Comforting recipes

Your favorite comfort food with an Italian flair!

Classic oven baked beans.

Creamy, cheesy, warm and comforting pan full of deliciousness!

Braising can turn a tough piece of meat into a tender, fall off the bone, comfort food. I can think of no better example than the classic dish osso buco, made from veal shanks.

Think of this soup as a dessert more than a soup. Indeed, you could serve it as a dessert or as an appetizer. This is summer comfort food at its best.

An easier no-boil baked beef and cheese manicotti pasta dish. Comfort food satisfaction as your favorite pasta bake, without as much fuss.

This classic salad is light, fresh, and comforting.

These have been one of my family's favorite comfort foods since I was a small child!

"This is a very easy comfort food recipe. I serve it over rice."

Nothing says comfort food like grandma's cookin'. I have simplified the process with canned beans but feel free to use a comparable amount of fresh. I also replaced the lard in Grandma's recipe with (marginally more healthy) butter.

Baker's Delight sour dough french onion soup. Warm, comforting with a bit of zing from the sourdough. The onions are slow roasted for perfect results every time.

A classic and healthful comfort food dessert dish. Using brown rice retains all the goodness of the bran for leaps and bounds added health factors. Sweeten only with apple juice concentrate the recipe stears you clear of refined sugars.

Simple chicken recipe. Easy to prepare using jarred sauce and healthy chicken breast.

Unique, warm, and comforting.

Creamy, cheesy, satisfying! This quick and easy bean dip is my family's favorite go-to comfort food.