10 Healthy Fall Recipes Made With Real Food (Cozy & Family-Friendly!)
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10 Healthy Fall Recipes Made With Real Food
Who else is a fall girly THROUGH and through?! Soups, stews, cozy movies, changing leaves, beautiful crisp air, pumpkin-flavored everything. It’s a good time.
It’s also the perfect time of year to combine comfort and nourishment - with lots of bone broth, herbs and seasonings, and both sweet and savory recipes to feed both your body and soul.
Fall doesn't have to mean pumpkin everything + restrictive "healthy" recipes. This is the season for warm, nourishing, satisfying food.
When I say “healthy fall recipes,” I don't mean tiny portions or food you have to feel virtuous about eating. I mean meals made with real ingredients that are satisfying, nourishing, and actually enjoyable.
I also love leaning into seasonal eating this time of year - not because we need another set of food rules, but because fall naturally gives us some of the most comforting, nutrient-dense ingredients. If you're curious about the why behind seasonal eating, I wrote more about the benefits of eating seasonally here!
And on that note, I’m going to highlight some of my FAVORITE recipes for a nourished, comfy fall!
BUT FIRST…want 5 Real Food Family Dinners that are perfect for fall? Grab them here!
Easy & Healthy Fall Recipes for the Whole Family
(many of these are from my various digital cookbooks - the links for each book will be provided!)
Bacon & Potato soup (pictured above!)
This recipe in my Batch Cookbook is one of my top favorite soups and cozy fall recipes of all time. It’s creamy, easy to throw together, full of flavor and of course, supportive nutrients! With a bone broth base, spinach added in, and healing spices like rosemary, it checks the boxes for everything I love about a good soup: nourishing, delicious, & simple to make. It’s the perfect easy fall dinner!
Pumpkin Bread Bars
This is also in my Batch book but I’ll give you a little secret…it’s also on my blog, too 😉. These are fluffy, chocolatey..it’s the type of recipe the Fallon’s Table community collectively counts down the days until we can start making again. It’s an annual staple recipe, for sure! Healthy pumpkin dessert recipes will always have a place in my heart, and this is truly the perfect easy and healthy fall dessert.
Chicken & Dumplings
Fresh onion, garlic, and rosemary make this SO nourishing and comforting. A bone broth base for extra gut-support of course, and doughy dumplings (GF if needed, you can also make it with wheat flour!). This one feels like a warm hug. Find this recipe in my Fixin’s cookbook! This also ticks the boxes for an easy fall dinner that is also incredibly cozy and nourishing.
4. Fall-Flavored Baked Oats
Spices like cinnamon, ginger, and molasses make this easy fall breakfast so delightful! It comes together in just a few minutes and feels like gingerbread and pumpkin spice had a sweet little porridge baby. This one is also in my Batch cookbook (if you’re sensing a pattern, here, Batch is what fall recipe dreams are made of!). I love this one for a make-ahead breakfast for crisp fall mornings.
5. Scalloped Potatoes
Cheesy, creamy potatoes feel quintessential to fall, yeah?! This recipe is pure comfort, but not without nutrient-density! Bone broth, grass-fed butter, and potatoes offer a beautiful mixture of minerals like potassium and calcium that your taste buds will thank you for. Find this recipe in my Tots cookbook!
🍂 Your Fall Cookbook Shortcut
If you want more meals like these, Batch is basically my answer to “what are we eating this fall?”
It has 60+ make-ahead-friendly recipes designed around busy family life, freezer meals, cozy dinners, guests, holidays, and the nights when you really don't want to start from scratch.
Grab it in either spiral or digital form, here!
PS - It’s my best-selling book for a reason!
6.Bone Broth Hot Chocolate
I would be remiss if I didn’t include my internet-famous bone broth hot chocolate recipe! In July of 2020 on a hot Texas day I created this random concoction that has become a viral sensation - that is hard to even wrap my head around!! Don’t knock it ‘til you try it, as they say!
7. Nourishing Enchiladas
Don’t get me wrong, I’m team enchiladas all year long, but something about a piping hot pan of stick-to-your-ribs goodness feels very appropriate for fall in particular. This is arguably one of my audience’s MOST-loved recipes from Batch. The sauce is truly the best you’ve ever had and comes together in about five minutes! This is an especially good meal for crowds, hosting, or even a meal train recipe!
8. Mom’s Meatloaf
I used to think I didn’t like meatloaf. They couldn’t have chosen a better name?! But it turns out, when you add in rich broth, balsamic vinegar, and red onion, it turns into a warming delicacy and not the cardboard sad dinner you remember. Found in my Fixin’s book!
BTW - Love old-fashioned comfort food?
That's exactly what I created Fixin's for. It's my Southern-inspired collection of feel-good classics made with whole-food ingredients, with gluten-free recipes and wheat options included.
9.Broccoli Rice Casserole
Got any fall potlucks? This is perfect as a shareable, host-able, even freezable meal or side! As always, nourishing ingredients are the key base, with flavorful spices and simplicity of prep. Your kids will even eat their broccoli with this one! 😉 Found in my Tots cookbook (which is kid-inspired, by the way! All your childhood favorite recipes made healthy!). I made this casserole for a girls’ weekend and it was DEVOURED.
10. Lentil & Pumpkin Soup
Fiber-packed without being boring and easy enough to throw together in 30 minutes! This entire flavor combination is a savory dream! Find this in, no surprise, my Batch Cookbook! Pumpkin desserts typically get the spotlight for fall recipes, but this pumpkin soup is such a fun way to include our favorite seasonal veggie in a savory form!
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I hope this helps inspire you in your fall cooking, friend! Happy Nourishing!
Need more comfort food recipes?
5 Easy Gluten-Free & Cozy Chicken Thigh Dinners
Fixin’s Cookbook (the ULTIMATE comfort food round-up!)
