Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Find easy to make main dish recipes with favorite vintage comfort foods included. Try hamburger soup, homemade pizza, baked meatballs, and more.
Try these baked meatballs and dumplings covered in gravy and topped with poppy seed dumplings. Serve this vintage comfort food for a hearty weekend dinner on a cold winter day. What is wrong with a bunch of gravy, meat, and bread all rolled into one casserole? Nothing says hearty and stick to your ribs like … Read more
An easy hamburger casserole made with hamburger, rotini pasta, baked beans, tomato sauce, and barbecue sauce. Serve this for a weeknight dinner. Ahh…the humble casserole. This is one of those everyday easy recipes that can save dinner for you when you don’t have any ideas about what to make or are short on ingredients. The … Read more
A ground beef shepherds pie recipe made with ground beef and seasoned with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables. Serve this cottage pie for a hearty breakfast or brunch. You could also serve this for a late dinner after work. It is a quick and easy dish that works well as a way to use up … Read more
Orange chicken and fried rice is a delicious main dish meal and fun to cook on the weekend. Orange zest gives it a true orange flavor. Orange chicken with fried rice is a favorite dish in our household. It is fun to cook and makes a satisfying meal. My husband and I both enjoy cooking … Read more
A delicious ham glaze made with pineapple juice, raisins, and cherries and flavored with the heady spices of cloves, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg. Serve over baked ham for a Christmas or Easter brunch. This glaze for ham is quick and easy because you can make it in the microwave in about 5-10 minutes. Spoon this … Read more
A hearty shepherds pie recipe made with ground beef, corn, potatoes, onions and cheese. This is an easy main dish dinner idea or serve it for a hearty breakfast. Shepherds pie, also known as “poor mans pie”, is a simple vegetable and beef meat pie recipe. It is made with ingredients you normally have around … Read more
An easy taco casserole made with ground beef, black beans, salsa, and tortilla chips. Serve this Mexican-style casserole for a one dish weeknight dinner. After making this, I think I have a new favorite easy dinner recipe! Where have you been all my life? This was a delicious satisfying one-dish meal that the entire family … Read more
A hearty hamburger soup recipe made with hamburger, mixed vegetables, V-8 juice, Ramen noodles, and beefy onion soup mix. Hamburger soup is one of our favorite weeknight dinners. We usually have the ingredients on hand and it makes a hearty and satisfying winter meal. Everyone leaves the table content and happy when I make this recipe. … Read more
A fun family style homemade pizza recipe to tailor to your exact tastes. Serve this for a weekend meal comfort food and get your children involved adding the toppings. It is a fun treat for sleepovers too! These days it seems easier to pick up the phone and have a pizza delivered to your home. … Read more
Make these easy mini sliders cheeseburgers just like you get in a restaurant. Made with extra-lean ground beef, dinner rolls, onions, and American cheese, these will become a family favorite. Want to make something fun for dinner tonight? These easy mini sliders cheeseburgers are one of our favorite main dish comfort foods to make for … Read more
