Generation X (those born between 1965-1980) grew up eating classic Americana meals. During the 1970s, comfort meals like tuna casserole and salmon croquettes were popular meals.

Gen X also grew up eating some pretty unhinged (but all the more yummy) sandwiches. These meals are steeped in childhood nostalgia.

And to this day, Gen Xers are still fond of their favorite dishes they grew up eating. Together, they discussed on Reddit their most-loved home-cooked dishes that they still whip up.

We are running out of dinner ideas, what is your favorite GenX home cooking comfort food (tonight was sloppy joes)? byu/AtomicHurricaneBob inGenX

The meals that defined Gen X childhoods

Here are 14 iconic Gen X comfort meals to keep in mind the next time you make dinner:

“Breakfast. We will have a ‘breakfast for dinner’ at least a couple times a month. Yum!” – fadeanddecayed, KddKc

“Pizza bread! My mom would cut Italian bread into pieces, put butter and garlic salt on them, then pour some spaghetti sauce on them, cover with mozzarella cheese, and broil for like ten or fifteen minutes. Super easy and quick to make and so tasty. I’m sure my mom loved that I was so into something that took roughly zero effort for her to make.” – hornybutired

“Grilled cheese and soup.” – reincarnateme

“Meat loaf. I use 2 pounds ground beef, replace bread crumbs with minute rice, add 1 pkg........

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