Need meals for a cold day? Whether you need cozy snow day meals after playing in the snow with kids, meals to warm you up on a cold winter night, winter meals on a budget, or some cold weather comfort food, these are easy recipes your family will love!
Recipes and Meals for a Cold Day
What should I eat on a cold day?
What do you eat on a cold snow day:
Southwest chicken crockpot soup (one of our absolute favorite chicken recipes for cold days!)
White bean chicken chili
Slow cooker green beans and potatoes recipe
Oven ham and cheese sliders
Homemade hot chocolate
Warm fried biscuits with warm dipping sauces
Hot charcuterie board
Warm graze board
Oven Smores
Microwave smores
Hot chocolate bar (perfect after playing in the snow and winter day recipes with friends)
Gooey warm brownies
Don’t miss the full list of easy cold weather meals and recipe ideas below!
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Recipes And Meals for a Cold Day and Dinner Ideas For Winter Nights
These kid friendly meals for cold weather are easy dinner ideas and even winter lunch ideas for friends after playing in the snow or being out on a cold night!
Our #1 favorite crockpot meals for a cold day! You can increase or decrease the spicy soup level to your liking. Add this to your good meals for a cold rainy day, too!
Another one of our favorite crockpot dinner ideas for winter nights! This white bean chicken chili recipe can easily be converted to vegetarian by leaving out the chicken and adding more beans. (And it's one of those healthy cold weather recipes!)
These baked sandwiches in the oven are the perfect cold day comfort food! The juicy, sweet ham pairs well with the melted Swiss cheese for amazing baked sliders!
One of the best easy hot meals! Put these green beans and potatoes in crockpot before you head out for your snow day activities, and it's ready when you get back! Perfect if you're looking for vegetarian meals for a cold day!
This homemade hot chocolate without a hot chocolate mix will quickly become your favorite when you’re looking for what’s good to cook on a cold day, especially a rainy day food or after playing in the snow!
These easy fried biscuits make for a warm comforting cold day snack and it's a quick and easy recipe. Add apple butter or cinnamon sugar for a special snow day treat!
Looking for a little out side the box for classic dishes for cold weather? Try a warm graze board, where you add different melted cheeses, hot dips, warm breads, etc. Perfect for warming up after cold night activities!
Wondering what can you do in the snow at home? If you're hunkering down inside on a cold day and want indoor snow day activities, how about oven smores? Fun and easy snow day treat!
Need a quick and easy snow day recipe? Here's how to make s'mores in the microwave — easy recipe that can be ready in about 2 minutes! Another good treat if you want fun recipes for snow days!
If you're making fun kid-friendly meals for cold weather, definitely add monster milk! It's a fun indoor winter idea where kids can make their own monsters to put in the drink. (Warm it up for a snow day hot drink!)
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