Must-Make Ambitious Kitchen Fall Dinners

My best cozy fall dinner recipes that are a must-make this season! In this incredible dinner roundup, you’ll find all of the comfort food you’re craving. From soups, stews & chilis to fall twists on traditional pasta dishes and everything in between. Perfect for feeding a few or doubling to serve a big family!

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Whenever the season changes, I get tons of questions like:

“if you had to choose, which dinner should I make for my family?”
“what’s your go-to soup?”
“I’m looking for a dinner to WOW people, what’s your fav?”

With hundreds of amazing dinner recipes on Ambitious Kitchen by now, it was almost impossible to pick out our top 25 must-make fall dinners. I first shared this roundup a couple of years ago, and had to update it with the NEW top 25! These dinners are comforting, nourishing, flavorful, and ones you’ll come back to time and time again.

I broke them up into soups & stews, chilis, noodles & pasta, and some fun cozy chicken & turkey dishes, and denoted if they are vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free so that you can find exactly what you’re craving. Remember to head to the full recipe post to see all of the easy ways you can customize the recipe based on your taste preferences and dietary needs!

V = Vegan

Veg. = Vegetarian

GF = Gluten free

Soups & Stews

Butternut Squash Green Chile Chicken Soup GF

Creamy Tomato Orzo Soup with Mini Turkey Meatballs

Healing Ginger Coconut Chicken Brown Rice Soup GF

Creamy White Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup GF

Healing Curry Butternut Squash Lentil Soup (with a slow cooker option!) V, GF

Chilis

The Best Healthy Turkey Chili GF

Healthy White Chicken Chili GF

Slow Cooker Black Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili GF

Actually, the Best Vegetarian Chili Ever V, GF

Noodles & Pasta

Simply use your favorite gluten-free pasta to make all of these recipes gluten-free!

Cozy Roasted Vegetable Butternut Squash Lasagna Veg.

Brown Butter Sage Orzo with Spicy Sausage & Butternut Squash

Vegetarian Spinach Pumpkin Lasagna Veg.

Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Spicy Sausage, Butternut Squash & Hot Honey

One Pan Lightened Up Hamburger Helper

Roasted Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Couscous

Spinach Bacon Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Cozy Chicken & Turkey Dishes

Lightened-Up Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Florentine Meatballs

The Ultimate Sloppy Joe Bowls GF

Blow Ya Mind Cheddar Broccoli Chicken Pot Pie

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Sandwiches

Oh So Good Chicken Meatballs in Pumpkin Coconut Curry Sauce GF

Spicy Black Bean Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sour Cream Sauce GF

Incredible Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Sandwiches GF

I hope you love these fall dinner recipes! If you make them, be sure to leave a comment and a rating on the recipe so I know how you liked it. Enjoy, xo!