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One-Pot Chili Mac — Two Favorites Combined Because Why Not

One-Pot Chili Mac — Two Favorites Combined Because Why Not

Chili and mac and cheese in one pot. My son calls it “the best dinner.” I’m not arguing with him because he’s right. This is...

Chicken Pot Pie Soup — All the Flavor, None of the Crust Stress

Chicken Pot Pie Soup — All the Flavor, None of the Crust Stress

All the flavors of chicken pot pie but you don’t have to make a crust. Everybody wins. No rolling dough, no blind baking, no worrying...

Creamy Tomato Soup — The Other Half of the Greatest Duo in Comfort Food

Creamy Tomato Soup — The Other Half of the Greatest Duo in Comfort Food

This plus grilled cheese equals the greatest duo in comfort food history. Don’t overthink it. You don’t need to add sixteen ingredients or roast anything...

Meatloaf Sandwich — Arguably Better Than the Original Dinner

Meatloaf Sandwich — Arguably Better Than the Original Dinner

Day-after meatloaf between two slices of white bread is arguably better than the original dinner. I know that sounds controversial. I know the meatloaf dinner...

Loaded Baked Potato Soup — All the Toppings, in Soup Form

Loaded Baked Potato Soup — All the Toppings, in Soup Form

All the toppings of a loaded baked potato — bacon, cheddar, sour cream, chives — but in soup form. Honestly, it might be better than...

Tuna Casserole — Old School, No Shame, and Better Than You Remember

Tuna Casserole — Old School, No Shame, and Better Than You Remember

Old school, no shame, and genuinely delicious if you do it right. Tuna casserole gets a bad reputation because people think of sad cafeteria food...

Chicken Noodle Soup — The Recipe I Make When Anyone in This House Sneezes

Chicken Noodle Soup — The Recipe I Make When Anyone in This House Sneezes

This is the recipe I make when anyone in this house sneezes. Twice if it’s the kids. There’s something about a pot of chicken noodle...

Meatball Sub — Soft Meatballs, Melted Provolone, and Garlic Bread That Does the Heavy Lifting

Meatball Sub — Soft Meatballs, Melted Provolone, and Garlic Bread That Does the Heavy Lifting

Soft meatballs, melted provolone, and garlic bread that does the heavy lifting. If you’ve ever ordered a meatball sub from a sandwich shop and been...

Classic Chili — Thick, Beefy, and I Will Not Apologize for the Beans

Classic Chili — Thick, Beefy, and I Will Not Apologize for the Beans

Thick, beefy, and I will not apologize for the beans. Beans belong in chili. I will die on this hill. I know the Texas purists...

Sloppy Joes — Messy, Sweet, Tangy, and My Kids Eat It Without Complaint

Sloppy Joes — Messy, Sweet, Tangy, and My Kids Eat It Without Complaint

Messy, sweet, tangy, and my kids eat it without complaint. That alone makes it a winner. If you’ve been buying the canned sloppy joe sauce,...

Shepherd’s Pie — Meat, Veggies, and Mashed Potatoes in One Glorious Dish

Shepherd’s Pie — Meat, Veggies, and Mashed Potatoes in One Glorious Dish

Meat, veggies, and mashed potatoes all in one dish. Dishes to wash: one. Satisfaction: maximum. This is the kind of meal that earns its spot...

Chicken Fried Steak — Pounded Thin, Breaded Thick, Smothered in Gravy

Chicken Fried Steak — Pounded Thin, Breaded Thick, Smothered in Gravy

Pounded thin, breaded thick, smothered in cream gravy. Your cardiologist doesn’t need to know about this one. Chicken fried steak is one of those dishes...

Salisbury Steak — Fancy Hamburger in Mushroom Gravy. Outstanding.

Salisbury Steak — Fancy Hamburger in Mushroom Gravy. Outstanding.

Let me tell you what Salisbury steak actually is — it’s a fancy hamburger patty smothered in mushroom gravy. That’s it. And it’s absolutely outstanding....

Crispy Fried Chicken — The Friday Night Recipe That Kept Morale Alive

Crispy Fried Chicken — The Friday Night Recipe That Kept Morale Alive

Friday night on the boat was sacred. That was the one meal every week where we pulled out the good stuff — steaks, seafood, and...

Beef Stew — Thick, Chunky, and You Can Stand a Spoon in It

Beef Stew — Thick, Chunky, and You Can Stand a Spoon in It

There’s stew and then there’s stew. The watery kind where you’re basically drinking beef-flavored broth with a spoon? That’s soup pretending to be stew. Real...

Homemade Mac and Cheese — Better Than the Box, and That’s Saying Something

Homemade Mac and Cheese — Better Than the Box, and That’s Saying Something

My daughter told me this mac and cheese is “better than the box kind.” She’s seven. She eats mac and cheese roughly four times a...

Creamy Mashed Potatoes — Butter Is Not Optional

Creamy Mashed Potatoes — Butter Is Not Optional

I once peeled potatoes for 300 people on a destroyer. Took me four hours and most of my will to live. The upside? I got...

Chicken Pot Pie — Golden Crust, Creamy Filling, Zero Leftovers

Chicken Pot Pie — Golden Crust, Creamy Filling, Zero Leftovers

I‘ll tell you the exact moment I fell in love with chicken pot pie. I’d been out of the Navy for about six months, my...

Biscuits and Gravy — The Breakfast That Runs on Sausage and Zero Regrets

Biscuits and Gravy — The Breakfast That Runs on Sausage and Zero Regrets

This is not a health food article. Just want to get that out of the way up front. This is fluffy buttermilk biscuits split open...

Beef Pot Roast — Set It, Forget It, Eat Like a King

Beef Pot Roast — Set It, Forget It, Eat Like a King

Pot roast is the dinner that makes your whole house smell like Sunday at your grandmother’s place. Even on a Tuesday. Especially on a Tuesday....

Chicken and Dumplings — Thick, Creamy, and Built for Bad Days

Chicken and Dumplings — Thick, Creamy, and Built for Bad Days

There are maybe five meals in the world that can actually fix a bad day, and this is one of them. Chicken and dumplings was...

Classic Meatloaf — The Recipe That Survived 130 Sailors

Classic Meatloaf — The Recipe That Survived 130 Sailors

I made meatloaf twice a week for four years on a submarine. That’s not an exaggeration — that’s just how the meal rotation worked when...