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Grandma definitely knows her way around the kitchen! These tried-and-true dinner recipes bring all the cozy, comforting flavors that will remind you of grandma’s home-cooked meals. There are plenty of delicious, budget-friendly options that will help you enjoy a week of exciting, classic meals. Just like at grandma’s table, every bite is warm, hearty, and sure to put a smile on your face!
Stovetop Chicken and Noodles
Stovetop chicken and noodles is the quintessential grandma-approved dinner. It’s hearty, creamy, affordable, and everyone in the family will devour it. Don’t forget a side of Classic Buttermilk Biscuits!
Go to the recipe: Stovetop Chicken and Noodles
The Best Pot Roast
Pot roast is always a classic, and I have a few different versions, like my Instant Pot Pork Roast. But this is the one most like your grandma’s recipe, without the fancy gadgets—it’s started on the stovetop, which adds fantastic seared flavor, then finished low and slow in the oven so it’s fall-apart tender.
Go to the recipe: The Best Pot Roast
Southern Meatloaf
If you have warm memories of your Southern grandma—or maybe you know her as meemaw!—cooking dinner for you growing up, I bet this Southern meatloaf recipe will feel familiar. Especially if you serve it with a side of Southern Green Beans!
Go to the recipe: Southern Meatloaf
Crockpot Spaghetti
Maybe your grandma is an Italian nonna? She’s definitely going to love this crockpot spaghetti recipe, which comes together with much less effort than her famous Sunday sauce (although both are slow cooked to perfection). It’s not a complete meal without Homemade Garlic Bread on the side!
Go to the recipe: Crockpot Spaghetti
Chicken Noodle Soup
Every grandma has a go-to recipe for chicken noodle soup to cure whatever ails you. This crockpot version is a streamlined recipe with the same old-fashioned flavor you love, especially with some crumbled saltines on top. (Grandmas always have a box of saltines in the pantry, right?!)
Go to the recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup
Tuna Casserole
Grandmas are famous for their arsenal of casserole recipes, often hand-written on yellowed index cards and filed neatly in a decades-old recipe box. And I bet your grandma has a version of this tuna noodle casserole! It’s creamy comfort food that tastes like home. (If your grandma makes her tuna casserole with cheese, check out my Cheesy Tuna Casserole.)
Go to the recipe: Tuna Casserole
Salisbury Steak
Salisbury steak is a retro dinner recipe that deserves a comeback! Grandma knows that budget-friendly recipes with tender ground beef and savory gravy for serving over Mashed Potatoes never go out of style.
Go to the recipe: Salisbury Steak
