Comfort food recipes

If you've had a bad day, or it's raining, or for any old reason, we all need to indulge in some comfort food from time to time. Macaroni cheese, or mac and cheese, fits the bill, as does a hearty shepherd’s pie or traditional lasagne. Curl up on the couch with chocolate pudding or baked rice pudding.

  • Chilli Con Carne Rachel Allen's classic retro dish is a hearty meal that's well worth coming home for
  • Baked rice pudding This rich, milky rice pudding is brought to you from Alastair Hendry's Home Cook
  • Macaroni Cheese For a rich version of a great British comfort food, try Tony Tobin's recipe, studded with roast cherry tomatoes
  • Melting Chocolate Pudding Chocaholics with adore Simon Rimmer's seriously indulgent dessert, made from banana loaf, chocolate custard and chocolate cream
  • Potato Pie The ultimate in vegetarian comfort food, Martin Blunos' cheesy potato pie is baked in a delicious puff pastry crust
  • Shepherd's Pie Sophie Grigson's fabulous Shepherd's Pie oozes full on flavour and makes a simple but sensational family meal

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