Our 14 Best New Lunch Recipes You’ll Want to Make This Fall

The flavors of fall are front and center in these new lunch recipes, with ingredients like sweet potatoes, beets, and kale. Whether you’re looking for a quick sandwich or wrap to pack in the morning or have time to whip up a meal of soup or grain bowls, these lunches are perfect to welcome fall. Recipes like Mini Crustless Quiches with Kale, Mushrooms, and Feta and Chickpea-Cabbage Chopped Salad make healthy and delicious lunches.

Chickpea and Sweet Potato Cereal Bowls

This sweet potato and chickpea bowl will make your stomach happy! This nutrient-dense bowl is rich in dietary fiber and antioxidants that support a healthy digestive system. A gluten-free ancient grain, sorghum is packed with fiber and essential nutrients that aid digestion and support gut health; Deliciously tangy yoghurt-based drizzle offers probiotic support.

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Mini Crustless Quiches with Cabbage, Mushrooms and Feta Cheese

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These crustless mini quiches prepared with kale, mushrooms and feta cheese are a delicious option for a light lunch served with a side salad. While we love this flavor combination, they’re easily customizable, allowing you to swap out the veggies or cheese to suit your preferences.

Chickpea-Cabbage Chopped Salad

This chickpea-slaw consists of carrots and cucumbers, and it’s a quartet of ingredients that all start with the letter “C”! This chopped salad is packed with fiber and prebiotic chickpeas that support a healthy gut. Green cabbage keeps the color vibrant and fresh, but red cabbage works just as well.

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Sheet Pan Roasted Pumpkin Soup

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Roasting the vegetables in the oven before blending them intensifies their flavors, resulting in an incredibly rich and delicious autumn soup. We love the sweet and nutty flavor of butternut squash, but any winter squash with a similar texture can be used instead, such as acorn, honey nut, or kabocha squash.

Creamy White Chili with Sweet Potatoes and Beans

A bowl of creamy white chili with sweet potatoes is the perfect comfort food to warm you up. This hearty plant-based dish blends white beans and the subtle sweetness of sweet potatoes in a rich, flavorful broth. A can of chopped green peppers adds heat. If you like your hot peppers mild, choose mild green peppers.

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Roasted Broccoli and Kimchi Rice Bowl

This versatile kimchi rice bowl is packed with fiber and probiotic foods like kimchi and yogurt to support a healthy gut. Prebiotic foods like edamame and garlic add flavor and provide additional benefits for gut health. Gochugaru is a Korean chile powder with a smoky-sweet flavor and mild heat. You can use a mixture of red pepper flakes and red pepper flakes instead.

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Ham and Spinach Quiche

This ham and spinach quiche is perfect for any meal, from brunch to dinner and all the moments in between. This quiche skips the crust and makes it incredibly easy to assemble, even in a short amount of time. Replace the cheddar cheese with Gruyère, or use Swiss chard instead of spinach for a slightly different spin.

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Roasted Sweet Potato and Beet Sandwiches

These hearty sandwiches are packed with roasted beets and veggies like sweet potatoes, lemon arugula, and quick-pickled onions for a satisfying lunch.

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Instant Cabbage Salad

This instant kale salad is a perfect meal that gets better with time. As it sits, the flavors meld together, the crisp kale and soft, nutty farro soaking up the tangy sauces. It’s an ideal choice for meal prepping or entertaining because it not only lasts well but also improves over time, making your life easier and providing a delicious meal.

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Roasted Vegetable Soup

This roasted vegetable soup uses a variety of delicious vegetables that support gut health with prebiotic ingredients like sweet potatoes, leeks, and chickpeas, plus you get a probiotic boost from white miso. While we love the veggies in this recipe, feel free to get creative by adding winter squash or another root vegetable.

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Cabbage Grilled Cheese

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This heart-warming kale grilled cheese is made with melted cheese, tender kale, and crunchy sweet-and-tart apple slices. This sandwich is an easy winner for lunch or dinner served with a green salad. Spreading a light coating of mayonnaise on the outside of the bread is a great way to fry grilled cheese until golden brown without needing butter. We love tender, sweet Savoy cabbage, but this recipe would also work with red or green cabbage.

Roasted Zucchini and Lentil Kale Salad

This zucchini lentil salad contains 14 grams of fiber and plenty of kale, a powerful prebiotic that helps set the stage for a healthy gut. This salad can be assembled in a jar, so you can prep it the night before for a healthy lunch the next day.

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Spiced Cauliflower and Whipped Ricotta Pita

In this delicious open-faced sandwich, spicy cauliflower bites sit atop a bright and nutty pecan mixture topped with creamy whipped ricotta. Cauliflower bites are flavored with shawarma seasoning, a complex Middle Eastern spice blend that may include cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric and more. These cauliflower bites blend seamlessly with the flavors of both sauces on pita bread, but you can prepare the cauliflower bites separately and serve them as a side dish or appetizer.

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Buffalo Cauliflower Grain Bowl

This Buffalo cauliflower grain bowl is a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional Buffalo wings, with plenty of gut-healthy fiber and plant-based protein. A variety of fresh and colorful vegetables are placed on a bed of pre-cooked brown rice to keep prep quick. Feel free to replace rice with another whole grain.

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