5 Recipes to Beef Up Cold Weather Comfort Food
11.24.2025
As temperatures dip, leaves fall, and snow starts to swirl, customers will be reaching for comfort food classics. Many of these beloved meals feature beef, the ultimate ingredient for rich flavor.
But more than half of Americans (53%) see grocery prices as a major source of stress, making more affordable dishes a must. We have just what shoppers want: five easy, cost-effective comfort food recipes that make the most of Black Angus beef cuts.
1. Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Despite inflation worries, 96% of shoppers are open to spending a bit more on meat and poultry.* This slow cooker pot roast recipe helps put those worries to rest, turning a three-pound 1855 Black Angus Beef chuck roast, herbs, and vegetables into a nutritious, filling dish that serves eight. After a quick sear, the chuck roast is added to the slow cooker with veggies, beef broth, Worcestershire, wine, and seasonings. 6-8 hours later, your customers will have fork-tender beef ideal for cozy days at home.
2. Beef Bourguignon
This French beef dish has been a staple for families since the 1800s. It’s the perfect marriage of wholesome ingredients and great flavor—and is deceptively simple to make. First, bacon is cooked until crisp, stew meat is seared, and root vegetables are sautéed. Your customers will then make a simple sauce in the same pan using tomato paste, wine, and beef broth. Finally, the beef and bacon are added back to the pan to braise before topping the meat with sautéed mushrooms and pearl onions. Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles, and voilà!
3. Winter Thyme and Chuck Stew
When talking about comfort food, you can’t go wrong with beef and potatoes. Supermarket Perimeter shares, “53% of Americans are very interested in recipes for comfort meals, defined as meal classics that satisfy.”
Your customers will love this winter stew recipe that uses a flavorful two-pound Black Angus chuck roast, garlic, onion, bacon, tomatoes, thyme, carrots, and tender Yukon gold potatoes.
4. Beef Chili
Cold weather is synonymous with chili, a true American classic. It’s so popular that there are thousands of recipes all claiming that a secret ingredient makes all the difference. Well, we don’t gatekeep comfort food! Our not-secret ingredients for delicious chili are cocoa powder for depth of flavor and mayonnaise for creaminess.
Did you know? There are over 14 million posts that use the hashtag #comfortfood on Instagram. Share this easy comfort food recipe on your social media channels and inspire your customers to try it themselves this season.
5. Beef Chuck Stroganoff with Creamy Mushroom Pepper Sauce
We saved our favorite for last. Our 30-minute stroganoff recipe is rich, creamy, and simple enough for busy weeknights. Your customers will reach for this comfort food classic after school, on chilly weekends, and when guests come to visit.
Our Black Angus chuck roll is accompanied by mushrooms, onion, garlic, red wine, beef broth, rosemary, thyme, sour cream, and Dijon mustard. The beef, with its savory sauce, is served over egg noodles and topped with fresh parsley. In other words, everyone will want second helpings.
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*Statistic gathered from the Power of Meat Report 2025.
