62 Super Comforting Recipes For When You're Not Sure What To Make

Fluffy, buttery, and chocolate-y, these pancakes check all the boxes for the perfect treat-yourself breakfast, or breakfast for dinner.

Recipe: Fluffy Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Opt for challah in order to make the chewiest, eggiest, most decadent French toast. This version is filled with a light and airy strawberry and whipped cream mixture, but you can always leave it un-stuffed.

Recipe: Stuffed Challah French Toast

Grab a bag of tortilla chips, some eggs, canned black beans, and a jar of store-bought salsa verde or red enchilada sauce for this Mexican-inspired breakfast.

Recipe: Chilaquiles (Verdes or Rojos)

The secret to light and silky soft boiled eggs is to cook them over low heat super slowly, stirring constantly until they're just barely set.

Recipe: Soft Scrambled Eggs

Start with store-bought biscuit dough to easily whip up this new take on the classic BEC breakfast sandwich.

Recipe: Bacon Egg and Cheese Monkey Bread

Poaching eggs can be a pain, but this casserole is an easy way to enjoy all the flavors of eggs Benedict without all the effort. Just don't skimp on the hollandaise sauce — it's the icing on the cake (or the drizzle on the casserole, so to speak).

Recipe: Eggs Benedict Casserole

This cozy casserole comes together with just five ingredients: egg noodles, ground beef, condensed cream of mushroom soup, store-bought French onion dip, and fried onions.

Recipe: French Onion Beef Casserole

There's nothing tricky about making lasagna from scratch. Just layer lasagna noodles, browned ground beef, tomato sauce, and the ricotta mixture. Bake until golden and bubbly.

Recipe: Classic Meat Lasagna

This from-scratch pad Thai sauce comes together with sugar, tamarind concentrate, soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and red pepper flakes. If you don't want chicken, swap in your favorite protein like shrimp or tofu.

Recipe: Homemade Pad Thai

This Eastern European-style recipe is basically beef and rice meatballs that are wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in a bright and tangy tomato sauce seasoned with sugar and red wine vinegar.

Recipe: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

This creative dish calls for shredded chicken in order to turn a classic party app into a comforting and filling casserole.

Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole

If you have the time, try slow cooking the meat sauce. Just let it simmer for two to three hours over low heat and the Bolognese will become super tender and flavorful.

Recipe: Spaghetti Bolognese

While beef stew takes a while to cook, the only cooking skill required here is patience. Just add the ingredients to your slow cooker and let dinner make itself.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Stew

If you need to cut down on cooking time or want to save some effort, store-bought biscuit dough makes a perfectly delicious pot pie crust.

Recipe: Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Keep a can of cream of mushroom soup on hand for easy recipes like this crowd-pleasing casserole. You basically just dump all the ingredients into a baking dish and let it cook.

Recipe: Chicken Noodle Casserole

Once you've tried this from-scratch version, good luck ever going back to the boxed stuff. There's something about the combination of sharp cheddar, Gruyère, and Parmesan cheese beneath the crispy bread crumb topping that is pretty irresistable.

Recipe: Baked Mac 'n' Cheese

You'll want to plan ahead when making this hearty French onion soup because it takes the majority of the day to slow cook. That being said, once you add the ingredients to the Crock Pot, all you really have to do is wait.

Recipe: Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Chicken cutlets get dredged in eggs and breadcrumbs, pan-fried until golden and crispy, then baked beneath a heaping spoonful of marinara sauce and lots of mozzarella cheese.

Recipe: Crispy Chicken Parmesan

These Japanese-style chicken cutlets are breaded in panko and sooo delightfully crispy. Serve them over rice with some cabbage and ponzu sauce.

Recipe: Crispy Chicken Katsu

Store-bought ravioli is your dinnertime secret weapon. Tossed in a simple sundried tomato cream sauce, you've got a meal fancy enough for date night.

Recipe: Creamy Tuscan Ravioli

If you like buffalo wings, you'll love these easy meatballs. Serve them on a big bed of rice or on a salad with blue cheese and celery.

Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Making restaurant-quality enchiladas at home is surprisingly easy. Just roll up seasoned beef in tortillas, then top with cheese and enchilada sauce and pop it into the oven. You can also swap the beef for ground chicken, turkey, or even a mix of black beans and sweet potato.

Recipe: Ground Beef Enchiladas

You can make this take-out classic in your own kitchen using egg noodles or spaghetti and whatever veggies and protein you have on hand.

Recipe: Chicken Lo Mein

If you have time to make the wontons from scratch, you won't regret it. You can make a big batch at once and freeze the extras for future meals.

Recipe: Pork Wonton Soup

You don't need a fancy pizza oven or even a pizza stone to make incredible 'za at home. All you need is a sizzling hot cast iron skillet, pizza dough, and your favorite toppings.

Recipe: Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

Sweet and spicy and sticky and chewy, this Chinese-inspired chicken is a restaurant favorite for a reason. With the help of a few sauces and seasonings —like soy sauce, black vinegar, and sesame oil — you can make it right at home.

Recipe: General Tso's Chicken

Nachos get a little fancy thanks to shredded chicken, canned black beans, and all your favorite toppings. Toss on jalapeños, diced tomatoes, red onion, and lots of cheese.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken and Black Bean Nachos

Beef stew can be very time consuming, but this skillet supper makes things simple thanks to ground beef, frozen veggies, and store-bought biscuits.

Recipe: Skillet Beef Pot Pie

This recipe calls for rice, chicken, sausage, and shrimp simmered in crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, and lots of spices. It's really, really good.

Recipe: New Orleans-Style Jambalaya

When it comes to the world of pasta, cheese-filled tortellini reigns king.

Recipe: Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup

Roasting pork shoulder in the oven for carnitas can be very time-consuming, but your handy Instant Pot makes it easy. Shred the pork with forks then add it to burritos, tacos, and more.

Recipe: Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas

Minimal clean-up is always our M.O, which means we can never have too many solid sheet pan dinners in our arsenal. This one is worth making on repeat.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

The best thing about fried rice is that you can make it with just about whatever is left in your fridge. Grab some rice, frozen veggies, and last night's shredded chicken, the leftover bacon, or some frozen shrimp, and turn it into a satisfying meal.

Recipe: Easy Bacon Fried Rice

Start with your favorite potato, cauliflower, or sweet potato gnocchi. This 30-minute meal comes together in a single pot, which makes it a good option for busy or lazy nights.

Recipe: Parmesan Spinach Gnocchi

This classic Roman pasta gets a little autumnal twist thanks to wild mushrooms that get sautéed in oil until nice and crispy.

Recipe: Tagliatelle Carbonara with Crispy Mushrooms

Make this decadent eggplant dish for meatless Monday... or any day. It's so hearty and satisfying, you won't realize it's totally vegetarian.

Recipe: Baked Eggplant Parmesan

When your sweet tooth kicks in and you don't have time to make a big production, this single-serving microwave chocolate cake is a godsend.

Recipe: Chocolate Mug Cake

If you use store-bought apple pie filling and crescent roll dough, this festive fall dessert calls for just two ingredients.

Recipe: Two Ingredient Apple Turnovers

We all know the best part about baking cookies is eating the dough. This eggless cookie dough is totally safe to eat raw, so you can devour it by the spoonful.

Recipe: Edible Cookie Dough

There's something so nostalgic about banana pudding. You don't even need to turn on the oven to make this dessert from scratch. The vanilla wafers, bananas, and custard filling sit in the fridge for up to two days until soft and spongy.

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding

Walnuts and chocolate are the ultimate cookie combination. Every bite is the ideal amount of sweet, savory, nutty, and buttery.

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

With a buttery graham cracker crust, rich and creamy filling, and a final layer of blueberries, these three-layer dessert bars are worthy of a special occasion but easy enough to make on a weeknight.

Recipe: Blueberry Cheesecake

You can use whatever milk you like best to make this chocolate pudding. For a dairy-free version, try using oat milk. It's so rich, you won't believe there's no heavy cream involved.

Recipe: Dairy-Free Salted Chocolate Pudding

If you like Reese's cups, you'll love these no-bake cookies that are made with just five ingredients: butter, graham crackers, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and confectioner's sugar.

Recipe: No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars