25 Comforting Fall Dinner Recipes
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: September 17, 2020

Fall is on the horizon. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we can feel the subtle shifts in temperature that indicate cold weather is lurking just around the corner; nights are cooler, mornings no longer clear and bright, but blanketed in fog. The last few tomatoes on the vine are resolutely green in protest to the lack of heat. Fried green tomatoes it is. Gone are the months of chilled soups, summer salads, and kebabs grilled over open fires. We now turn to the glorious meals that are rich in the harvests of Fall, comforting casseroles, stews, and soups, and meats braised slowly in the oven. Or, cooked to tender perfection in an Instant Pot. Whatever suits your fancy. Below are 25 delicious Fall dinner recipes to welcome the change in season.
Spaghetti alla Carbonara 

Legend has it that during World War II, American soldiers in Rome would bring their Italian friends eggs and bacon and ask them to make a pasta dish, thus becoming pasta alla carbonara. Another legend claims that carbonara, a derivative of the word carbon in Italian, was made for charcoal workers. Who knows how eggs and bacon became transformed into a distinctively Roman pasta dish. For sure, with the bacon grease used, it is undoubtedly a meal hearty enough for a soldier or charcoal worker. If you love bacon, then take my hand and let me lead you down the long path of gluttony. It's a fine journey.
Beef Chow Fun: Stir-Fried Fresh Rice Noodles
Excerpted from Chinese Soul Food by permission of Sasquatch Books

Kale Stir Fry with Crispy Curried Tofu
Contributed to Foodista by Lauren Caris Cooks

Basic Instant Pot Congee Recipe

Cheesy Rosemary Meatball Bake
	Contributed to Foodista by Loaves and Dishes

Easy Cheesy Pizza Casserole
Contributed to Foodista by The Midnight Baker

Buttermilk Oven Fried Chicken

 Roasted Chicken with Lemons

This roasted chicken recipe is a classic of Marcella Hazan, the queen of Italian cooking, and it's from her cookbook "Essentials of Italian Cooking." Her philosophy to great cooking was to cook with few ingredients. This is a perfect example of that philosophy as this recipe is simply chicken, lemons, salt and pepper.
We cook this chicken nearly every week in our home and never tire of it. It's the perfect Sunday dinner. Be sure to save the bones to make stock, which will taste wonderfully lemony!
Creamy Ham and Broccoli Casserole
Contributed to Foodista by Aleena Grace

Epic Quinoa Veggie Burgers
Contributed to Foodista by Cocoa & Salt

Zesty Taco Casserole
Contributed to Foodista by Culinary Envy
 
Mushroom Risotto
Contributed to Foodista by The Culinary Chronicles

Beef and Guinness Stew
Contributed to Foodista by AlaLemon

Spinach Malfatti With Sage Brown Butter Sauce (Easy Rustic Gnocchi)

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Contributed to Foodista by Niki Kessler Ronaldo

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Shells
Contributed to Foodista by Show Me the Yummy

Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole
Contributed to Foodista by Heather Griffin

Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas
Contributed to Foodista by The Food Blog

Traditional Hungarian Goulash
Contributed to Foodista by Simmer + Sauce

Easy Shrimp Scampi

Instant Pot Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Contributed to Foodista by A Kitchen Advisor

Oven-Braised Pot Roast
Contributed to Foodista by Simmer+Sauce

Root Vegetable Rosemary Gratin
Contributed to Foodista by Loaves and Dishes

Lamb Lasagna with Parmesan Polenta
Contributed to Foodista by Taste and See

French Onion Soup
Contributed to Foodista by Munchin with Munchkin

Tuscan White Bean Soup with Olive Oil and Rosemary
This recipe is from 50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley. Authorization to print courtesy of Andrews McMeel Publishing.