Just 26 Comfort Food Recipes You Can Make Right Now

If you don't have chicken, you can whip up these quesadillas with any protein, from shrimp to skirt steak. Use burrito-size flour tortillas for the best results. Get the recipe for fajita-style chicken quesadillas here.

Start with whatever vegetables you have in your fridge or freezer and turn them into this Chinese-style noodle dish, tossed in soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper. If you want to make it more filling, add your favorite protein. Get the recipe for loaded vegetable lo mein here.

This true 30-minute meal requires just a few ingredients, like store-bought gnocchi, Italian sausage, cream, white wine, and Parmesan. Get the recipe for one-pan creamy gnocchi with sausage here.

With creamy chicken and vegetables on the bottom and a cheesy biscuit crust on top, you'll want to make enough of this crowd-pleasing dish to have leftovers. Get the recipe for chicken pot pie casserole with cheddar biscuit topping here.

This recipe combines everything you love about classic lasagna in cozy soup form, and what's not to like about that? Get the recipe for Instant Pot lasagna soup here.

You can use any mushrooms to make this decadent risotto, but we get the best result from using a big mix of baby bellas, cremini, shiitakes, and oyster mushrooms. Get the recipe for creamy mushroom risotto here.

Spice up your orzo with whatever taco ingredients you have on hand, from ground beef and shredded Jack cheese to olives and cilantro. Get the recipe for one-pot cheesy taco orzo here.

Another take on lasagna, this chicken breast is loaded with marinara sauce and a cheesy filling made of ricotta, mozzarella, egg, and spices. Get the recipe for lasagna-stuffed chicken here.

You can make these meatballs with whatever ground meat you have, but adding ricotta makes them delightfully light and fluffy. Serve over orzo, pasta, rice, or whatever grain you like best. Get the recipe for sun-dried tomato and ricotta turkey meatballs here.

These melt-in-your-mouth, crispy carnitas come together in the slow cooker, which means there's very little active cooking involved. Serve them in tortillas, in a burrito bowl, or on top of a heaping pile pf nachos. Get the recipe for slow cooker carnitas here.

Before you reach for the boxed stuff, stop and remind yourself that there is nothing — and we mean nothing — like a bowl of homemade, decadent mac 'n' cheese. Get the recipe for baked mac 'n' cheese with panko crumb topping here.

How do you make cheese-filled tortellini taste even better? Bake it underneath a heaping layer of more melted cheese, of course. Get the recipe for one-pan baked tortellini here.

This fried rice has a nice kick, thanks to shrimp that is seasoned with cayenne pepper, chili powder, and paprika. If you're not a fan of seafood, try it with chicken, beef, or bacon. Get the recipe for spicy shrimp fried rice here.

If a taco, a cheeseburger, and tater tots had a baby, it would be this ultimate comforting dish. Get the recipe for tater tot casserole here.