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10 Pumpkin Recipes Perfect for Fall

Published Oct. 7, 2019

From kabocha to butternut to the heirloom Cinderella variety, pumpkins run the gamut of sizes, shapes and colors.

One thing these gourds have in common – they're bursting with flavor, along with a bounty of nutritional goodness like vitamins A and C, dietary fiber, potassium and even some iron!

Here's a roundup of 11 recipes featuring all iterations of fall's favorite ingredient.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

The next time you cook up some soup or carve out a Jack-o-lantern, remember to save the seeds!

Pumpkin Chia Chai Overnight Oats

Pumpkin, spice, and everything nice come together in these easy overnight breakfast bowls.

Cranberry Flax Pumpkin Bread

A super-charged snack that will give you the energy and immunity boost you’ll need to power through the holidays.

Sliced Cranberry Flax Pumpkin Bread

Cinderella Pumpkin Soup

Pureed pumpkin makes for a great base for many recipes, including this one for a savory, slightly spicy harvest soup!

Cinderella Pumpkin Soup in bowl

Butternut Squash & Cranberry Quinoa Salad

All of the best flavors of fall come together on one plate in this festively fresh salad.

Butternut Squash and Cranberry Quinoa Salad in bowl

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

Swap out the blue box and sneak in two servings of veggies with this healthier take on a childhood comfort food classic.

Bright yellow butternut squash mac and cheese with thyme garnish sits on a white plate with a fork.

Simple Pasta with Butternut Squash & Spinach

What you eat before you exercise depends on the type of workout you’re planning and when in the day you’re exercising. Test out this recipe for Simple Pasta with Butternut Squash & Spinach during your training program.

Pasta with butternut squash and greens on a plate.

Spaghetti Squash Lasagna with Broccolini

Garlicky broccolini and spaghetti squash take center stage in this healthy, low-carb take on a casserole classic.

Two halves of spaghetti squash filled with greens and cheese sit in a baking dish.

One-Pot Roasted Chicken with Acorn Squash

Full of hearty ingredients that also happen to be healthy, this one-pot meal takes the guesswork out of meal prep when life gets busy.

Acorn squash and chicken pieces sit in a large pot

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Spiced pumpkin, gooey cake, crunchy caramelized nuts – now these are layers we can get behind!

A side view of Pumpkin Crunch Cake with a large corner piece cut out.