My DD loves to enjoy a home made platter of Fettucini Alfredo - with chicken & veggies! I often make our alfredo with either peas & carrots, broccoli, zuccini, tomatoes or spinach mixed into it. She loves it! It's a nice warming comfort food that become well rounded as I add in the extra protein and veggies!

Our Alfredo sauce is as follows - mixed with our favorite seasonal veggies & chicken!

1 Kraft cream cheese pack (8 oz)

1 cup of parmesean cheese, grated

1/2 stick butter

1 teaspoon olive oil

2 tblsp garlic, minced

3 cups of milk or cream (your choice, we use 2%)

 Heat on medium - add grilled/baked chicken and veggies after sauce has blended and thickened! Enjoy tossed with your favorite pasta - use spinach pasta, whole wheat or sundried tomato for more flavor.

When I was a small child my grandmother would make mashed potatoes with shredded cheddar cheese in them.   She would peel and boil about 5 large white potatoes then she would mash them with a stick of butter, a 1/2 cup of sour cream and 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese with a bit of fresh ground pepper and a pinch of chopped parsley.  That is to this day my comfort food. 

When I was pregnant over 26 years ago I would sit down with a 4 qt bowl of these potatoes and eat them until the bowl was empty and scrapped clean.

My sweet little granddaughter will do the same thing and she's two. 

My daughter's favorite comfort food is a peanut butter and honey sandwich. In fact, it's pretty much the only thing she'll eat!

the Johnson family tales

My kids and I love to make grilled cheese and chicken noodle soup when we need some added comfort to our day. Being were originally from Louisiana were always looking to spice things up, so we add a slice of pepper jack cheese to our regular grilled cheese and its a party in our tummies!! The kids love to dip their sandwiches in their soup bowls and see who can get the most noodles in their mouths. I remember doing the same things when I was a kid!! I love watching my 3 children enjoy these simple little things....

My kids favorite meals are quick ones.  Things like grilled cheese, chicken nuggets and alpha tots and pasta and sauce are their faves.  I usually pull those out when the brain cells won't work.

My family's favorite "feel good" meal is ziti.  But I don't bake it.  Instead, I add the shredded mozarella and ricotta cheeses after I drain the pasta, while it's still hot.  It makes the cheese creamier than if you baked it, and doesn't get dried out.  I just serve it topped with sauce and grated parmesean cheese, with hot rolls or slices of italian bread and salad.  Definitely the top meal in my family.

a big gooey Grilled cheese sandwich,  a steeping hot bowl of Tomato soup and a big crisp dill pickle is the way we get back to comfort and a classic feel good meal in our home.

There's nothing better than a lazy Sunday morning and a big batch of pancakes with syrup and bacon.  My boys love to dip the bacon in the syrup.  We make tiny pancakes for them and they gobble them up.

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Heather Stork

My son loves to eat fish sticks with tomato soup.  He dips the fish sticks in tarter sauce and eats them.  Then he eats the tomoto soup by taking turns dipping Kraft cheese singles that were broken down into squares and saltine crackers.  He ends up drinking the remainder of the soup.  He has such fun eating this meal and he always comes running with a smile on his face.

I'm sure everybody would call this a comfort food, but my mom makes a delicious macaroni and cheese. You just use pasta noodles, milk, cheese, and a little butter. The best part is after it's  baked in the oven, the top is crunchy. Delish!

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My familiy's feel good meal is mexican cornbread.  It is a cornbread made with cream style corn and layered with lots of grated cheese and hamburger meat, jalapenos on one side for the adults then topped with more cornbread.  My boys really enjoy this.

This might not be sophisticated enough for some people but I love to take Kraft singles and lay them over tortilla chips and microwave them. It's my own version of cheap nachos.

But probably our favorite meal as of late is carnitas. I spend all day slow cooking a pork shoulder and then shred it up and sizzle it in a pan on high heat with a little oil. Throw it in a corn tortilla with black olives, onions, and shredded cheddar and I'm one happy girl.

I love to make homemade Macaroni and Cheese from my old orange Betty Crocker cookbook - it is one of the family favorites, with it's gooey-liciousness! And it's even better the next day!

My kids favorite comfort food is homemade mac and cheese that I make using my mom's recipe.  It's even yummy reheated for lunch the next day.

My family is in love with this easy meal. Crock pot a pork butt all day with only a little cavendars seasoning. Drain off fat and add 2 small cans of black beans. Let simmer while a side of white rice is getting ready. Top with a dollup of real sour cream, diced tomatoes, diced onions with a little garlic, olive oil and red wine vinegar to taste. It is yummy. My kids like it all in one dish and sometimes as separates, it depends on the mood.

12 Grilled or baked chicken thighs,

2 cans chicken & rice soup,

2 cans green beans,

3 tablespoons sour cream, 

1 can sliced mushrooms, 

10 crackers

Combine all the ingredients except the crackers in a large casserole dish.  Crumble the crackers on top.  Bake at 365 degrees for 15-20 minutes.  YUM.  Always a winner in our house!

April

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My kids have two favorite comfort meals.  They are homemade chicken and dumplings and potato soup.  The chicken and dumplings are worth the effort and the potato soup just tastes like it took hours.  Both are staples, especially during the winter.

Take 2 large cans of diced tomatoes and puree them in the  blender.  Mix in 1/2 cup of coffee creamer, salt and pepper and one tablespoon of italian seasoning.  Heat and serve with grilled cheese, made with cheddar cheese.

A family tradition around here: Homemade Macaroni and Cheese served with ham. This was a "Feel Good Meal" for me when I was a kid, and now it is for my kids, too! 

A family favorite!!!  Grew up with this recipe.

1 lb of ground hamburger

1 packet of taco seasoning

1 box Kraft Shells and Cheese (I like to use the 2% kind)

Brown ground beef and add taco seasoning and a little water.

Mix with prepared Kraft Shells and Cheese!

Enjoy this dish with tortilla chips and Mexican corn!

Jennifer

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Apparently some people make these with crescent rolls and little sausages (which I admit sounds wonderful), but here's a recipe for homemade pigs-n-a-blanket. Enjoy!

Jane @ What About Mom

My favorite comfort food is Kraft Macaroni and Cheese...just cooked...still hot...it feels sooo good going down.

My go to comfort food as a kid was hamburger soup.  This was always a fall/winter favourite. 

My mother used to give this to me after a day of sliding. It warmed me up instantly and created such comfort. I now make it for my daughters.

Cheddar Soup

3 Tbsp butter

1 small onion diced

1/2 c diced plamentos

2 Tbsp flour

4 C Chicken Stock

4 C Cream

2 C Sharp Cheddar cubed or shredded

pinch cayenne pepper

In your soup pot saute with your butter onion and plamentos on low heat. When carmelized add 2 Tbsp flour. Add your chicken stock and cream. cook on low for 15 minutes. Add the cheddar cheese and caynne pepper and simmer.

Dish up with french bread to dip in it.

Ooooh, we love grilled cheese and tomato soup.

 The grilled cheese is made with homemade bread, a little bit of butter, salt and pepper--and Kraft Singles.  (Two per sandwich.)  And the tomato soup is canned, and made with milk (not water, eewww)--so there's a good amount of dairy.

 Then--(here's the kicker)--dip the grilled cheese into the soup.  Perfect!

My 2-year-old has a healthy appetites and rarely shows a strong preference for one food over another (unless it's ice cream) with two exceptions:  grilled ham & cheese sandwiches and mac 'n cheese.  We had the Velveeta version this summer on vacation, and now she won't touch any other kind.

As a child, my favorite was the blue box mixed with one can of tuna and a can of LeSeur peas.  It's still my go-to comfort food.

My daughter is only 1, so her favorite foods are somewhat limited so far.  But what seems to be her favorite is some pasta with a little sauce and some sliced up cheese and peaches.  Loves it, she does! 

MinnesotaMom
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My girls are just crazy for breakfast pizza... it is fast and very easy, so I really don't mind obliging them. 
Press a roll of refrigerated crescent rolls out flat onto a small baking sheet to cover the pan for the crust.   Mix 4 or 5 eggs and a pinch of seasonings (as if for scrambled eggs) and pour over the crescent rolls.  Then layer on half to three quarters of a pound of your favorite cooked ground sausage... spicy, mild, turkey, etc.  Then cover the top with cheddar, colby/ jack, or any other kind of cheese just as you would a pizza.  Bake it in the oven for 11 to 15 minutes at 375 degrees.   

This meal is a definite old stand-by for my children.

 1. prepare a can of tomato soup according to the directions.  i usually use milk instead of water to make the soup more creamy.

2. you can use any type of cheese for your grilled cheese sandwich.  favorites for us include cheddar and swiss.

3. my son especially enjoys his sandwich dipped in the tomato soup.  so after cheese is melted and the bread is browned on both sides, i cut the sandwich into 4 small triangular pieces to make dipping easier. delicious!