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Easy fall recipes – from the best soup, to healthy dinners, to baked goods – to help you cozy up this season!
There’s nothing more comforting than a home-cooked meal on a cold fall evening. The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are dropping, and you’re probably craving a hearty, cozy, hot meal right now (and if you’re not, you will be after reading this).
Lucky for you, we’ve rounded up 20 easy (and irresistible) fall recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even dessert. So go ahead, light that pumpkin spice candle and let these fall soups, pastas, and baked goods inspire your menu this season!
1. Spicy Szechuan Dumpling Soup
This is hands-down one of the best fall soup recipes! It’s so spicy, it’ll warm you right up on a cold autumn evening. You can make it with our homemade pork dumplings, or use your favorite store-bought dumplings for an even easier dinner.
2. Sausage and Peppers Rustica
What’s more comforting than a creamy, hearty pasta with meat sauce? Spicy Italian pork sausage and bell peppers come together in a delicious medley of flavors that cooks in under 30 minutes. If you love pasta, we guarantee this will become one of your new favorite fall pasta recipes!
3. Spicy Butter Chicken
This spicy, saucy butter chicken recipe is the perfect dinner (and leftovers) for this fall. Make this on a night when you are looking for an easy comforting dinner. This recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes and only uses one pot for easy cleanup. Serve it with basmati rice and homemade naan so you can sop up all the delicious curry!
4. Buttermilk Protein Pancakes
Nothing says fall morning like some fresh homemade buttermilk pancakes topped with real maple syrup. And bonus, to help you get your day off to the right start, we made this recipe with some added protein powder to help make sure you get everything you need. Overall these buttermilk protein pancakes are soft, fluffy, and delicious, and perfect for a special weekend breakfast this fall.
5. Sweet Potato Black Bean Rice Bowl
This nutritious yet comforting recipe tastes like fall in a bowl. The sweet potato, black beans, peppers, onion, avocado, and goat cheese just melt together magically in every bite. It’s so good, you won’t want to stop eating it. So thankfully, it’s easy to make plenty of leftovers to enjoy for lunch the next day!
6. Quinoa and Chorizo Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Nothing says fall dinner like a roasted sweet potato stuffed with quinoa, pepper, onion, chorizo, and goat cheese. This combination of fall flavors will be sure to satisfy the craving for a warm, cozy, and comforting meal all while not weighing you down afterwards.
7. Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Pizza
Have you been looking for the perfect fall dinner date recipe? If so, we’ve got you covered. This prosciutto and goat cheese pizza is made with Neapolitan-style dough and a spicy red sauce. Thanks to the fresh dough, this pizza is light and fluffy while also comforting. Plus the savory and earthy flavors added by prosciutto and goat cheese bring in the flavors of fall. Make this for your next date night and it’ll be a sure winner.
8. Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread
We’re not sure anything says fall quite like the smells of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla all wrapped up into a warm sweet potato spice bread being pulled fresh out of the oven. Doesn’t the cold weather just make you want to bake a loaf of bread? We sure want to.
9. Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
Inspired by our sweet potato and black bean enchiladas, which introduced us to one of our favorite flavor combinations, these vegetarian tacos are always a huge hit on taco Tuesdays. Packed with nutrients and deeply satisfying, you can’t go wrong with making these tacos for dinner. Try them the next time you want a fresh take on tacos this fall.
10. Creamy Gochujang Pasta
We love enjoying creamy, spicy pasta on a crisp autumn night. This gochujang pasta is the perfect fit for that! Inspired by penne alla vodka, this Korean fusion dish adds a fun twist through the heat and flavor of gochujang. And as this dish only takes 15 minutes to make, you can have your decadent dinner without all the work.
11. 15-Minute Garlic Udon Noodles
Garlic, meet noodles. That’s pretty much all you need to make this recipe, and it’s delicious. This Chinese-American fusion dish comes together so quickly, you won’t even know what to do with the rest of your night. May we suggest curling up under a cozy blanket, lighting a pumpkin spice candle, and watching a fall movie while chowing down on these noodles?
12. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Sweet potatoes are a staple of fall recipes in our house. This vegetarian chili is super easy to throw together, just combine the ingredients in a crockpot and turn it on. Then enjoy coming home to a comforting meal after a long day. Plus, it’ll make your kitchen smell amazing.
13. Maple Bacon Jalapeno Pizza
If you’re looking for a fun way to spice up a fall date night, this sweet and hot pizza makes for the perfect night in. The bacon and jalapenos topped with a drizzle of maple syrup combine for a sweet and savory heat that is sure to warm you up. This recipe is perfect for your next cozy pizza and movie date night.
14. Italian Slow Cooker Meatballs and Gravy
On a cold and dreary fall day, your slow cooker is your best friend – it does all the hard work while you get to cozy up under a blanket and enjoy a good book. Thankfully these slow cooker meatballs can be the easy meal you need. A little work ahead of time and you’ll be enjoying a meatball sub or spaghetti and meatballs before you know it. Oh, and that doesn’t even mention the wonderful smells this recipe will fill your house with all day long.
15. Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash
This easy sweet potato hash is the perfect big batch breakfast dish and is sure to please everyone as it is vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free. Made in just one skillet in under 30 minutes, this breakfast side doesn’t get any simpler than this. So whether it is just for you or for a crowd, check out this easy fall recipe for your next weekend brunch.
16. Maple Bourbon Bacon Burger
This unique burger can be enjoyed as a weekend brunch or a fun twist on breakfast for dinner. The sweet and savory maple bourbon drizzle and bacon toppings paired with an Eggo waffle bun make for an elevated version of a classic childhood breakfast.
17. Garlic Parmesan Spaghetti Squash With Spinach
Many people look forward to fall as the season of pumpkin spice and apple cider. However we love fall because it is spaghetti squash season! If you aren’t familiar with this wonderful little gourd, it can be seasoned, baked, and then easily shredded into a noodle-like consistency (hence the name). While this recipe may feel a little light and healthy for a fall recipe, we love to make this dish and hold on to our last dreams of summer.
18. Fall Vegetable Medley
We love this recipe because it just screams fall. Made with fresh fall produce, this vegetable medley has both the flavors, and colors, of this wonderful season. Featuring butternut squash, shallots, carrots, and bell pepper you can’t go wrong with this medley. Make it as a side for grilled chicken or use them in our quinoa harvest bowl for a fall vegetarian recipe!
19. Quinoa Harvest Bowl
If dinner can be rustic, this quinoa harvest bowl is it. This bowl is made with quinoa, our fall vegetable medley, and crumbled feta cheese. Try this cozy harvest bowl the next time you’re looking for a healthy fall recipe.
20. Sweet Potato White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Last (but not least), end your perfect fall day with this sweet treat – a soft and chewy cookie made with sweet potatoes, cinnamon, and white chocolate chips. They’re always a hit at our family holiday parties and are our favorite fall dessert recipe!
Looking for even more ideas? Check out all of our fall recipes here.
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