27 Healthy Fall Dinners

Looking for cozy and good-for-you fall dinner ideas for chilly nights? Try these 27 healthy fall dinners that are the perfect light, simple, and comforting autumn meals.

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As much as I love summer with its hot, lazy days, and simple summer meals, there is something so comforting about the arrival of autumn. With its beautiful colors, cozy drinks, and chilly nights, it’s hard to resist all the amazing things about fall.

Whether it’s fun fall activities with the family or enjoying hearty, comforting foods with delicious seasonal produce like pumpkin, apples, sweet potatoes, or squash, autumn screams cozy comfort.

And, the best part is that you don’t need to have calorie-filled foods to enjoy all the delicious comfort food, there are so many healthy options that are cozy but still nutritious and easy enough for busy fall weeknights.

So, I thought I would gather some healthy fall dinner ideas in case you were looking for some simple, light, and family-friendly recipes that will let you take advantage of the delicious fall harvest but still get dinner on the table fast on hectic school nights.

Looking for more cozy and healthy fall recipes? Find one-pot meals, slow cooker recipes, sheet pan dinners, and crockpot soups that would make the perfect family dinners this fall.

27 Healthy Fall Dinners

Enjoy these delicious and healthy fall dinner recipes that include everything from cozy good-for-you soups, slow cooker recipes, healthier casseroles, one-pot meals, and more. 

1

The Herbeevore

Roasted Delicata Squash Pasta

Fall delicata squash shines in this simple & elegant pasta dish! Roasted squash is tossed with cooked pasta and simmered in a lemon, garlic, and sage sauce, a perfect autumn meal!

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2

Any Reason Vegans

Roasted Chickpea And Sweet Potato Salad (With Tahini Dressing)

Made with hearty sweet potatoes or butternut squash, this healthy dinner bowl is completely plant-based for a lighter dinner option.

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3

Heartbeet Kitchen

Roasted Carnival Squash with Savory Chickpea Filling

Caramelized roasted carnival squash is filled with a creamy spinach artichoke dip-inspired filling for ultimate flavor! Chickpeas are added for protein to make it a complete meal, topped with parmesan cheese to bring everything together.

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4

Vigor it Out

Fresh and Easy Fall Family Dinner

This perfect fall dinner consists of oven-roasted applewood bacon pork with cinnamon sauteed brussel sprouts and diced Honeycrisp apples over quinoa. Try this easy weeknight family dinner for fall.

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5

One Wholesome Life

Ground Chicken Stuffed Peppers (healthy + easy)

These ground chicken stuffed peppers are made with tender ground chicken, white rice, chopped carrots, marinara sauce, and topped with cheese. They make the perfect weeknight dinner for fall.

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6

The Forked Spoon

The Best Chicken Soup

This Chicken Soup Recipe is perfect for autumn, offering a comforting and soothing meal when you need a warm embrace or are feeling a bit under the weather. Featuring bone-in chicken thighs slowly simmered in a rich broth with tender onions, carrots, celery, and juicy shredded chicken, it's the ultimate comfort food for chilly fall days.

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7

Sugar Spice and Glitter

Crockpot Turkey Pumpkin Chili

This Crockpot Turkey Pumpkin Chili recipe is so popular, it was even featured in Kevin from the Office’s official Chili Cookbook! A delicious combination of your favorite fall flavors - and a great use for leftover turkey!

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8

Living Sweet Moments

Curried Butternut Squash Soup (Vegan)

This vegan creamy Curried Butternut Squash Soup is made with ginger, coconut milk, and cooked in the Instant Pot to get comfort food in 20 min or less!

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9

Christina's Cucina

Fusilli with Pumpkin and Sausage

A well-balanced and easy fall meal is a simple task with this delicious recipe. Sausage, pumpkin, and pasta come together for a meal the family will love!

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10

Happy Kitchen

Vegan Pumpkin Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms

Vegan Pumpkin Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms is a delicious and healthy fall-inspired dinner ready in 30 minutes. Everyone will enjoy this flavorful pumpkin pasta sauce tossed with savory vegetables and whole-grain noodles.

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11

The Rustic Foodie

Roasted Pumpkin Chickpea Salad

This Roasted Pumpkin Chickpea Salad is a flavorful fall side dish! It's made with savory roasted pumpkin, chickpeas, and feta cheese tossed in balsamic vinaigrette served over greens.

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12

Fab Food 4 All

Easy Slow Cooker Vegan Stew

This hearty Vegan Slow Cooker Stew is packed full of root vegetables, Chestnut mushrooms & peas. Simply serve with crusty bread to mop up the tangy juices!

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13

Planted 365

Vegan White Chicken Chili Recipe

Vegan white chicken chili is a hearty, creamy dish made with plant-based chicken, white beans, green chilies, and a blend of spices. It's rich and flavorful, with a comforting, mildly spicy taste, perfect for a satisfying autumn dinner.

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14

Scrummy Lane

Perfect Thai Chicken and Butternut Squash Curry

This is the best chicken curry recipe ever – creamy, comforting, truly delicious. Make it on the stove top, in the slow cooker, or in the pressure cooker in a little over 30 minutes. Perfect!

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15

A Saucy Kitchen

Roasted Root Vegetable Stew

This Roasted Root Vegetable Stew is a healthy, easy, and delicious way to clean out your fridge of odd bits and ends that need to be used up! Simply dice and season the veggies then pop them in the oven, to transform your basic blend of root vegetables into tender and caramelized pieces.

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16

Mad About Macarons

Stuffed Mini Pumpkins (Easy Recipe)

For a healthy autumn dinner stuff mini pumpkins. Easy to prepare, add chestnuts and cheese to the filling and bacon for non vegetarians. Finish off under the grill to toast.

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17

Two Healthy Kitchens

Extra-Easy Mexican Chicken Fajita Casserole

With all the flavors of restaurant fajitas, this super-easy casserole is also loaded with nutrition! It skips the cream cheese, canned soups, and layers of tortilla chips you'll see in lots of the Mexican chicken recipes out there, and cleverly subs nutrient-packed quinoa for the typical rice!

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18

An Edible Mosaic

Fall Harvest Sweet Potato Salad

Loaded with delicious autumnal ingredients, including sweet potato, apple, cranberry, and pecans, this harvest salad recipe is perfect for fall! It's a wonderful stand-alone lunch, a main course if you add protein like chicken or steak, or a festive side dish for holiday meals like Thanksgiving.

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19

By the Forkful

Mushroom Hotpot

This mushroom hotpot has all the cozy fall vibes you crave while still being a great healthy choice.

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20

Justine Celina

Fall Harvest Bowls with Creamy Poppyseed Dressing

Fall Harvest Bowls with Creamy Poppyseed Dressing are an ultra-nourishing, 30-minute vegan meal that beautifully showcases seasonal produce and pantry staples, but can be enjoyed year-round. A bed of baby spinach and arugula houses a hearty melange of black glutinous rice, chickpeas, fresh apples, and shredded carrots — topped off with a tanini-based Creamy Poppyseed Dressing, dried cranberries and roasted pecans

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21

Masala and Chai

Easy Baked Butter Chicken

You're going to love how straightforward it is to get this Easy Baked Butter Chicken on the dinner table! This recipe is still packed with the authentic boldness of Butter Chicken while taking a less traditional, one-pan oven-baked approach to develop the flavors in under 1 hour. Serve it with fluffy basmati rice and naan.

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22

Kitchen Treaty

Slow Cooker Pumpkin, Chickpea, & Lentil Curry

This easy Crock Pot meal is so full of flavor and satisfying! This one's a fall staple for our family.

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23

The Food Blog

Teriyaki Salmon Stir Fry

Salmon stir fry is a healthy, delicious meal that’s packed with fresh vegetables, high in protein and heart-healthy fatty acids.

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24

Farmhouse Harvest

Easy Roasted Chicken - The Best Sunday Dinner

This easy roasted chicken dinner is easy to put together, and satisfies a crowd! Hearty herb roasted chicken with veggies is a one-pot dinner that’s delicious and easy to clean up too!

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25

Peel With Zeal

Boneless Pork Chop Skillet Dinner

This one-pot meal is high in protein and packed with flavor. Perfect for an easy fall dinner.

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26

Cooking on the Weekends

Butternut Squash Chili

There's nothing quite like a bowl of comforting chili when fall hits. This one is loaded with butternut squash and other vegetarian ingredients.

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27

Twist Travel Magazine

Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad

Our butternut squash quinoa salad makes the most of fall produce when you are looking for a fiber-and-protein-packed one-bowl dish to serve at dinner. The combination of squash, grapes, roasted tomatoes, and cranberries gives the quinoa a sweet kick, while the feta and option onions and balsamic vinegar add that tart acid that really makes the flavors pop.

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