Diners take a break from the plate as they dig into super-stacked bowls across the country, from mac 'n' cheese flights of fancy and comforting pasta creations to bold beef stews and a chili with soul.
Ree Drummond is beefing things up with four recipes featuring meat. First, ranch favorites meet up in a fabulous mashup of Steak with Creamed Greens Pasta. Then she puts a new Tex-Mex spin on ground beef in Taco Tomatoes, and steak makes another appearance in Mini Beef Wellingtons. Finally, Ree's meatballs take the lead in a Crispy Italian Wrap that's an internet sensation.
Michael Symon starts in Queens, New York, with a burger loaded to the max with beef, ham, bacon and sausage. A Korean-style smoked pork sandwich with miso-barbecue sauce makes Atlanta the frontier of barbecue fusion, and in Houston, Texas, a spicy, fried Cornish hen is one hot bird!
Kardea Brown invites a group of childhood friends over for updated and kicked-up homemade versions of favorite foods they had growing up. First, she tackles a staple of her mom's freezer, Mini Golden Beef Pockets filled with spiced ground beef. She makes her favorite after-school meal, Lowcountry Ramen Noodles with Charleston shrimp and collard greens, and for something sweet, there are homemade Delicious Dunkers and Double Berry Snack Bars.