50+ Vegan Fall Dinner Recipes
If you don’t know what to make for dinner on this cozy autumn evening, this collection of Vegan Fall Dinner Recipes will inspire you. Full of delicious plant-based soups, nourishing veggie dishes, hearty salads, protein-packed stews, and tasty pasta recipes, you’ll find something you love to feed the whole family. There are tons of gluten-free and nut-free fall dinners too!
When the weather cools, we all start craving more comforting dishes. Bring out the squash, pumpkin recipes, and apples recipes galore! While fall dessert recipes tend to get a lot of love, there is so much goodness to bring into your fall dinner recipes. These recipes are plant-based, vegan, dairy-free, and sure to warm you up on a fall evening.
Most of these vegan fall dinner ideas are easy to make. If you’re a busy parent wanting to get a healthy meal on the table quickly, these will fit the bill. I hope you find many new favorites. Enjoy!
Some tips for making these fall dinner recipes your own:
- Embrace Seasonal Produce: Fall is the perfect time to take advantage of seasonal vegetables! We love using veggies like pumpkins, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and Brussels sprouts. These ingredients add a rich, earthy flavor to your dishes while being nutritious and filling.
- Use Warming Spices: Fall is all about warming, comforting flavors. Add spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and smoked paprika to elevate the flavor profile of your dishes.
- Try Plant-Based Comfort Foods: opt for vegan versions of comfort classics like mac and cheese, casseroles, and pot pies. Use nutritional yeast, cashews, and dairy-free cheeses to create creamy, indulgent sauces. We have a whole bunch of these recipes listed below!
- Cook in Bulk for Meal Prep: Make large batches of soups, stews, and chili to keep on hand for quick weeknight dinners. These dishes often taste even better the next day as the flavors have more time to develop. Plus, they freeze well!
- Incorporate Protein-Rich Ingredients: Ensure your meals are well-rounded by including plant-based protein sources. Some of our favorites are lentils, chickpeas, tofu, tempeh, and black beans. These not only add texture but also keep you full longer. You can add these to a recipe, or swap them out for each other based on your favorites.
Mushroom & Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
This Mushroom & Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash is filled with caramelized onions, cauliflower florets, spinach, dried cranberries, and pecans. It’s served with a drizzle of lemon tahini sauce. This comforting and colorful dish has a variety of texture, tons of flavor, and makes the perfect hearty dinner or side dish.
Vegan Chili
This Vegan Chili doesn’t lack any heartiness just because it doesn’t have any meat. It’s loaded up with veggies, beans, and tons of spices — this is the BEST vegan chili recipe I’ve had!
Tofu Tacos with Black Beans
These Vegan Tofu Tacos feature a delectable tofu and black bean chorizo filling, bursting with spices and plant-based protein. Serve them on a corn tortilla with guacamole and cabbage slaw for a mouthwatering vegan dinner that can be ready in just 30 minutes. 24g of protein per serving!
5-Minute Creamy Peanut Noodles
These 5-Minute Creamy Peanut Noodles are ready in a flash – the perfect easy vegan meal! Made with gluten-free rice noodles, you can make the simple 5-ingredient miso peanut sauce while the noodles soak. This recipe yields one serving but is easy to multiply as needed.
Creamy Coconut Curry Noodles
These Creamy Coconut Curry Noodles are a hearty & delicious vegan dinner, made in less than 30 minutes! Add your favorite vegetables and protein to make these dairy-free noodles a perfectly balanced meal.
Vegan Pot Pie (Gluten-Free)
This Vegan Pot Pie has a scrumptious flaky gluten-free & paleo crust and the creamy filling is loaded with vegetables! This hearty, filling meal is perfect for chilly days and freezes well.
Creamy Tomato White Bean Stew
The rich and comforting flavors of this Creamy Vegan Tomato White Bean Stew make the perfect easy lunch or dinner. This dairy-free & plant-based recipe is packed with wholesome ingredients, like protein-packed white beans, cherry tomatoes, and nutrient-dense greens. Learn how to make this easy and satisfying vegan stew in just 25 minutes.
Autumn Kale Harvest Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
This Autumn Kale Harvest Salad brings together the best of fall’s produce into a beautiful salad. It’s made with thinly sliced kale, pomegranate seeds, Honeycrisp apple slices, candied almond slices, and tossed in a lusciously sweet and tangy Apple Cider Vinaigrette.
Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese
Easy and quick to make, this Vegan Mac and Cheese recipe will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters! It’s made with just 8 whole ingredients – no processed vegan cheeses here. This recipe comes together quickly for an easy dinner and is easily made gluten-free.
Vegetable Miso Noodle Soup
Make this easy Vegan Vegetable Noodle Miso Soup for dinner tonight! It’s simple to make on the stove in under 30 minutes. It’s naturally vegan, and since it’s made with rice noodles, it’s also gluten-free. You can customize the soup with whatever vegetables you have on hand.
Vegan Creamed Spinach & White Bean Stuffed Delicata Squash
This Creamed Spinach & White Bean Stuffed Delicata Squash is a plant-based dinner that you’ll dream about! It’s filling, with tons of vegetables, and loaded with plant-based protein from the white beans. This easy recipe comes together quickly and is super satisfying.
Vegan Red Lentil Soup
This spiced Vegan Red Lentil Soup is a warm, comforting meal that comes together in just 45 minutes. It’s full of flavor from ginger, garlic, and spices, with a luxuriously rich texture. It’s perfect with a squeeze of lemon to brighten things up!
Vegan Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
This Vegan Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is cozy, comforting, and so simple to make in under an hour using just one pot! It’s the perfect healthy vegan dinner for chilly nights. It’s loaded with mushrooms, wild rice, and vegetables.
Vegan Cauliflower Gnocchi with Pesto
This Vegan Cauliflower Gnocchi with Pesto shows you how to make the best crispy cauliflower gnocchi using Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi! This quick and easy lunch or dinner comes together in less than 30 minutes and with just FOUR ingredients.
Vegan Kale & White Bean Soup
This Creamy Vegan Kale & White Bean Soup is so flavorful, filling, and ready to eat in about 30 minutes. This easy soup recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, and full of plant-based protein.
Vegan Broccoli Chickpea Curry
This Vegan Broccoli Chickpea Curry is a dinner staple that’s so quick and easy to make! It’s loaded with veggies and protein and has a secret ingredient to make it extra rich + creamy. It’s gluten-free and vegan, too.
Honeynut Squash Soup
This Easy Honeynut Squash Soup is simple to make – just roast the vegetables until golden and blend! This low-calorie blender soup recipe is naturally vegan, gluten-free, and Whole30-friendly. Only 8 ingredients & less than 250 calories per serving.
The Best Vegan Lasagna
This is the BEST Vegan Lasagna! It’s layered with vegan almond ricotta, mushroom tempeh marinara sauce, and topped with a simple vegan mozzarella cheese that bubbles and browns. Easy to make gluten-free as well!
White Bean Vegan Chili
This Vegan White Bean Chili is so hearty and filling, even the carnivores will be asking for more! It’s loaded with green chiles, potatoes, corn, white beans, and just the right amount of kick.
Roasted Tomato Chickpea Soup
This 9-Ingredient Roasted Tomato Chickpea Soup is ready to eat in less than an hour. It’s plant-based, vegan, and deliciously creamy and rich. It’s also filling, thanks to the protein-packed chickpeas.
One-Pot Miso Pasta with Mushrooms
This One-Pot Miso Pasta with Mushrooms is so creamy with coconut milk to keep it vegan, easy to make in just one pot, and so flavorful! This flavorful gluten-free pasta dish will become a weeknight staple – it’s ready in just 30 minutes!
Easy Pesto White Bean Pasta (4 Ingredients!)
This Easy White Bean Pesto Pasta is made with four ingredients and ready in about 15 minutes! This recipe is easily made gluten-free and vegan, and makes the perfect easy vegan dinner.
Vegan Tahini Cauliflower Steaks
These Vegan Tahini Cauliflower Steaks are oven-roasted until golden and crispy in a fabulous tahini sauce! These make for the perfect plant-based main or side dish. Gluten-free, paleo-friendly & Keto.
Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
This Vegan Shepherd’s Pie is a hearty, comforting dinner that’s perfect for chilly nights. Made with lentils for protein, sauteed vegetables, and topped off with creamy mashed potatoes, this is vegan comfort food at its finest.
Caramelized Leek Pasta
This Caramelized Leek Pasta features buttery, melt-in-your-mouth leeks, garlic, and shallots tossed with your favorite pasta and finished with lemon and parmesan. It’s the perfect quick weeknight meal – done in 30 minutes! Easily made both gluten-free and vegan.
Vegan Stuffed Butternut Squash
This vegan Stuffed Butternut Squash is an all-in-one meal that is hearty and bursting with flavors. The stuffing is filled with savory vegan sausage, rice, crisp apples, tart cranberries, and warm fall spices. It’s a beautiful main dish which also makes it perfect for a holiday dinner.
Creamy Carrot Pumpkin Soup
This carrot and pumpkin soup is the perfect cozy meal for cool autumn evenings, and it’s super easy to make. The sweetness of the pumpkin and carrot pairs perfectly with the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and red pepper. Added cashew cream takes this vibrant soup to the next level of creamy deliciousness!
Vegan Mushroom Pot Pie
A fantastic vegan main, this mushroom pot pie is made with store-bought puff pastry (you can use gluten-free pie crust to make a gluten-free option) and a delicious savory mixed mushroom filling.
Easiest Frozen Pea Soup
This silky Frozen Pea Soup couldn’t be easier to make. Just 7 ingredients and 25 minutes! It’s delicious, healthy, and satisfying. Frozen peas add bright flavor and color. Potato makes it creamy without any dairy This one is perfect for fall when you want some bright vibrant veggies!
Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash
What better way to enjoy acorn squash than this Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash recipe? Filled with mushrooms, walnuts, wild rice, and chickpeas, they’re incredibly hearty, versatile and filled with fall flavors!
Coconut Curry Instant Pot Lentil Soup
This comforting Instant Pot Lentil Soup is a hug in a bowl! The broth is made up of a creamy coconut curry broth, and it’s chock full of nourishing veggies like sweet potatoes, carrots, and zucchini.
Broccoli Rabe and White Bean Pasta
Broccoli Rabe and White Bean Pasta is a classic blend of broccoli rabe and creamy beans tossed with pasta. The slightly bitter taste of greens perfectly complements the rich, smooth white beans. It creates a meal that’s not just delicious but loaded with fiberand flavor.
Vegan Butternut Squash Risotto
Loaded with autumn flavors, this cozy Vegan Butternut Squash Risotto is a delicious entree or side. This easy rice dish is family-friendly and perfect for a weeknight or a special occasion like a date night or holiday meal.
Mediterranean Lentil Salad
Mediterranean lentil salad is full of bright flavors and fresh veggies. If you are looking for meal prep recipes, this protein and fiber-rich Greek lentil salad is it.
Gnocchi with Butternut Squash Sauce
This gnocchi with butternut squash sauce is a simple but delicious comfort food dinner that comes together in around 30 minutes. Made without tomatoes, butter or cheese, it’s suitable for a vegan diet as well as being a low histamine recipe. It’s easily made gluten-free with gluten-free gnocchi.
Vegan Pumpkin Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms
Vegan Pumpkin Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms is a delicious and healthy fall-inspired dinner ready in 30 minutes. Everyone will enjoy this flavorful pumpkin pasta sauce tossed with savory vegetables and whole-grain or gluten-free noodles.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Black Beans, Kale and Quinoa
Enjoy this savory, comforting, vegan sweet potato casserole with black beans, kale, quinoa and roasted garlic sauce. It’s easy to assemble and perfect to make ahead.
Pumpkin Curry with Crispy Tofu
This Pumpkin Curry with Crispy Tofu is something I created on a chilly fall night when I was craving those fall flavors. The sauce is creamy, savory, a tiny bit of spice, with the perfect balance of pumpkin. I love to serve this over some basmati rice and/or with some roasted root veggies for a delicious fall meal.
Creamy Tomato Gnocchi Soup
This creamy tomato gnocchi soup is the coziest fall and winter soup to cuddle up with on the couch with a piece of buttered sourdough. The fire-roasted tomatoes provide a great depth of flavor and the pillowy soft gnocchi melt in your mouth with each bite.
Turmeric Chickpea Stew Recipe
This turmeric chickpea stew is packed with good-for-you ingredients and ready in less than an hour, making it the perfect vegetarian weeknight dinner. Once you take a bite, you’ll understand all the hype surrounding this viral creation.
One-Pan Apple Cider Tofu
This skillet apple cider tofu just might be your new favorite fall dinner! It comes together in one pan in 30 minutes, and all you need are 8 ingredients plus a few spices. Savory shallot and herbs combine with the acidity and sweetness of apples and apple cider for a truly irresistible, easy vegan dinner recipe you’ll want to make all season long!
Vegan Butternut Squash Soup
This Butternut Squash Soup is smooth, brightly flavored, and swirled with an easy cashew cream. It’s topped off with crunchy spiced pumpkin seeds. This paleo and vegan soup is perfect for chilly days and best served with some crusty bread!
Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad
Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad is a delightful dish that combines the earthy sweetness of roasted butternut squash with the wholesome goodness of quinoa, and the tart burst of cranberries.
Pesto Tofu Buddha Bowl
This bowl of vegan pesto-roasted vegetables and tofu is a delicious meal that’s easy recipe to throw together. It’s full of healthy plant-based protein from the crispy tofu and chickpea pasta, and it’s packed with nutrients and flavor from roasted vegetables and a homemade vegan pesto sauce.
Vegan Fall Harvest Pizza
This Vegan Fall Harvest Pizza with Delicata Squash and Basil is a delicious healthy pizza recipe. Make this pizza gluten-free by using my Gluten-Free Pizza Crust recipe!
Easy Pumpkin Marinara Pasta Sauce
This savory and easy pumpkin marinara pasta sauce is the simple-to-make pasta sauce recipe for fall. It’s ready in under 30 minutes!
Vegan Butternut Nacho Cheese Sauce
This Vegan Butternut Nacho Cheese Sauce is rich, creamy, and packed with flavor, but the flavor secret is that it’s made from butternut squash! This pourable cheese sauce delivers all the cheesy goodness without any dairy, making it the ideal topping for nachos, tacos, pasta, and roasted veggies. Not quite a dinner on its own, but you can use it for so many different things!
Vegan Vodka Pasta
This Dairy-Free Vodka Sauce is creamy, flavorful, and made entirely from pantry ingredients! It’s a super easy 15-minute pasta recipe that tastes just like the original. It’s a travel-friendly staple. Fall in love with the versatility of this healthy recipe.
Vegan Polenta With Roasted Mushrooms
Some dishes are so comforting; they’re like a hug from your kitchen. This creamy Vegan Polenta with Roasted Mushrooms is one of them. Delicious, smooth, and satisfying, it’s the perfect meal for a chilly night.
Vegan Minestrone Soup
This classic Italian Vegan Minestrone Soup is loaded with fresh healthy vegetables, beans, and Italian seasoning! This healthy soup base, combined with just a little pasta makes for an amazing variety of textures. It’s also loaded with vitamins, minerals, and immunity boosting compounds!
One-Pot Creamy Lemon Pasta
Bring some freshness to your fall with this One-Pot Creamy Lemon Pasta. It will be your new favorite 30-minute vegan dinner! It’s quick and easy to make in just one pan. It’s dairy-free, vegan, and easily made gluten-free.
Instant Pot 3-Bean Vegan Chili
This Killer 3 Bean Vegan Chili with White Beans is a great vegan chili recipe that’s made in the Instant Pot. It is super easy to make and made in one pot.
Creamy Vegan Mushroom Risotto With Peas
Vegan Mushroom Risotto with Peas: You’ll love how the creamy risotto pairs wonderfully with the earthy mushrooms and sweet peas. It’s perfect for date night or whenever!
