6 Awesome Cookoff-Winning Chili Recipes

These chili recipes are the chili cook-off champions! And they could be your ticket to a blue ribbon, too.

1. Boilermaker Tailgate Chili

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“This Chili recipe has now won us 2 Chili cookoff blue ribbons! It is still our only Chili recipe. Just two minor alterations: 1) We used a whole bottle of Guiness beer and 2) only used 2 cans of spicy chili beans, and cooked it all day on low in our HUGE slow cooker. Fantastic! Great flavors — our new favorite chili recipe for all football Sunday gatherings! Lot’s of chopping but oh-so-worth-it in the end.” — MrsFritz

“I can’t praise this chili enough! The meat melted in your mouth, the flavors tingled nicely all the way to your toes. I just won a chili cookoff with it.” — VORCHA

“My husband used this recipe for his office chili cook-off competition and has won two years in a row, and he’s been in two different companies!”
— danda22151

“I have won 1st place in 4 different cook-offs with this recipe. I do replace the ground beef with 1 lb stew meat and 1 lb roast (whichever kind is on sale) cubed. I mix up the beans a bit using 1 can black beans, 1 can dark kidney, and 1 can spicy chili. The flavors are amazing as they are written! But the texture of the different beans and meats makes it blow the judges and crowds away!” — TXRachel

 

2. Debdoozie’s Blue Ribbon Chili

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“I live in Texas where the chili cook-off competition is fierce, and I had to enter it in the “Non-Texas” category because it has beans in it. Mine was lucky no. 7 (out of 14 in the category), and it won! It is a true blue-ribbon recipe. It got lots of compliments. It could have been a might spicier for my Texan taste, but for those not used to spice it’s perfect — award-winning in fact!” — Tamara

“I actually won a chili contest at work with this recipe! Great, and super easy… and even beats my mom’s :) — Shhh don’t tell!” — chadobryhim

“This truly IS the best and easist recipe EVER! I do it in the crockpot to make it even simplier. I, too, have won chili cook-offs with this without changing a thing.” — lbarbour

“Be sure to enter this chili in contests at work…it WINS all the time.” — DEBZDOO

 

3. Flatlander Chili

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“I won the chili cook-off with this recipe last night. Everyone commented that they liked the combination of spicy and sweet.” — MikeLikesToEat

“My two daughters and I used this recipe for our Girl Scout Father/Daughter Chili contest and won “Best Overall Chili” out of over 30 contestants!” — David P.

“I just won the chili cook off with this recipe. I too made some adjustments. I used tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.The rest of the recipe, I copied exactly as written. Yummy!” — Nancy Morrison

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4. Washabinaros Chili

Photo by Meredith

“This chili recipe has won me back to back office chili cook-offs. Naturally I took all the credit, but time to give the credit where it is due. Thanks. Great flavor. I make sure to use a different dark beer each time I make it for a different angle. I like using a chocolate stout, which adds a rich and smooth consistency. Make sure the coffee used is a STRONG cup to give it a noticeable but it still wont be an overbearing kick. Kudos to the creator.” — Brad S

“I have won several chili cook-offs with this little gem. I stick to the recipe mostly, but I do usually omit the habaneros and sometimes substitute a can or two of great northern white beans for the kidney beans just because I find them more tender. I used a smoked porter for the beer the first time but lately have just been using a standard red ale with a drop of liquid smoke mixed in. I find the flavor to be almost identical. I have yet to meet anyone who does not love this chili.” — Three-Two

“I just returned home from a chili cook off and I won!! I did add a teaspoon of cocoa powder per 8 searvings. This stuff rocks!”
— Mark Fish

5. Chili I

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“My wife used this recipe in her company chili cookoff and won FIRST place. Even beating her boss whose been the reighning chili champ. Wonderful recipe. This recipe is awesome!! We used 3 peppers instead of 4 and used 1/4 cup brown sugar rather then the full amount. The Starbucks Verona and the Guiness worked well together. It was the only crock pot that was sitting empty. We are making another batch today.” — erika

“This is an awsome recipe. We used it for a chili cook off and won 1st place. Don’t change a thing. This is the perfect chili. Everyone wants the recipe.” — LORILYNN71

“I won my office chili cookoff with this recipe! Fantastic. Followed the directions exactly as stated EXCEPT I used a dark Bavarian beer and 2 shots of Espresso. Other than that everything was exactly the same. And yes, it is better the next day. Amazing flavor!” — toddster

6. The Ultimate Chili

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“Awesome! This recipe won me top price at my company’s annual chili cook off. There wasn’t enough to satisfy the demand. Great stuff!” — RogerH

“My husband won a chili cookoff using this recipe, hands down! The only modification he made was to add a little pasta a few hours before the chili finished cooking. This chili smells so wonderful while it’s cooking that the real challenge is in actually waiting until it’s done! Thanks, Wendy!” — ERIN

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If this list merely whets your appetite for chili, check out our complete collection of Chili Recipes. You’ll find beef, chicken, turkey, and pork chili recipes, plus vegetarian chili recipes, white chili recipes, and those with and without beans. And speaking of beans, these heirloom beans will take your award-winning chili to the next level.

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A Feast for Rosh Hashanah

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is a time to reflect upon the past year, reunite with family members and friends, and celebrate the happy year to come. It is a time both for joy and for self-reflection.

Celebrate the High Holy Days with these favorite recipes.

Symbols and Traditions

On this special day, there are many symbolic foods: the challah is round, signifying the cycle of the year, while raisins in the bread symbolize joy.

Challah | Photo by Meredith

• Challah I
• How to Make Challah
• More Challah Recipes

Foods for Feasting

Fish — long a symbol of prosperity and abundance — is often prepared with a sweet sauce or stuffed with nuts and fruits. Fish also represent knowledge, because their eyes are always open and so see everything. Leeks, spinach, and dates are other symbolic foods.

Cardamom Maple Salmon | Photo by LilSnoo

• Cardamom Maple Salmon
• Pareve Corn Kugel
• Orange Juice Tzimmes
• Fennel in Wine and Honey
• More Rosh Hashanah Recipes

Sweets for the New Year

Apples and honey take starring roles, as the family dips the fruits of their labor in the sweetness of the year to come. Pomegranates are said to have 613 seeds, a number that corresponds to the number of mitzvot, or types of good deeds that Jews as a society must perform. A pomegranate on the holiday table symbolizes numerous good deeds that have been performed over the year.

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• Spiced Pears and Pomegranate
• Apple Honey Bundt Cake
• Brenda’s Apple and Pomegranate Crisp

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How to Host Your First Ever Thanksgiving

OK, first-timers, we’re going to let you in on a little secret. Thanksgiving dinner isn’t really a complicated dinner to make. Roasting a turkey is like roasting a very large chicken, which is pretty basic stuff. Trust us, you’ve got this.

Photo by Ashley Rodriguez

Still, when you’re hosting your first Thanksgiving, there are plenty of small steps you can take to ensure you pull it off without a hitch.

1) Make a List, Check It Twice

First things first. Make a guest list. Then plan your menu. Are you doing all of the cooking or are friends and family bringing dishes? Create a complete shopping list. But before that…

2) Minimize the Menu

Don’t make the feast a beast. Do what you can to make it easy on yourself. Simplify the menu down to the essentials: Turkey, taters, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, rolls, pumpkin pie, for example. Considering the size of the meal, it isn’t necessary to load guests up on a vast array of fancy appetizers. Keep things simple: Roasted nuts and maybe a platter of cut fresh vegetables should do the trick — and a glass of sparkling wine.

3) Time to Take Stock

At least two weeks out, take stock of your dinnerware, kitchen tools, and gadgets, spices and other staples in your pantry…and don’t forget to count chairs.

4) Shop Early, Preferably at Off Times

At least one week before the big day, do your shopping. The longer you wait, the more packed the grocery stores get. Plus, stuff gets sold out. For a low-stress shopping experience, head to the store early in the morning or late evening.

5) Perform a Test Run

If you’re really nervous about making Thanksgiving dinner for the first time, take some recipes out for a little test drive beforehand. If you like, pair them up with the wines you plan on serving. Tweak what needs tweaking, and you’ll be set up for success on Thanksgiving Day.

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6) Make Your Make-Aheads

This is a seriously major-league sanity-saving move. Plenty of side dishes, desserts, and breads can be made ahead of time. You can cross stuff off your to-do list and save counter space on the big day. If you do have to make several dishes on Thanksgiving day, try to distribute them evenly between the stovetop, oven, microwave.

Make-ahead Thanksgiving recipes

7) Unfrozen Bird Is the Word

You’d be amazed how often people forget to thaw the turkey. Usually it’s not wholesale forgetfulness, it’s that they don’t realize just how long it takes to thaw a big frozen bird. To thaw a turkey in the fridge, you’ll need approximately 24 hours of thaw time for every 5 pounds of turkey. For more on the three ways you can thaw turkey, check out How to Safely Thaw a Frozen Turkey.

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8) Timing Is Everything

This is really the hardest part about the meal: getting everything to the table hot and on time. These tips can help you time Thanksgiving right.

9) Tend to Your Bird

Keep the turkey basted as it roasts and let it stand for at least 30 minutes after it comes out of the oven. While the turkey rests, pop your make-aheads into the oven to heat up.

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10) Time for Time-Savers

Don’t be afraid to give yourself a break. Buy a store-bought dessert and add a little personal flair. Defrost a frozen pumpkin pie, top with streusel, and bake. Or simmer cranberries in orange juice and a little sugar just until they pop and spoon over purchased pound cake.

BONUS TIP: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

If something goes South along the way — dry turkey, burnt pie, lumpy gravy — don’t sweat it. We have solutions for common Thanksgiving disasters. But even if you can’t fix the foul ups, the true secret to being a gracious host is to not let the mess-ups ruin the day. If one of your side dishes burns, simply toss it out and enjoy the bounty you do have. If the turkey turns into a flaming torch, try take-out. And don’t forget, even if your first Thanksgiving is a total 3-alarm disaster: Tragedy + Time = Comedy.

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4 Delicious Sweet Potato Hacks

We asked Hali Bey Ramdene, food editor at TheKitchn.com, for some new ways to use sweet potatoes. Below are three ideas she cooked up — but first, a genius way to eat sweet potatoes fresh from the toaster. Enjoy!

1) Sweet Potato Toast

Slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into thin slices. Toast them in the toaster, twice, until tender but a little crisp on the outside. Then top two ways: with peanut butter, slices of banana, and a drizzle of maple syrup … or with slices of avocado, lemon zest for a little zip, and a generous grind of black pepper. See how it’s done!

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2) Sweet Potato Caramel Sauce

Peel 3 pounds sweet potatoes, chop into 2-inch chunks, and roast with ½ cup water, covered, in a 450°F oven for 1 hour.
Stir in 2 cups water, scraping up brown bits.
Roast, covered, 20 minutes more, then lightly mash.
Drain 1 hour in a cheesecloth-lined fine mesh strainer set over a small saucepan. Reserve mash.
Simmer liquid over high heat until reduced by about two-thirds (but not burnt!), about 9 minutes.
Stir in 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon cream, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup; chill thoroughly (it tastes sweeter cold).
You’ll have about ½ cup to drizzle over ice cream, plus 3 cups of reserved mash for…

3) Sweet Potato and Chocolate Smoothies

Blend ½ cup reserved sweet potato mash, ½ cup vanilla yogurt (not Greek), ½ cup almond milk, ½ cup ice, and ¼ cup hot cocoa mix in a blender until combined. Blend in more almond milk if it’s too thick. Get yourself a straw, stat!

4) Nut-Free PB&J Sandwiches

Stir ½ teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon butter into ½ cup reserved sweet potato mash. Spread on lightly toasted bread with raspberry preserves or strawberry jam.

Check out more sweet potato recipes. And find out the difference between sweet potatoes, yams, and white potatoes.

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Banana Milk Coffee is Among the Most Popular Recipes on Allrecipes

Social media inspires us a great deal here at Allrecipes.com. We love seeing which foods create a buzz on social. One of our editors, Vanessa Greaves, spotted an obsession with banana milk coffee, only available at a cafe in New York. No longer! She went home and developed a recipe, then blogged about it. It was a smash hit!

Trendiest New Recipe

Traditionally used in cold brew, we found it adds a nice banana-bread flavor to hot coffee as well. Try it for yourself!

Banana Milk Coffee

Other popular new recipes:

• Cliff’s Greek Breakfast Pitas
• Addictive Spicy Dill Avocado Pickles
• Eggless Cookie Dough (1 Serving)

 

Highest Spike in Interest

If you want your chicken breasts flavorful and juicy, you have to try our highest climbing recipe this week.  The 70 cooks giving it 5 stars agree its a great base recipe!

Three-Ingredient Baked Chicken Breasts

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Other attention grabbers:

• Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake
• Best Butternut Squash Soup Ever
• Lowfat Baked Chicken

Your Favorite Recipe Overall

I can’t resist coffee cake; it’s the perfect dessert-for-breakfast dish. This week’s most popular recipe even has a little fruit in it.  That makes it healthy, right?

Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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Most popular recipes:

• Best Butternut Squash Soup Ever
• Three-Ingredient Baked Chicken Breasts
• Asian Fire Meat

What You Searched For

I’m always looking for an easy lasagna recipe that doesn’t skimp on the indulgence. It looks like you are, too. Last week, searches for “lasagna recipe simple” skyrocketed. We’ve got plenty of ideal recipes for you!

Easy Lasagna I. Photo by Sonia renee

Popular searches:

• Lasagna recipe simple
• Mexican quinoa
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8 Delicious Ways to Give Thanksgiving Leftovers a Global Spin

Thanksgiving is the most traditional meal of the year, a menu from which cooks rarely stray. But all bets are off the day after, when using up Thanksgiving leftovers can take you in so many different directions. Let’s hear it for next level next-day creations with a global spin. We’re talking turkey that’s comfortable South of the Border and cranberries that become dipping sauce for colorful spring rolls.

Have a blast exploring these 8 flavor-packed turkey dishes, so good you might want to serve them year-round. We’ve also included some suggested beverage pairings to make those leftovers party worthy.

1) Thanksgiving Won Tons

Stuff wrappers with chopped turkey and cranberries and fry until crispy. It just doesn’t get easier to transform the bird into something completely exotic. Think of these crunchy bites as itty bitty hand pies that you’ll want to dip into all that extra cranberry sauce.

Sipping suggestion: Honey Milk Tea is a refreshing, non-boozy beverage from Hong Kong that’s been described as Bubble Tea without the tapioca balls.

Photo by Baking Nana

2) Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pho

Toasting fragrant spices like cardamom and star anise gives this Vietnamese noodle soup a bright intensity that’s neatly balanced by the slurp-able rice noodles. Those spices are simmered with a turkey carcass for a warming dish that your friends are going ask for throughout the year.

Sipping suggestion: The satisfying Dragon Fruit Shake doubles up the soothing power of this comfort food meal.

Photo by Hello Angie

3) Turkey Tom Kha Gai

Thai food has a reputation for being ultra-spicy, but this creamy creation defies expectation by coming on all tangy. That’s from a combination of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and fresh ginger. Yes, you can add more chili oil if you want to turn up the heat.

Sipping suggestion: Stay cool with an icy pilsner from Germany, the “light” beer that goes with all sorts of flavor-forward Thai dishes.

Photo by Chef John

4) Leftover Turkey Spring Rolls

This one’s like a super-size version of the won ton, going a step further by including stir-fried cabbage. That naturally sweet cruciferous veggie brings out the succulent savory of the turkey. You’ll be eating the dipping sauce by the spoonful.

Sipping suggestion: An off-dry Riesling from Washington state brings a whole lot of fab fruit to this appetizer party, while not coming off as too sweet. Thanks goes to those cool nights during the growing season that bump up the acidity.

Photo by Molly

5) Thanksgiving Turkey Congee

This popular rice porridge is eaten all across China, but it’s still mostly under-the-radar in the U.S., because the most authentic version is fairly bland. The beauty of this preparation is that turkey bringing heaps of savory goodness to the bowl.

Sipping suggestion: Green tea works if you’re serving congee for breakfast or brunch, while the rum-based Dark ‘n’ Stormy complements the ginger-y notes in the dish if it’s the dinner hour.

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6) Enchiladas with Mole Sauce

Turkey loves bathing in the dark pepper sauce beloved in Mexico, the hint of cocoa bringing out the best of the bird and smothering its tendency to turn dry. Pass extra cojita cheese for a salty finish.

Sipping suggestion: A Beer Margarita is not only a party waiting to happen, it’s got the right amount of tart to smooth out the in-your-face spicy deliciousness of the mole.

Photo by Michelle Tschetter

7) Thanksgiving Quesadilla

The flour tortilla version of a post-Turkey Day sandwich works because it compacts the flavors in a tight space, adds gooey cheese and turns the whole thing toasty crisp. Want to keep the Thanksgiving theme rolling? Salsa-fy your cranberries with a couple shakes of hot pepper sauce.

Sipping suggestion: A Michelada is so much more than an ordinary red beer, bringing so much good cheer by including lime juice, chili pepper flakes and Mexican lager to the mix.

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8) Top-Notch Turkey Tettrazini

You’re already wearing Fat Pants after the Big Feast. Might as well indulge in this creamy, cheesy pasta dish that’s too fancy to be called a casserole. But, hey, it’s not all about the calories. There’s chopped parsley on top, right? And green is good for you.

Sipping suggestion: Italian Pinot Grigio is the kind of crisp, well-balanced white that might convince beer lovers to grab a wine glass instead.

Explore More on Allrecipes Dish:

• The Right Wine to Pair with Every Thanksgiving Course
• Thanksgiving Leftovers: 5 Safety Rules to Live By
• Up Your Cranberry Sauce Game with These Quick Fixes
• Thanksgiving Menus for Beginners to Experts
• Plus, more than 100 Thanksgiving leftover recipes

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Chile Relleno Soup

 This Chile Relleno Soup recipe from House of Yumm is a creamy poblano soup that gets topped with an open faced chile relleno and lots of melty cheese!!! It’s a big bowl of hot and delicious comfort food on a cold winter night! This recipe has just the right amount of heat from the poblanos and...

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We’re Obsessed With Dukkah, the Nutty, Toasty Taste From Egypt

Dukkah, the exotic Egyptian seed-and-nut blend, is popping up on the menus of trendy Middle Eastern restaurants from Los Angeles to Manhattan. What makes it so special? An addictive crunch and a delicious, toasty aromatic profile. It’s also incredibly versatile – delicious on everything from a simple crusty bread to lamb, and even pizza! Here’s what you need to know to try this savory spice mix at home.

Dukkah is delicious served with olive oil and good, crusty bread

How to Make Dukkah

There are countless recipes for making dukkah (pronounced DOO-kah), but most combinations start with freshly-toasted nuts, dried herbs such as mint or tarragon, coriander, cumin seeds, and sesame seeds (and salt and pepper, natch). The most traditional recipes call for hazelnuts, but we also love making it with almonds.

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Try this simple dukkah recipe, made with hazelnuts, and watch a how-to video of dukkah made with almonds.

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Preparation is simple: After toasting the ingredients for 10-minutes in a cast-iron pan, you grind them into a coarse powder (dukkah means “to crush” in Egyptian Arabic) with a pestle and mortar or food processor. The finished blend can be stored in an airtight container for a up to a month.

Lamb steaks topped with dukkah

A Little Background

Dukkah has long been a staple of Egyptian cooking. It’s often used in coating traditional lamb dishes, but it’s also served as a common street food snack, served in a cone as an affordable source of protein and healthy fats. However, the spice blend gained international recognition, particularly with home cooks, after the release of international bestseller Jerusalem: A Cookbook in which co-authors Yotam Ottolenghi and Sam Tamimi share their paprika-laced dukkah recipe. We have been loving the nut-and-seed combination ever since.

Best Ways to Use Dukkah

Dukkah is most often used as a crust for lamb, but it’s also delicious enjoyed as a simple appetizer, served with bread and olive oil as a dipping spice. You can also try folding it into hummus for an unexpected crunch or sprinkling it on pizza crust with a brush of olive oil and bake until crispy. It adds depth when stirred into Greek yogurt. You can also try it sprinkled on roasted vegetables, homemade crackers, or as a substitute for panko on fish or chicken tenders. It adds the perfect salt and spice to your popcorn, and an herby kick to avocado toast and hard-boiled eggs.

Once you’re obsessed with dukkah, you’ll find so many ways to eat it! Try adding dukkah in place of the spices in these recipes:

• Homemade Artisan Crackers
• Hazelnut Crusted Salmon
• Roasted Garlic Cauliflower
• Pistachio Crusted Chicken

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Halloween Marshmallow Pops

 These Halloween Marshmallow Pops from My Baking Addiction are a fun and easy Halloween dessert treat that you can make for your friends and family. Kids love them… and so do adults! They make the perfect party treat that can be assembled in no time at all.  If you’re looking for a Halloween dessert that is budget...

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7 Fall Vegan Soup Recipes Ready in an Hour or Less

When fall rolls around, I’m always so ready–ready for the clothes, the blustering leaves and crispness in the air, and last but not least, the food. And vegan soup is always top of my list. After all, it’s been three whole months since I’ve had it as a dinner option! So, the second the temperature drops below 65 degrees, it’s soup city at my place.

Here are a handful of my favorite vegan soup recipes that are ready in an hour or less. (And for the record, the better part of those hours are just letting that pot o’ yum heat up while you breathe in the savory aroma–not a bad way to spend an hour, right?)

1) Black Bean Taco Soup

Ready in 15 minutes. I always say that this is soup to cook when you don’t feel like cooking. It’s crazy easy and can be whipped up in a hurry.

Photo by Mackenzie Schieck

Carrot Chile and Cilantro Soup

Ready in 1 hour. Garlic, cilantro, and chile paste are blended with cooked potatoes and carrots in this easy-to-make soup.

Photo by LynnInHK

3) Creamy Poblano Chile and Red Pepper Soup

Ready in 40 minutes. Dried poblanos give this soup just enough heat, blended cashews give it its creaminess, and cooked potatoes give it a little umph.

Photo by Mackenzie Schieck

4) Red Lentil Soup

Ready in 55 minutes. Coconut milk, peanut oil, and a handful of savory spices come together to make this top-rated vegan soup recipe.

Photo by SunnyByrd

5) Coconut Curry Soup

Ready in 1 hour. Cauliflower is cooked and blended with red curry, coconut milk, and cashews to make this creamy, hearty soup.

Photo by Mackenzie Schieck

6) Creamy Corn Chowder

Ready in 1 hour. This low-fat, vegan version of a classic comfort food dish is great for a meal starter or as the main meal itself.

Photo by House of Aqua

7) Celery and Carrot Soup

Photo by LilSnoo

Ready in 35 minutes. This light, delicate soup with is seasoned with tarragon and onion, and makes a great first course to a fall meal.

Related:

• Browse All Vegan Soup Recipes
• 5 Ways to Make Meatless Meals More Satisfying
• Make These 5 Vegan Sauces to Create 15 Awesome Meals

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Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

 These Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy from The Chunky Chef make the most amazing breakfast ever — or the most amazing breakfast for dinner that you will really love! The biscuits come out light, fluffy and raise to perfection while cooking, and the sausage gravy is easy to make and tastes great! Next time you want...

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Eat Your Feelings: Warm Chocolate Desserts For Stressful Times

There are times when only warm chocolate will do. When the world is stressing you out, a snuggly blanket of warm chocolate is right there with you to feel all the feels.

1) Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

You don’t have to have banana bread in the house to make this cozy spoonable dessert.

Photo by TTV78

Top tips: Double the amount of chocolate chips in the mix (because chocolate) and use scalding hot water for the water bath it bakes in.

Try this easy no-slosh water bath method: Set the bread pudding pan into the larger roasting pan you’ll use for the water bath, making sure there are a couple of inches of clearance all the way around. Set the whole thing in the oven, and pour water in the roasting pan until it’s about halfway up the sides of the pudding pan. Remove the pudding pan, leave the roasting pan in the oven, and turn on the oven so the water and the oven heat at the same time while you prep the bread pudding. Then set the pudding pad into the roasting pan.

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2) Chef John’s Chocolate Lava Cake

Fact or fiction? This was actually a brilliant rebranding by a chef whose cakes came out of the oven too soon.

Top Tip: Since these little cakes have molten centers, you can’t use the toothpick trick to test for doneness. Instead, look for the edges of the cake to pull away from the sides of the ramekins. That tells you the outer cake is baked.

3) Best Mug Cake (Paleo)

Can you bear to wait 9 minutes for caveman-friendly chocolate bliss?

Photo by Yoly

Top Tips: Use coconut oil instead of olive oil to go with the coconut flour in this speedy single-serve chocolate cake in a mug.

4) Grillswith (Donut Happiness)

A sundae served on top of a grilled donut. What? Apparently, it’s a favorite late-night snack at the University of Virginia. Someone out there get us a hi-res photo, quick!

5) Dessert Nachos

Sweet, salty, creamy, crunchy all in one. Sort of like mixed emotions.

Photo by Melissa Goff

Top Tips: Lower your broiler rack a notch or two and keep an eye on them so they don’t scorch.

6) Chocolate Wontons

Crispy on the outside, melty chocolate and sweet strawberries on the inside.

Photo by House of Aqua

Top Tips: Don’t feel like frying? Juliegd broiled half her batch instead of frying them, and her son liked them better. “I sprayed both sides with cooking spray. I put them under the broiler for about a minute on each side.”

7) Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake with Caramel Sauce

Rich, warm, chocolaty, and gluten-free!

Photo by abapplez

Top Tips: You’ll know this cake is done when the edges are puffy and the surface is firm except for a small jiggly bit right in the center. The residual heat will finish baking this off.

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Pecan Caramel

 These Homemade Pecan Caramels from Great Grub, Delicious Treats are so soft, delicious, and going to be the hit of your holiday parties this year! These little bites of goodness make the perfect easy treat for your friends and family! You can even package them up, put a little gift tag on them and deliver...

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Panda Express Zucchini Mushroom Chicken

Do you absolutely love Panda Express? Especially their mushroom chicken?! So do we!!! That’s why we’re flipping out over this Copycat Panda Express Zucchini Mushroom Chicken from Dinner, then Dessert. This recipe is ready in just 20 minutes, and we don’t know about you… but that’s faster than we can get in the car and pick...

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No-Bake Cheesecake Squares

Beware… these No-Bake Cheesecake Squares from Lemons for Lulu are addicting! They have the most delicious almond crust, a chocolate topping, and your very favorite thing in the whole world — a creamy no bake cheesecake center!  These no-bake squares are the perfect take and go dessert because they are simple and so delicious.  Take them...

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Easy Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

This Easy Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup from Back for Seconds make the PERFECT dinner on a cold winter night!  It’s so incredibly easy to make in the morning and it’s ready for dinner at just the right time. With the combination of chicken, rice, celery, and other ingredients it is a dinner...

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Slow Cooker Queso Dip

 This Slow Cooker Queso Dip from Real Housemoms is the dip of ALL dips! It has just the right amount of heat to go with all of it’s cheesy goodness. It’s makes the perfect appetizer on game day, during family gatherings, holidays and any other time you need something delicious to serve up to a...

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Red Velvet Bundt Cake

 Isn’t this Red Velvet Bundt Cake from Gonna Want Seconds pretty?! Seriously, it makes the perfect cake for the holidays, Valentine’s Day, Birthday’s, Halloween and just about any other time you want a delicious from scratch homemade red velvet cake. It’s sweet, moist, not too dense, and has the most perfect from scratch frosting!  If...

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Parmesan Garlic Crash Hot Potatoes

Don’t these Parmesan Garlic Crash Hot Potatoes from Dinner, then Dessert look delicious?! They are our new favorite way to make a side of potatoes at dinner time. They come out crispy, creamy, CHEESY, buttery and oh-so garlicky! They are made in one pan and no boiling is necessary!!! These Parmesan Garlic Crash Hot Potatoes...

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