Comfort food dinners feel like a warm hug after a long, tiring day. Whether it’s your grandma’s oven pot roast or that cheesy lasagna from childhood, familiar foods bring back nostalgic memories of happy times and full bellies. Take your pick from this list of easy-to-make dinners and tempting recipes—like Air Fryer Meatloaf or Bisquick Cheeseburger Pie—and get ready for a meal that’s pure deliciousness and pure comfort!

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

This sweet potato shepherd’s pie is a delicious twist on the classic dish. It combines savory flavor-packed meat and veggie filling with the slightly sweet and creamy texture of whipped sweet potato. It’s a hearty, comforting, yet affordable meal that the whole family will love!
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2-Ingredient Instant Pot Shredded Beef for Tacos

This 2-ingredient instant pot shredded beef tacos recipe is a great quick and simple meal. The tender beef and rich, dynamic spices and flavors make for a perfect taco.
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Chicken Tenders

These chicken tenders have a flavorful, crispy outer coating and are juicy and savory inside. This is the perfect fun, wholesome recipe for the entire family!
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Pressure Cooker Beef Curry Recipe in 30 Minutes

This pressure cooker beef curry recipe is rich, delicious, filling, and easy. It makes the perfect cold-weather meal. The instant pot cooks the meat, so you have tender, pull-apart, flavorful beef in 30 minutes.
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Dutch Oven Pot Roast Recipe

This easy Dutch oven pot roast recipe always yields fork-tender, flavorful meat; make it a full meal with potatoes, carrots, and gravy!
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Coq Au Vin Recipe (French Chicken In Wine)

This Dutch oven Coq au Vin recipe is true to the classic—tender chicken and hearty vegetables cooked low and slow with layers of flavor in a rich, velvety red wine-based broth. It’s perfect for date night dinner, and it takes just an hour to make from start to finish!
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Authentic Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

This Butter Chicken is the dreamiest, creamiest Indian curry that you can make in the comfort of your own home, even down to the iconic bold orange-red color. It rivals your favorite restaurant’s Chicken Makhani and is best when indulged with basmati rice or homemade garlic naan.
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Instant Pot Hamburger Soup

Enjoy a cozy, comforting meal with this Instant Pot Hamburger Soup. Quick and easy, it’s packed with vegetables and lean ground beef, making for a hearty dinner perfect for any night.
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Easy Beef And Potato Bake

This is an easy beef and potato bake that uses tasty ingredients. It’s a one-pot beef recipe with a layered potato topping, meaning it is flavourful! This beef and potato one-pot meal is always a BIG hit! It is a great chuck roast recipe.
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Hearty Beef Chili

This is the best hearty beef chili recipe! It’s a traditional chili recipe, just like Mom used to make, with a delicious homemade taste.
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Easy Baked Rigatoni With Ground Beef

Simplify your dinner routine with this Easy Baked Rigatoni with Ground Beef. This straightforward pasta bake features al dente rigatoni, a savory meat sauce, and a melty mozzarella topping. It’s a versatile and comforting dish ideal for busy days, offering endless variations to suit your taste.
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Dutch Oven Beef Stroganoff

Filled with tender beef and a rich and creamy mushroom sauce, this Dutch Oven Beef Stroganoff is at the top of our list of favorite comfort meals. You will love this hearty and easy one-pot dinner.
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Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta

This Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta is hearty, packed with flavor, and totally restaurant-worthy! It comes together in just 30 minutes, and it’s always a hit.
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Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi

These Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi are creamy, garlicky, herby, and so easy to make! Ready on the table in less than 30 minutes!
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Country Style Crock Pot Cube Steak

Make your easy recipe for tender, delicious crock pot cube steak with mushroom gravy! This hearty country-style steak is a family favorite!
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Bisquick Cheeseburger Pie

Bisquick cheeseburger pie is a simple, delicious comfort food that cooks up in 35 minutes! This savory pie recipe is a weeknight favorite.
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Ground Beef Enchiladas

These are the best ground beef enchiladas. Made with corn tortillas, ground beef, onion, and tons of cheese.
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Red Wine Slow Braised Italian Beef Ragù

A rich and delicious Italian beef ragù that is slowly braised with red wine for the ultimate comfort dish served over pasta!
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Goulash

This easy beef and tomato goulash recipe is cozy and comforting. With a few simple ingredients, it can be ready in less than thirty minutes!
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Greek Pastitsio Recipe (Greek Lasagna)

Greek Pastitsio Recipe (or Greek Lasagna – Greek Macaroni) is a favorite comfort food of mine, especially when I need to feed a crowd.
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Air Fryer Meatloaf

This air fryer meatloaf recipe is delicious comfort food with crispy edges and a moist inside.
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Baked Tortellini Casserole

Baked tortellini casserole has all the flavors you love in lasagna without all the work! Delicious tortellini bake is comforting and creamy and can be prepared in a few minutes.
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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie

Simplify dinner with this easy Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie. Tender chicken, veggies, and a creamy sauce create the perfect comforting weeknight meal.
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Keema Pie (Curried Lamb Mince Pie)

This comforting keema pie recipe is richly flavored with Indian aromatics, spices, and herbs—all snuggled up under creamy, herby mashed potato. Think of it as a curried shepherd’s pie. Alternatively, make it with beef for a curried cottage pie.
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Chicken Baked Ziti

This Baked Ziti with Chicken is loaded with flavor, featuring a rich blend of seasonings and topped with a generous amount of cheese. This baked pasta casserole is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for weeknight dinners or entertaining guests. It’s surprisingly easy to prepare!
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Smoked Lasagna

This over-the-Top Smoked Lasagna is prepared from start to finish in the smoker for a meaty, cheesy, and smoky spin on a classic casserole.
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Cheesy Bolognese Rice Bake

Say hello to your new family favorite. This cheesy bolognese rice bake has all the flavors of lasagne with a little twist. A layer of seasoned rice and rich bolognese is topped with gorgeously creamy, cheesy bechamel sauce, making a wonderful, family-friendly recipe that is fab for making ahead of time.
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Beef And Mushroom Stew (Warwickshire Stew)

Beef and mushroom stew is an immensely cozy, stick-to-your-ribs supper. This one-pot recipe creates fall-apart beef that can be cooked in the oven or the slow cooker.
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Rougaille Saucisse (Sausage Rougail)

Rougaille Saucisse, also known as Tomato Creole Sausages, is a simple meal with big flavour. Delicious golden onions, ginger, and garlic are drowned in tomatoes and spices, and plump sausage makes for a hearty and easy meal.
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Sausage Plait

This sausage plait is pure comfort food. Sausage meat and vegetables are encased in delicious, warm, flaky pastry. It can also be chopped up and eaten cold on a summer’s day picnic.
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