Fall feels like the best and busiest time of year! It’s the back-to-school transition, the arrival of evening activities, and all kinds of new routines. It feels like a lot, and somehow dinner still needs to be made!?
These recipes are the weeknight lifesavers that I need when life feels a little crazy: cozy, simple, and very doable meals that don’t ask for much, but deliver big.
Here are the easy fall dinners I’m making on repeat!
Short ribs simmer away in an Instant Pot or slow cooker, and are served in bowls with tender noodles and lots of delicious broth! This is one of my all-time cold-weather favorites.
One of the most popular weeknight dinners on the site! Homemade ricotta meatballs baked under a blanket of crispy topping. Serve it with garlic bread or pasta!
A luxurious-feeling but super easy one-skillet meal packed with protein! I love to serve this one over a pile of steamy rice.
Such a simple, delicious, and cozy soup! Herby Italian sausage, kale, smoky paprika, creamy beans and potatoes, and a splash of cream.
Amazingly creamy, saucy chickpea curry served over rice with a dollop of chili crisp and a side of cucumber salad. Ready in 20 minutes!
Three-ingredient red pepper cashew sauce, roasted crispy cauliflower, and piles of noodles. Hearty and so delicious!
Storebought (or homemade) chicken meatballs covered in a rich and mildly spiced tomato gravy that is made luxurious with just a little bit of butter and cream. One of my family’s absolute favorites!
Egg rolls meet tacos! I love this! Easy to make and ridiculously good with a classic egg roll filling, crunchy veg, pillowy tortillas, and a spicy gochujang sauce.
One of my favorite back-pocket recipes! Packaged noodles for ease, butter for creaminess, honey for sweetness, and sesame oil for depth. Just tangly slips of joy!
Big, beautiful, bossy flavors! Shiitake mushrooms and chicken wontons swim in a brothy flavor-filled sauce and get finished with a swirl of sesame oil and chili crisp on top.
This one is such a classic, and has been made so many times by so many of you! Lentils, squash, kale, and all sorts of soothing and nutritious things. Made in the crockpot so super hands-off, too!
Delicious pillowy gnocchi swimming in a silky creamy sauce that’s laced with thyme and loaded with little slips of garlic butter-browned mushrooms! This is fall!
Six ingredients, 45 minutes, SO EASY. The perfect, comforting meal that’s filling, heart, and incredibly simple to make.
The chipotle tahini in this recipe is in my top 10 sauces of all time. It’s perfectly smoky, luxuriously creamy, and the perfect spicy combo with a pile of roasted sweet potatoes.
Another crockpot favorite for fall soups! You let it simmer all day with chicken to make a delicious soup base, and then add creaminess and carby-ness with gnocchi before serving. Love this one!
Just a basic and super delicious chicken tortilla soup! I could eat this every week, and the bonus is that it makes for excellent leftovers for lunch.
This is so cheesy, cozy, and comforting and it really is a stunner all bubbled up in a skillet. Serve with bread and salad!
This really is the best wild rice soup (and as a Minnesotan, I know these things!). You can even add chicken too if that’s your thing, or keep it veg with mushrooms only. Either way, it’s not fall without it!
This soup has a shocking amount of veggies! And packed with cannelini beans and cheese, it’s the perfect balance of nourishing and nutritious but also filling and comforting. Made all in one pot!
Another one of the most popular soups on the site! There’s something so magical about the sweet potatoes, coconut milk, and peanut butter coming together to make the most creamy (vegan!) bowl of deliciousness.
Caramelized red curry chicken sits next to a bed of hot, fluffy rice and steamed broccoli and then totally sauced up with the BEST spicy cashew sauce. Ooof, this is so, so good.
A five-ingredient stacked enchilada casserole layered with tortillas, beans, and chicken and covered with cheese and enchilada sauce. Basic, easy, filling, and so good.
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Happy fall to you and yours! Here’s to making weenight cooking easier!
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