Grandma's Favorite 35 Comfort Food Dinners You'll Love As Much As We Do

A big hug and big plate of food - that's what we always got when we had family dinner at Grandma's house. There's nothing better than her cooking, and we've brought those flavors to you with this collection of 35 comfort food dinner recipes straight from Granmda's kitchen. Try old-fashioned favorites like John Wayne casserole, garlic butter steak bites with potatoes, pork chop casserole, and so many more.

John Wayne Casserole

Casserole held in air on wooden spoon. — John Wayne Casserole. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

You are going to love this John Wayne Casserole. It’s packed full of savory beef and veggies, with a golden brown biscuit crust.
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Alfredo Meatballs

These alfredo meatballs are loaded with flavor and bathed in a delicious alfredo sauce. It's a hearty, tasty dinner everyone loves.
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Garlic Butter Steak Bites And Potatoes

These garlic butter steak bites and potatoes are full of flavor and so easy to make. They're a great take on classic steak and potatoes.
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Old-Fashioned Hamburger Casserole

ground beef potato dish with melted cheese and golden-brown topping in an old-fashioned white baking dish. — Old-Fashioned Hamburger Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

An easy recipe, old-fashioned hamburger casserole relies on creamy canned soup and a few other simple ingredients for its flavor and texture!
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Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef Roast

Slow cooker balsamic beef roast produces the most tender, flavorful, beef roast with a flavorful gravy that is absolutely divine.
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Skillet Mac And Cheese With Bacon

A skillet filled with creamy macaroni and cheese topped with crispy bacon pieces. — Skillet Mac And Cheese With Bacon. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy Skillet Mac and Cheese recipe is a yummy main course or side dish. It has a cheesy sauce with smoky bacon cooked perfectly in a cast iron skillet.
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Easy Butterfly Chicken Drumsticks

Butterflied chicken drumsticks on a plate. — Easy Butterfly Chicken Drumsticks. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Butterfly Drumsticks recipe is a great way to achieve juicy and flavorful chicken. Slicing open the drumsticks and seasoning the inside is a game changer.
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Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

A chicken thigh being lifted out of the pan. — Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs Recipe features tender, juicy chicken in a sweet and savory homemade sauce for an easy meal that's full of flavor!
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Philly Cheesesteak Pasta

Fork lifting a bite of pasta mixed with ground meat, bell peppers, and a creamy sauce, reminiscent of a Philly Cheesesteak. — Philly Cheesesteak Pasta Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Philly Cheesesteak Pasta features everything you love about the popular sandwich in an easy-to-make, cheesy pasta dish that's loaded with flavor!
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Pork Chops With Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Easy pork chop with creamy mushroom sauce, served alongside mashed potatoes and broccoli, garnished with parsley. — Pork Chops With Cream Of Mushroom Soup. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Easy Pork Chops with Creamy Mushroom Sauce are the best way to cook tender pork chops in a flavorful sauce made with cream of mushroom soup. It's absolutely perfect for a weeknight meal!
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Easy Pork Chop Casserole

pork chop served on a bed of seasoned rice. — Easy Pork Chop Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Pork Chop Casserole makes a delicious one-pan meal to serve any night of the week. Enjoy tender and juicy pork chops cooked in creamy rice for a satisfying family dinner everyone will love.
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Easy Hobo Casserole

A fork is inserted into a cheesy slice of lasagna with visible layers of meat, cheese, and pasta on a white plate, likely prepared in one of those classic 13 x 9 inch casseroles. Green beans sit in the background, complementing the hearty dinner casserole. — Easy Hobo Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Hobo casserole is a rich, hearty, beefy dish full of ground beef, a creamy sauce, cheese, and potatoes. It's delicious, easy, and filling.
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Creamy Beef And Mushroom Stroganoff

A bowl of creamy beef stroganoff served over egg noodles. — Creamy Beef And Mushroom Stroganoff. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Creamy Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff is incredibly satisfying! Tender beef in a savory, creamy mushroom sauce with pasta, potatoes, or rice.
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Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac And Cheese

This Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac and Cheese is the ultimate pasta dinner. With a rich and cheesy sauce, salty bacon, and ranch seasoning — it’s super flavorful!
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Creamy Tomato Pot Roast (Slow Cooker)

A plate of slow cooker roast beef with gravy and onions, served with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. — Creamy Tomato Pot Roast (Slow Cooker). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This tomato pot roast cooks slowly to tender perfection in a rich, creamy tomato sauce that's perfect with rice or potatoes.
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Baked Steak Recipe (How To Cook Round Steak In Oven)

Steak on a plate. — Baked Steak Recipe (How To Cook Round Steak In Oven). Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy baked steak and potatoes recipe shows you how to cook round steak in oven and it's so delicious. This baked steak recipe is the perfect family meal.
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Slow Cooker Bacon, Macaroni And Cheese

A forkful of cheesy bacon macaroni. — Crockpot Bacon Mac And Cheese. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Slow Cooker Bacon, Macaroni and Cheese or mac and cheese is the best, easy, creamy, cheesy, comfort food using evaporated milk and a fantastic method!
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Easy Meatball Stroganoff (One Pot Meal)

Skillet full of meatball stroganoff. — Easy Meatball Stroganoff (One Pot Meal). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy one pot meatball stroganoff recipe with a creamy, savory onion and mushroom sauce is comfort food at its best.
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Grandma’s Bacon Cheeseburger Pie

Grandma’s Bacon Cheeseburger Pie is exactly like a bacon cheeseburger in a pie crust! Ketchup, mustard, relish, bacon, ground meat and lots of cheese!
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Slow Cooker Sweet Balsamic Pork Roast

A plate containing slices of pork roast topped with gravy and onions. — Slow Cooker Sweet Balsamic Pork Roast. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Slow Cooker Sweet Balsamic Pork Roast is so tasty that you'll never tire of it, love the gravy and how your house smells while cooking!
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Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Tenderloin

Sliced pork tenderloin on mashed potatoes with gravy. — Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Tenderloin. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Tenderloin creates the most flavorful pork tenderloin, roast, loin, chops or pulled pork, using 4 ingredients.
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Meaty Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef

A slice of cheesy casserole with ground meat, green peppers, carrots, and a tomato-based sauce. — Meaty Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Meaty Zucchini Casserole recipe, also called a zucchini bake recipe, is the best zucchini base for zucchini casserole with ground beef.
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Hamburger Green Bean Casserole

Ground beef casserole topped with melted cheese, showing ground meat, green beans, mashed potatoes, and a creamy sauce, with a spoon placed in the center. — Hamburger Green Bean Casserole. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Hamburger green bean casserole is a one pot meal that's full of creamy and cheesy flavors! It's an easy dinner recipe everyone will love!
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Chicken Casserole With Cream Of Mushroom Soup

A fork is near a piece of seasoned, sliced chicken breast served with cheesy rice. — Chicken Casserole With Cream Of Mushroom Soup. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This chicken casserole with mushroom soup features tender juicy chicken with onions, mushrooms, and wild rice in a savory sauce that’s baked to cheesy perfection.
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Turkey Pot Pie With Stuffing Crust

Turkey pot pie topped with stuffing. — Turkey Pot Pie With Stuffing Crust. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Turkey pot pie with stuffing crust gives us all the flavor of turkey and dressing without all the work. It's easy and so delicious.
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Chicken And Rice Crust Pie

A slice of pie held in the air. — Chicken And Rice Crust Pie. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Chicken rice crust pie is basically a modified chicken pot pie with rice. It's creamy, cheesy, and full of tender chicken, and veggies.
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Slow Cooker Sweet And Sour Beef Roast

A plate full of sweet and sour beef roast. — Slow Cooker Sweet And Sour Beef Roast. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Slow cooker sweet and sour beef roast combines classic Americana comfort food with Asian sensibilities for a flavorful family meal.
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Easy Cowboy Stew Recipe (Slow Cooker)

A bowl of cowboy stew. — Easy Cowboy Stew Recipe (Slow Cooker). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy cowboy stew recipe with chunks of beef, potatoes, beans, and vegetables in tomato sauce makes a hearty and satisfying one pot meal.
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Easy Cheesy Chicken Bake

Chicken Bake in casserole dish. — Easy Cheesy Chicken Bake. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

This easy cheesy chicken bake is loaded with tender chicken, cheese, sour cream, cheese, and more. It's a delicious dish that everyone loves.
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Smothered Pork Chops With Tomato Gravy

A pork chop on plate. — Smothered Pork Chops With Tomato Gravy. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Smothered pork chops with tomato gravy is everything a cozy, comfort food meal that everyone will be raving about!
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Slow Cooker Chinese Style Pork Chops

A plate of easy pork chop recipes with caramelized onions, gravy, accompanied by rice and green peas. — Slow Cooker Chinese Style Pork Chops. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Chinese style pork chops cook up in the slow cooker with a tasty gravy for an easy hands-off meal the whole family will love!
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Mom's Old Fashioned Stovetop Pot Roast

A plate of shredded beef with sliced carrots and mashed potatoes, served with an old fashioned cocktail. — Mom's Old Fashioned Stovetop Pot Roast. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Mom's Best Easy Stovetop Pot Roast recipe cooks a moist, tender beef pot roast with gravy from scratch for a family dinner everyone will love.
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French Onion Beef Casserole

A wooden spoon scooping up mouthwatering tuna noodle casserole with a crispy golden-brown top. — French Onion Beef Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

French onion beef casserole makes a hearty and delicious weeknight dinner. It's easy to make with flavorful, creamy noodles and a crunchy onion topping.
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Bbq Meatloaf Recipe

slices of meatload on a serving tray — Bbq Meatloaf Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This BBQ meatloaf recipe is so easy and so good. For this meatloaf with BBQ sauce, we use a simple, classic BBQ meatloaf recipe you'll love.
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How To Make French Onion Chicken Bake

A plate of mashed potatoes topped with brown gravy and garnished with chopped parsley, making it one of those must-have recipes for every occasion. — How To Make French Onion Chicken Bake. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

French onion chicken bake recipe is a delicious meal you'll love. This baked French onion chicken skillet has all the flavor of the soup!
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