Cooler temps are on their way, and that means you need some seasonal healthy and quick meals in your life! Read on to find out the 40+ autumn comfort meal ideas you will use and re-use in September.
Fall is finally here! Well, it depends on when you are reading this and where you are in the world, but for those of you who love fall, like I do, I think you’ll appreciate me acknowledging that September signals the start of all things fall!
What is better than spending time in the kitchen as the temperature starts to drop in fall? For me, nothing.
Autumn comfort food is essential this time of year. Apples. Pumpkin. Soup. Casseroles. Mmmmm!
So grab a pen and paper and start writing down a list of meals you want to make this month. You need these recipes in your life!
Tried-and-True Meal Ideas for September
The recipes I am sharing below are ones that I love to make in September. I have made most of them at least once, but there are a few that I have never made but really want to soon.
Any recipe with a link is one that we love at our house. The ones with asterisks and links are recipes I’ve been meaning to try and haven’t yet. The recipe ideas without a link are ones we like but don’t have a specific recipe we follow.
One caveat, some of these recipes technically aren’t “healthy.” Use your own discretion. If it’s a muffin, it’s probably not healthy, unless it’s made without sugar.
Recipe Ideas for September
- Tomato pesto pasta
- Apple pancakes
- Apple slice donuts (ours are never as beautiful/fancy as the ones in the post!)
- Baked lemon chicken thighs
- Basic muffins (with recipe variations)
- Beans and cornbread
- Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip coconut cookies
- Chicken pot pie
- *Coconut rolls*
- Creamy apple cinnamon raisin oatmeal
- Creamy tuna pasta with peas and parmesan
- Egg roll in a bowl (GAPS friendly!)
- Pizza dough
- Greek chicken pasta salad
- *Harvest apple bread*
- Apple oatmeal cookies
- Homemade baked doughnuts
- Bread bowls
- Herb Roasted chicken
- Homemade frosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts
- Honey balsamic chicken
- Applesauce
- Mexican haystacks
- One pot Greek eggplant and rice
- Sweet potato toast
- Peanut butter smoothie
- Pesto pasta with roasted butternut squash and kale
- Purple resolution smoothie
- Quinoa red bean chili
- Roasted vegetables
- Sautéed cinnamon apples
- Shepherd’s pie baked potatoes
- Simple beef pot roast
- Skillet potatoes with peppers and onions
- Slow-cooker banana and coconut milk steel cut oatmeal
- Spaghetti squash casserole
- Spanish rice
- Streusel-topped pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
- Sweet potato waffles
- Apple crisp
- No-bake cheesecake
- White sandwich bread
- Turkey sausage apple hash
- Yellow jasmine rice
Now get a few of these meals on your meal plan for the month! I am certain that if you love fall, you will love trying these yummy dishes.
