Winter Recipe Roundup: 17 Cozy Recipes
Winter is the best time to cozy up with one of these 17 Winter Recipes! The whole family will be cozy, warm, and filled to the brim. From main dishes to desserts — these warm recipes are wonderful when you're craving something delicious this winter.
1. Winter Bliss Chicken Dish
Winter is often considered grim and gray, but there's so much joy to be had in the season! The key is to find favorite experiences and dishes that help you stay warm and comfy, no matter how chilly it gets outside! May we suggest this Winter Bliss Chicken Dish? The savory chicken, braised in a creamy, herbaceous sauce, is enjoying a nice little waltz with roast tomatoes, fluffy gnocchi, and melty mozzarella. It sticks to the ribs, warms the bones, and shakes off the winter blues all at once. Make winter your favorite season with this Winter Bliss Chicken Dish!
See More2. Winter Beef Stew
It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! That is, until you've spent a little too much time out in that winter wonderland. No one sings about that part. It's gets so frigid out there! When you start to feel chilled to the bone, then you know it's time for a bowl of Winter Beef Stew. This thick, hearty stew is the cure for all that shivering! Many like to refer to it as a heartier, more satisfying, wintertime-version of the classic vegetable soup. It's got it all and more... think juicy beef stew meat and many a tender veggie galore! So, the next time Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, go inside and warm up your toes with a big, savory, rib-sticking helping of Winter Beef Stew!
See More3. Roasted Winter Veggies
An elegant meal deserves elegant side dishes. Roasted Winter Veggies are an easy addition to your cold-weather cuisine that you will quickly come to love. When you combine your favorite fresh vegetables — winter squash, pumpkin, parsnips, carrots, and beets — with smooth and fragrant extra-virgin olive oil and simple seasonings, the result is an earthy combination that is just heavenly. Roasted Winter Veggies really will be a welcome sight any time of year; don't wait for winter to come to enjoy!
See More4. Winter's Night Skillet
Brrrr! It's chilly outside! Time for something warm and welcoming to shake off that chill! Winter's Night Skillet fits the bill and then some! Instead of your ordinary pasta, Winter's Night Skillet builds its house of flavors on a bedrock of tender, butter-crisped pierogis. Now that's hearty! Spicy, savory kielbasa and a cheesy, tangy, succulent sauce round out this magical meal! Banish the cold out the door and bundle up with a big plate of Winter's Night Skillet!
See More5. Winter Night Noodles
When warm and cozy is on the menu, there is nothing better than this! Winter Night Noodles are a wonderful way to bring the family together. Kick the chill away with shredded roast beef and tender egg noodles, in a delicious broth for a blanket of great homestyle taste. When the gang's all there, Winter Night Noodles are the perfect way to make everyone happy, filled, and comfortable. It makes for the perfect night!
See More6. Perfect Winter Soup
The pinnacle of seasonal achievements, the sensation of savory flavors, the warmth to match the cruel cold of winter, here it is: The Perfect Winter Soup. Perfection, it turns out, begins with a simmered beef broth sure to beef up your defenses against the chill, then adds crumbles of juicy ground beef and potatoes to make it extra tasty and extra hearty. Throw in a few aromatic herbs, a few tomatoes for brightness, and presto! Turns out achieving perfection isn't hard at all with Perfect Winter Soup on the menu.
See More7. Cold Weather Sheet Pan
The beauty of Cold Weather Sheet Pan is that it only really needs one bowl and one sheet pan to make! Nothing helps you shake off the winter blues quite like knowing that cleanup from dinner will be a snap, right? Well actually, the spicy, succulent chicken thighs, roasted alongside tender sweet potatoes and slices of onion might just top it. It's hard to say "no" to such a filling, rustic, and charming meal! Cold Weather Sheet Pan is like gathering your taste buds around a warm hearth of flavor!
See More8. Ultimate Winter Harvest Pasta
When comfort food gets a healthy-ish twist, everyone wins! Ultimate Winter Harvest Pasta will help your pasta craving lean towards a little less guilt. When you combine al dente cavatappi pasta, tender butternut squash, fresh kale, crispy bacon, and (the surprise guest) pepitas in a deliciously seasoned white wine sauce, this dish is sure to be a people-pleaser. Cozy up to this Ultimate Winter Harvest Pasta for a bowl full of amazing flavors. It's so good!
See More9. Winter Wonderland Trifle
Later on, we will conspire about your thoughts on this dream of a dessert! Winter Wonderland Trifle will be a beautiful sight at the holiday dessert buffet. The sleigh bells will ring in delight when you take off with a dish full of angel food cake layered with a glistening, white-chocolate-infused whipped cream that's topped with a dollop of peppermint-flavored whipped cream. Are you listening?! Winter Wonderland Trifle is the plan that we've made for a lovely stroll along the perfect lane of dessert choices. In the kitchen you can build this trifle and we'll pretend that it is calorie-free (ha, ha)!
See More10. Winter Steak Salad
Salad isn't just for summer; a great salad can warm your soul just as much as a great stew! You just need the right salad... oh hey, Winter Steak Salad! That should do the trick! The bed of greens is bright, fresh watercress with a sprinkling of refreshing mint and warming chicory. But on top is a rosy, savory, juicy rib-eye steak, the kind of succulent and hearty treat that would make any salad welcoming and delicious. Winter Steak Salad will be making appearances throughout the cold weather season from now on, and your tastebuds will be all about it!
See More11. Winter Shrimp Boil
One of the great challenges when it comes to cooking is finding ways to enjoy your summer favorites in the midst of winter. Would you like an often-overlooked way to do this? Make a pasta! Seriously! The Winter Shrimp Boil has all the zesty, spicy, vibrant seasonings you could want, with the tender shrimp and the classic Andouille sausage boiled up, golden-brown, all atop a bed of pasta just waiting to be scooped up. That's one way to beat the winter chill: find the best of that summer feeling in Winter Shrimp Boil. And with this dish, you'll find that the feeling is easy to discover and even easier to savor!
See More12. Winter's Day Hot Chocolate
Winter's Day Hot Chocolate is the perfect hot chocolate. Seriously. This is the hot chocolate you break out at parties to send everyone home on a warm and comfy note! Creamy, rich, chocolatey, and smooth, with delicious notes of floral vanilla, Winter's Day Hot Chocolate is just a delight to sip on next to a fire. Pile it high with marshmallows and let the winter's chill melt away!
See More13. Winter Prime Rib
They say good things come to those who wait. When people say this, we bet they're thinking of Winter Prime Rib. It takes patience to let the meat rest at room temperature so it can roast evenly to a perfectly juicy and rosy interior. But once it is sitting on the table and you have a bite of the savory, beefy, beautifully crusted meat, you'll know that every moment was worth it. Winter Prime Rib proves why patience is a virtue... although you won't be so patient when it comes to wanting more!
See More14. Winter Quinoa Salad
When the wind turns cold and frost lingers on the windows, the right salad can get you feeling warm again! The Winter Quinoa Salad is a burst of color during gray weather, with the orange of buttery, sweet roasted butternut squash and the gold of fluffy, nutty quinoa. With the spiciness of red onion and the tartness of dried cranberries, Winter Quinoa Salad has a delightful variety of textures and flavors that will ignite a fire of joy within you! While snowstorms rage outside, this salad is a rainbow!
See More15. Winter Dumplings
So, for Winter Dumplings, you need to start with a soup. Not just any soup of course; you need a deeply savory soup just filled with juicy, tender beef chunks, classic vegetables, and plenty of aromatic flavor from the sherry and Worcestershire sauce. Then, with the perfect platform in place, you can place the titular Winter Dumplings. These aren't just any dumplings! They are tender, buttery, and filled with fragrant herb flavor. This is a soup that doesn't just stick to your ribs; it sticks in your memory as a beloved favorite!
See More16. Winter Upside-Down Cake
Just because the holidays have passed doesn't mean the winter wonderlands disappear! And on that note... just because there isn't a tree glistening in the foyer with presents under it doesn't mean there can't be treats! Winter Upside-Down Cake celebrates the beauty and majesty of the snow-falling season by giving you something sweet to eat. A classic buttery, homemade yellow cake is the foundation, but it is nowhere close to being mundane thanks to a slight hint of citrusy orange. On top is a lovely, scarlet, sugary cranberry topping that brings the tartness, the sweetness, and the delightfulness. Winter Upside-Down Cake makes sure you take a moment to enjoy the season you're in, because before you know it, sprouts will be blooming once more!
See More17. Winter Berry Bake
The Winter Berry Bake is truly a treat that you could fall in love with no matter the season! But wow does it brighten up even the darkest winter night! A bubbly, sweet, tart, and juicy blackberry filling, delicately sweetened and topped with sugary pie crust... isn't that just the stuff of dreams? With rich butter to enhance the fruity goodness and served alongside ice cream, the Winter Berry Bake may not seem snowy, but it's the warm, wonderful treat that will make the holidays even brighter!
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