30 Seasonal Recipes to Make this November

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The best healthy seasonal recipes to make this November! Cozy up to the best produce November is serving up like winter squashes, kale, and pumpkin.

What to Cook This November

We have spent the last month entirely in the Catskills and I’ve learned that fall turns to winter in a matter of about 30 seconds. We wake up to frost every morning and brilliant vibrant fall colors. The light is incredible, the mood is magical, the temperature is cold. My kitchen in on overdrive! I am sharing my favorite seasonal recipes to make all month long, as we prepare for the holiday season give some of these healthy, nourishing, comforting recipes a try this month!

If you make one of these recipes leave a review below and let me know how it turned out or share a photo on Instagram with the tag #AbrasKitchen so I can share your masterpiece!

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What’s in Season in November

Winter squash is crushing it at the farmer’s markets this time of year, get your hands on every variety including kabocha, delicata, honey nut, and acorn! Fill your market bags with these other seasonal goodies: 

  • Kale
  • Broccoli
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Purple Potatoes
  • Root Veggies like Parsnips and Rutabaga
  • Apples
  • Pears
  • Cauliflower 
  • Beets
  • Pumpkin
  • Winter Squash – all varieties, butternut squash, acorn squash, kabocha squash, delicata squash

You are going to swoon over these fall-inspired breakfast recipes, easy healthy meal prep recipes to get you through holiday week,  nourishing dinners and to-die-for fall spiced snacks and desserts!

If you make one of these recipes leave a review below and let me know how you liked it or share a photo on Instagram with the tag #AbrasKitchen so I can share your masterpiece!

Let’s Get Cooking!

Breakfast and Baked Goods

Pumpkin spice everything, apples, and cinnamon. Adding spice and fall veggies to your breakfast and baked goods is always a good idea!

Almond Flour Pumpkin Spice Scones
Almond Flour Pumpkin Spice Scones are soft and tender and drizzled with white chocolate. Gluten-free.
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Scones
Gluten Free Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread
Gluten Free Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread is a wholesome quick bread recipe using sweet potato, almond butter, and oats.
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a loaf of cinnamon sweet potato bread sliced with honey butter on top and a knife on the sidec
Pumpkin Cookie Protein Smoothie
A cozy sip of fall in smoothie form. Nutrient-dense ingredients, all the toppings, and bonus, it tastes like a pumpkin cookie! You have to try this low sugar protein smoothie recipe!
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Low Sugar Pumpkin Protein Smoothie
Veggie “Sausage” Sweet Potato Hash
This skillet sweet potato, brussels sprouts, and spicy veggie sausage hash is a healthy, filling, hearty meal. Perfect for breakfast or lunch. Top with an egg and avocado, and an extra sprinkle of cayenne pepper for a kick!
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close up of a healthy sweet potato hash

 

Cozy Soups and Stews

Serve up warm nourishing soups featuring the best produce of the season!

Healthy Kabocha Squash Soup
Silky-smooth and full or warming goodness, this Instant Pot Kabocha Squash Soup is the perfect meal for the crisp days ahead. Apple, onion, rosemary and squash come together in a soup that is done in under thirty minutes and BONUS, full of plant-powered nutrition!
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close up shot of kabocha squash soup in brown pottery bowl on white plate with kale and apple garnish
Butternut Squash and Quinoa Chili
Insanely delicious 1-pot chili with quinoa, butternut squash, and beans. Perfect comfort food for busy cooks, excellent for meal prep!
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Quinoa Butternut Squash Chili in terracotta bowl on pink plate
Turkey Dumpling Stew
A creamy comforting turkey stew loaded with veggies and fluffy pillow-like Hungarian soup dumplings. Perfect for turkey leftovers!
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Creamy Turkey Dumpling Stew - in two white bowls
Nourishing Maple Curry Butternut Squash Soup
Creamy, rich and comforting, this nourishing maple curry butternut squash soup will be your new favorite go-to fall and winter soup recipe! It requires only six simple wholesome ingredients, perfect for the holidays or just a simple healthy weekday dinner. 
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Creamy, rich and comforting, this nourishing maple curry butternut squash soup will be your new favorite go-to fall and winter soup recipe! It requires only five simple wholesome ingredients, perfect for the holidays or just a simple weekday dinner. 

 

Superb Salads and Sides

Thanksgiving is basically the best side dish menu of the year, don’t miss out on these superb healthy sides to enjoy all month long!

Fall Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Garlic Vinaigrette
A delicious simple salad with your favorite fall flavors dressed with a super yummy garlic pumpkin vinaigrette!
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Fall Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Garlic Vinaigrette
Paleo Sweet Potato Casserole
Creamy sweet potatoes with a hint of spice baked to perfection and topped with a crunchy pecan streusel. Perfect for your holiday table or for a special weeknight side dish. 
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Paleo Sweet Potato Casserole
Creamy Kale and Mushroom Stuffed Delicata Squash
Delicata squash perfectly roasted and stuffed with coconut creamed kale and hearty mushrooms. A delicious side dish or main entree, a healthy easy way to eat your veggies!
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Creamy Kale and Mushroom Stuffed Delicata Squash on a platter
Herb Roasted Honeynut Squash with Miso Tahini Sauce
Mouthwatering herb roasted honeynut squash with a miso tahini sauce. Perfect for a quick weeknight meal, or a festive holiday side dish. Gluten-free, vegan, paleo.
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Mouthwatering herb roasted honeynut squash with a miso tahini sauce. Perfect for a quick weeknight meal, or a festive holiday side dish. Gluten-free, vegan, paleo.
Instant Pot Creamy Herb Mashed Parsnips and Potatoes
Creamy herbed mashed parsnips and potatoes made quick and easy in the instant pot. The perfect decadent side dish for your holiday table or an easy side dish any night of the week.
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Creamy herbed mashed parsnips and potatoes made quick and easy in the instant pot. The perfect decadent side dish for your holiday table or as a quick and easy side dish any night of the week. 

 

Hearty Main Dishes

From savory pumpkin recipes to making cauliflower center stage as the main event. Try these hearty healthy seasonal main dishes all month long.

Cauliflower Steaks with Mushroom Marsala Sauce
Roasted Cauliflower steaks take center stage in this plant-powered main course. A luxurious mushroom and marsala cream sauce finishes this dish that is as nourishing as it is deeply satisfying. This healthy meatless dinner is ready in a snap and worthy of a spot on your vegetarian recipe rotation.
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cauliflower steak with a mushroom marsala sauce
Roasted Butternut Squash and Kale Farro Salad with Dried Cherries and Pecans
The perfect hearty warm salad, creamy and sweet butternut squash, paired with tender kale, nutty farro, sweet dried cherries, and rich pecans, tossed with the BEST sweet and tangy balsamic vinaigrette.
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Butternut Squash and Kale Farro Salad with Dried Cherries and Pecans in white bowl on white background
Spicy Sausage and Broccoli Pasta
A hearty weeknight pasta dish that is the ultimate healthy-ish comfort food. Roasted broccoli, sweet Italian sausage, Aleppo pepper, and parmesan cheese. Your new favorite pasta recipe will be ready in 30 minutes!
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Spicy Sausage and Broccoli Pasta
Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto
Creamy pumpkin risotto with crispy bacon and nutty parmesan cheese, made in the instant pot for a quick, easy, and delicious dinner!
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Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto with Crispy Bacon
Healthier Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
A healthier mac and cheese recipe using antioxidant-rich butternut squash, super creamy and delicious! The ultimate comfort food, upgraded with good for you ingredients. Ready in 30 minutes!
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Healthier Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Spicy Crunchy Salmon and Broccoli Sheet Pan Meal
A healthy complete dinner prepared on one sheet pan. Heart-healthy wild salmon and perfectly roasted antioxidant-rich broccoli.
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Spicy Crunchy Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
Creamy Pumpkin Parmesan Chicken with Wild Mushrooms
Crispy seasoned chicken nestled in a silky creamy pumpkin parmesan sauce with rosemary sautéed wild mushrooms. All cooked in one skillet. An easy weeknight supper or the perfect festive holiday meal for two!
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Pumpkin Parmesan Chicken in a Skillet with Mushrooms
BBQ Tempeh Nourishment Bowls with Buttery Mashed Rutabaga
Buttery mashed rutabaga and turnips topped with easy BBQ tempeh, roasted Brussels sprouts, and a sweet and spicy beet relish. This vegan meal prep lunch will have your taste buds doing the happy dance!
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Buttery mashed rutabaga and turnips topped with easy BBQ tempeh, roasted Brussels sprouts, and a sweet and spicy beet relish. This vegan meal prep lunch will have your taste buds doing the happy dance!
Brussels Sprout and Bacon Pizza
Insanely delicious Brussels sprout pizza with crispy bacon and crumbled blue cheese. 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, one sheet pan. Pizza perfection. 
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Insanely delicious Brussels sprout pizza with crispy bacon and crumbled blue cheese. 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, one sheet pan. Pizza perfection. |Abraskitchen.com
Creamy Pumpkin Cauliflower Curry with Chickpeas
Creamy Pumpkin Cauliflower Curry with Chickpeas. Quick and easy vegetarian meal bursting with flavor.
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Creamy Pumpkin Cauliflower Curry with Chickpeas. Quick and easy vegetarian meal bursting with flavor. |abraskitchen.com
Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potato
Grass-fed ground beef, healthy veggies, and a sweet and tangy sauce loaded into a sweet potato and topped with shredded cheese and fresh cilantro. No sugar added, Ready in 30 minutes! 
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Healthy Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potato

Sweet Treats + Beverages

Pumpkin spice latte, warm mulled apple cider, and pumpkin treats for all!!!

Vegan Pumpkin Caramel Sauce
A silky smooth delicious vegan pumpkin caramel sauce, the perfect fall treat!
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This silky, creamy, vegan pumpkin caramel sauce recipe is the perfect centerpiece for a DIY healthy caramel apple station. Learn how to make this easy fall caramel and get creative with your own caramel apple station!
Almond Flour Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy, cake-like, and addictively delicious, these almond flour pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are gluten-free, low in sugar, and full of wholesome ingredients. 
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Almond Flour Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Warm Mulled Cranberry Apple Cider
Curl up with a warm mug of this perfectly sweet and spicy mulled cranberry apple cider. One sip and you will see why this should be the official beverage of the season.
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Curl up with a warm mug of this perfectly sweet and spicy mulled cranberry apple cider. One sip and you will see why this should be the official beverage of the season.
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
A creamy delicious fall treat, homemade pumpkin spice latte! Using maple syrup, real pumpkin, oat milk, and spices. Homemade is a million times better than store bought, and takes about 2 minutes to whip up!
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A creamy delicious fall treat, homemade pumpkin spice latte! Using maple syrup, real pumpkin, oat milk, and spices. Homemade is a million times better than store bought, and takes about 2 minutes to whip up!

 

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Abra is a licensed nutritionist, seasoned home cook, and forever flavor-chaser. She’s spent more than two decades exploring the connection between food and health—and just as long obsessing over what makes something truly delicious. Abra’s Kitchen is where those two loves meet, with recipes that celebrate vegetables, follow the seasons, and make you excited to cook.

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