Comfort Food

Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is a classic for one reason—it’s damn good. Using chicken thighs ensures the meat remains juicy. Using our trick for quickly peeling garlic makes it hassle free.

• (3)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 18

This is why we have pressure cookers. Because they render an inexpensive cut of pork and plain pinto beans into a smoky, soulful, put-your-spoon-down-and-sigh chili in a fraction of the usual time.

• (1)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

Think of these as an easy mashed potatoes casserole loaded with bacon, Cheddar, and sour cream. Talk about awesome game day grub.

• (6)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 12

This luxe mac and cheese comes in diminutive dishes at hoity-toity Balthazar, though it creates no less comfort scooped straight from a plain old baking dish sitting in the center of the table.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 50 M
• 0

Expect a slightly ginormous, squat, thin cookie that’s chewy in the center, crisp at the edges, and uncommonly good through and through.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 55 M
• 4

Tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons for dunking. And it requires barely more effort than heating up some Campbell’s.

• (4)
• 10 M
• 45 M
• 19

A slow-cooker riff on Mexican posole that has a lot of the same complexity as the classic minus all the tending and stirring on the stovetop. Still certain to satisfy.

• (6)
• 20 M
• 4 H, 40 M
• 23

This outrageously healthy—yet still satiating—riff on Italian wedding soup swaps traditional beef and pork meatballs for ones made with turkey. Indulgence with decency.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 1 H
• 6

A custardy filling and a flaky crust make the case for bringing this French classic back. It’s essentially indulgence masquerading as a make-ahead, impress-a-lot brunch or lunch.

• (1)
• 1 H
• 2 H, 20 M
• 2

Quite frankly, these remind us why meatballs are a thing of magnificence. They owe their loveliness to chorizo, chili powder, cilantro, and Cheddar.

• (7)
• 25 M
• 45 M
• 32