Day 1: Spanish-style one pots
Add a vibrant Spanish touch to your Autumn repertoire with one of these easy one-pots. Smoked paprika, ground cumin, cinnamon and saffron combine with plenty of grains, chicken and chorizo sausage to make a range of easy, yet flavourful, dishes.
- Chicken, Chorizo and Capsicum Casserole
- Spanish Chicken and Rice
- Paella
- Spanish Bacon and Vegetable Soup
- Spanish Chicken and Chorizo Risotto

Day 2: Pumpkin soup
Warm up from the inside out with these creamy pumpkin soups. Cheap, quick to prepare and requiring few ingredients this is the ideal cold-weather dinner. It also comes in myriad flavours, from spicy Thai versions to silky cream-infused blends.
- Pumpkin Soup
- Curried Pumpkin Soup with Ginger
- Spicy Pumpkin Soup
- Caramelised Pumpkin Soup
- Super Simple Roast Pumpkin Soup

Day 3: Pork chops
Put a spin on classic meat and 2-veg with these pork chop recipes. Pork is the ideal meat to pair up with Autumn flavours, such as a creamy mushroom sauces, new season apples, cider and root veggie mash.

Day 4: Gnocchi
Follow the Italian lead and enjoy a dish of mid-week gnocchi. Try making these little pillows of potato dough from scratch, or try picking up a good-quality version from your local pasta shop. Add an autumnal touch to your sauce by adding mushrooms, pumpkin, nuts or squash.
- 3-Ingredient Gnocchi
- Easy Ricotta Gnocchi
- Potato Gnocchi
- Gnocchi Puttanesca
- Ricotta Gnocchi with Butter, Garlic and Herb Cream Sauce

Day 5: Fajitas
With marinated meat, grilled capsicum and onions and plenty of spice, Mexican fajitas make a quick and tasty meal the whole family will love. Wrap the filling in soft tortillas, add a dash of salsa and a dollop of sour cream.

Day 6: Beef stroganoff
As the weather turns cool and you start craving comfort food, don’t miss out on making up a pot of this Russian classic. These recipes feature mustard, sweet paprika, sour cream, a wide variety of mushrooms in the pot. Serve them with rice, pasta or mashed potatoes.
- Beef Stroganoff
- Jayda’s Beef Stroganoff
- Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
- Beef Stroganoff in the Slow Cooker
Day 7: Spicy stir-fries
By the end of the week you’ll be looking for something fresh, quick and easy, and we think a stir-fry is the perfect recipe to fit the bill. In autumn, try loading your stir-fries with the bounty of seasonal produce, especially mushrooms, fresh chillies, nuts and squash.
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