The Pioneer Woman's 13 Best Comfort-Food Recipes

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By Rebecca Shapiro

Published Jan 11, 2018

ree drummond comfort food chicken piccata recipe

The Recipe Critic

There’s truly no one on earth who does comfort food like Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman). Give her some cheese and some carbs and watch her sing. So when we’re looking for something warm and cozy, we turn to her first. Here are 13 of our favorite comfort-food recipes that are hearty enough for a ranch hand but just as good for a night on the couch.

ree drummond cornfort food baked ziti recipe

Baked in the South

1.

Baked Ziti

With sausage, ground beef and three kinds of cheese, of course.

ree drummond comfort food chocolate peanut butter pie recipe

The Pioneer Woman

2.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

Like a big, fluffy Reese’s.

ree drummond comfort food potato soup recipe

Food and DIY

3.

Perfect Potato Soup

Save this one for a snow day—it’s like an edible space heater.

ree drummond comfort food shepherds pie recipe

The Pioneer Woman

4.

Freezer-Friendly Shepherd’s Cottage Pie

We’ll eat anything that’s topped with mashed potatoes.

ree drummond comfort food buttermilk fried chicken recipe

Steamy Kitchen

5.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Nothing beats a classic.

ree drummond comfort food spinach artichoke pasta recipe

The Pioneer Woman

6.

Spinach Artichoke Pasta

All the cheesy gooeyness of your favorite dip, in pasta form.

ree drummond comfort food potatoes au gratin recipe

A Treats Affair

7.

Potatoes Au Gratin

Cheese? Check. Cream? Check. Garlic? Check.

ree drummond comfort food chicken fried steak recipe

The Food Network

8.

Chicken-Fried Steak with Gravy

About as decadent as you can get.

ree drummond comfort food patty melt recipe

The Pioneer Woman

9.

Patty Melts

Skip the trip to the diner and make these classic burgers at home.

ree drummond comfort food chicken piccata recipe

The Recipe Critic

10.

Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata

Bonus: It’s ready in 30 minutes.

ree drummond comfort food chocolate sheet cake recipe

Bakerella

11.

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Perfect for birthdays. Or Tuesdays (no judgment here).

ree drummond comfort food chicken tortilla soup recipe

Bev Cooks

12.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Serve with chips, sliced avocado and cheese (of course).

ree drummond comfort food knock you naked brownies recipe

The Pioneer Woman

13.

Knock You Naked Brownies

The name pretty much says it all.

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Rebecca Shapiro

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