Stuck on what to make for dinner?

Turn to these 7 fall recipes.

Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz

When does fall start?

casserole

Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz

Oh, and adjusting to school starting up again.

That one’s a biggie.

Dates be darned: maybe fall starts when it feels like fall.

Slice of Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole on a Plate Topped with a Dollop of Sour Cream, Some Onions, and Cilantro, and in the Background, a Bowl of Side Salad and Smaller Bowls with More Toppings

Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz

Seems there’s a roster of ingredients and flavors that everyone craves when leaves start to turn.

They deliver all the fall cozies you yearn for.

Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Enchiladas are always my order when we go to our local Mexican spot.

Easy Meatloaf With Some of It Cut Into Slices, All on a Platter, and Next to It, a Bowl of Broccoli

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

I love them, but I’m too lazy to make them.

But this easy-to-assemble cheesy casserole is another story.

Easy Meatloaf

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

This meatloaf isn’t just the easiest.

A ceramic bowl with a serving of butternut squash risotto

Elise Bauer

It’s the best.

It’ll be your go-to from now on, I promise.

Mom never lets anyone down.

Steamed Salmon with Soy

Nick Evans

Butternut Squash Risotto

“Oh, but risotto is so hard,” you may think.

It’s just rice and a few other ingredients cooked on the stove and stirred every now and then.

If you have an antsy young helper, assign them the stirring task to keep them busy.

Slow Cooker Chinese Pulled Pork

Elise Bauer

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork With Five Spice

Versatility is what this recipe is all about.

Serve it on buns or over rice.

Slip it in fusion tacos.

Plate of Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with a Fork, Surrounded by a Bowl with More Salad, Glasses, a Small Bowl with Salt, a Cutting Board with a Lime Half, and a Kitchen Towel

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Serve it with a simplecucumber saladand call it a night.

Leftovers are ace for lunch.

But you know what’s just as great?

Bowl of chicken pot pie soup topped with toasted oyster crackers on a plate with a spoon and next to it, a pot with more chicken pot pie soup, a small bowl with more toasted oyster crackers, and mustard colored table napkin

Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Julia Bayliss

A creamy, cozy soup that requires no fumbling with pastry or long bake time.

Rotisserie chicken and a short simmer get the job done.