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This French Onion Soup Stuffed Meatloaf recipe is about as far from boring as you can get, for a ground beef-based main course! It’s basically meatloaf au gratin and a rich onion soup rolled into one really hearty recipe – filling enough for a big family meal but gourmet enough to serve for company.

If you and your family think that meatloaf generally equals “blah” or “boring,” you’ll be in for a pleasant surprise if you give this recipe a try. It’s loaded with cheese and savory flavor and manages to be gourmet and hearty comfort food at the same time. With carefully chosen side dishes you can turn this into a festive meal – and your guest will think you have secretly hired a chef!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Cupcakes & Kale Chips

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Quick Tip: Use ground turkey in place of ground beef for a healthier version if you prefer.

Boy, steaks are really out-of-this-world awesome, done this way!  This Marinated Steak With Bourbon Cream Mushroom Sauce combines two great recipes to produce a dish that is undeniably restaurant-grade gourmet.  And once you have given the marinade some time to work its magic, it doesn’t take very long to cook.

I love a good steak now and then (who doesn’t?), love my creamy sauces, and occasionally like a nip of that brown liquor called bourbon (it is awesome in mint juleps, by the way).  This deliciousness combined all three, and it had been a while since I had any juicy beef, so how could I possibly resist?  I have to say, I was already expecting something good and got something even better…so much YUM! It won’t be long ’til I make these again for my family!

Main recipe and photo courtesy of  Savory Spice Rack; marinade courtesy of LuuvBunny at Food.com.

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Quick tip: Marinade the stakes the night before for best results.

So many Creole and Cajun dishes make for great comfort food, but they are all really complicated and take forever, right? WRONG! With this Creole Jambalaya recipe, you can bring all of the savory, rich flavors of Louisiana into your home in under an hour. It’s great and easy enough for a warm, everyday family dinner but also a fantastic idea for your next tailgate or potluck!

Though I don’t think that the Gulf Coast is quite as different from the rest of Mississippi as some people say, there is no denying that that proximity to New Orleans has had an effect on the locals’ food choices. Though I live a good bit north of the Coast now, after a few rainy days in this small college town, such as we have had here recently, my Deep South roots really come out in some of my comfort food cravings. I have so many fond memories of Mother slaving over a richly aromatic seafood gumbo…even on a summer day, when it was storming outside, I loved to curl up under a blanket with a full bowl of gumbo and feast on its delightful smells and beautifully mixed, spicy Louisiana flavors.

I didn’t really feel up to a full day in the kitchen, though, and let’s face it:  making a good gumbo can be really hard and time-consuming. Thankfully, there are recipes like this delicious Creole jambalaya that can be made in under an hour and still offer all of that uniquely comforting, gourmet New Orleans-style Deep South flavor to your dinner table in under an hour. (I ate plenty of jambalaya growing up, too.)

Original Recipe Gimme Some Oven

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Quick tip: If possible, use fresh shrimp for this dish. It makes all the difference!