27 Easy High Protein Fall Dinner Recipes With 5 Ingredients or Less
Looking for easy high-protein fall dinner recipes to add to your meal plan? This roundup includes 27 healthy, high-protein fall dinners including soups, stews, pastas, casseroles, sheet pan dinners, and more.
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Fall is almost here! I don’t know about you guys, but I’m already making my fall bucket list. And yes of course it involves a lot of cooking with pumpkin, sweet potato, and squash!
As soon as the weather starts to cool down, I find myself craving all the cozy comfort foods like creamy soups and pasta. I love comfort food all year round, but fall & winter is when I cook them on repeat.
It also starts to get darker at night so I usually rely on trusty quick recipes like crockpot or sheet pan dinners to get me through the week.
🍂 Want even more dinner inspiration? Here are 25 more cozy fall dinners made with 5 ingredients or less!
In this roundup, I’m sharing 27 easy & high protein 5-ingredient fall dinners that are delicious but also nutritious and filling!
As you can tell, I love making simple high-protein meals. They’ve really become a staple in my weekly meal rotation because they’re filling, family-friendly, and usually make great leftovers for lunch the next day.
You’ll find a good variety of high protein soups, stews, chili recipes, pastas, sheet pan dinners, and other dinners that are packed with protein.
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High Protein Fall Soups, Stews, & Chili
1. Crockpot Beef Stew
An easy 5-ingredient stew that’s perfect for cold winter nights!
Recipe source + credit: Cooktop Cove
2. Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Here’s a vegetarian chili that’s made with 5 ingredients and then a few optional spices if you have those on hand! Its light, delicious, and packed with nutrients for a cozy fall dinner.
Recipe source + credit: Minimalist Baker
3. White Chicken Chili
I’m obsessed with this white chicken chili made with salsa verde as a “secret ingredient” that packs in so much flavor! I love making this after a long day at work when I want something cozy and high protein without a ton of work. You just dump all the ingredients into a pot, let it cook, and dinner’s ready in just 20 minutes!
4. Lentil Soup
This is the perfect high protein, high fiber soup that’s also vegetarian! Lentils have amazing health benefits and this soup is a great way to incorporate them into your diet this week.
Now, lentil soup is pretty hard to make with 5 ingredients or less, so this recipe does have over 5 ingredients. But I promise you it’s still easy and well worth the extra effort!
Recipe source + credit: Cookie + Kate
5. Chicken Tortilla Soup
Yum, I love a bowl of chicken tortilla soup! This version is healthy, high protein, and also has extra fiber and protein from the black beans. No cream involved!
Recipe source + credit: Momma Fit Lyndsey
6. High Protein Tomato Basil Soup
I legit squealed when I found this recipe, and then proceeded to add it to my dinner meal plan for next week ASAP. Tomato soup is my fave soup in the world and I’m so glad I can make this high protein version now to keep me full!
Recipe source + credit: Momma Fit Lyndsey
7. Easy 3-Ingredient Beef Chili
This simple beef chili recipe has instructions for both stovetop and crockpot! Whichever method you choose, it’s a super simple dump & go dinner recipe for busy days.
Recipe source + credit: I Heart Naptime
High Protein Fall Sheet Pan Recipes
8. Maple Mustard Chicken & Potatoes
Yum, nothing beats a cozy pan of chicken and potatoes on a cold winter day. This is a sweet & tangy twist on the classic chicken & potatoes recipe that you can make in a sheet pan!
Recipe source + credit: Diethood
9. Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage & Sweet Potatoes
This easy and healthy sheet pan dinner combines the best of fall produce with sausage for a healthy, nutrient-packed dinner that makes great leftovers!
10. Sheet Pan Steak & Veggies
Craving a steak but too lazy to bust out the cast iron skillet? Make these sheet pan steak strips that are easy and ready in just 45 minutes!
Recipe source + credit: Mad About Food
11. Sheet Pan Teriyaki Tofu, Sweet Potatoes, & Broccoli
Tofu is one of my favorite ways to sneak in plant-based protein, especially for meatless Mondays! Here’s an easy teriyaki tofu recipe full of flavor and veggies.
Recipe source + credit: The Kitchn
12. Sheet Pan Sausage & Peppers
This is a super simple high protein dinner that you can eat by itself, over rice, or with pasta! It’s also perfect for meal prep too!
Recipe source + credit: Kristine’s Kitchen
13. Sheet Pan Chicken, Kale, & Sweet Potatoes
This is a flavorful chicken sheet pan dinner that’s loaded with vegetables too!
Recipe source + credit: Real Food Whole Life
14. Chicken Apple Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner
I’m usually not the biggest fan of chicken apple sausage, except in the fall when I can pair it with fall veggies! This one is an insanely easy dump & go sheet pan dinner you can make on busy weeknights after a long day.
Recipe source + credit: Bucket List Tummy
High Protein Fall Pasta Recipes
15. Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
Fall and winter are my favorite seasons to make a cozy pot of mac and cheese. This is a healthier, high protein version that has cottage cheese added in, which makes this mac extra creamy.
16. Italian Sausage Cauliflower Gnocchi Bake
Holy heck this comforting gnocchi dish is so cheesy, delicious, and packed with protein! This one is especially cozy during fall and cold weather season.
Recipe source + credit: Tipps In The Kitch
17. Pumpkin Alfredo
This pumpkin alfredo is made with Barilla protein plus pasta, which adds extra protein per bite. It’s also a lighter version of the original made with milk instead of heavy cream, but it’s still delicious and satisfying.
18. Italian Sausage Sweet Potato Gnocchi Skillet
This one is similar to the cauliflower skillet pasta above but made with sweet potato instead! I love that it’s loaded with veggies but only needs 5 ingredients.
Recipe source + credit: Tipps in the Kitch
19. Chicken & Goodles
If you haven’t seen Goodles in the grocery store before, it’s like boxed mac & cheese with cleaner ingredients and more protein. I love this recipe that combines a box of parmesan Goodles with ground chicken for a high-protein pasta dish that even kids will enjoy.
Recipe source + credit: Kinda Healthy Recipes by Mason Woodruff
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More High Protein Fall Dinner Recipes
20. Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Brown Rice Casserole
This is one of my favorite casseroles to make during the fall and winter months! It’s creamy, cheesy, and a super delicious comfort food that makes great leftovers.
21. Chicken Meatballs & Gravy
Meatballs & gravy are such a comfort food, especially when it gets cold outside! Just 3 ingredients is all you’ll need for this insanely easy recipe that tastes delicious and is also great for meal prep.
22. Spaghetti Squash Boats
Fall is the best month to try out spaghetti squash! It’s a lower carb version of pasta, and it pairs really well with meaty pasta sauces like in this recipe.
Recipe source + credit: Tipps In The Kitch
23. Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Add your favorite toppings to these stuffed sweet potatoes! It’s a great way to use up leftover chili.
Recipe source + credit: Cooking With Cocktail Rings
24. Stuffed Butternut Squash Boats
Pick up some butternut squash at the farmer’s market and make these high protein stuffed butternut squash boats with just 5 ingredients!
Recipe source + credit: Homebody Eats
25. Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet
This one reminds me a bit of my turkey zucchini cauliflower rice skillet, but with sweet potato instead! It’s easy 5-ingredient high protein, low carb dinner that’s packed with flavor and nutrients.
Recipe source + credit: Nourished By Nic
26. Turkey Meatloaf Muffins
These meatloaf “muffins” are a high protein, lower carb dinner that you can pair with some roasted veggies for a healthy dinner.
Recipe source + credit: Last Ingredient
27. Stuffed Bell Peppers
I posted this in my 5-ingredient summer dinners roundup, but I think it’s works really well as an early fall healthy high protein dinner too! They’re so simple to make, and a great way to use up leftover bell peppers.
Recipe source + credit: Le Creme de la Crumb
I hope you enjoyed this roundup of 27 high protein fall dinners and found some inspiration for your summer dinner plans!
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