11365 comfort food dinner Recipes

elbow macaroni, butter (the original recipe calls for 9 tbsp. - i like to use 8 tbsp of unsalted - or 1 stick. you probably could get by with even less if you are so inclined...), shredded muenster cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, feel free to up the cheese quotient. and invite me for dinner! ), half-and-half, cubed processed cheese food (don tsp be a velveeta snob like i was - this makes the sauce so darn cheesy/creamy. if you want to remain a v-snob, then go for cream cheese, but it won tsp be the same. but hey, it s your thang - do what you wanna do. heh.), eggs, beaten, salt, dry mustard, ground black pepper, any combination ), ground meat, browned (turkey, chicken, beef, pork), breakfast sausage such as jimmy dean regular or hot (browned and drained - 1 lb.), keilbasa or andouille (cut into chunks and browned in a wee bit of olive oil), fresh chorizo, casing removed, browned and broken up, onion, diced and sauteed until translucent, jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (for a milder taste, use poblano, or go crazy and use serranos or a habanero), crushed red pepper flake to taste, roasted red pepper, chopped, i have even added, artichoke hearts, drained and loosely chopped, cheesy note : another great cheese combo and 1 of my favorite spins is using shredded asiago, provolone, mozzarella and a sharp cheddar. delish, use a pepper jack cheese in the mix . or a smoked cheddar. i adore cheese and it all works for me and makes this recipe wonderful, comforting and lusciously decadent.

short-grain white rice (such as pearl rice), salt, sweetened condensed milk, butter, raisins (optional), vanilla, cinnamon

milk (the original recipe calls for whole but you can make it with any type of except skim), a vanilla pod, split down the middle (if you don tsp have pod, then use 2 tsp. vanilla extract), butter, divided, sugar, arborio rice (or any rice used for risotto), an additional 2 tbsp. sugar or 2 tbsp. vanilla sugar if you have any on hand, cardamom (optional, you can also add more if you like )

southern comfort, eggnog (light is fine too), cream, nutmeg, grated , to taste

spring mix (suggest marketside , baby greens and radicchio organic available at walmart and food lion), cucumber peeled and sliced, petite carrots (the kind sold in ready to eat bags), grape tomatoes cut in half lengthwise, shredded cheese (your favorite - cheddar, colby, etc.) grated, croutons (your favorite ), fresh ground black pepper, salad dressing of choice, bacon - cooked and crumbled (optional), any other vegetable that you love on a salad

oil, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, garlic, minced, potatoes, peeled and cubed, cut green beans, half-and-half

ice, whiskey liqueur (recommended : southern comfort), pear nectar, herbed spiced spanish liqueur (recommended : licor 43), see cook s note, bitters, ice cubes, sliced seckel or other small pear, suggestion : cocktail glass

ice cubes, whiskey (recommended : southern comfort), pear nectar, licor 43, bitters, seckel or other small pear, thinly sliced

cooked spaghetti, romano cheese, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, margarine, garlic powder

frozen mixed stir fry vegetables, ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips, fat-free italian salad dressing, shredded parmesan cheese, flour tortillas, room temperature

southern comfort, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, midori melon liqueur, vodka, grenadine, maraschino cherry, lime slice

onions, chopped, celery, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, peanut oil, garlic, chopped, steak sauce, louisiana hot sauce, ketchup, salt, southern comfort

southern comfort, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, melon liqueur, vodka, splash grenadine, garnishes: maraschino cherry , lime slice