Our Favorite September Weeknight Dinner Recipes

September is one of our favorite months because of how well it helps us say a leisurely goodbye to summer (there’s still some nights warm enough for grilling!), while also inviting in some of the best of the season to come (hi hello, pumpkin spice everything). Join us as we marry the last summer produce, like fresh zucchini and tomatoes, with fall vibes and cooking methods, like comfort foods and casseroles. We’ve got 40 recipes to help inspire you to make dinner this September—one for every day of the month, and then some.

We’ve included a good mix of entirely new recipes, like our Caribbean Cobb salad, our massaman curry, or our arepas, as well as some old classics, like our Mexican tostadas, mac & chili stew, and sausage and peppers foil packs. Miss summer’s leisurely mornings and decadent brunches? Us too. Try making breakfast for dinner with our buckwheat galettes with ham and egg, our Italian sausage & pepper frittata affogato, or our baked eggs and zoodles bundles. They’re tasty, filling, and SO easy to throw together.

We’re also taking inspiration from everything going on in September, like Labor Day, back-to-school, and the beginning of tailgate season. September is a great time to experiment with different recipes to find some new classics to serve for family dinner. Check out our copycat Hamburger Helper or SpaghettiOs and meatballs for picky eaters, our chicken Caesar wraps or Buffalo chicken wraps for those constantly on the go, or our cowboy steak or chicken kiev for special occasion meals that can still serve your whole crowd.

Whether you’ll be cooking out of the back of your car in a parking lot or staying in your living room to “home-gate” this fall, check out our cheeseburger nachos, our vegetarian chili, our apricot chicken wings, or our cheeseburger sliders to keep you feeling a little summery, while still getting you (and hopefully your team!) fired up for fall.