Top-Rated Comfort Food Recipes Does the cold weather have you craving home-cooked comforts? Turn to our 20 highest-rated, most-popular comfort food recipes. Related To: Comfort Food Dinner Winter Lasagne Alla Bolognese Loaded Baby Potatoes Photo By: Emile Wamsteker ©2016, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi Photo By: Brian Kennedy ©2009, Jeremiah Alley. 2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. Pork Chops with Potatoes Meatloaf with Awesome Sauce Photo By: Brian Kennedy ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. Slow-Cooker Shredded Pork Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Sunday Pot Roast Spaghetti with Meatballs Photo By: Brian Kennedy ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. Chicken and White Bean Chili Photo By: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. Skillet Bacon Mac and Cheese Red Velvet Cupcakes Chicken Cacciatore Photo By: Emmer Schmidt Beef Bourguignonne Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce Pesto Lasagne Tres Leches Bread Pudding Moelleux au Chocolat Turkey Roast Dip with Melted Gruyere Italian Sausage, Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni Photo By: Brian Kennedy ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. Pork Loin Alla Focettina Lasagne Alla Bolognese Folks are singing the praises of this family favorite. With warm layers of pasta, meaty sauce and besciamella (bechamel), this dish has comfort food written all over it. Get the Recipe: Lasagne Alla Bolognese Loaded Baby Potatoes Give buttery spuds a flavor boost with cheddar, bacon and chives, then take it over the top with a dollop of creme fraiche. Get the Recipe: Loaded Baby Potatoes Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies Like the beverage they're modeled after, these chocolate cookies from Nealey Dozier are made with unsweetened cocoa and studded with cinnamon and cayenne pepper. When you bite into the cookie, you'll find a gooey center ? just like sipping cocoa from a mug. Get the Recipe: Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi Debi and Gabriele’s simple recipe combines steamed spinach, Parmesan, egg yolks and some spices into gnocchi-like balls that bake for 25 minutes. No wonder it’s one of our most-rated five-star recipes! Get the Recipe: Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi Pork Chops with Potatoes Juniper berries yield a piny, rustic flavor that pairs extremely well with pork, so it's no surprise that they make an appearance in this hearty dish. Use your favorite white wine, cider or even beer to flavor the pan sauce. Get the Recipe: Pork Chops with Potatoes Meatloaf with Awesome Sauce What makes Nadia G.'s sauce so awesome? The answer is a combination of tomato sauce, mustard, vinegar and dark brown sugar, which forms a sticky-sweet and crackly glaze when baked. Get the Recipe: Meatloaf with Awesome Sauce Slow-Cooker Shredded Pork Low and slow is key for this pull-apart-tender shredded pork. After 10 hours, the meat will be rich with the flavors of the recipe's many spices, like chili powder, coriander and cumin. Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Sunday Pot Roast Plate this elegant boneless roast with fresh watercress salad and panko-crusted risotto cakes for an extra-indulgent Sunday supper. Get the Recipe: Sunday Pot Roast Spaghetti with Meatballs Michael’s five-star recipe is a sure-fire stunner with plump beef meatballs and al dente spaghetti. But the best part might be his grandma’s slow-cooked, flavor-loaded Sunday gravy, made with wine, baby back ribs, and a hefty dose of garlic and oregano. Get the Recipe: Spaghetti with Meatballs Chicken and White Bean Chili This filling chili falls into the good-for-you category by using heart-healthy white beans and lower-fat ground chicken instead of beef. Get the Recipe: Chicken and White Bean Chili Skillet Bacon Mac and Cheese A bechamel base gives this mac and cheese an ultra-creamy flavor and rich texture. When topped with bacon and crispy breadcrumbs, it’s downright irresistible. No wonder it's one of Cooking Channel's most-popular recipes. Get the Recipe: Skillet Bacon Mac and Cheese Red Velvet Cupcakes Instead of a cream cheese icing, Chuck Hughes tops his red velvet cupcakes with a sweet mixture of mascarpone and whipping cream, which is rich and tangy but a lot lighter. Get the Recipe: Red Velvet Cupcakes Chicken Cacciatore Kelsey stews chicken in a tomato-mushroom sauce until it's tender and infused with Italian flavors. Serve this easy dish over polenta or pasta or with crusty bread. Get the Recipe: Chicken Cacciatore Beef Bourguignonne This hearty French beef stew gets its flavor from a whole bottle of red wine, aromatics, bacon and a fresh bouquet garni made from bay leaves, parsley stems and thyme sprigs. Get the Recipe: Beef Bourguignon Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce The perfect remedy for a long day? A fresh and flavorful meat sauce that's been slow-simmering for hours to top quickly boiled pasta. Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce Pesto Lasagne For this popular meatless main, replace the standard marinara with a creamy, buttery bechamel sauce, and add basil and pine nut pesto for a bright and lively twist. Get the Recipe: Pesto Lasagne Tres Leches Bread Pudding Three kinds of milk and a generous amount of egg yolks create a custardlike consistency while toasted almonds provide the perfect amount of crunch in this extremely rich pudding. Get the Recipe: Tres Leches Bread Pudding Moelleux au Chocolat When you cut into Laura Calder's popular molten cake, it oozes sinfully dark melted chocolate. Plated with a thick caramel sauce, this dessert is pure indulgence. Get the Recipe: Moelleux au Chocolat Turkey Roast Dip with Melted Gruyere Roast turkey, melted cheese and savory jus give new meaning to a standard good sandwich. Kelsey followers give their stamp of approval. Get the Recipe: Turkey Roast Dip with Melted Gruyere Italian Sausage, Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni Kelsey rolls homemade sheets of pasta to make these cannelloni, which are stuffed with a sweet Italian sausage and ricotta filling and slathered in her simple red sauce. Get the Recipe: Italian Sausage, Spinach, and Ricotta Cannelloni Pork Loin Alla Focettina When cooked with fresh herbs and white wine and topped with a creamy herb sauce, pork loin becomes a satisfying wintry meal. 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