Looking for healthy fall dinner recipes to warm up your evenings? With the crisp air of fall setting in, there’s nothing better than a cozy, nourishing meal. I’ve gathered over 27 delicious and healthy fall dinner recipes that are perfect for this cozy season.
Each dish has been selected not only for its nutritional value but also for its ability to satisfy your taste buds with seasonal flavors. From rich stews to vibrant veggie dishes, these recipes offer something for everyone. Dive in and discover meals that are perfect for family dinners, special occasions, or just a regular weeknight.
Tortellini Soup with Kale
Kale tortellini soup is a perfect healthy dinner recipe for fall. It’s warm, hearty, and packed with nutritious kale and cheesy tortellini, making it comforting without being heavy. Easy to prepare in an Instant Pot, it’s a quick and satisfying meal for those crisp autumn evenings.
Instant Pot Kale Tortellini Soup
This Instant Pot Kale Tortellini Soup is everything you want in a comforting meal—quick, flavorful, and satisfying. It’s perfect for a cozy dinner or when you’re short on time but still want something delicious. Give this Kale and Parm Soup a try, and you’ll keep coming back for more!
This pork stew recipe is hearty, comforting, and perfect for any day of the week. Give it a try when you need a satisfying meal that feels like a hug in a bowl. It’s especially great for a relaxing weekend dinner or when you have guests over and want to impress with a homemade, rustic dish.
The Best Pork Meat Stew with Veggies
This pork stew recipe is hearty, comforting, and perfect for any day of the week. Give it a try when you need a satisfying meal that feels like a hug in a bowl. It’s especially great for a relaxing weekend dinner or when you have guests over and want to impress with a homemade, rustic dish.
This delicious stuffed roast chicken with its crispy skin and flavorful, moist interior paired with hearty vegetables makes for a delightful meal that brings comfort and joy to any table. Enjoy the process and the feast!
Whole Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Bacon and Celery
This delicious stuffed roast chicken with its crispy skin and flavorful, moist interior paired with hearty vegetables makes for a delightful meal that brings comfort and joy to any table. Enjoy the process and the feast!
This Turkey Breast Stew with Lots of Vegetables is a simple, nourishing one-pot dish brimming with tender turkey and a medley of colorful vegetables, perfect for a cozy and healthy meal.
Turkey Breast Stew
This Turkey Breast Stew with Lots of Vegetables is a simple, nourishing one-pot dish brimming with tender turkey and a medley of colorful vegetables, perfect for a cozy and healthy meal. I hope you enjoy making and savoring this hearty, wholesome stew as much as I do. Happy cooking!
Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon has crazy tender melt-in-your-mouth beef and hearty veggies slow-cooked to perfection in a rich sauce. It’s an ideal choice for a comforting fall dinner.
Tender Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon
Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon has crazy tender melt in your mouth beef and hearty veggies slow cooked to perfection in a rich sauce.
This Croatian Beef Stew Pasticada is a labor of love that brings together rich flavors and traditional cooking techniques, making it a memorable meal that’s worth every bit of effort.
Croatian Beef Stew Pasticada
This Croatian Beef Stew Pasticada is a labor of love that brings together rich flavors and traditional cooking techniques, making it a memorable meal that's worth every bit of effort.
This is a perfect marriage between Mexican and Mississippian cuisine! These tacos are a fun and delicious way to enjoy tender pot roast in a unique format.
Mississippi Pot Roast Tacos
This is a perfect marriage between Mexican and Mississippian cuisine!
These red curry noodles are made with pan-fried tofu, stir-fried veggies, and a spicy coconut milk sauce. They’re a flavorful and healthy dinner option.
Easy Thai Red Curry Noodles
These red curry noodles are made with pan-fried tofu, stir-fried veggies, and a spicy coconut milk sauce. Vegan and gluten-free!
Quick sautéed garlicky, spicy kale with a 5-minute romesco sauce tossed together with pasta. This vegan spicy kale and romesco pasta is the perfect healthy meal for a satisfying dinner.
Vegan Spicy Kale and Romesco Pasta
Quick sauteed garlicky, spicy kale. 5 minute romesco sauce. Tossed together with pasta. This vegan spicy kale and romesco pasta is the perfect healthy meal!
The Best Ever Chili Recipe, made with ground beef, beans, and the perfect mix of chili spices. This homemade chili is thick, hearty, and flavorful, making it a classic fall dinner.
The Best Chili Recipe
The Best Ever Chili Recipe, made with ground beef, beans and the perfect mix of chili spices. This homemade chili is thick, hearty and flavorful!
This pumpkin soup with coconut milk is a sweeter alternative to traditional pumpkin soup. It’s perfect for fall and offers a creamy, comforting bowl of goodness.
Creamy Pumpkin Soup With Coconut Milk
This was my first time making pumpkin soup with coconut milk, and I was not disappointed. It is sweeter than pumpkin soup with heavy cream (as I usually make it), but that's actually a good thing. Enjoy!
These Yugoslavian meatballs, mentioned in the TV series Dark, are a flavorful and hearty addition to your dinner table. They pair well with a variety of sides for a complete meal.
Yugoslavian Meatballs
Since many friends asked me about it, I decided to write the recipe for Yugoslavian meatballs that were mentioned in the TV series Dark. Hope you like them!
This Beef Cannelloni recipe, also known as Cannelloni Bolognese, features tubes of pasta stuffed with a savory ground beef mixture. It’s a hearty, comforting meal perfect for a cozy dinner.
Beef Cannelloni Bolognese
This Beef Cannelloni recipe, also known as Cannelloni Bolognese, features tubes of pasta stuffed with a savory ground beef mixture, layered between rich red and creamy béchamel sauces, then topped with melted mozzarella. It's a hearty, comforting meal that perfectly blends the robust flavors of a traditional Italian dish.
This High-Protein Crustless Spinach Quiche is delicious and filling, making it a versatile dish for any occasion. Whether it’s a cozy weekend brunch or a simple weekday dinner, this quiche fits right in.
Easy Crustless Spinach Quiche
This High-Protein Crustless Spinach Quiche is not just delicious and filling, it’s also incredibly versatile and perfect for almost any occasion. Whether it’s a cozy weekend brunch or a simple weekday dinner, this quiche fits right in. Give it a try and make mealtime both effortless and enjoyable!
This easy recipe for Baked Pork Chops with Apples and Vegetables is perfect for Fall! Juicy pork chops are seared and cooked in apple juice, with colorful apples, winter veggies, and garlic.
Baked Pork Chops with Apples and Veggies
This easy recipe for Baked Pork Chops with Apples and Vegetables is perfect for Fall! Juicy pork chops are seared and cooked in apple juice, with colorful apples, winter veggies, and garlic.
Pumpkin Curry—roasted pumpkin in butter chicken-style coconut sauce, topped with crunchy chickpeas. It’s a perfect blend of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors for a healthy fall dinner.
Pumpkin Curry with Chickpeas and Coconut
Pumpkin Curry—roasted pumpkin in butter chicken-style coconut sauce, topped with crunchy chickpeas. Perfect blend of sweet, savory, spice.
This Nixon chicken recipe is just like the one from The Watcher TV show, with added pasta for heartiness. It’s a flavorful and comforting dish that’s perfect for dinner.
Nixon Chicken Casserole (From The Watcher)
This Nixon chicken recipe is just like the one from The Watcher TV show. The only difference is that I added pasta.
These Bacon Chicken Roll Ups are perfect for when you want to serve something a bit special without too much fuss. They’re great for a family dinner but fancy enough for entertaining guests.
Bacon Chicken Roll Ups
These Bacon Chicken Roll Ups are perfect for when you want to serve something a bit special without too much fuss. They’re great for a family dinner but fancy enough for entertaining guests. Give them a try and watch them become a new favorite!
This American recipe for tiger shrimp in a sweet and spicy tomato and cream sauce is inspired by the rich culinary traditions of Louisiana. It’s creamy and delicious, perfect for a satisfying dinner.
Cajun Shrimp and Rice
This is an American recipe for tiger shrimp in a sweet and spicy tomato and cream sauce. It's so creamy and delicious that you won't even have time to talk while enjoying this meal, which is inspired by the rich culinary traditions of Louisiana. I didn't use store-bought cajun seasoning, but rather homemade.
Lasagna Soup with Ricotta is a quick lunch idea made in one pot, offering the traditional taste of lasagna in a comforting soup form. Perfect for a cozy fall dinner.
Lasagna Soup Recipe with Ricotta
Lasagna Soup with Ricotta may sound controversial (sorry Italy), but it is super delicious! It is a quick lunch idea, made in one pot, and with a familiar, traditional taste of lasagna. Ricotta enhances the savory notes, while the tomato sauce and beef broth offer a soupy consistency. You will love this simple, comforting recipe!
Chicken Thigh Piccata is a simple, one-pot meal with juicy meat drenched in a hearty chicken stock-based sauce. Capers add a signature briny note, while lemon adds tang and tenderizes the chicken.
Chicken Thigh Piccata
Chicken Thigh Piccata is the best meal I had lately! The meat is super juicy, crusty, and drenched in hearty chicken stock-based sauce. The special touch are definitely capers, that add the signature briny note, while lemon adds tang and tenderizes the chicken. Piccata is a simple, one-pot meal, so I couldn't gatekeep this amazing recipe!
The Cuban Black Beans and Rice with Chicken is a vibrant and flavorful dish, combining marinated chicken, tangy mango salsa, and soft black beans. This recipe offers a delightful fusion of textures and flavors.
Black Beans and Rice with Chicken
The Cuban Black Beans and Rice with Chicken is a vibrant and flavorful dish, combining marinated chicken, tangy mango salsa, and soft black beans, all served with cilantro-lime rice and sweet fried bananas. This recipe offers a delightful fusion of textures and flavors, perfectly encapsulating the essence of Cuban cuisine in every bite.
This One Pan Chicken and Squash Dinner is a simple baked chicken recipe with roasted butternut squash. It’s a delicious and easy-to-make dinner option.
One Pan Chicken and Squash Dinner
This One Pan Chicken and Squash Dinner is a simple baked chicken recipe with roasted butternut squash. A delicious roasted chicken thighs recipe.
Juicy chicken breast marinated in sweet chili sauce with roasted almonds, spinach, and pumpkin served on rice. It’s a flavorful and healthy dinner that you won’t get bored of eating. Enjoy!
Sweet Chicken and Spinach Bowl
Juicy chicken breast marinated in sweet chili sauce sound delicious to you? How about chicken with roasted almonds, spinach and pumpkin served on rice? Even while I'm typing this, I'm becoming hungry again. Not only it sound delicious, but you can't get bored eating this bowl. So, enjoy!
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.