What to Cook in September {Best Recipes} - The Girl on Bloor (2024)

September is here, which means fall is right around the corner! Check out my top September recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

September Recipes

It's officially September! The beginning of the fall season is just around the corner, and as the Starbucks menu begins to introduce its fall drinks, I'm starting to introduce more fall flavours into my weekly meal prep (check out more of my top fall recipes). It's still pretty warm outside, so this post includes the best transition meals between the summer and fall.

Since it's also back to school season, I've made sure to include a bunch of meal prep recipes that you can enjoy on the go! If you try any of the recipes for yourself, make sure to tag me on Instagramso I can see your recreations.

September Breakfast Ideas

Start your mornings off right with the most important meal of the day – breakfast! September marks back to school, which means our mornings are much busier than they were in the summer. To accommodate for your busy schedule, I've listed two delicious meal prep breakfast options for this month, plus two of my favourite Starbucks copycat recipes that are PERFECT for the fall time.

The Best Baked Oatmeal // The Ultimate Sausage Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew // Freezer Friendly Spinach Feta Wraps

September Lunch Ideas

Whether you're in between classes or juggling back-to-back meetings, you'll want to enjoy a delicious low maintenance lunch. All the lunch options below are meal prep friendly and use my favourite meal prep container: mason jars! They're the perfect no-spill solution for soup and an ideal storing containers for salads and snacks.

Thai Chicken Soba Noodle Salad Jar // Mason Jar Instant Noodle Soup

Wendy's Taco Salad //

Avocado Hummus Snack Jars // Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Jars

Healthy Bento Box Lunch Recipes – 5 Ways

September Dinner Ideas

After a long day at school or work, the last thing you want to do is break a sweat in the kitchen. Take easy dinners to the next level with these weeknight dinner ideas that come together easily using some of the best fall ingredients. Some of my favourite weeknight dinners basically make themselves in one skillet, sheet pan or slow cooker. You're going to want to try them all this month!

Easiest Brussel Sprouts Salad // Sheet Pan Sausage Root Vegetable Scramble

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Dal // Slow Cooker Peanut Stew

Super Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pie // Mini Vegetable Lasagna Cups

Sheet Pan Chicken Butternut Squash Harvest Bowls //Butternut Squash Stuffed Pasta Shells

Meal Prep Thai Basil Chicken Skillet // Brown Butter Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sage

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