99 (Really Good) Recipes To Make This Fall
Fall is in the air! ??
It's time to start incorporating delicious seasonal flavors into your cooking — think creamy pumpkin and sage pasta, cozy apple cinnamon desserts, and roasted corn chowder that's the perfect start to soup season. To help you get started, we rounded up a bunch of fall recipes that would be perfect to cook this autumn.
1.Baked Breakfast Quinoa With Plums and Pistachios
Enjoy this sweet quinoa and plum recipe with yogurt for breakfast...or save it for dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
2.20-Minute Skillet Shrimp Fajitas
It's peak pepper season, which means we're making fajitas with all of our favorite toppings. Lay on the guacamole, pico de gallo, and jalape?o.
Recipe: 20-Minute Skillet Shrimp Fajitas
3.Honey and Fig Cheesecake Bars
Classic cheesecake gets a seasonal and sophisticated upgrade thanks to thinly sliced figs and a drizzle of honey. The crust, made with graham cracker crumbs and walnuts, is a great blend of sweet and savory.
Recipe: Honey and Fig Cheesecake Bars
4.Pumpkin Quesadillas With Black Beans and Green Chile
Comfort food season is upon us. Start it off right with these seasonally appropriate quesadillas stuffed with pumpkin puree, black beans, and canned roasted green chiles.
Recipe: Pumpkin Quesadillas With Black Beans and Green Chile
5.Autumn Chopped Chicken Salad
You don't have to be a "salad" person to appreciate the goodness that is this dish packed with all your favorite fall flavors. It's tangy, sweet, savory, crunchy, creamy, and straight-up craveworthy.
Recipe: Autumn Chopped Chicken Salad
6.Mango and Tofu Curry
Whether you are vegetarian, are trying to cut back on your meat intake, or just want to try something fresh and new, this tofu in a curry made of mango, chili pasta, cumin, and coconut milk won't disappoint.
Recipe: Mango and Tofu Curry
7.Chicken Thighs With Shallots in Red Wine Vinegar
Thanks to a tangy sauce made with shallots, red wine vinegar, tomato paste, honey, and chicken broth, this is anything but boring roast chicken.
8.Sweet Potato Roasted Corn Chowder
Thick and creamy yet totally vegan, this chowder is made with coconut milk, vegetable broth, sweet corn, poblano peppers, and sweet potato. It's the perfect start to soup season.
9.Thai Cashew Chicken
Take advantage of the season's fresh produce, like red bell peppers and broccoli, to whip up this Thai-inspired dish tossed in a mixture of soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, and ginger.
Recipe: Thai Cashew Chicken
10.Moroccan Lentil-Stuffed Eggplant
The filling for this vegetarian-friendly meal is made with Moroccan-spiced lentils and crushed tomatoes. Serve it over couscous, rice, or your favorite grain.
Recipe: Moroccan Lentil-Stuffed Eggplant
11.Pumpkin Roll With Cream Cheese Filling
When you've had your fill of pumpkin pie, switch things up with this moist and indulgent dessert recipe. The cream cheese filling is the icing on the cake, pun intended.
12.Spicy Mango Margaritas
While it might not be beach weather anymore, the sun is still shining, which means you could use a refreshing cocktail. This simple homemade margarita recipe will taste like something that you'd normally order at a fancy cocktail bar.
Recipe: Spicy Mango Margaritas
13.Okra Succotash
Head to your local farmers market and load up on fresh produce to make this delicious dish before winter hits.
Recipe: Okra Succotash
14.Cacio e Pepe With Arugula and Lemon
Introducing a comforting yet refreshing pasta recipe that straddles the changing seasons. This tangy, zesty, and cheesy cacio e pepe requires only a handful of basic ingredients.
15.Apple Dutch Baby
It's like a pancake, but a giant cast-iron–skillet pancake that's covered in butter and cinnamon apples.
Recipe: Apple Dutch Baby
16.Baked Oatmeal With Figs and Dates
This breakfast, made with old-fashioned rolled oats, pecans, cinnamon, dates, and figs, doubles as a dessert, which is obviously excellent news.
17.Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Pesto Pasta
Bacon and Brussels sprouts are a match made in heaven when it comes to fall cooking. Add your favorite pasta and a dollop of pesto to the mix, and you've got a good thing.
18.Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese Croutons
What is tomato soup without grilled cheese, anyway?
19.Roasted Vegetable Grain Bowl
You can personalize this recipe with all of your favorite ingredients. Start with a grain like quinoa, bulgur, or cauliflower rice and add whatever vegetables you have on hand.
Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Grain Bowl
20.Sticky and Crispy Sesame Cauliflower
Cauliflower florets are battered in flour, roasted in the oven, and then tossed in a sweet and savory sesame sauce with soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and chili paste. Serve it on rice, in lettuce wraps, or however you like best!
21.Ground Beef Cabbage Soup
Hearty, comforting, and oh so delicious, this cozy-weather soup recipe comes together in a single pot. And thanks to ground beef, you can make it very quickly.
Recipe: Ground Beef Cabbage Soup
22.Herb Baked Fish With Rainbow Bell Peppers
This fish recipe seems complicated, but it's so simple and comes together with just a handful of basic ingredients. Start with a flaky white fish like cod, hake, or haddock.
23.Easy Okonomiyaki (Cabbage Pancakes)
This popular Japanese street food is actually surprisingly easy to make right in your kitchen. It's a real clean-out-the-fridge recipe because you can add any ingredients (meat, seafood, veggies, you name it) to the cabbage mixture.
24.Udon Noodle Soup With Chicken and Mushrooms
Before you order takeout, consider making this easy and nourishing soup from scratch. You can jazz up the recipe however you see fit. Try adding a poached egg, nori, or even vegetable tempura.
25.Crock-Pot Parmesan White Bean Chicken Soup With Roasted Delicata Squash
It's officially slow cooker season. Take full advantage, starting with this filling yet delicate chicken, white bean, and squash soup.
Recipe: Crock-Pot Parmesan White Bean Chicken Soup With Roasted Delicata Squash
26.Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn squash is stuffed with a mixture of chicken sausage or Italian sausage, diced apples, mixed mushrooms, sage, and Parmesan; then it's baked until golden brown, cheesy, and tender.
27.Herb Brown Butter Scallops With Champagne Risotto
Scallops are not just for summer. Pair them with creamy risotto at the base and you've got a decadent fall comfort food.
28.Gingery Coconut Sweet Potato and Rice Stew With Chili Oil
You can make this stew in a single pot...even an Instant Pot if you want to save time and effort. Don't forget about the chili oil drizzle. It's the perfect spicy complement to the sweet potato curry.
Recipe: Gingery Coconut Sweet Potato and Rice Stew With Chili Oil
29.Mushroom "Carnitas" Tacos
Vegan carnitas? You bet it's possible. This recipe calls for king oyster mushrooms, but you can also use baby bellas, shiitakes, or a mix. Serve them in tortillas with your favorite taco toppings.
Recipe: Mushroom "Carnitas" Tacos
30.Butternut Squash Carbonara
It's hard to beat the flavor combination that is bacon, sage, and butternut squash. Throw some pasta in the mix and you've got a real winner.
Recipe: Butternut Squash Carbonara
31.Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake
Made with dates, brown sugar, eggs, and butter, then topped with a sticky and sweet toffee syrup, this cake is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser.
Recipe: Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake
32.Honey Vanilla Pear Margaritas
Not your average margarita, this seasonal blend gets a kick from a trio of pear nectar, orange, and lime juice. Don't sleep on the honey vanilla simple syrup. You can do without it to save time, but it really kicks things up a notch.
Recipe: Honey Vanilla Pear Margaritas
33.Butternut Squash Curry
This creamy curry comes together in no time for a good-for-you weeknight dinner. Or you can do meal prep on Sunday and store this curry in the freezer for lazy-night meals.
Recipe: Butternut Squash Curry
34.Cornbread-Topped Skillet Chili
This chili and cornbread dish gets cooked from start to finish in a single skillet. If you want to save time, you can always make the chili ahead of time and keep it overnight in the fridge.
Recipe: Cornbread-Topped Skillet Chili
35.Crock-Pot Vegetable Lasagna
This family-friendly meal couldn't be easier. Layer no-boil noodles, sliced veggies, shredded cheese, and marinara sauce in your slow cooker. Then simply turn it on and wait.
Recipe: Crock-Pot Vegetable Lasagna
36.Cranberry Balsamic Roasted Chicken
Chicken thighs are marinated in a sweet and tangy mixture of maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and cranberries, then they're roasted until golden brown and crispy.
37.Bacon and Brussels Sprouts Fried Rice
This seasonal riff on a takeout classic tastes incredible topped with a fried egg and some spicy gochujang or sriracha.
38.Creamy Polenta With Mushrooms and Beans
This meatless meal is still incredibly filling, thanks to velvety polenta topped with savory mushrooms.
39.Spicy Sausage, Kale, and Orecchiette Soup
This 30-minute soup recipe is a game changer on chilly fall nights. Make a big batch and reheat it throughout the week.
40.Chicken and Dumplings
For a little bit of Southern comfort in your own kitchen, look no further than this hearty stew. It takes a little bit of time and effort, but the end result is worth it.
Recipe: Chicken and Dumplings
41.Maple Ginger Baked Salmon
Just when you thought seafood season was coming to a close, this fall-inspired salmon stepped into the picture. Serve it over rice, with a simple salad, or with a side of your favorite roasted veggies.
Recipe: Maple Ginger Baked Salmon
42.Pumpkin Chai Snickerdoodles
Pumpkin? Good. Chai? Good. Pumpkin chai snickerdoodles? Very good.
Recipe: Pumpkin Chai Snickerdoodles
43.Baked Gnocchi and Vegetables
This simple sheet pan meal makes almost zero mess. You can always add your favorite protein, like chicken or shrimp, if you're craving something more filling. Or add this baked gnocchi to grain bowls or soups.
Recipe: Baked Gnocchi and Vegetables
44.Fall Pasta Salad
Just because picnic season is coming to a close doesn't mean you have to stop eating pasta salad. Try this version that's packed with fall's best produce, like roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes.
Recipe: Fall Pasta Salad
45.Cast-Iron Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Skillet Pizza
Before you reach for the frozen pizza, try this homemade version that comes together in a sizzling cast-iron skillet.
46.Tandoori Chicken With Israeli Couscous
This chicken gets marinated in Greek yogurt and a bunch of spices like paprika, turmeric, and cumin. The result is tender chicken that's full of flavor.
47.Baked Penne With Spinach and Tomatoes
There's no bad day that a bowl of cheesy, warm, baked pasta can't fix. You can also customize this meal by adding your favorite vegetables and protein, like meatballs, ground turkey, or chicken.
48.Pumpkin Pasta With Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce
Move over, PSLs, there's a new pumpkin recipe in town, and this one just screams fall.
49.Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Take your love of chocolate chip cookies to a whole new level.
Recipe: Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
50.Coconut Curry Ramen
We've been waiting months for ramen season to return, and now that it's here, we're embracing it.
Recipe: Coconut Curry Ramen
51.Moroccan Chicken Tagine
If you don't happen to have a tagine at home, don't stress. You can also make this juicy, fall-off-the-bone chicken stew in a slow cooker or Dutch oven.
Recipe: Moroccan Chicken Tagine
52.Smoky Short Rib Tacos
These melt-in-your-mouth short ribs get spooned into tortillas and topped with a sweet-and-tangy sauce made with Dijon mustard, honey, and hot banana peppers. Let's just say you'll be making this meal on repeat.
Recipe: Smoky Short Rib Tacos
53.Instant Pot Korean Beef Bowls
These beef and rice bowls are totally customizable. Serve them over cauliflower rice or your favorite grains, then add your favorite toppings, like kimchi, pickled carrots, sweet potato, and more.
Recipe: Instant Pot Korean Beef Bowls
54.Fall Harvest Cobb Salad
Topped with avocado, bacon, sliced apple, walnuts, feta, and chicken, this filling salad is worthy of a stand-alone dinner.
Recipe: Fall Harvest Cobb Salad
55.Red Thai Coconut Curry
Made with coconut milk, red curry, and chili paste, this sauce is so rich and creamy, you won't believe it's dairy-free.
Recipe: Red Thai Coconut Curry
56.Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler
It's shoulder season, which means it's still perfectly appropriate to be eating your cobbler à la mode.
Recipe: Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler
57.Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Rosemary Parmesan Cream Sauce
If you want to save time and effort, stick with store-bought gnocchi. After all, it's the cheesy cream sauce that really takes this meal to the next level.
Recipe: Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Rosemary Parmesan Cream Sauce
58.Spinach Artichoke Mac 'n' Cheese
Cozy nights call for piping-hot bowls of mac 'n' cheese, and you can do way better than the boxed stuff.
Recipe: Spinach Artichoke Mac 'n' Cheese
59.Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, and Swiss Stuffed Chicken
Say goodbye to boring old chicken breast.
Recipe: Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, and Swiss Stuffed Chicken
60.Caramel Apple Turnovers
The best kinds of desserts are the ones you can eat with your hands.
Recipe: Caramel Apple Turnovers
61.Mushroom Bolognese
This vegetarian take on classic meat sauce is so hearty and delicious, even staunch carnivores will love it.
Recipe: Mushroom Bolognese
62.Instant Pot Butter Chicken
Serve this Indian-inspired chicken with basmati rice and naan. You'll need something to sop up all that rich, flavorful sauce.
Recipe: Instant Pot Butter Chicken
63.Tahini Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate is always great, but add tahini and you've got yourself the best damn hot chocolate out there.
Recipe: Tahini Hot Chocolate
64.Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops
This recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make, but it tastes as if you've been cooking all day.
Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops
65.Creamy One-Pot Pumpkin Pasta
Because you gotta eat your share of pumpkin before you officially get tired of it.
Recipe: Creamy One-Pot Pumpkin Pasta
66.Spiced Apple Muffins With Streusel Topping and Cinnamon Honey Butter
Fall in a muffin.
Recipe: Spiced Apple Muffins With Streusel Topping and Cinnamon Honey Butter
67.Sweet Potato Skins
Super cheesy but also featuring spinach for good measure, these are about to become your new favorite side dish.
Recipe: Sweet Potato Skins
68.Brussels Sprouts and Speck Mac 'n' Cheese
Up your mac 'n' cheese game with some of the best fall flavors.
69.Super-Moist Pumpkin Bread
Proof that fall breakfasts are the best kind of breakfast.
Recipe: Super-Moist Pumpkin Bread
70.Broccoli Cheddar Chicken and Dumpling Soup
This is almost too yummy to be true.
71.Amaranth Porridge With Earl Grey Poached Pears
Full of fall flavors and packed with protein, thanks to the amaranth — a grainlike base similar to quinoa.
72.Chicken Noodle Soup
Everyone needs a great chicken noodle soup recipe in their culinary arsenal, and this happens to be my favorite one.
Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup
73.Apple Cider Donuts
This Northeast specialty is synonymous with fall for a reason: It's delicious, comforting, and perfectly cozy.
Recipe: Apple Cider Donuts
74.Butternut Squash Fritters
A fresh take on hash browns.
Recipe: Butternut Squash Fritters
75.Roasted Pumpkin Soup With Chipotle Pepitas and Fried Sage
Winter squashes are in season, and all your pumpkin fantasies can finally come true again.
Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Soup With Chipotle Pepitas and Fried Sage
76.Warm Chai Chia Pudding
Chai for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, please!
Recipe: Warm Chai Chia Pudding
77.Butternut, Kale, and Feta Quiche
The classiest party food.
Recipe: Butternut, Kale, and Feta Quiche
78.Butternut, Bacon, and Apple Hotdish
The poster recipe for comfort food.
79.One-Pot Butternut and Cabbage Stew
Sure, the weather is soon going to be shit, but at least you have an excuse to eat more stews.
80.Pan-Seared Sausage With Lady Apples and Watercress
It's apple season, and I'm so ready to put apples everywhere and in everything.
81.Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
Hot take: Brussels sprouts are the secret MVP of the fall. Don't @ me.
Recipe: Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
82.Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
This is not a drill. Pumpkin pie oatmeal exists, and it'll rock your world.
Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
83.The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are actually the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever tried and made. They are mind-blowing.
84.Tomato and Butternut Squash Dal
An autumn-inspired dal with loads of veggies, including the star of autumn harvest: butternut squash.
Recipe: Tomato and Butternut Squash Dal
85.Mushroom Alfredo Bake
With pan-roasted mushrooms, whole wheat penne, and cauliflower "Alfredo" sauce, this dish is certified delish.
Recipe: Mushroom Alfredo Bake
86.Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
Step 1: Boil and drain the pasta. Step 2: Sauté some garlic. Step 3: Add chicken broth and pumpkin puree to the skillet with spices. Step 4: Combine sauce and pasta. Possibly the easiest and quickest pumpkin dish ever made?
Recipe: Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
87.Cornbread Skillet Chili
This recipe for cornbread skillet chili goes to show that you can combine two great things to make an even better result.
Recipe: Cornbread Skillet Chilli
88.Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Veggies, chicken, cheese, and noodles? It's like chicken pot pie and soup all in one for when you want ultimate comfort with all the fixings.
Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie Soup
89.Chickpea Pumpkin Coconut Curry
A dish to satisfy the vegetarians in your life or anyone who's a fan of spice-heavy meals.
Recipe: Chickpea Pumpkin Coconut Curry
90.Slow Cooker Parmesan Basil Tomato Soup
Very little cooking effort involved with this recipe, thanks to the ingenious slow cooker.
91.Apple Pie Overnight Oats
It's like dessert for breakfast, so what could be bad?
Recipe: Apple Pie Overnight Oats
92.Raspberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Made with rolled oats, vanilla, maple syrup, and oat flour, these bars are a quick and delicious breakfast on the go that doubles as a satisfying treat for your sweet tooth.
Recipe: Raspberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
93.Beet Salad With Feta and Pistachios
You can steam or roast the beets ahead of time and keep them in the fridge. When you're craving this hearty and delicious salad, just slice 'em up.
94.Cauliflower, Fennel, and White Bean Salad
This filling salad can be made with pretty much whatever vegetables you have on hand, like cauliflower, fennel, pepper, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and more. Just roast the veggies in the oven, toss with the beans, and drizzle with the tangy tomato salsa.
95.Fig and Caramelized Onion Flatbread
Start with store-bought naan or flatbread, and you've got a sophisticated meal that comes together in no time.
96.Pumpkin Lasagna Roll-Ups With Crispy Sage
Fall is so much more than pumpkin spice. Use pumpkin in a handful of savory recipes, like this one for decadent lasagna roll-ups.
97.Baked Eggs Over Sweet Potatoes
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, this dish always hits the spot. All you need is butter or ghee, spiralized sweet potatoes, eggs, and goat cheese...plus some salt and pepper for seasoning.
Recipe: Baked Eggs Over Sweet Potatoes
98.Pancetta Parmesan Cauliflower Pasta
Olive oil and a bit of Parmesan cheese is all you need on top of this hearty bowl, but you could always opt for canned tomato or pesto sauce.
99.Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins
The time has finally come. It's officially pumpkin season.
Recipe: Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins
This article contains content from Hannah Loewentheil, Marie Telling, and Krysten Peck. It was compiled by Kelly Rissman.