Fall 2026 Recipes

Fall is one of my favorite seasons to get into the kitchen. As the days grow cooler, I start craving cozy soups, hearty casseroles, slow-cooked meats and comforting dinners filled with warm spices. This collection brings together 20 of our best fall recipes for 2026, with plenty of delicious ideas for busy weeknights, relaxed weekends and family gatherings. From easy one-pot meals to impressive seasonal favorites, these dishes are guaranteed to make your kitchen smell amazing!

1. Hungarian Goulash

This Hungarian Goulash is a rich beef and vegetable soup with bold and unique flavors from their famous Hungarian sweet paprika. Perfect comfort food to start this fall.

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2. Garbure

Garbure is the kind of rustic French soup that feels like it was invented purely to keep people warm through long winters in the countryside. Big chunks of vegetables, creamy beans, smoky ham, potatoes, plenty of fresh herbs, all slowly simmered together for hours.

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3. Red Wine Braised Lamb Shanks

Lamb Shanks Braised in Red Wine slowly bubbling away in a Dutch oven is exactly the kind of cooking I look forward to when temperatures starts falling down. Here lamb shanks are slow cooked until fall-apart tender in a rich, savory sauce.

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4. Beef Barley Soup

My easy Beef Barley Soup is the perfect dish to warm you up. It’s tasty, hearty, and such a cold weather treat. This one takes a little time and love, but it’s so worth it.

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5. Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken

This Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken is to die for! Chicken slow braises in the most delicious sauce until it is melt in your mouth tender.

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6. Million Dollar Spaghetti

Million Dollar Spaghetti is the ultimate baked spaghetti casserole, layered with hearty meat sauce, a rich creamy cheese filling, and plenty of bubbling mozzarella.

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7. Green Chicken Chili

This vibrant Green Chicken Chili with roasted tomatillos, poblano peppers, and cilantro is zesty, hearty, and full of bright Mexican-inspired flavor.

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8. Cioppino

Cioppino is a classic Italian-American stew originating in San Francisco. My recipe features an array of seafood in a tasty tomato and wine broth.

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9. Greek Moussaka

Moussaka is an iconic layered eggplant casserole. This Greek version is an amazing comfort food, and a perfect make ahead company meal.

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10. Crockpot Swamp Potatoes

Swamp Potatoes are the viral TikTok comfort food with sausage, potatoes, green beans, and butter slow-cooked to Cajun perfection. Easy and hearty!

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11. Italian Sunday Gravy

This Sunday Gravy recipe is the ultimate Italian-American feast, where a variety of meats cook low and slow for hours. It’s a true labor of love.

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12. Ropa Vieja 

This Ropa Vieja, Cuba’s national dish, is slow cooked tender shredded beef in an amazingly flavorful sauce. So good!

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13. Tuscan White Bean Soup (Ribollita)

Tuscan White Bean Soup, or Ribollita, is a soul warming bowl of comfort. This hearty, rustic soup is a classic dish that has been cooked in peasants’ kitchens for centuries.

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14. Birria (Mexican Beef Stew)

My Beef Birria is an amazingly flavorful Mexican stew with a rich chili pepper infused consommé. Just wait till you try the meat in tacos…

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15. Johnny Marzetti 

Who is Johnny Marzetti? One hearty and nostalgic American casserole, that’s who. You might call him by another name, but you know this one!

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16. Meaty Cabbage Soup

This hearty, meaty cabbage soup is the perfect one pot dinner. It’s loaded with protein and healthy veggies. Cook it in the crock pot, instant pot or on stove top, it’ll turn out great every time.

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17. Brunswick Stew

My Brunswick stew is a hearty Southern dish that’s perfect for chilly nights. If you love barbecue flavors, this is sure to become one of your new favorites.

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18. Pork Vindaloo

Do you love curry? This authentic Pork Vindaloo from the Indian state of Goa is sure to tickle your taste buds. You can make it hot or mild, but it’s always packed with flavor!

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19. Southern Chicken with Black Eyed Peas

Southern Braised Chicken with Black-Eyed Peas is the newest addition to your comfort food repertoire. It’s hearty and full of cozy flavors.

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20. Creamy Tortellini Soup

Now this soup will tempt you to leave behind anything you’re doing right now and come hover over a cozy bowl loaded with happy mood and happy flavors. My Creamy Tortellini Soup is what Fall cozy evening dreams are made of.

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