If you’re after easy dairy free fall dinners to get you through the cooler months, this is the collection for you. I’ve been dairy free for over 10 years, and once the weather starts to get cold I want dinners that are warm and comforting but don’t take too much time or effort to prepare.
Autumn and winter are really the months that I think food is at it’s best. With delicious seasonal produce available like pumpkin, sweet potato, and mushrooms it’s a great time to turn to curries, soups and stews.
And while we often think about cosy, comforting food as being creamy and cheesy, I am here to show you that it’s so easy to make dairy free, and still be popular with the whole family.
This is a collection of all my favourite dairy free fall dinners in one spot for you. I’m talking roasts and slow cooker dinners perfect for feeding a crowd or prepping ahead, as well as cozy curries and warming soups for chilly weeknight evenings, and a good handful of veggie options too.
Pick a few to add to your fall meal plan, and enjoy the season.
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1. Thai Pumpkin Soup
This Thai pumpkin soup is what you make when you have an abundance of cheap, in-season pumpkin but want something a little different. It’s a fusion of classic pumpkin soup with the bold, fragrant flavours of Thai red curry. It’s naturally sweet, a little spicy, and it’s so good with a few slices of freshly baked no-knead bread!
2. One Pan Roast Chicken and Vegetables
This one pan roast chicken is the only roast chicken recipe you’ll ever need! Making a Sunday roast can feel intimidating, but this one comes together in a single pan with crispy skin chicken, and roast vegetables that soak up all the flavour of the pan. It’s the ultimate home cooked meal just made a little easier.
3. Homemade Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Garlic and Spinach
This sweet potato gnocchi is so easy to make at home with just 4 ingredients. These gnocchi are pan fried to crispy, pillowy perfection and served simply with spinach and garlic oil for the ultimate in fancy comfort food.
4. Dairy Free Butter Chicken
This dairy free butter chicken is a super satisfying version of this family favourite meal and I guarantee that you won’t miss the dairy! Made using everyday ingredients, it will become a staple in your weeknight recipe repertoire as you’ll love just how easy it is to make.
5. Air Fryer Roast Pork
This air fryer roast pork is so simple to make and is perfect for family dinners. With the easiest, perfect crispy crackling and tender, succulent meat, you’ll love the results when roasting in the air fryer! Serve it with creamy dairy free mashed potatoes and green beans for a delicious dinner the whole family will love!
6. Chickpea and Lentil Curry
This chickpea and lentil curry is the ultimate cosy comfort food. Coming together in just 30 minutes, this easy curry is the perfect wholesome weeknight dinner. Packed full of flavour and using simple pantry ingredients, this creamy plant-based curry is completely dairy free and vegan.
7. Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potatoes are the perfect simple, delicious, and healthy weeknight meal. Made with tender, oven roasted sweet potatoes topped with flavourful shredded buffalo chicken and creamy dairy free ranch, you’ll love this pairing of sweet and spicy.
8. Slow Cooked Mexican Beef
This slow cooked Mexican beef is so easy to make and results in incredibly tender and flavourful beef that just falls apart after spending all day in the slow cooker. Use it in tacos, burritos or rice bowls.
9. Vegan Pumpkin Pasta
This creamy vegan pumpkin pasta recipe is a super easy and delicious weeknight dinner. Finished with fresh sage and black pepper, this is a quick and easy dairy-free pasta that is so warm and cosy – it’s perfect for the cooler months!
10. Slow Cooker Coconut Chicken Curry
This slow cooker coconut chicken curry is so flavourful and easy to make, it will become a go to for busy weeknights when you’re looking for delicious comfort food. Made with chicken thighs that become so tender they just fall apart, creamy coconut milk and a combination of vibrant Indian spices, you’re going to love this simple slow cooker recipe.
11. Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder
This slow roasted lamb shoulder might just be the best roast lamb you’ve ever had! We have tender, fall-apart meat that is incredibly juicy and flavourful, cooked with roasted vegetables all in the one pot. Served with a simple gravy made from the pan drippings, this comforting roast couldn’t be easier and makes the ultimate Sunday family dinner.
12. Dairy Free Beef Stroganoff
This slow cooker dairy free beef stroganoff has become one of my go-to comfort food dinners. It’s creamy, rich, and so easy thanks to the slow cooker doing all the work making it perfect for those nights when you just don’t want to fuss around in the kitchen. Serve it up with pasta, mashed potato, or rice and you’ve got the ultimate cosy family meal.
13. Sweet and Sour Meatballs
These sweet and sour meatballs are a delicious and easy twist on a classic takeaway favourite. Juicy pork meatballs are simmered in a sweet and tangy homemade sauce with capsicum and pineapple, then served over rice for a super satisfying, and full of flavour, weeknight dinner in around 40 minutes.
14. Lemon and Garlic Chicken Tray Bake
This lemon and garlic chicken tray bake is the perfect weeknight meal. With just 10 minutes hands on prep time – it couldn’t be easier to make! Made with juicy and tender baked chicken thighs and roasted potatoes, this full meal comes together on the one tray making it not only easy but delicious!
15. Vegetable Curry Pies
These simple vegetable curry pies with a creamy coconut curry filling are consistently in the top 10 recipes on my site every single year! These individual pies are easy to make with crispy, flaky puff pastry, hearty vegetables and lots of flavour from the curry making them a delicious lunch or dinner.
16. Pumpkin and Chickpea Curry
This pumpkin and chickpea curry is a delicious and easy vegan weeknight dinner idea, served with rice and roti. It’s budget friendly, comes together in just 30 minutes, plus tastes even better the next day, making it perfect for meal prep or freezing.
17. Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese (Vegan, Dairy Free)
This vegan sweet potato mac and cheese is rich, creamy and completely plant-based, made without cashews or any nuts at all. The ‘cheese’ sauce comes together in a blender with just a handful of ingredients and is ready in under 30 minutes. It might just become your new favourite weeknight comfort meal!
18. Slow Cooker Curried Sausages
Tender soft sausages are the hero in this classic family recipe. These easy slow cooker curried sausages are always a dinner favourite and this is the perfect low fuss recipe that you can set and forget and be rewarded with a wholesome and comforting meal at the end of the day.
19. Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne
This slow cooker chilli con carne is the ultimate easy weeknight dinner. It’s a budget-friendly family favourite that I grew up eating and still make regularly today. The best part is you can literally throw everything in the slow cooker and let it do the work while you get on with your day.
20. Thai Red Curry with Baked Chicken Meatballs
This Thai red curry with baked chicken meatballs is the perfect 30 minute meal. Zesty and juicy meatballs are tossed in a rich and flavourful curry sauce served over steamed rice. This dairy free dinner recipe is a simple and delicious twist on a classic weeknight dinner.
21. Vegan Lentil Lasagne
This recipe for rich, creamy vegan lentil lasagne is the ULTIMATE comfort food. Made using all regular ingredients that you know (no fake meat here!), and a ‘cheesy’ vegan béchamel, this is the hearty lasagne you expect but without the meat and dairy. Next time you’re craving lasagne, give this version a try, I know you’ll love it as much as I do.
22. Air Fryer Lamb Chops
These air fryer lamb chops are an easy and flavourful addition to any meal, made in just 10 minutes! They are marinated with lots of garlic and fresh thyme for a simple and delicious weeknight dinner.
23. Yellow Fish Curry
This is a no-fuss yellow fish curry that’s easy enough for a weeknight but still packed with flavour. It might just become your favourite way to eat fish! The sauce comes together quickly, with the fish gently poached in the curry sauce for a simple one-pan dinner that’s ready in under 30 minutes.
24. Slow Cooker Corned Beef
This slow cooker corned beef is so easy and the result is super tender and flavourful, every single time! This is a simple and easy recipe to try, plus I have instructions to make this in the pressure cooker as well if you’re short on time!
25. Green Curry Meatballs
These green curry meatballs are made with homemade fragrant pork meatballs cooked in a creamy green curry sauce with vegetables. Serve over rice with an extra squeeze of lime for an easy and flavourful dairy free weeknight dinner.
26. Slow Cooker Satay Chicken
This slow cooker satay chicken is the kind of easy set and forget weeknight dinner I love for busy weeks. With a rich and creamy peanut sauce, chunks of tender shredded chicken and vegetables, it’s made entirely in the slow cooker. It is dairy free, delicious, and perfect for an easy family dinner or for meal prep.
27. Air Fryer Pork Chops
These air fryer pork chops are so tender and juicy – you’ll never want to cook pork any other way! Simply seasoned with garlic powder, salt and black pepper, you’ll be able to have perfectly cooked pork with minimal effort. Serve with a rustic mashed potato and greens for an easy weeknight meal in under 20 minutes!
28. Beef Minestrone Soup
This beef minestrone soup is a rich and hearty twist on the classic comfort food. Made super thick with tender shredded beef cheeks, vegetables and risoni (orzo), this is the ultimate winter recipe to help keep you feeling warm and cosy.
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