29 Comfort Food Recipes You'll Want To Make On Repeat (2024)

This Cuban shredded beef dish — slow cooked in beef broth, diced tomatoes, apple cider vinegar, and lots of spices — is best served with a side of rice. Make a big batch! It makes for great leftovers.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Cuban Ropa Vieja

Traditionally these Vietnamese meatballs are made with ground pork, but you can use beef, chicken, or turkey too. The meatballs are mixed with lemongrass, garlic, and scallions, shaped into mini burger patties, and pan-fried. Serve them over rice noodles with nuoc cham, a Vietnamese dipping sauce made with fish sauce, vinegar, lime juice, and chilis.

Recipe: Vietnamese Pork Meatballs (Bun Cha)

This eastern European comfort food is made with cabbage leaves stuffed with a savory mixture of ground beef, eggs, breadcrumbs, and rice. They're simmered in a vinegar-y tomato sauce until tender.

Recipe: Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Any soup made with creamy peanut butter is guaranteed to be delicious. This West African comfort soup combines peanut butter, sweet potato, chickpeas, garlic, ginger, and tomatoes into one decadent meal.

Recipe: African Peanut Soup

Introducing your new favorite stir-fry recipe. It starts with sweet potato starch noodles. Add your favorite veggies like spinach and peppers plus a protein (tofu, thinly sliced beef, and shrimp all taste great). The three-ingredient sauce comes together with soy sauce, maple syrup, and toasted sesame oil.

Recipe: Korean Glass Noodle Stir-Fry (Japchae)

These crispy pancakes are easy to make, affordable, and super customizable. Keep things basic with scallions, or add more veggies or seafood (such as shrimp) to make it more filling. Don't forget a side of kimchi and dipping sauce!

Recipe: Korean Scallion Pancakes

These meatballs freeze beautifully, so you can make a big batch one night and keep them for future lazy meals. Just make sure to freeze them separately from the beef gravy. Serve these beef and pork meatballs on top of mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

Recipe: Swedish Meatballs

This recipe is totally meatless and loaded with veggies, but the best thing about curry is the way you can customize it with whatever ingredients you have on hand. Toss in your favorite protein and chow down.

Recipe: Red Thai Curry Vegetables

This meatballs are made of lamb, parsley, and a mixture of pine nuts, smashed garlic, onion, and spices. Serve them over couscous, in pita bread, or on an Israeli salad with hummus and pickles.

Recipe: Middle Eastern Lamb Kofta

In the hierarchy of cold weather comfort foods, classic French beef Bourguignon is in a league of its own. Beef and veggies simmer in a deep and fragrant broth made of beef stock, red wine, Cognac, tomato paste, and herbs for a seriously feel-good meal.

Recipe: Classic Beef Bourguignon

There's no getting around it: making carnitas from scratch takes a long time. But if you use your trusty slow cooker, you can prepare the pork, set it, and forget it.

Recipe: Mexican Pork Carnitas Tacos

Meet your new favorite sandwich: baguette topped with sliced chorizo and a tangy, herby chimichurri sauce.

Recipe: Argentinian Choripan With Chimichurri

Who knew ingredients as simple as rice and chickpeas could come together into such a flavorful dish? Turns out butter, yogurt, and a handful of spices go a long, long way.

Recipe: Crispy Persian Rice With Spiced Chickpeas (Tahdig)

This soup is so indulgent, you'll never believe there's no cream. Rather, it gets its creaminess from red curry paste and coconut milk. This recipe calls for chicken, but you can easily make this soup totally vegetarian or even vegan with a few simple swaps.

Recipe: Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Kha Gai)

Imagine a lasagna loaded with meat, veggies, and layered with a creamy béchamel sauce. Yeah, it's as good as it sounds.

Recipe: Greek Moussaka