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Winter meals are the best part of the winter season for me, because I love making warm pasta dinners, rich sauces, and winter casserole recipes. I always lean on cold weather dinner ideas that are full of flavor and family approved. In this blog post, I’m sharing my favorite winter dinner recipes, including winter soup recipes, winter casserole recipes, and hearty winter meals that you will want to make again and again.

Chicken Mushroom Pasta

Chicken Mushroom Pasta is one of my husband’s favorite winter dinner ideas. It is so easy to make. The sauce is rich, flavorful, and has umami flavor from the mushrooms. This winter meal is wonderful for weeknights or make-ahead meals because it reheats beautifully. Add a sprinkle of parmesan on top for extra flavor.

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Ground Beef Wraps

Ground Beef Wraps are one of my go-to winter meals when I need a quick weeknight dinner that everyone loves. The saucy ground beef filling is flavorful, juicy, and perfect for rolling into tortillas. It is done in 15 minutes, and it is an amazing quick winter meal for the days when you do not feel like cooking.

Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti is one of my favorite winter casserole recipes. Pasta tossed in rich, flavorful tomato sauce with ground beef, then dollops of ricotta and baked all together, count me in for a plate anytime. I usually make Baked Ziti for weeknight dinner, or for dinner when I have guests around. Last Christmas, I made Baked Ziti for Christmas dinner, and it was amazing. If I had to choose, Baked Ziti with Ricotta Cheese is one of my favorite hearty winter meals.

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup is one of the most popular winter soup recipes, and it is often on the menu in my house. It is light, flavorful, and a perfect way to include more fibre in my family’s diet. Usually, I serve Chicken Soup as a starter, or we enjoy it for a light winter dinner meal.

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Pork Tenderloin in Mushroom Sauce

Pork Tenderloin in Mushroom Sauce is one of my most loved winter dinner recipes because it feels festive, but it is so super easy to make. Juicy and tender pork medallions in flavorful and silky mushroom sauce are a perfect combination for winter dinner meals. It is done in less than 30 minutes, and you can serve it with gnocchi, pasta, or mashed potatoes.

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is one of my favorite cold weather dinner ideas when I want a one-pan meal that is hearty and full of flavor. The sweet potatoes become tender, the ground turkey stays juicy, and everything comes together beautifully in one skillet. It is creamy, juicy, full of flavor, and a perfect option for a quick one-pan winter dinner idea.

Cauliflower Soup

Cauliflower Soup is an extra creamy winter soup recipe that you will love because it’s full of flavor, rich, and creamy. It is a quick puree soup that everyone will love, and a perfect starter for the dinner. This is one of my favorite winter meals to make in advance because it reheats beautifully.

Turkey Pot Roast

Turkey Pot Roast is a phenomenal winter dinner idea when you want a one-pan oven meal that feels like something you would make on a Sunday. The turkey roasts together with vegetables, and everything becomes tender and full of flavor. I love it because while it cooks, I can relax and do other things around the house.

Cauliflower Risotto

Cauliflower Risotto is a wonderful winter meal when you want something creamy, smooth, and full of flavor. Cauliflower is one of the most popular winter vegetables, and it is a no-brainer to use it during cold winter months. Whenever I want something meatless, healthy, creamy, and delicious, I would make Cauliflower Risotto. The risotto rice in combination with cauliflower will make the creamiest risotto that exists, and it is a perfect cold weather dinner meal.

Greek Chicken Wraps

Greek Chicken Wraps are one of my husband’s favorite winter meals, and he asks for them often. The filling is inspired by Mediterranean flavors. Greek Chicken Wraps are so easy to make, and you can make the filling a day ahead, so when it is time for dinner, you just have to roll them up.

Vegetable Noodle Soup

Vegetable Noodle Soup is a warm and cozy winter soup recipe that is perfect for cold evenings. I love making Vegetable Soup during winter because it is a light soup, full of vegetables, and perfect for keeping my family’s immune system up. Vegetable Noodle Soup will warm you up on a freezing cold day, too.

Cauliflower Casserole

Cauliflower Casserole is a wonderful winter casserole recipe because it is creamy, rich, and full of flavor. The cauliflower and other vegetables are coated in flavorful white sauce and baked until bubbly. I love serving it as a vegetarian main dish, or as a side next to roasted meat. It is a perfect winter meal.

Vegetable Risotto

Vegetable Risotto is one of my favorite winter dinner ideas when I want something creamy, meatless, and rich that is not pasta. It is easy to make, silky, and quick. In less than 30 minutes, I can have an appetizing winter meal, and it tastes delicious the next day too.

Vegetable Casserole

Vegetable Casserole is a wonderful winter dinner recipe when you want something creamy, flavorful, and meatless. The combination of wholewheat pasta and vegetables tossed in a flavorful sauce, and then baked until bubbly, will charm you at the first bite. Vegetable Casserole is a perfect winter meals when you want something creamy, juicy, and meatless.

Marry Me Chicken

Marry Me Chicken is a perfect winter dinner recipe to serve at a romantic dinner at home. The chicken is full of flavor, and submerged in a wonderful creamy sauce, and then tossed over pasta. You will love this winter meal from the first bite.

Mushroom Risotto

Mushroom Risotto is a winter meal that you will love if you enjoy umami mushroom flavor and creamy rice. The mushrooms bring a delicious umami taste, and the risotto becomes velvety and rich as it cooks. I love making this on cold evenings when I want something warm and flavorful in a bowl. It tastes divine with freshly grated parmesan on the top.

Cabbage with Noodles

Cabbage with Noodles is one of my favorite winter dinner ideas because it is budget-friendly and full of flavor. It is a simple meal made with a few ingredients, but together they taste amazing. I love how the cabbage becomes tender and slightly sweet as it cooks. This winter meal is one of those underdogs that you will love once you try it.

Bacon Cottage Cheese Pasta

Bacon Cottage Cheese Pasta is one of my favorite winter meals when I want a creamy pasta dish that is quick and tastes divine. The bacon adds a rich flavor, and the cottage cheese turns into a creamy sauce that coats the pasta beautifully. I love how in less than 30 minutes I can have a healthy and appetizing winter meal ready.

Broccoli Risotto

Broccoli Risotto is a creamy winter dinner idea that is full of flavor and feels like a special meal. Broccoli is one of the most popular winter vegetables, and it is a no-brainer to use it during cold winter months. One of the quickest hearty winter meals is Broccoli Risotto, and it is perfect for busy weeknight dinners, or lazy weekend meals.

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

Chicken Broccoli Casserole is a healthy version of the classic Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole that will charm you with its flavor, and it is a perfect winter dinner recipe. It is a full-flavored meal, and you will not notice that it is a low calorie meal. Chicken Broccoli Casserole is easy to make, and it is a divine cold weather favorite that you will look forward to after a long and cold day.

Here are my favorite winter meals. Which one is your favorite from my list?
Let me know in a comment below 💚

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I was diagnosed with allium allergy when I was 15. Allium allergy means that I need to avoid eating onion, garlic, leek, chives and shallot.I love cooking and creating new recipes. With my educational and medical degree I am very happy to help everyone living with allium allergy.Browse my food blog and enjoy my unique no onion no garlic recipes.

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