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Celebrate Harvest Season with Nutritious Ingredients from Your Garden, Local Farmer's Markets or Grocery Store
70+ fall recipe ideas for celebrating the harvest season with ingredients at their prime either from your garden, local farmer's markets or in the stores.
Fall is certainly gorgeous, especially in upstate NY. We always love to do the leaf peeping and apple picking. One thing I always envy other people is that they harvest many vegetables in their gardens. I have a brown thumb which is so well-known in my extended family. Seriously, I tried many times.
But it didn't stop me from enjoying the fall fruits and vegetables. I buy them from the farmer's markets or my nearby grocery stores. Why not taking the advantage of their prime and super low price, right?
If you happen not to have your own garden, like me, I highly encourage you to enjoy the season with these fall recipe ideas.
CHEF NOTES
Some of these recipes may not use fresh fall fruits and vegetables. You can follow them by using frozen or canned vegetables. Of course, fresh vegetables would be great. It may take a little bit longer to cut them up. Bear in mind that if you choose to use fresh vegetables, instead of frozen, cook time will significantly shortened.
When time is allowed, I do love to freeze my own vegetables, especially broccoli and cauliflower. To do so, cut them up to your desired size. Single layer the vegetables on a baking sheet and freeze them in a freezer overnight. Transfer the frozen vegetables into food storage bags.
Throughout the years, I learned a mistake. Transferring the freshly cut vegetables into a storage bag and freeze will cause freezer burn. It is because of the moisture from the vegetables and air inside the bag. Therefore, freeze the vegetables on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet first before storing into a bag. The parchment paper prevents vegetables from sticking on the baking sheet.
These fall recipe ideas are grouped by the main fall fruit/vegetable ingredients. Some may use several fall fruits and/or vegetables in one recipe.
Apples
Apple Avocado Oatmeal Smoothie
100% natural and healthy.
Warm Cinnamon Apples
Made from scratch and better than any restaurant-served one.
4-Ingredient Apple Cider Mini Muffins
Can you believe that you can get the apple cider flavor without having this ingredient in there?
Broccoli
There are tons of fall recipe ideas around broccoli and cauliflower. Personally, I love California blend vegetables which include broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. You will find many of them under this category.
5 Spice Beef Rice and Sauteed Broccoli
Broccoli and Five Spice is like marriage made in heaven.
Broccoli Ham Egg Cheese English Muffins
Great grab-and-go meal.
Ultra Lazy One-Pan Chinese Broccoli Chicken
Super cheap and versatile take-out meal made at home.
Joey's Pasta Barese
A super easy copycat meal.
Spicy Peanut Chicken Broccoli Spaghetti Stir-Fry
So addictive!
Chicken Scampi Spaghetti
A dish inspired by a Thousand Islands, NY restaurant.
Recovery Room Spicy Buffalo Alfredo
Buffalo chicken lovers or not, a must-try.
Broccoli and Shrimp
A traditional Chinese dish made easy.
Chinese Stir-Fry Vegetables
A typical traditional Chinese dish.
One-Pot-30-Minute Chunky Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Better than buying from the restaurant chain.
Simply Sauteed Broccoli
Keep it simple.
California Blend Vegetables
I don't know why the blend of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots would be called like this. But these 3 musketeers are perfect for fall recipe ideas. Surely, you can buy fresh ingredients and start from scratch. The cook time will be significantly cut down. The other alternative is to buy some fresh, pre-cut and pre-washed packages. They can be called differently on the package. But the 3 basic ingredients are all you need. Otherwise, you can do it as I always do. That is using the frozen ones and skip the work. Keep the spirit of celebrating harvest season going.
Garlic Parmesan Roasted California Blend Vegetables
Super tasty.
California Blend Vegetables Kielbasa
Nothing is better than a one-pan meal.
Roasted California Blend Vegetables
Skip the chopping and replace with pre-cut fresh vegetables.
California Blend Vegetable Soup
A light, but filling soup.
Cream of Mushroom California Blend Vegetables
A little bit of store-bought help.
Salsa Con Queso California Blend Vegetables
A little spicy to kick up the notch.
Cauliflower
The genius invention of cauliflower rice is not only great for any fall recipe ideas, but also awesome in pairing with any other dishes. Bear in mind that no matter fresh, frozen or DIY cauliflower rice, grain size matters.
If you buy it from the stores, different brand has different grain size. The bigger the grain size, the longer it takes to cook. I highly recommend you to have consistent grain size if you do it your own or stick with one brand if you choose to buy it from the store.
Chorizo Cauliflower Rice
Love something spicy?
One-Pot Sausage Gravy Cauliflower Rice
A healthy twist from traditional sausage and gravy recipe.
One Pot Chinese Salt And Pepper Shrimp Cauliflower Rice
A Chinese dish served on cauliflower rice.
10-Minute Chorizo Kale Cauliflower Rice Soup Bowl
Cozy, but quick.
Parmesan Cauliflower Risotto
A guilt-free meal.
Simply Sautéed Cauliflower with Ginger Scallion Dressing
Two traditional ways of serving a Chinese dish combined together into one.
Southwestern Cauliflower Rice
Eat with your eyes.
Traditional Cauliflower Fried Rice
Taste just like a fried-rice dish, but make you feel great.
Pumpkin
Of course, what’s better than starting from scratch by using fresh pumpkin, right?
But if your schedule is tight, canned pumpkin still allows you to celebrate the harvest seasons by using these fall recipe ideas.
2-Ingredient Mini Pumpkin Muffins
A great snack, breakfast to-go and meeting refreshment.
No-Towel Chocolate Pumpkin Roll
Nobody would know that it is made of pumpkin.
No-Towel Pumpkin Roll
Throw that stinking towel away.
Pumpkin Spice Bread
People will think you make it from scratch even if you choose to use canned pumpkin.
One-Pot Pumpkin Turkey Pasta
Celebrating Thanksgiving at any time.
Pumpkin English Muffin Breakfast Casserole
Let the slow cooker to do the heavy duty for you
Corn
If you choose to use fresh corn, stand an ear of corn on a plate which should sit on a pot holder or a piece of wet paper towel. This will stabilize the plate and prevent it from moving while you are cutting.
Corn Black Bean Tomato Egg Muffins
Beautiful grab-and-go breakfast.
Turn Sweet Corn Kernels to An Easy Yummy Side Dish
This is going to be your next go-to side dish from now on.
Perfectly Cooked Corn On The Cob
Bring the freshest and bestest taste.
Chinese Corn Egg Drop Soup
Super easy!
Pepper
Pepper Pepperoni Pasta Salad
Simple, but tasty!
Pepper and Onion
Pepper and onion are always pair together. In my opinion, it is a marriage made in heaven. Look closely, these 2 ingredients are perfect for any fall recipe ideas of any culinary cultures. How wonderful they are!
Best Peppers and Sausage
You can't get over how easy this classic recipe is.
One Pan Roasted Kielbasa Pepper Onion Potato Hash
A cozy meal for any time at any time.
Low-Carb Unstuffed Peppers Skillet
One-pot dinner in 30 minutes. How can you beat that?
Chinese Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry
Better and cheaper than take-out.
One Pan Baked Chicken Fajitas
Let the oven to do your work.
One-Pot Italian Dressing Chicken Wild Rice With Peppers And Onion
Tasty and healthy.
Super Easy Chicken Cacciatore
Awesome recipe for anyone working from home.
Onion Bell Pepper Ham Spaghetti Stir-Fry
East meets west.
Pork Pepper Onion Stir-Fried Rice Noodles
Family dinner can be served in different style.
Pepper Steak with Chinese Black Bean Sauce
One recipe, 2 ways to make it
Sweet and Sour Pork
No-deep-fried version.
Cabbage
Other than cole slaw, you don't see any pre-cut cabbage in the supermarket. When it comes to cutting this hearty vegetables, a sharp and big (7" long) Santoku knife is the key factor.
Sauteed Ham Cabbage
Turn a traditional Chinese dish served in special occasion to a great family dinner.
Cabbage Mandarin Orange Salad With Honey Garlic Dressing
Better than cole slaw.
Slow Cooker Golabki Polish Stuffed Cabbage Roll Soup
No hard work, but just sit back and wait for dinner time.
Brussels Sprouts
Asian Sweet and Savory Brussels Sprouts
With some Asian flare, this tastes so amazing!!!
SmasH Burger Crispy Brussels Sprouts
You are going to have this side dish on repeat. That's how good it is.
Carrot
All of these carrot fall recipe ideas use baby carrots because I am lazy at peeling and cutting them up. But if you don't mind the work, by all means, use the fresh one.
Ground Chorizo Sautéed Carrots Corn Green Beans
Sweet and spicy all in one.
30-Minute Chunky Vegetable Bean Kielbasa Soup
Unbelievably quick and delicious!
(Nanny's) World Best Chicken Soup
Heirloom recipe made easy.
Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew
Sit back and wait for dinner time.
Vegetable Loaded Cajun Chicken Soup
Chicken soup in 30 minutes.
Beef and Vegetable Stew
Classic made easy.
Spaghetti Sauce Vegetable Soup
You will look at spaghetti sauce very differently from now on.
Cabbage and Carrots
Just like pepper and onion, cabbage and carrots go very well together. So, I created this category specifically for the same reason for fall recipe ideas.
Cabbage And Carrot Chow Mein
Serve Chinese food at home for dinner is that easy.
Low Carb Keto Unstuffed Chinese Spring Roll
Perfect for anybody worrying about their waistline.
Slow Cooker Kielbasa Cabbage Confetti
Eat with your eyes.
Tomato
Cutting grape, cherry or any other tomatoes in that size could be time consuming. But there is a very simple solution. Using 2 container lids and trap tomatoes between them. With a sharp knife and cut across. Voila!
Spring Mix Tomato Pasta Salad
The vibrant colors keep up with the summer atmosphere.
My Family Everyday Soup
My mom said, "This is a soup for detox."
Spaghetti Squash
Bake an entire spaghetti squash in the oven is the easiest way to go. You only need to cut up the squash after it is cooked which makes it much easier. These fall recipe ideas will have instructions showing you how to do it.
Chorizo Tomato Sauce Spaghetti Squash
Spice it up.
Vegan Italian Seasoned Spaghetti Squash
Make-you-feel-good recipe.
Zucchini
You may find frozen zucchini in the supermarket in many different forms and sizes. I must admit that fresh zucchini is way better than the frozen ones. But I highly encourage you to take the advantage of frozen ones for the sake of time saving.
One Pan Roasted Zucchini Asparagus Sausage
Hassle-free dinner.
Sauteed Zucchini
Bringing out its freshness just by simple flavor.
5-Minute Zucchini Noodles With Italian Dressing
Perfect dinner for one.
Sauteed Zucchini Bell Peppers
Surprisingly good pairing.
Potato
Slow Cooker Pork Butt Roast with Potatoes and Green Beans
Not a typical slow cooker recipe.
Roasted Potatoes Green Beans
A perfect side dish for any meal.
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
So smooth!!!
Oven Roasted Paprika Potatoes
A healthy twist of an heirloom recipe.
Sweet Potato
Rosemary Sweet Potato Oven Fries
Love this French fries alternative.
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