Comfort Food Recipes To Satisfy Your Cold-Weather Cravings

One of the best things about the weather turning cooler is that comfort food is officially back in season (okay let's be real: we love our comfort foods year round). From <a href="https://www.saveur.com/best-creamy-pasta-recipes/">creamy pasta dishes</a> like ravioli stuffed with pear and cheese to classic fall pies with fillings like chocolate or apple and hearty casseroles hot out of the oven, we've rounded up some of our favorites both sweet and savory. Here are our best comfort food recipes to make for a perfect dinner on a chilly evening. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/apple-sausage-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe">Get the recipe for this Apple & Sausage Macaroni and Cheese</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
Lasagna gets a bad rap for being a labor-intensive dish, but with a few shortcuts, like starting with store-bought lasagna sheets, you can make a great version any night of the week. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/lasagna-recipe">Get the recipe for Classic Easy Lasagna</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
Mashed potatoes combined with butter and crème fraîche make a rich, creamy side. Any root vegetable can be used in combination with or in place of the potatoes. <a href="https://www.saveur.com//article/recipes/creme-fraiche-mashed-potatoes">Get the recipe for Crème Fraîche Mashed Potatoes</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
This sweet potato casserole is an especially festive, over-the-top take on the Thanksgiving classic, topped with a crisp pecan crumble and dotted with marshmallows. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/sweet-potato-casserole-with-pecan-crumble-recipe">Get the recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumble</a> (Todd Coleman/)
Parker's BBQ in Wilson, North Carolina, famous for its Family Platter with shatteringly crisp fried chicken, goes through seven to eight thousand chickens a week. A favorite of chef Elizabeth Karmel's, this super-simple recipe lets the flavor of the chicken shine. <a href="https://www.saveur.com//article/recipes/parkers-bbq-fried-chicken">Get the recipe for Parker's BBQ Fried Chicken</a> (Nicole Franzen/)
A cinnamon-spiced sauce of butter and melted caramel candies poured over apples makes a wonderfully sweet, gooey pie filling. <a href="https://www.saveur.com//article/Recipes/Caramel-Apple-Pie">Get the recipe for Caramel-Apple Pie</a> (James Roper/)
Almond flour and espresso powder give bittersweet edge to these waffles, which are glossed with a decadent sauce of condensed milk, coffee, and dark chocolate.<a href="https://www.saveur.com/espresso-waffles-with-mocha-sauce-recipe">Get the recipe for Espresso Waffles with Mocha Drizzle</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
Nothing says love like homemade pasta. Lidia Bastianich's recipe mixes tender, sweet Bartlett pears with sharp pecorino and creamy mascarpone to make a rich filling for ravioli.<a href="https://www.saveur.com//article/recipes/cacio-e-pere-pear-and-cheese-ravioli">Get the recipe for Pear and Cheese Ravioli</a> (Ingalls Photography/)
Three velvety layers sandwiched with thick dark chocolate icing make a decadent, crowd-pleasing dessert.<a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Very-Moist-Chocolate-Layer-Cake">Get the recipe for Very Moist Chocolate Layer Cake</a> (Todd Coleman/)
This version of the American classic has a smattering of colorful vegetables and a sauce enriched by sherry and parmesan. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/turkey-tetrazzini-recipe">Get the recipe for Turkey Tetrazzini</a> (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
Essential to any Southern breakfast, flaky buttermilk biscuits in thick sausage gravy are a delicious start to the day. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Classic-Biscuits-Gravy">Get the recipe for Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy</a> (Maxime Iattoni/)
A deep-dish pie is packed with both sweet and tart apples to balance the rich, salted caramel sauce. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/salted-caramel-apple-pie">Get the recipe for Salted Caramel Apple Pie</a> (Andrew Ingalls/)
Toasted sesame oil and hot chile oil spice up this porky ramen. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Sesame-Chile-Ramen">Get the recipe for Sesame and Chile Ramen</a> (Todd Coleman/)
One of many timeless recipes featured in American Food Writing is James Beard's take on this comforting noodle dish. Keep it simple. Beard says, "Beware of those that specify long cooking. Beef stroganoff is much better when prepared quickly." <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/James-Beards-Beef-Stroganoff">Get the recipe for James Beard's Beef Stroganoff</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
A flaky crust and simple fillings make this old-school chicken pot pie one of our favorites. <a href="https://www.saveur.com/chicken-pot-pie-recipe/">Get the recipe for Chicken Pot Pie</a>