15 Winter Meals to Enjoy on Cozy Nights In
Make room in your dinner rotation for these easy winter recipes that'll warm you up until the warmer temps arrive.
Skillet Shepherd’s Pie With Rutabaga Mash
Rutabagas, which are in season throughout the winter months, deserve special attention. They’re lower in carbohydrates than other starchy vegetables and a good source of fibre. Try this spin on the classic shepherd’s pie with a recipe for rutabaga mash.
100K Curry Chicken
Here’s a recipe for Jamaican chicken curry featuring a homemade spice blend.
Recipe: 100k Curry Chicken
Coconut Clay Pot Taro & Edamame
In this dish, taro cooks down to fragrant, meaty bites with a fine-textured starchiness, a quality called 麵 miàn, or “floury,” and a stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth savouriness reminiscent of a hard-boiled egg yolk.
Recipe: Coconut Clay Pot Taro & Edamame
Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
Celeriac is an underrated root vegetable—it’s actually nutrient-dense and has great cooking potential. Try it as the hero ingredient in gnocchi, topped with brown butter sage sauce.
Chicken and Yellow Zucchini Avgolemono-Style Soup
This soup takes the yellow from squash (or yellow zucchini), lemon, and turmeric to create a light but filling soup. Finishing it with eggs and more lemon makes it pleasantly creamy and thick.
Pantry Channa Masala
Here’s a recipe for channa masala that’s perfect for nights when you’re scratching your head figuring out the evening’s dinner, or for when your refrigerator is only half full and you turn to your pantry for inspiration.
Recipe: Pantry Channa Masala
Lightened-Up Chicken Stew
The broth in this recipe lightens the dish and allows the healthy vegetables to take a leading role. In fact, if you want to make it a soup instead, increase the broth. The saffron adds an interesting flavour.
Recipe: Lightened-up Chicken Stew
Slow Cooker Beef Chili
Make cool nights warmer with this hearty, slow cooker beef chili. This make-ahead recipe is perfect for those busy weeknight dinners.
Rustic Creamy Pumpkin and Walnut Soup
This creamy soup is perfect for a crisp winter night or as a hearty starter at your next gathering. If using canned pumpkin, be sure to use pure pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling. For an alternative recipe, you can also replace the pumpkin with butternut squash.
Lentil & Mushroom Vegetarian Bolognese
Canned lentils are budget-friendly, busy-family weeknight warriors and a dinnertime saviour when paired with pre-made tomato sauce and quick-cooking pasta. And with a little prep, this dish can be on the table in just 20 minutes!
Classic French Onion Soup
This meal-in-a-bowl needs only a green salad to round it out as a dinner or a hearty lunch. Replace the toasted baguette slices with handfuls of ready-made croutons, if desired.
Recipe: Classic French Onion Soup
Chicken, Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Curry
This one-pot chicken curry makes dinner prep and cleanup quick and easy. With your tomato sauce prepared ahead, it just takes some pantry spices and a can of coconut milk to take your sauce from spaghetti night to exotic Indian delight.
Lean and Low-Cal Butter Chicken
This popular Indian-restaurant favourite is a crowd-pleaser but full of fat and calories thanks to oil, butter and cream. Indian cuisine is all about building layers of flavour with fragrant spices. Don’t be put off by the number of ingredients in this recipe; it is really simple to make. Most of it can also be prepared in advance for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.
Recipe: Lean & Low-Cal Butter Chicken
