Midwest Living Fall 2022 Recipes
Embrace autumn's arrival with hearty vegetarian mains, mouthwatering pizzas, comforting desserts and more recipes from our latest issue.
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Curried Cauliflower Apple Melt
Glam up your grilled cheese with curry mayonnaise, skillet-roasted cauliflower, and sweet apple—it's a delicious combo that's far more than the sum of its part.
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Buffalo Cauliflower Dip
All the flavors of your favorite chicken wings—minus the chicken! This party hit is flexible too. You can swap whole-milk Greek yogurt for the sour cream, or Monterey Jack or mild cheddar for the Colby cheese.
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Cauliflower Chickpea Bowl with Cilantro Yogurt
Load up on nutrients (and flavor) with this healthful, all-in-one weeknight dinner. This recipe features inexpensive vegetarian ingredients like cauliflower and chickpeas, plus a cooling drizzle of cilantro-yogurt dressing.
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Minted Rigatoni with Cauliflower, Sausage and Crispy Panko
Fresh or frozen riced cauliflower clings to the pasta, and toasted breadcrumbs mimic Parmesan in this dairy-free supper dish that's perfect for a fast weeknight meal.
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Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate-Pepita Swirl
With its ripple of chocolate, cinnamon and toasted pumpkin seeds (and browned butter in the batter!), this pumpkin bread is an indulgent afternoon treat.
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Millsap Farm Pizza Dough
For their farm-to-table Pizza Club events in Springfield, Missouri, Curtis and Sarah Millsap use this low-touch dough that requires little work aside from a long rest to develop the flavor and gluten. A touch of whole-wheat flour adds nutty flavor.
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Feeling Fall Pizza
Topped with a cornucopia of fall ingredients like roasted sweet potato, dried cranberries and pecans, this pizza recipe from Millsap Farm has a surprising cream cheese "sauce." (Be sure to use lots of salt and pepper to balance the richness.)
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Verde Con Maíze Pizza
When life leaves you one lonely ear of sweet corn, make this pizza, topped with green salsa, corn and goat cheese. It's a favorite at Millsap Farm's Pizza Club parties.
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S.O.S. Pizza
Topped with marinated vegetables, sausage and four cheese, this pizza recipe from Millsap Farm is hearty and oh-so-good. (If you'd rather not make homemade sauce, just use a favorite jarred marinara. You can also swap in Italian cheese blend.)
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Thai-ing up Summer Pizza
You can't go wrong with peanut sauce, right? This popular pizza from Millsap Farm is easy to make with leftover rotisserie chicken. If you like, add a garnish of fresh cilantro.
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Slow-Cooker Murgh Tari
Chicago cookbook author Anupy Singla adapted this deeply spiced, ginger-punched murgh (chicken) tari (sauce) from her husband, who is also Punjabi. The recipe is featured in Singla's cookbook The Indian Slow Cooker.
Short on time? Try the Pressure-Cooker Murgh Tari version of this recipe.
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Extra-Good Hot Chocolate
Serve this rich and creamy cocoa topped with whipped cream and dusted with cocoa powder or—for fall feels—cinnamon or freshly grated nutmeg.