This November, Create Moments to Take Good Care In The Kitchen
When the clocks fall back and the evenings come quicker, the kitchen becomes my favorite place to linger. November is the month to light a candle while you prep dinner, roast a tray of vegetables to make the house feel toasty, and keep a pot of heavenly-smelling sauce simmering on the stove.
These 10 fall recipes are built around comfort, warmth, and ease to help you take care between the last flutter of golden leaves and the oncoming holiday rush.
Many of these dishes celebrate seasonal produce like butternut and delicata squash—the little gifts from nature that arrive this time of year. You’ll also find easy sheet-pan dinners, one-pot wonders, and “set it and forget it” dinners to keep the month deliciously uncomplicated. Plus, plenty of comfort foods that fill the kitchen with the best smells.
Settle in—cozy season starts here. 🍂🕯️
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10 Must-Try Recipes for November
One-Pot Creamy Butternut Squash Orzo with Kale
Simmer orzo pasta in small batches of stock with butternut squash and fragrant aromatics like fresh sage and garlic. The squash breaks down as it cooks, coating the orzo and creating a creamy, built-in autumnal sauce. Finish with parmesan cheese and wilted kale to create a cozy, veggie-loaded one-pot dinner, ready in 35 minutes or less!
Meltingly Tender Red Wine Braised Beef
You don’t need an expensive cut of beef to make a restaurant-worthy meal at home! Slowly simmer humble beef chuck roast with red wine, aromatic vegetables, and fresh herbs until it transforms into a succulent centerpiece complete with a built-in red wine sauce. Serve over creamy mashed potatoes for the ultimate cozy dinner!
Fall Panzanella Salad with Squash and Focaccia Croutons
Give the classic Italian bread salad an autumn-inspired makeover! Crispy focaccia croutons and parmesan-crusted delicata squash are the stars of the show, paired with massaged kale, juicy pomegranate arils, and a tangy-sweet maple mustard vinaigrette. Perfect for an easy weeknight meal or a festive side dish for holiday dinners!
Cozy Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup with White Beans
This hearty, comforting soup marries tender diced butternut squash with spicy Italian sausage and creamy white beans, making each spoonful extra-satisfying. A splash of white wine, parmesan rind, and fresh herbs infuse the broth with rich, simmered-all-day flavor—even though it all comes together in just 45 minutes.
Truly, The Best-Ever Bolognese Sauce (Slowly Simmered Perfection)
This rich and hearty reader-favorite sauce slowly simmers ground beef, ground pork, and pancetta with caramelized vegetables, fresh herbs, tomatoes, and red wine, creating incredible depth of flavor. Finish with heavy cream and parmesan, then toss with spaghetti, pappardelle, or rigatoni for a restaurant-worthy pasta bolognese at home!
Best-Ever Creamy White Chicken Chili
Chicken breast, white beans, and peppers braise in a fragrant stock laced with warm spices and beer for extra richness. Once simmered to perfection, the white bean chicken chili is thickened with masa harina, creating the best thick and creamy texture (without use of cream cheese or sour cream!). A one-pot wonder in 60 minutes or less.
Easy Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos
The BEST 35-minute weeknight dinner! Chicken thighs are dusted with a quick homemade taco seasoning and simmer away in a simple honey chipotle sauce made with beer for extra flavor. The chicken becomes fall-apart tender, perfect for honey chipotle chicken tacos or rice bowls with all of your favorite fixings. Easy, fast, flavorful, and versatile!
Creamy Pumpkin Mac and Cheese with Brown Butter Sage Breadcrumbs
Pasta is tossed into a velvety, rich pumpkin cheese sauce made with warm fall spices and 3 types of cheese, finished with crispy brown butter sage breadcrumbs, and baked until bubbly. This homemade pumpkin mac and cheese is savory, rich, creamy and decadent. Perfect for the best cozy dinner this fall, or to serve as a festive holiday side dish.
30-Minute Chicken Fajita Bowls with Avocado Crema
Inspired by my go-to Chipotle order, these homemade fajita bowls are the ultimate weeknight dinner, in 30 minutes or less! While the sheet pan fajitas cook hands-free in the oven, you’ll have the perfect window of time to whip up some cilantro lime rice, creamy avocado crema, charred sweet corn, and any other toppings you love.
Mom’s Sweet and Sour Pork Stir-Fry
Cubes of juicy pork loin are lightly dusted in rice flour and stir-fried with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions in the most perfectly tangy and sweet homemade sweet and sour sauce. Made in 25 minutes or less with mostly pantry ingredients, this sweet and sour pork is a seriously quick and easy weeknight dinner—even faster than takeout!
