Rainy Day Recipes for When You're Not Planning To Leave the House

Recipe: Ravioli Lasagna

The comfort food dinner of your dreams will be piping hot out of the oven in just 30 minutes. For a no-fuss rainy-day meal it can't be beat. 

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Chicken And Dumplings

If you're going to make a Southern classic like chicken and dumplings, you should give it the time and care it deserves. A rainy day is perfect for this cozy recipe, which was submitted to us in 1983 from Mrs. Morton Smith from Homewood, Alabama.

Recipe: French Onion Soup Casserole

All the comfort of the soup you crave in a rich casserole. If you'd rather go with the soup, we have an amazing recipe for that, too.

Recipe: Texas Sheet Cake Cookies

Here's a rainy day indulgence if we've ever seen one. What's even better than the chopped candy topping? A smart ingredient list that calls on boxed chocolate cake mix. Your chocolate cravings, served up in a flash.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

Pop the ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning and let your dinner make itself. This blend of seasonings will be your new pot roast go-to.

Recipe: Creamy Artichoke, Kale, and Rice Gratin
Looking for greens on a gray day? Make this comforting casserole. It's basically a spinach-artichoke dip, but in casserole form. 

Recipe: Andouille Sausage and Smoked Chicken Gumbo

You have to be patient for a good gumbo recipe to reach its full flavor potential, so a rainy day is perfect to try out a new gumbo recipe.

Recipe: Shepherd's Pie

As Southerners who love classic comfort food recipes, we wish we could claim this one from over the pond. This version cooks in the slow cooker, but we have another recipe that bakes in the oven.

Recipe: Soulful Chicken Soup

If you don't crave chicken noodle soup on a cozy day or night in, you need to reevaluate some of your choices.

Recipe: Beef-and-Black-eyed Pea Chili

Chili will always have a warm welcome in our home, but we'd never dare serve it without a side of homemade cornbread. Black-eyed peas add a Southern spin to a classic chili recipe.

Recipe: White Lightning Chicken Chili

If you'd rather go with chicken instead of beef, our White Lightning Chicken Chili is a fan favorite. Make two batches while you're stuck inside and freeze one for later. Cornbread still required.

Recipe: Beef Calzones

Don't spend money ordering pizza! Have fun stuffing these calzones with your favorite toppings.

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie

Frozen will never be as good as homemade. For new ways to cook it, try our Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms or our Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits, which is made in a casserole dish.

Recipe: Mac and Cheese with Ham

Smoked Gouda and chopped smoked ham make for a next-level mac and cheese experience. Not into ham? We have plenty of macaroni and cheese recipes for you to try on your rainy day.

Recipe: Extra-Easy Lasagna

We wouldn't lie—this lasagna is so easy. You won't even have to pause your rainy day movie marathon to make it.

Recipe: Loaded Potato Soup

Let this creamy soup cook in the slow cooker and pile on the toppings when it's ready.

Recipe: Beef Stew

This recipe was sent to us in 1986, and it still holds up. If you don't get a hankering for chicken noodle soup when you need something comforting, then at least tell us you reach for a beef stew recipe.

Recipe: Classic Southern Pound Cake

There are endless pound cake recipes in the South, but this one keeps it simple and timeless. We like to serve it with fresh fruit and whipped cream or sprinkle it with powdered sugar.

Recipe: So Good Brownies

The name says it all with this recipe. Brownies are easy to make when you're feeling lazy, and they're best served warm with a scoop (or two) of vanilla ice cream, in our opinion.

Recipe: The Lane Cake

If you're in the mood for more of a baking challenge while you're holed up inside, the legendary Lane Cake is the recipe for you. Once you try the layers of incredible flavor, all the work will be worth it.

Recipe: All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

We can't think of many, well any, times that a batch of warm chocolate chip cookies doesn't hit the spot. In the case of a rainy day, we just might make two.

Recipe: Emily's Red Beans and Rice

Although no two recipes are the same, Red Beans and Rice is a comforting dish that our Louisiana friends crave year round. If you've never tried your hand at it, why not test it out on a rainy day?