Halloween is coming and If you’re lucky enough *not* to be taking out a gang of candy-seeking, costumed children, you’re most probably making dinner plans. And whether your night includes burrowing into the couch with a spooky movie or treating a low-key dinner party with your fellow trick-or-treaters, Check out these awesome 10 Halloween dinner ideas that are festive, seasonal, and scary-tasty.
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1. Sweet Potato Gnocchi in Herbed White Wine Sauce
While everyone else is out trick-or-treating, you’ll be lounging on the couch with a big bowl of this homemade gnocchi (and a glass of wine).
Photo: Nico Schinco/Styling: Heath Goldman
2. Easy One-Pot Lentil Kielbasa Soup
Tonight is all about staying cozy. This hearty, healthy dinner will do just fine.
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3. Yotam Ottolenghi’s Roasted Butternut Squash with Lentils and Gorgonzola
After all, it is squash season.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
4. Cheater’s Sicilian-Style Pizza with Jalapeños and Honey
Skip the subpar takeout pizza (talk about spooky ) and make this homemade version instead. It’s cheesy, spicy and—best of all—ready in 30 minutes flat.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
5. Slow-Cooker Chicken Potpie Soup
This soup has not one but two tricks up its sleeve: store-bought biscuit dough and your trusty Crock-Pot.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
6. Kale Salad with Persimmons, Crispy Chickpeas and Fried Shallots
This is to offset all the Halloween candy we’ll inevitably eat in the upcoming days (or weeks).
Photo: Michael Marquand/Styling: Nisha Vora
7. Instant Pot Spicy Thai Butternut Squash Soup
This recipe is all about maximum flavor and minimum effort, so naturally it takes just 30 minutes to whip up. Psst: Use pre-chopped squash to make it even easier.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Derek Laughren
8. Cornish Hens in Parchment Paper
We think we just found the easiest Halloween dinner in the history of ever—the veggies and chicken steam in their packets, so the parchment does all the hard work. Even better, the cleanup is a breeze.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
9. Cheater’s Slow-Cooker Beef Bourguignon
Beef stew, but make it fancy…and then tell everyone at the party you’re being Julia Child for Halloween.
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10. Healthy Slow-Cooker Turkey and White Bean Chili Recipe
Few things are more comforting than a steaming bowl of chili on an, ahem, chilly evening. This one has ground turkey to keep it light.
Photo: Mark Weinberg/Styling: Erin McDowell
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