Bring Comfort and Joy to the Table with 7 Easy Dinner Recipes
Bring a little joy to mealtime over the holidays with these easy and delicious comfort food recipes.
We all need a few easy-button recipes. Ones you can whip up fast and with minimal mess that are still delicious. That’s especially true during the holidays – a time of great joy but often great stress.
To ease the strain and put your focus back on the joy of the season, we’ve rounded up a few classic comfort food recipes that’ll give you back some precious time. These simple but delicious recipes are perfect for all those holiday get-togethers or weeknight meals.
Baked Macaroni & Cheese with Peas & Ham
This easy mac and cheese recipe feeds a crowd. Cheesy, salty and oh-so-comforting, this holiday classic can be served as a side or a meal unto itself. Salty bites of ham and cheesy macaroni are a dynamite combo, and the fresh pops of the pea brighten up this baked mac and cheese. Not to mention, it’s a great way to sneak in some veggies.
Easy Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole
One of the best comfort foods has to be mashed potatoes. And these spuds are NEXT LEVEL. Loaded with cheese, seasonings, and bacon, these loaded mashed potatoes fill us with comfort and joy. And thanks to Simply Potatoes Traditional Mashed Potatoes, you can whip them up in a hurry.
Easy Sausage Stuffing
What’s a holiday feast without stuffing? This easy sausage stuffing brings together all the flavors and textures we love about grandma’s stuffing and simplifies it. The prep time is just 15 minutes. When stuffing is this quick and easy to make, you just might find yourself making it on a regular basis.
Cheesy Chili Mac
A steaming bowl of chili warms you from the inside out, making chili recipes a cold-weather favorite. We’re pretty partial to this hearty chili mac recipe. This goulash-like soup is packed with veggies, spices, sausage and noodles. One thing’s for sure — no one will leave the table hungry when this easy chili is on the menu.
Easy Italian Sausage Lasagna
Love lasagna but never make it … because who has the time??? You can have this classic and delicious dish on the table in just over an hour, thanks to time-saving ingredients like oven-ready lasagna noodles. And while this easy lasagna recipe saves you time, it doesn’t sacrifice flavor to get there.
Sausage and Potato Hand Pies
Few would guess these adorable sausage and potato hand pies are quick and easy to make. They’re filling, flavorful and comforting. Plus, there’s just something about a pocket-sized pie that’s special. And if ever there’s a time for something special, something that sparks joy around the table, it’s the holidays.
Sweet Potato Pie
We saved the sweetest for last. And with a prep time of just 5 minutes, this sweet potato pie recipe takes the cake … err, pie. Featuring our mashed sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie spice, we’d put this easy sweet potato pie recipe up against homemade pumpkin pie any day. It’s that good.
Easy Dinner Recipes for the Win
We hope these simple and delicious comfort food ideas leave you feeling a little more inspired and a bit less stressed when it comes to mealtimes over the holidays.
And if you’d like more recipes for simplifying mealtime, be sure to poke around our recipe page. It’s filled with recipes for bringing more variety to your weekly meal rotations and taking the stress out of cooking.
Wishing you all glad tidings of comfort and joy.
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