Need some new recipe ideas to celebrate fall? We are tired of grilling out and making salads, and fall brings us the chance to serve all those warm soups and hearty dishes we’ve been craving for months. Squash, apples, pumpkin, sweet potato -you name it, and this list of best fall recipes is sure to have an awesome idea made with it. These recipes are not just any, though, these versions are super easy to make, so dinner prep need not be difficult. Check out the step by step tutorials to learn how and make a few of these awesome fall recipes this weekend.
Easy Fall Dinner Recipe Ideas
1. One Pan Pork Chops With Apples And Onions
A delicious one pan dinner of pork chops with apples and onions is the perfect fall comfort food. Ready in 30 minutes, with easy step-by-step instructions from The Chunky Chef. The next time you’re looking for a great weeknight meal that’s ready in a flash… give these pork chops with apples and onions a try. I’ve made this one time and it was so delicious. It will be a family favorite forever.
2. Creamy Dijon Rosemary Chicken
Tender chicken breast in a creamy Dijon rosemary sauce = an easy to make fall comfort food dinner you’ll devour. Always slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise because then they cook faster and more evenly, and you avoid the awful rubbery-ness that happens when you overcook chicken. This dish is delicious over rice or mashed potatoes or with a veggie. Will you make this creamy Dijon chicken recipe?
3. Butternut Squash And Cranberry Quinoa Salad
You may know quinoa best from summer salads, but it has a place in your favorite fall recipes, too. In fact, this quinoa salad is everything you love about summer. The best fall quinoa salad just might be this right here. Can I just tell you that this salad never disappoints and is always a crowd pleaser. The combination of flavors and texture just does not get any better.
4. Apple Cranberry Coleslaw
This recipe combines sweet, tangy and tart flavors making the BEST coleslaw! Even better, it’s a cinch to make with only minimal ingredients. I love how this coleslaw combines a summer classic with two fall flavors – apples and cranberries – for a quick and easy side dish that moves us right from one season to the next. I love how bright and beautiful it is! Apple Cranberry Coleslaw for the win!
5. Slow Cooker Balsamic Glazed Roast Beef
This tangy, sweet and salty beef roast makes for one mouthwatering meal on a bun or served on top of fluffy mashed potatoes! It’s our new slow cooker favorite. The juicy, tender beef, with the soft, flavorful carrots and potatoes…doesn’t get much better than this. A perfect family meal for a cool Fall evening!
6. Vegan Pumpkin Pasta Sauce with Wild Mushrooms
A simple but delicious Vegan Pumpkin Pasta Sauce recipe you can make. It’s an easy and healthy recipe filled with the flavors of autumn. An easy 4-ingredient pumpkin sauce tossed with pasta and topped with sautéed mushrooms, garlic and herbs will give you a filling and delicious 30-minute dinner for a chilly fall evening.
7. Melting Sweet Potatoes With Maple Pecan Sauce
Just when you think they can’t get any more delicious – enter the Melting Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Sauce. The texture of the sweet potatoes indeed is like velvet. Exactly as it should be. I love these melting sweet potatoes so much. We’ve eaten them every which-way possible: as a side dish at dinner, and with fried eggs for breakfast. Yes, they are that good.
8. Chipotle Bourbon Pumpkin Chili
This Chipotle Bourbon Pumpkin Chili recipe is full of spicy, smoky, rich, savory fall-inspired flavors. The chipotle and bourbon deepen the flavor into the most delicious chili ever. It’s also 100% vegetarian, and you won’t miss the meat! There are soft, sweet pieces of butternut squash, crunchy corn and lots of beans. You don’t taste the pumpkin as much as you feel it. It gives the pumpkin chili an almost creamy texture that takes it over the top.
9. Easy Maple-Glazed Roasted Turkey Breast
This is the best Thanksgiving turkey recipes I have ever tried. The maple gives the turkey a sweet and savory taste, and the meat is so juicy. If you need a good Thanksgiving turkey recipe, you have to try this Maple Glazed Turkey Breast recipe. It is delicious. You get the best tender, juicy white meat and a flavorful crispy skin – all with about 15 minutes of prep.
10. Roasted Buttercup Squash Soup
When the weather turns, a pot of squash soup is the first thing I want simmering on the stove. This roasted buttercup squash soup blends up rich and velvety with cinnamon and nutmeg carrying all the cozy, and you can keep it dairy-free by skipping the cream swirl. Roasting the squash first is the step I never skip, it deepens everything. Serve it with crusty bread and dinner feels like a hug. Get the full recipe at Winding Creek Ranch.
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19. 5-Minute Freezer Chicken Soup
Fall is when our calendar explodes, so make-ahead dinners save my sanity. This freezer chicken soup takes about five minutes to bag up, then all you do is dump the frozen block into a pot and let it simmer into a hearty weeknight meal. I stash a few bags at the start of the season and thank myself for weeks. Label them with a marker so nobody plays freezer roulette. Get the full recipe at The Soccer Mom Blog.
22. Old-Fashioned Corn Casserole
Every fall dinner table needs a soft, comforting side, and this old-fashioned corn casserole is the one everybody reaches for. It lands right between cornbread and creamed corn, custardy in the middle with just enough structure to scoop. Six ingredients and one bowl, which is my kind of side dish on a busy night. Do not overbake it, the center should still have a gentle wobble. Get the full recipe at Granny’s in the Kitchen.
25. Instant Pot Beef Stew
On a cold night, nothing beats a bowl of beef stew, and the Instant Pot gets you there without the all-day simmer. Fork-tender beef, potatoes and carrots go rich and deep with a splash of Guinness in the broth. I make a big batch on Sunday because the leftovers are honestly even better. A little cornstarch slurry at the end gives you that thick, spoon-coating gravy. Get the full recipe at Plated Cravings.
27. Butternut Squash Risotto
Risotto has a reputation for being fussy, but this butternut squash version is worth every minute of stirring. Sweet caramelized squash melts into creamy Parmesan rice with earthy sage, and it turns a simple dinner into something special. I made it once for a fall dinner party and it has been on repeat ever since. Warm your broth before you start, it keeps the rice cooking evenly. Get the full recipe at A Couple Cooks.
