Cozy nights call for comforting bites — here are easy fall comfort foods you’ll love! 🍂🍁🥘
Ingredients
🍁 Minestrone Soup
1 cup small shell pasta, uncooked
1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
1 tablespoon salted butter
½ cup sweet yellow onion, finely chopped
1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1 cup celery, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
32 ounces vegetable broth
28 ounces petite diced tomatoes, do not drain
15.5 ounces dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
15.5 ounces cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained
1 cup fresh green beans, sliced in half
1 cup fresh baby spinach
2 dried bay leaves
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish
🍁 Chili Recipe
2 pounds ground beef or turkey
2 small green peppers about 2 cups diced
1 small yellow onion about 1 ½ cups diced
2 cans tomatoes diced (15-ounce cans)
15 ounce can tomato sauce
6 ounce can tomato paste
15 ounces water
2 cans kidney beans drained and rinsed (15-ounce cans)
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
3 tablespoons cumin
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon chipotle powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon white pepper
½ teaspoon baking soda optional
🍁 Goulash
2 pounds ground beef
2 onions, chopped, (1 cup)
1 green bell pepper, chopped, (¾ cup)
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
2 teaspoons paprika
2 cups beef broth
1 cup water
15 ounces tomato sauce
14.5 ounces diced tomatoes
15 ounce can stewed tomatoes
6 ounces tomato paste
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
3 bay leaves
16 ounces elbow macaroni, uncooked
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
parsley for garnish
🍁 Chicken & Dumplings
For The Soup
3 to 4 cups rotisserie chicken shredded (or 2 large chicken breasts cooked and shredded)
8 cups water
4 tablespoons Better than Bouillon Chicken
4 tablespoons salted butter
4 carrots cut in half lengthwise and then diced
4 celery stalks diced
2 small yellow onions diced finely
½ cup flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
For The Dumplings
2 cups Bisquick
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
⅔ cup milk