3,860 soul recipes

Quick microwave ground beef casserole layered with egg noodles, cottage cheese, sour cream, and sharp cheddar over a tomato beef base. Comfort-food weeknight dinner in 25 minutes.

Kazakh gutap: deep-fried herb fritters with a thin laminated dough wrapped around dill, parsley, garlic, scallions, and butter. Served with a tangy sour cream sauce.

Creamy chicken noodle soup with dried porcini mushrooms, leeks, and sour cream in a white wine broth. Rich, earthy comfort food for cold, dreary days.

Impossible ham quiche skips the crust and still bakes up golden and puffed. Eggs, sour cream, and flour form their own self-crusting base around ham, monterey jack, and sauteed mushrooms. Retro weeknight winner.

Chocolate Purses with Rhubarb-Raspberry Mousse recipe

Layered Tex-Mex spinach bake with a Bisquick crust, taco-seasoned beef, creamy ricotta spinach, and a bubbly cheddar-sour cream top. Feeds 8 hungry people.

Cheesy crawfish casserole with peeled crawfish tails, the holy trinity, mushrooms, and rice in a cream cheese and Velveeta sauce, topped with crispy fried onions. The Louisiana potluck classic.

Grilled flank steak fajitas marinated in lime juice, cumin, and onion soup mix with sauteed peppers and onions on warm flour tortillas.

A retro layered casserole with crunchy corn chips, Monterey Jack, and a spiced tomato-chili sauce bound with an egg and cream custard. Topped with sour cream and melted cheddar for a rich, bubbly vegetarian bake.

Sorrel borscht is a chilled Eastern European soup with lemony sorrel leaves, potatoes, dill, and sour cream. A tangy, refreshing cold soup for warm weather.

A four-layer cheesecake masterpiece: walnut-graham crust, dense cream cheese filling, silky sour cream topping, and whole strawberries drenched in a Cointreau-spiked raspberry glaze. Plan ahead; it needs 2 to 3 days to reach peak flavor.

Lightened fettuccine alfredo built on blended simmered garlic and broth, thickened with sour cream and parmesan instead of heavy cream. Zucchini matchsticks cook in the pasta water for a vegetable-loaded quick dinner.

Oven-baked Chinese-style spareribs glazed with a sweet and tangy sauce of tomato puree, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and chili sauce. Sticky, saucy, and fall-off-the-bone.

Pumpkin mousse layered three ways: a warmed pumpkin-cream cheese-yolk base, folded with whipped cream and beaten egg whites, then chilled and topped with crystallized ginger.

Upgraded tuna noodle casserole with bell peppers, celery, pimentos, sherry, and slivered almonds. A retro comfort dish dressed up with classier ingredients than the standard version.

Blanquette of veal is a classic French white stew with tender veal, cauliflower, and a silky sour cream and lemon sauce. Bistro comfort served over rice or noodles.