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Jul 25

8 Easy Dinner Recipes For Family Comfort Foods To Make You Feel Better

  • July 25, 2024
  • Jacqueline Wilson

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Need easy dinner recipes for family comfort foods? Whether you need easy comfort foods on a budget, ideas for classic comfort food recipes, or these are simple dinner recipes your family will love!

Easy Dinner Recipes For Family Comfort Foods - different recipes for comfort food ideas

8 Cheap And Easy Dinner Recipes For Family Comfort Foods

What to eat when you want comfort food?

  • Macaroni noodles & tomatoes 
  • Biscuits and gravy
  • Southwest chicken crockpot soup
  • White bean chicken chili
  • Oven ham and cheese sliders
  • Slow cooker green beans and potatoes recipe
  • Cheesy hash brown casserole
  • Crockpot corn casserole

Don’t miss the full list of comfort meals and budget-friendly recipe ideas below!

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Cheap Recipes And Easy Meals For Comfort Foods

Vintage Stewed Tomatoes and Macaroni Recipe in a white bowl

Macaroni And Tomatoes

This tomatoes and macaroni pasta is a simple southern recipe that is the ultimate comfort food for cheap comfort food recipes.

This macaroni tomato recipe is a staple at cookouts and Southern family gatherings in my family.

That’s where my daughter first had it and now it’s one of her favorite easy pasta dishes!

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Traditional Southern Recipe For Sausage Gravy - biscuits and homemade white gravy with sausage on a white plate

Homemade Sausage Gravy And Biscuits

I don’t know about your family, but we love pulling out a breakfast for dinner meal here and there.

One of the great things about biscuits and gravy is that it’s a filling comfort food recipe that you can make with just a few ingredients.

If the budget is tight and you need frugal meals, buy the ground sausage when you see it on sale and throw it in the freezer. Then, you just need to add flour, milk, and biscuits for a quick and easy family meal for dinner or breakfast!

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NEED A COZY DRINK RECIPE FOR COLD DAYS OR SICK DAYS? TRY THIS HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE

 

 

Crock Pot Sweet Potato Soup in a white bowl

Southwest Sweet Potatoes and Chicken Soup

This slow cooker soup is our #1 favorite crockpot meals for a cold day recipe, cozy rainy day recipes, or when our family needs comfort food.

Add this to your good meals for a cold rainy day, too.

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Best White Bean Chicken Chili Recipe in a white bowl with a dollop of sour cream, shredded cheese and tortilla chips on top

Best White Bean Chicken Chili

Another one of our favorite crockpot dinner ideas for winter nights or when I’m craving a cozy comfort food recipe.

This slow cooker 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!)

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Recipe For Ham And Cheese Sliders with a cheese and ham slider on a plate cut in two halves with melted cheese oozing out

Easy Recipe For Ham And Cheese Sliders

These baked sandwiches in the oven are the perfect cold day comfort food or when you need to bake and take comfort foods to another family.

The juicy, sweet ham pairs well with the melted Swiss cheese for amazing baked sliders that are easily reheated.

These hot sandwiches are great paired with a cozy soup recipe and a great way to use up leftover ham for frugal cooking ideas!

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green beans and potatoes in a white bowl with a piece of cornbread sitting on the side

Crockpot Green Beans and Potatoes

One of the best easy hot meals for cheap comfort recipes!

Perfect if you’re looking for vegetarian meals for a cold day, cheap meals for crowd, or a pitch-in potluck dinner for cheap meals.

We often eat this an easy dinner with cornbread or rolls.

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The Best Hashbrown Casserole Recipe (Potato Casserole)

Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

This easy hashbrown casserole recipe is another comfort food item that we will eat as a side dish, breakfast, or sometimes an easy meal on its own.

If you want more protein and need recipes on a budget, add in a can of chicken or tuna to the recipe.

This is one of the best casserole recipes for dinner comfort foods!

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How To Make Corn Casserole In Slow Cooker or Oven close up of corn pudding on spoon
Crockpot Corn Casserole

If you’re looking for Grandma’s corn casserole recipe, Paula Deen’s corn casserole, corn side dishes with cream cheese, or old fashioned creamed corn casserole, this is it!

(I’ve also heard it called a corn pie recipe.)

I think for me this is one of the best comfort foods because I grew up eating this from grandma’s recipe and then my mom making it. So, this simple side dish always makes me feel better!

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ALSO TRY THIS EASY RECIPE: Everything Hot Ham and Cheese Pinwheels With Special Sauce

Hot Ham Pinwheels Recipes text over pictures of ham and cheese pinwheels on a plate

 

I hope you enjoy these easy dinner recipes for family comfort foods!

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About The Author

Jacqueline Wilson has been creating crafts and making theme recipes for over 20 years. She loves making real food fun and cooking recipes with her daughter Ella, creating recipes based on children's book themes, and also creating fun kids activities! She is also an educator, wife, homeschool mom, #1 Bestselling Author, and Parent Busters podcaster. LEARN MORE ABOUT JACQUELINE'S BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE ON THE ABOUT PAGE

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