reviewer SSCHULTE14 suggests. Serve with avocado, cheese, lime, or crushed tortilla chips.
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Chuck’s Favorite Mac and Cheese
Photo by ChefBound
What makes this mac and cheese irresistibly creamy? The addition of cottage cheese and sour cream. The buttery bread crumb topping takes it over the top.
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Linda’s Lasagna
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Everyone thinks their lasagna recipe is the best, but RBLAIR‘s backs it up with over 1,200 five-star ratings. Double the recipe and freeze the seconds to bring to a friend or family member!
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Hibatchi Style Fried Rice
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
Learn to make hibachi at home with this quick and easy recipe that can be easily tweaked to suit your tastes: ” I enjoy using left-over teriyaki chicken in my fried rice, but you can use any meat you want or no meat at all!” says recipe creator Amber62006.
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Jambalaya
Meredith
You need this essential Cajun dish in your toolkit. It’s an easy, one-pot meal that’s packed with protein and flavor — what more could you ask of comfort food?
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Juicy Roasted Chicken
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
You won’t find a juicier chicken at the store: “If you don’t try this, you’re missing out. If you do try this, I venture to say that, you will be very pleasantly surprised!” The key to this juicy chicken is basting it with the pan drippings and melted butter.
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Mulligatawny Soup
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
Curry powder brings a deep, earthy flavor to this hearty soup consisting of chicken, rice, cream, and a little chopped apple. The best part? It comes together in about an hour.
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Stuffed Shells
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
Jumbo pasta shells are filled with three kinds of cheese and baked in mushroom and pasta sauce. It’s definitely a special occasion meal you’ll want to keep on hand.
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White Pizza Grilled Cheese
Photo by Christina
This leveled-up grilled cheese will leave people talking. Serve with a side of marinara sauce for dipping.
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Chicken Zoodle Soup Recipe
“Chicken Noodle has always remained my favorite soup but I realized it is due to the rich broth, carrots, celery, and onion combo and not really about the noodles. LOVED this! It was the zoodles instead of noodles that bumped this one up a notch over chicken noodle,” says Allrecipes Allstar Soup Loving Nicole.
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Mom’s Chicken Pot Pie
Mom’s Chicken Pot Pie | Photo by KGora
Skip the frozen food aisle, and go for this down home pot pie instead. “I will definitely be making this again and inviting people over to try,” says reviewer emmabambi.
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Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“It’s a great side dish with a roast pork loin or beef tenderloin,” says recipe creator CathyM. “Add a green salad and French bread, and you have found the magic path to a man’s heart.”
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Crispy Fried Chicken
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
“Awesomely simple recipe ! Made it at home after work for my wife, had it with some gravy and chips, delectable ! Would recommend using buttermilk, however if you don’t have any 1cup of full fat milk with a teaspoon of vinegar should do the trick” —Reuben
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Ken’s Kickin Posole
Photo by Soup Loving Nicole
This version of a traditional Mexican stew is loaded with poblano peppers, hominy, pork loin, bacon, jalapenos, cilantro, and more. Reviewer naples34102 says, “Make this. Now. Exactly as the recipe directs. Just make double what you think you’ll need.”
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Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole
fabeveryday
“This is really delicious! I expected to need more seasoning, but it worked great as is. Though I couldn’t find cream of broccoli soup so I used Campbell’s condensed broccoli cheese soup. That was a great choice.” —fabeveryday
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Get a Husband Brunswick Stew
autumneyes Get a Husband Brunswick Stew
Here’s an old family recipe for a classic Southern comfort food. “I don’t know if this will get anyone a husband, but the one I have loved it. I am somewhat embarrassed to say that we had leftovers for breakfast this morning!” says reviewer cookin’mama.
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Easy Beef Stroganoff
Yoly
We’re rounding out our list of comfort food recipes with a classic: beef stroganoff. This version is ready in just 30 minutes, start to finish. You’ll want to add it to your weeknight dinner rotation.
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