# What's your go-to simple comfort food recipe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120 "2019-12-20T01:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/1 "2019-12-20T01:31:58Z")
Feel free to define simple and comfort as you wish. I prepare a box of Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice according to the instructions. Slice up and fry some Eckrich sausage. When the rice is done, I add a can of Ranch Style beans and the sausage and stir. Takes about 10 minutes. I’ll add hot sauce to mine but have to leave it out for my wife. Yours? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/2 "2019-12-20T01:53:45Z")
Grilled cheese sammich and Campbell’s Tomato soup. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/3 "2019-12-20T01:55:38Z")
Corn Chex, blueberries, and milk. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/4 "2019-12-20T02:00:37Z")
Tortilla chips, covered with cheese, micro waved, maybe eaten with salsa after cooking. Something I call bachelor chow, cooked ground beef, always onions and diced tomatoes, some combination of chili powder, garlic powder, green chilies, jalapenos, sometimes beans, black pepper. Never the same ratios, always turns out different, served over rice, as a burrito filling, over spaghetti, eaten with tortilla chips, sometimes melted cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/5 "2019-12-20T04:27:05Z")
Creamed tuna on toast. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/6 "2019-12-20T04:47:23Z")
I always got a can of corned beef hash in the cabinet for just this circumstance. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/7 "2019-12-20T05:16:12Z")
These days…anything I can toss in the instant pot. Lately I’ve been doing just a basic pasta w/ meat sauce. Brown a pound of beef (or pork, or sausage or whatever you want), toss in half a bag of pasta (raw), jar of sauce, half a jar of water and set it for 5 minutes. I think it takes longer to cool enough to eat it than it does to cook it. And, it makes for great leftovers for the next few days. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/8 "2019-12-20T05:57:53Z")
[Bourbon Mac and Cheese](https://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/bourbon-mac-cheese/) ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/9 "2019-12-20T06:03:37Z")
Pick up pint of ice cream, insert spoon. Easy. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/10 "2019-12-20T06:53:39Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Pick up pint of ice cream, insert spoon. Easy. Any special flavor ice cream? I’ve been looking for a good brand of vanilla ice cream with crushed up chocolate cookies mixed in. I used to be able to get the Oreo brand and that was delicious. Completely perfect. But I can’t find them anymore. The stores that used to carry them now carry some kind of house brand and they all taste terrible - at least to my taste buds. Can anyone recommend a good brand instead of the Oreo brand? ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/11 "2019-12-20T07:03:25Z")
Cookies and Cream, of course. If you’re looking for the same, I’d suggest Breyers (but then maybe that’s what you were buying with before). Since I eat ice cream every day (I need a lot of comfort lately) I almost always go with a light ice cream brand (Arctic Zero) which is surprisingly not terrible and weighs in at a mere 360 calories per pint. Now, there is a brand that has fewer calories per pint (320), but I’d call it cookies and cream in name only. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/12 "2019-12-20T07:27:50Z")
Kraft Velveeta and Shells Mac&Cheese. Four servings, my ass! And I crack open a tin of Vienna Sausages to slice up and add into the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/13 "2019-12-20T07:32:23Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I always got a can of corned beef hash in the cabinet for just this circumstance. I like me some corned beef hash, as well. Saltine crackers on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/14 "2019-12-20T09:36:40Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Grilled cheese sammich and Campbell’s Tomato soup. This has to win the thread. Nothing better than this combo, for a simple comfort food recipe. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/15 "2019-12-20T11:26:48Z")
Chicken noodle soup and a ham sandwich. Creamed Beef on toast if I feel like cooking for 15 mins. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/16 "2019-12-20T11:28:16Z")
Can of Bush’s baked beans Can of low sodium black beans (drained) Can of Rotel tomatoes Maybe onions and or hot peppers (chopped) Heat up and serve over Jiffy corn bread. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/17 "2019-12-20T12:48:13Z")
Egg drop soup 1 can of chicken broth 1 egg soy sauce ground ginger sesame oil cornstarch, mixed with a little bit of water green onions, sliced Bring the broth to a simmer Crack the egg into a bowl and mix a little Add the soy sauce, ginger, and sesame oil (all of these are very powerful so just add a little at a time) Slowly add the egg (pouring over a fork helps) Add the cornstarch to thicken Serve topped with green onions Once the broth is simmering it comes together very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/18 "2019-12-20T12:50:15Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Cookies and Cream, of course. If you’re looking for the same, I’d suggest Breyers (but then maybe that’s what you were buying with before). Since I eat ice cream every day (I need a lot of comfort lately) I almost always go with a light ice cream brand (Arctic Zero) which is surprisingly not terrible and weighs in at a mere 360 calories per pint. Now, there is a brand that has fewer calories per pint (320), but I’d call it cookies and cream in name only. Ahh! Breyers. Of course. I can’t believe I got that mixed up. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/19 "2019-12-20T13:00:10Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Grilled cheese sammich and Campbell’s Tomato soup. Pretty much this. Aged cheddar on sourdough with a dash of worchestershire in the soup is my fave, but it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120/20 "2019-12-20T14:08:05Z")
Chicken & Rice though I really miss the availability of a cut up whole chicken for this recipe (what happened to that?) . 1 cut up whole chicken or equivalent parts- all thighs is good if you like dark meat but breast/wing/drumsticks work too. Package of Rice of Roni, chicken flavor in a 9 X 11 baking pan & seasoning. Season chicken with salt/pepper/paprika/whatever you feel like. Add chicken & whatever water measurement is on the box. add several pats of butter - maybe 4-6 . Cover with foil, cook at 350, about 1 hour covered then take off cover for 15 min or so to crisp up the skin (adjust time if using breasts, I like thighs because I can cook the hell out of them to make sure they are done). The chicken juice with the rice is the best comfort food and something I ate often as a kid. I like to scrape the buttering crispy bits of rice off the sides of the pan, that’s a guilty pleasure. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120.md?page=2)