Radiators and space heaters are purring, fires are crackling with smoldering hot embers, and the window panes are frosted with the icy breath of the season just waiting beyond the boundaries of the home. Whether it’s snowy or simply bone-chilling dampness, the world feels a lot better with a warm meal. A hug more or less these recipes will revive your spirits during these gloomy cold times of the year.
Stuffed Pretzel Bites
What better way than to start off a meal with something a little bit carby, a little bit cheesy, and a hundred percent satisfying? Nothing in our book! This recipe for Stuffed Pretzel Bites will have you hooked! Hawaiian rolls are stuffed with chive-laced cream cheese, wedged into a springform pan, and brushed with an amazing butter, mustard cheese spread. Baked until bubbling, crispy, and or so hot, these bites don’t just stop with one serving! Get the recipe by clicking the link here.
Mac & Cheese Soup
A classic side dish becomes a starter with this recipe for Mac & Cheese Soup! Base of savory, aromatic vegetables cooks down to give the soup base a complex flavor. Then a homemade roux-based cheese sauce becomes the broth for the body of cooked to perfection pasta shells. With this recipe, macaroni and cheese has no boundaries! If you want the ingredient list and full set of instructions, click the link here.
Stick Of Butter Beef And Rice
An internet recipe standard — stick of butter rice — gets an upgrade with this recipe for Stick of Butter Beef and Rice. The base of rice and consommé get a protein packed addition of ground beef, which enhances the flavor of the rice to a whole other level. Baked until nice and tender, this side dish now eats like a main meal! Find the recipe by clicking the link here.
Hungarian Noodle Bake
If you want a variation different from your standard creamy comfort of mac-n-cheese then try out Hungarian Noodle Bake. This one pan wonder used egg noodles as the pasta that’s baked with a delightful rich and complex creamy poppy seed sauce. Topped with more poppy seeds and cheese on top gives this bake a wonderful crispy topping to contrast the tender creaminess of the casserole. Get the recipe by clicking the link.
Creamy Slow Cooker Macaroni And Cheese
Low and slow is the key in Creamy Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese. Cheddar cheese, Monterey jack cheese, and cream cheese pair up with evaporated milk to make a velvety dream of a sauce. The only thing you’ll have to do is stir the pot every thirty minutes. Sounds like a delicious deal! Curious about the recipe? Then click the link here.
Butter Beans alla Vodka
Butter Beans alla Vodka is a main star dish flying under your radar! A complex but crazy easy from-scratch vodka sauce is the base for the butter beans that soak up the sauce in the most wonderful way, giving you a flavorful spoonful each and every time. Find the recipe and the step-by-step instructions over here.
Potato Knish Casserole
If you want to take mashed potatoes to the next level without a lot of work, then look at this Potato Knish Casserole. Mashed potatoes are fortified with sautéed onions, spread into a casserole dish, and topped with a pie crust giving you the same feeling as a pastry wrapped knish. The flakiness of the pastry is a great texture against the creamy richness of the mashed potatoes. It feels like a classic deli treat without the hassle of making them individually. Find more details about the recipe over here.
Creamy Cafeteria Noodles
School time nostalgia strikes a cord with the heartstrings here with Creamy Cafeteria Noodles. A shortcut list of ingredients makes a creamy sauce for the egg noodles to bake up in. The noodles cook in the sauce, allowing them to soak up all the good, delicious flavors. Get the recipe by clicking here.
Double French Onion Beef Tips and Gravy
French onion soup lovers rejoice with French Onion Beef Tips and Gravy. This rich and hearty stew packs double the French onion flavor in the sauce, helping the meat break down with the most silky, tender texture. Served over mashed potatoes, and you have a meal that’ll get you through the coldest of days! The ingredient list and step-by-step instructions can be found over here.
P.C. Mac & Cheese
Pimento cheese isn’t just a regional Southern spread reserved for dipping crackers into; it can become much more, as seen here in P.C. Mac & Cheese. Pimento cheese partners up with Colby Jack to be the cheese component in this luscious from-scratch cheese sauce. Mixed with elbows and baked until bubbling hot and golden, it’s the macaroni and cheese that packs a bit of southern kick. Get the recipe by clicking the link here.