Fall dinners are here, and honestly, this is the kind of food I wait for all year. Steamy bowls, creamy sauces, roasted veggies, cozy spices, and meals that make the whole house smell amazing. These healthy fall recipes bring all the sweater-weather comfort while still being nourishing enough for an everyday weeknight!
To call out a few of my all-time favorites from this list:
Nourishing food should still feel generous, cozy, and completely delicious, and these dinners are it!
Favorite Healthy Fall Dinners
Roasted Sweet Potato Stacks with Chipotle Sauce
Roasted sweet potatoes topped with creamy chipotle sauce, spicy ground chicken, avocado, cilantro, and pickled onion. My family loves them!
Kale Apple Salad with Crispy Shallots
I love this Kale Apple Salad! Kale, brussels sprouts, rosemary cashews, apples, fried bread cheese, crispy shallots, and crisp apple maple dressing!
Carrot Soup with Spiced Ground Beef and Pine Nuts
Silky carrot soup topped with spiced ground beef and toasty pine nuts! Bright, savory, warming, all the best things!
Steph’s Chickpea Curry with Spinach and Rice
Amazingly creamy, saucy chickpea curry served over rice with a dollop of chili crisp and a side of cucumber salad. Ready in 20 minutes!
Street Corn Beef and Sweet Potato Bowls
One of my family’s favorite easy dinners that works SO well for meal prep! Sweet potatoes and ground beef get dolloped with a creamy high protein street corn style dip that is bonkers delicious.
The Best Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup
Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup – a clean and simple soup made with onions, garlic, carrots, olive oil, squash, and LENTILS! Super healthy and easy to make.
Roasted Veggie Grain Bowl with Balsamic Dressing
The BEST Grain Bowl! Roasted root vegetables, earthy grains, dried fruit, dark leafy greens, buttery goat cheese, and lusciously creamy balsamic dressing.
Coconut Curry Salmon
Coconut Curry Salmon! Broiled salmon with a salty-sweet spice rub, creamy coconut curry sauce, and steamy rice to soak it all up.
Fall Favorite Maple-Mustard Tempeh Bowls
These tempeh bowls are a true fall favorite! Massaged kale, sweet potatoes, roasty marinated maple-mustard tempeh, crunchy apple, and an unexpected pile of briney sauerkraut.
Lemongrass Broth Bowls with Yellow Curry Chicken
Lemongrass, ginger, shallot, and the brightness of lime! These broth bowls have got it all – luscious broth, fluffy rice, protein, and fresh herbs.
Crockpot Chicken Bowls with Yellow Rice and Cilantro Pesto
Saucy shredded chicken, yellow rice, pickled onions, greens, and cilantro pesto on top. It’s a flavor and color delight!
Avocado Mojo Bowls with Sweet Potato and Chicken
We are living our best bowl life this week. Seasoned sweet potato wedges and chicken meatballs or rotisserie chicken all piled onto a plate with a little puddle of punchy green avocado mojo sauce. Yes, wow, repeat.
7-Layer Beet Salad
This 7-Layer Beet Salad is a stunner! Studded with cooked beets, supremed oranges, chopped pistachios, creamy truffle ricotta, and a bit of fresh mint. So fresh, so good!
House Favorite Roasted Brussels Sprouts
These House Favorite Brussels Sprouts are the best side veg and are speckled with bright bursts of cranberries and nutty walnuts. The perfect addition to any meal!
Spicy Peanut Tofu Bowls
These Spicy Peanut Tofu Bowls are a meal prep / weeknight dinner life-saver! Crispy tofu, roasted veggies, fluffy rice, and a spicy sweet peanut sauce all over top.
Roasted Carrots with Honey and Garlic Yogurt Sauce
These beauties need to be on your table! Deeply roasted rainbow carrots, swizzles of tangy garlicky yogurt sauce, a golden drizzle of honey, and festive pistachio crunches on top.
Healing Chicken and Rice Soup
Healing Chicken and Rice Soup that is limey, salty, and so fresh! Garlic-ginger-infused broth, shredded chicken thighs, tender jasmine rice, fresh herbs, and peanuts. YUM.
Brussels & Kale Caesar with Cheezy Garlic Croutons
Brussels & Kale Caesar! Papery-thin shreds of brussels sprouts and chopped lacinato kale, tossed with a creamy, garlicky, avocado-based vegan caesar dressing, topped off with the most addicting cheezy garlic croutons.
Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing
Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing – a MUST for healthy, glowy eating! Roasted cauliflower, sweet potato, grains, and apples.
Chipotle Tahini Bowls
Healthy and versatile bowls that come together under a generous drizzle of addictingly creamy vegan chipotle tahini sauce.
Thai Coconut Soup with Tofu and Rice
A savory coconut creamy broth, swirls of chili oil floating on top, beautiful veg and cubes of flavor-soaked tofu, and a pile of steamy rice at your service.
Country Chicken Stew
A cozy, hearty, humble bowl of this Country Chicken Stew is waiting for you! Chicken, thick-cut bacon, navy beans, veggies, and fresh herbs all simmering in one big pot. It’s a good one, friends!
Hot Honey Salmon
This Hot Honey Salmon is giving off major fancy-to-eat-but-not-fancy-to-make vibes. Spicy-sweet salmon coated in fresh garlic, stone ground mustard, sweet honey, and flecks of red peppers flakes. It’s a magical little number!
Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta
Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta! Perfectly spicy/saucy/tomato-y chickpeas smothered in creamy, garlicky whipped feta and served with naan, lemons, and cucumbers. Your next weeknight wonder!
Easy Veggie Enchiladas
Easy Veggie Enchiladas! Saucy, cheese, filling, cozy, and packed with any roasted veggies you want. Super versatile and easy to make!
Red Curry Lentils
Guess what’s for dinner? Creamy, spicy, delicious red curry lentils, made in the Instant Pot.
Amazing Mushroom Bowls with Kale Pesto
Amazing Mushroom Bowls with Kale Pesto! Smoky, sweet, salt mushrooms (or tempeh!), caramelized pineapple, peppers, and dollop of kale pesto, all served over rice.
Sesame Beef and Broccoli
Sesame Beef and Broccoli! Full of protein, green broccoli goodness, and sticky-sweet garlic and ginger flavor. Perfect at-home takeout!
Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Curry
Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Curry – packed with nutrition! Our favorite easy, healthy, winter comfort food recipe.
Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls
These Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls are LIFE-CHANGING. A bed of garlicky creamy hummus, piled high with spiced roasted cauliflower, and a speckling of fresh lemony tomatoes and herbs.
Spicy Shrimp with Cauliflower Mash and Garlic Kale
Spicy Shrimp with Cauliflower Mash and Garlic Kale – tender-sweet shrimp and smoky garlic kale over creamy cauliflower mash. The most DELICIOUS fake-fancy weeknight dinner!
Roasted Vegetable Bowls with Green Tahini
Roasted Vegetable Bowls! Crispy tender roasted veggies, buttery avocado, all together in a bowl with a drizzle of green tahini sauce.
Cilantro Lime Chicken and Lentil Rice Bowls
15 Minute Meal Prep Cilantro Lime Chicken and Lentils! The BEST easy protein powerhouse meal prep. Just 15 mins of prep and totally hands-off cooking!
Sweet Potato Tortilla Soup
Instant Pot Sweet Potato Tortilla Soup! A smoky, limey, tomato-rich broth with onion, garlic, jalapeño, crispy tortilla strips, and tender chunks of sweet potato.
Healthy Chipotle Sweet Potato Skins
These healthy chipotle sweet potato skins are stuffed with a chipotle-sweet potato filling, black beans, corn, and topped with cheese. SO GOOD.
Healing Bowls with Turmeric Sweet Potatoes, Poached Eggs, and Lemon Dressing
Healing Bowls: turmeric sweet potatoes, brown rice, red quinoa, arugula, poached egg, lemon dressing.
Healthy Fall Snacks
Fall is for snacking, too! Here are some of my favorite healthy snacks – for myself, or for my kids’ lunchboxes!
Here’s to fall!
