37 Recipes to Use Up That Extra Heavy Cream in Your Fridge

This extra cozy one-pan chicken recipe has major creamed spinach vibes.

A blend of simple ingredients — tomatoes, vodka, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese — makes this creamy red sauce irresistible. But, the secret to the best vodka sauce? Using both whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes and double concentrated tomato paste from a tube.

The creamy sauce makes this chicken totally irresistible. Serve it with crispy oven-roasted potatoes or garlic bread to mop up every last drop of the delicious sauce.

Learn the basics of Alfredo sauce and how to use it for making chicken fettuccini Alfredo any night of the week.

You only need 20 minutes to make this veggie-packed weeknight pasta.

Tangy pepperoncini peppers add bright flavor to this creamy skillet chicken dinner.

You only need 20 minutes to make this weeknight pasta — it’s a keeper.

This one-pan dinner has it all: tender chicken, a sun-dried tomato cream sauce, and a 30-minute cook time.

Perfect for chilly weather, this vegetarian soup has a creamy tomato-based broth loaded with tender cheese tortellini and spinach.

A cozy French classic that’s really easy to whip up at home.

Gochujang, Korean red pepper paste, gives the classic chicken alfredo a special twist.

This creamy soup, made popular by Olive Garden, is sure to become an instant classic in your home. Serve bowls of this comforting soup with crusty bread.

If you love pasta primavera, this chicken primavera is for you. The cream-based sauce toes the line of decadence, but it still tastes light and bright. Serve it with crusty bread, boiled potatoes, rice, or of course, pasta.

This creamy, cheesy one-pot pasta is the perfect addition to your weeknight rotation.

The creamy lemon sauce makes this one-pot pasta dinner taste like spring.

Peppercorn-crusted steak served with Cognac-cream sauce is the ultimate fancy French meal to make at home. Serve with perfectly crispy pommes frites.

Pasta with shrimp is a delicious combination, whether you go with a rich shrimp Alfredo or a simple shrimp pasta in white wine sauce. This easy recipe has plump, juicy shrimp tossed with long strands of fettuccine in a lemony cream sauce, and each bite that you twirl onto your fork is comforting and satisfying.

Garlic confit improves just about everything, including these buttery mashed potatoes.

Tender baby spinach, mixed in a flavorful cream sauce, makes one of the best and easiest side dishes for weeknight dinners.

Sweet corn kernels simmered in butter and heavy cream is better than anything from a can.

An authentic Southern-style, cast-iron skillet mac and cheese recipe that delivers that perfect cheesy, crispy crust that you can't get enough of.

A classic French side dish made with sliced potatoes, heavy cream, and Gruyère cheese.

For a taste of the South, a creamy bowl of grits, a basket of fluffy buttermilk biscuits, or crispy fried chicken may be the first foods to come to mind. But a Southern cook’s table is often filled with a colorful variety of vegetables like maque choux, a warm sauté of corn, peppers, and onion enriched with heavy cream and topped with crispy bacon that’s often served in Louisiana.

Vodka sauce is one of those best-of-both-worlds situation. It’s rich and creamy, but at the same time tangy and vibrant with tomato and a little bite of vodka. Serve this creamy side with grilled chicken.

Thin slices of Yukon gold potatoes are doused in a cheese-bolstered cream mixture and baked in a skillet until it becomes a crispy and tender gratin-like dish that everyone will love.

A simple zucchini casserole with a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce.

Thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes get tossed with a flavorful cream sauce, layered with plenty of Pecorino Romano, and baked until browned and bubbly.

This showstopper of a no-bake cake is as easy to assemble as it will be to devour.

Strawberry Delight is a charmingly pink no-bake dessert packed with six layers (yes, six) of creamy, dreamy berry goodness.

Give tiramisu the tres leches treatment.

Everyone will love this peanut butter and chocolate layered no-bake dessert inspired by a famous French pastry.

This 4-ingredient dip tastes just like strawberry cheesecake.

This creamy, 6-layered no-bake dessert is guaranteed to be the star of every summer party.

This impossibly creamy, no-bake dessert comes together in just 30 minutes.

Frozen s’mores combine the gooey campfire treat and ice cream sandwiches into the ultimate summer dessert.

This easy, no-bake dessert comes together in just 20 minutes.

Bake up a batch of these triple-layer buckeye bars with an Oreo cookie crust, layer of peanut butter cheesecake, and a chocolate ganache topping.