The 19 Coziest Recipes from Queen Ina Garten

By Katherine Gillen

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Published Dec 22, 2017

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Vodka & Biscuits

Ina called, and she’s wondering if you’d want to join her and Jeffrey for a winter dinner in the Hamptons. OK, so maybe she didn’t call, but we can still pretend we’re with our favorite duo by cooking up a few Ina recipes that have a special way of warming us up on chilly nights. Presenting: the coziest recipes from Queen Garten. (Cue the Barefoot Contessa theme song.)

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Little Broken

1.

Turkey Lasagna

Blankets of noodles. Need we say more?

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Quentin Bacon

2.

Weeknight Bolognese

Tastes like you were cooking for hours. (Spoiler: You weren’t.)

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Recipe Diaries

3.

Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken

For Fridays with Jeffrey.

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Vodka & Biscuits

4.

Pastitsio

Like a Greek baked ziti…but better.

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Food Network

5.

Mac and Cheese

Dive into this multi-cheese wonder.

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Baked Northwest

6.

Wild Mushroom and Farro Soup

Savory ’shrooms and grains will warm you right up.

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Home Is Where the Boat Is

7.

Winter Minestrone

The beans and butternut squash are comforting and filling.

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Ezra Pound Cake

8.

Creamed Spinach Gratin

Greens are always better when covered in cheese.

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Maura McEvoy

9.

Chicken Stew with Biscuits

Aka the secret to happiness.

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Dinner then Dessert

10.

Baked Fontina Cheese Dip

What’s more cozy than a pool of melted cheese? (Nothing.)

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Once Upon a Recipe

11.

Chicken Potpiie

Bury us in a piecrust, please.

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Not Without Salt

12.

Chicken Chili

The Contessa loves her poultry.

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Quentin Bacon

13.

Easy Parmesan Risotto

Get this: You only have to stir it once.

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Food Network

14.

Winter Squash Soup

Don’t skip the sourdough croutons…or the Gruyère.

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Alexandra Cooks

15.

Pasta Alla Vecchia Bettola

Is it cool if we slurp up the extra vodka sauce with a spoon?

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The Food Charlatan

16.

Meatloaf

It might be better than Mom’s…shhh.

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Sweetnicks

17.

Meatballs

Freeze some ahead of time, and you’ll be set for the busiest of weeknights.

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Quentin Bacon

18.

Onion and Fennel Soup Gratin

This one involves sherry, Cognac and Sauv Blanc. We’re in.

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Food Network

19.

Herb and Apple Bread Pudding

Do you think Ina will join if we make this?

Katherine Gillen

Former Senior Food Editor

Headed PureWow’s food vertical
Contributed original reporting, recipes and food styling
Studied English Literature at the University of Notre Dame and Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education