Comfort Kitchen Picks

This ridiculously simple fall and winter bake is built for nights when you want minimal effort:

• Dump, stir, and wait: Add everything to one...

Think of it as a weeknight twist on beef Burgundy: tender sirloin tips in a red wine sauce, topped with frozen tater tots and Gruyere. The author...

This comforting bake combines ground turkey, wide egg noodles, and tomato sauce, topped with a creamy cheese layer.

• Brown the turkey and onion...

This casserole cooks in one skillet, and you don't need to boil the cabbage first. The ingredients stay simple: 90/10 ground beef, green cabbage,...

This creamy one-pot soup combines seared chicken thighs, sun-dried tomatoes, fusilli, and spinach in a smoky, garlicky tomato cream broth. It's ready...

When nights turn cold and schedules fill up, a slow cooker dinner can wait for you. This collection of 25+ fall ideas is worth a look.

• Slow Cooker...

Browning the butter is a key step, and if it firms up too much, leaving it out at room temperature to soften is the fix.

Cinnamon, cardamom, and...

A $75 week of dinners for two doesn't have to mean the same boring meals or hours of coupon clipping. The secret is reusing groceries, like one...

Ground beef, two very different moods. For a bold enchilada night, the casserole layers corn tortillas dipped in red enchilada sauce with beef, black...

Only two ingredients need swapping to keep the classic casserole you grew up with. Pair a gluten-free soup with gluten-free onions and it's fully...

This soup leaves plenty of room for swaps, which helps nervous cooks:

• Swap the beef: Ground turkey or chicken works, though you may need extra salt...

Jennifer Garner shared her mom's apple cake, a nostalgic favorite built on simple ingredients like apples, cinnamon and nuts. Her mom made it every...

Brisket sits on the bottom and creamy mac and cheese on top, and the recipe makes 12 big servings.

• Make-ahead friendly: assemble up to 2 or 3 days...

For a make-ahead Christmas breakfast casserole, the bread layer is where most overnight versions go wrong. Bread that's too soft turns into baby...

Want something with restaurant-style richness on a budget? Penne Alla Vodka serves four in about 40 minutes, with penne, crushed tomatoes, cream, and...

A cheerful holiday dessert built from a light hot milk cake and buttercream, finished with tiny round sprinkles for the classic dotted look. The...

This recipe turns frozen meatballs, French onion soup, and melted Gruyere into a dinner that tastes like more work than it is. Prep takes about 10...

The whole meal comes together in one large skillet. Brown 1 pound of mild Italian pork sausage until crumbled, then stir in tomato sauce, water, and...

This one-pot soup is essentially a complete meal, and the recipe makes 4 servings. A few simple steps help keep it smooth:

• Lower the heat before...

This sweet-and-savory side pairs juicy pineapple chunks and freshly grated cheddar under a buttery Ritz cracker topping. Brown sugar in the filling,...