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5 Comfort Food Recipes Perfect for Autumn

Published on November 1, 2019 by Elizabeth Atia
5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn
5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn

Warm bread fresh from the oven, hearty stews with deliciously herbed dumplings, slow-roasted meat and puddings that stick to your ribs – Autumn is the time for comfort food recipes, and in this blog post we share five of our favourites.

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Comfort food recipes

I don’t know about you, but this time of year, especially once the clocks have changed back, I start craving all the comfort foods. Green salads are set aside in preference to hearty cabbage side dishes loaded with bacon, slow-cooked local lamb with creamy mashed potatoes and oh, all the carbohydrates. Pasta, I tell you – give me all the pasta!

Today’s organic veg box contained a multitude of locally grown, seasonal vegetables including celeriac, carrots, cabbage, beetroot, garlic, pumpkin, leeks, rainbow chard, broccoli and the last of the summer tomatoes. I buy very few, if any, other fresh vegetables during the week unless I need them for a recipe commission as I prefer to eat seasonal, locally grown food. I love getting creative with whatever appears in my veg box each week.

Below, you’ll find a collection of a few of my personal favourite Autumn comfort food recipes, each incorporating some of my local veg box produce. I hope you like them!

What’s your favourite go-to recipe in the Autumn? Let me know in the comments!

Five Comfort Food Recipes Perfect for Autumn

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Vegetables & Gravy

A simple yet delicious slow-cooked lamb shanks recipe with vegetables and gravy. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes. Includes both slow-cooked oven version and crock pot slow cooker recipe instructions.Ā 

Lazy One Pan Garlic and Rosemary Chicken Tray Bake

ThisĀ lazy chicken tray bakeĀ takesĀ five minutes to prepĀ and usesĀ just five ingredients! It’s a complete meal in one sheet pan, and there’s only one pan to wash up afterwards!Ā 

Traditional Shetland Reestit Mutton Soup Recipe

Hearty and filling, this traditional soup from the wild and remote Shetland Islands is made from reestit mutton, a salted and brined preserved mutton unique to the islands.Ā 

Creamy Roasted Pumpkin Pasta with Fried Sage & Chilli Pumpkin Seeds

Leftover Halloween pumpkin? Use up the whole pumpkin – guts, seeds and flesh – in this super easy creamy roasted pumpkin pasta recipe with crispy fried sage and roasted chilli pumpkin seeds. Leftovers reheat really well too! You might also like these 5 Pumpkin-Themed Recipes that are Perfect for Autumn (featuring another of my pumpkin pasta recipes!).

Self-Saucing Pumpkin Spice Sticky Toffee Pudding

The traditional sticky toffee pudding recipe is given an autumnal twist with some freshly cooked pumpkin and some warming pumpkin spice.Ā 

Pin these 5 comfort food recipes for later!

5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn
5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn

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  1. Hayley Warren

    December 22, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    The chicken tray bake and the pudding look delicious! I need to try them.

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  2. Lauretta At Home and Horizon

    November 7, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    Wow! Everything looks so delicious. Can I have them all at the same time? Ha ha Great presentation as well. The slow-cooked lamb shanks and Rosemary chicken is making my mouth watery right now. Great comfort food selection.

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  3. Melanie williams

    November 6, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    I love this time of year for the comfort food alone. Bread and soup are simple but yummy and comforting x

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  4. Elizabeth Williams

    November 5, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    I love comfort food especially at this time of year. The lamb shank looks mouthwateringly good, one of my favourite meals.

    Reply
  5. jenna farmer

    November 5, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    definitely going to make that tray bake-looks so easy and gluten and dairy free too by looks of it

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  6. Charli

    November 4, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    My gosh that pumpkin sticky toffee pudding sounds good! I have a huge pumpkin that I need to make something with so will definitely be giving that recipe a try!
    C x

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  7. Jennifer Gladwin

    November 3, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    I love good old fashioned comfort food this time of year. The lamb shank recipe literally made my mouth water!

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  8. Mellissa Williams

    November 3, 2019 at 8:32 pm

    That garlic and rosemary chicken tray bake is calling my name! It looks so delicious and is full of flavours I love.

    Reply
  9. Rebecca Smith

    November 3, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    I definitely crave comfort foods as this time of year – especially stews, soups and pastas. I am definitely going to have to give some of these recipes a try!

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  10. Devy

    November 3, 2019 at 2:20 pm

    I must say your suggested recipes make me drooling. Especially the lamb shank amd the pumpkin toffee pudding. I’ll have to give them a tr. Hope they’re easy to make though . Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Dani

    November 3, 2019 at 1:47 pm

    You are so right that this time of year is perfect for comfort food! My slow cooker is currently my best friend. Beef stew with a mountain of mashed potato is up there with the best winter warmers.

    Reply
  12. Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too

    November 3, 2019 at 8:10 am

    Ooh my husband loves Sticky Toffee Pudding but I’ve never thought about adding pumpkin. A great way to use up the additional pumpkins that are on offer at the moment.

    Reply
  13. Natasha Mairs

    November 2, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    I just love comfort food!! My favourite has to me mash potatoes with veg stew over the top

    Reply

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