Winter Recipes

Warm up with our best winter recipes, cooking tips and entertaining ideas. Among our favorite family activities and party ideas, you’ll find hearty, heart-warming comfort foods like soups, casseroles, warm drinks and more.

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    Tater Tot Taco Salad

    4 reviews

    "Since I love potatoes and my husband and I both enjoy the flavor of tacos, this fun dish is a...


    Dutch Oven Chicken and Dumplings

    3 reviews

    I was born in Arkansas, and this recipe is one I grew up on. It's one of my favorite


    Tortellini & Chicken Caesar Salad

    13 reviews

    My family loved this pasta salad right from the start, so these days I serve it a lot. When grilling...


    Tuscan Soup

    10 reviews

    I work full-time outside of the home, so I relish recipes like this that can be prepared in a flash.


    Corn Dog Muffins

    22 reviews

    "Our three boys were always asking for corn dogs, so I came up with this fast way to deliver the...


    Makeover Philly Steak and Cheese Stromboli

    10 reviews

    Our family always looks forward to this traditional stromboli—and now it's lower in fat and calories! —Barb Miller, Oakdale, Minnesota


    Hearty Beef Stroganoff

    19 reviews

    Creamy and comforting, you'll crave this hearty beef stroganoff no matter what the weather. —Patty Rody, Puyallup, Washington


    Artichoke Heart Salad

    1 review

    I put together this fast five-ingredient salad after sampling a similar mixture from a salad bar. Bottled Italian dressing gives...

    Chicken Hot Dish

    12 reviews

    "When my brother and his wife came over to visit after our third child was born, they brought this comforting...


    Orange Buttermilk Salad

    5 reviews

    For a deliciously creamy treat, I make this gelatin salad. It is so easy to whip up and I always...


    Hearty Meatless Minestrone

    13 reviews

    A friend gave me this quick, healthy recipe, and it's oh-so-tasty. It makes a big batch and is great for...


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    Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with Mixed Greens

    18 reviews

    The secret to crunchy success for this pretzel-crusted chicken recipe is grinding up the sourdough pretzel nuggets until they're finely...


    Italian-Style Cabbage Rolls

    2 reviews

    Here's a great way to get your family to eat their vegetables. Not only is this one of my gang's...


    Creamy Chicken Potpie

    2 reviews

    My aunt came up with this recipe, and I tweaked it to fit my family's tastes. I think they like...


    Crescent Cheeseburger Pie

    3 reviews

    My mother gave me this recipe just before my wedding. Now, 32 years later, my husband, six children and nine...


    Home-Style Chicken Soup

    1 review

    “I’ve relied on this easily prepared broth on many occasions,” Kathy Rairigh shares from Milford, Indiana. “Mom gave me the...


    Date Bar Dessert

    3 reviews

    MY MOTHER copied this recipe from a Quaker Oats box in the 1950s, and it remains one of our favorite...

    Butterscotch Apple Crisp

    7 reviews

    This sweet treat is a cozy way to warm up winter nights. Sliced apples are sprinkled with a tasty topping...


    “Apres-Ski” Soup

    8 reviews

    Apres ski, French for "after skiing," refers to the social time directly after getting off the slopes, and this microwave...


    Seasoned Cube Steaks

    6 reviews

    Soy sauce really wakes up the flavor of these nicely browned cubed steaks. "I serve this meaty main dish with...


    Sausage Tomato Soup

    4 reviews

    "We tasted soup a lot like this at a local restaurant," Marilyn Lee from Manhattan, Kansas happily reports. "When I...


    Pear Crumble Pie

    4 reviews

    I couldn't really imagine a pear pie until I bit into this succulent dessert. The sweet crumb topping is wonderful...


    Taco Seasoning Mix

    13 reviews

    Create your own zippy taco seasoning for spicing up Mexican dishes. It's handy and less expensive than buying envelopes of...

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    Skinny Fries

    1 review

    These fries are "skinny" since they bake to a crisp in the oven, without submerging the potatoes in oil or...


    Parmesan Chicken Pasta

    2 reviews

    I developed this recipe one Saturday night when I wanted to make something a little nicer, but with minimal time...


    Split Pea and Ham Soup

    14 reviews

    Not a winter goes by that I don't fix at least one batch of this traditional pea soup. It's a...


    Cheesy Sausage Penne

    30 reviews

    This lasagna-like entree takes me back to my childhood. I got the recipe from a friend's mother, who fixed it...


    Bohemian Pot Roast

    6 reviews

    I love this pot roast recipe because it's so easy to prepare and serve. You can put this "meal in...


    One-Pot Saucy Beef Rotini

    8 reviews

    My husband loves pasta, but I cringe over the messy dishes. Now, on "Spaghetti Day," as he calls it, I...