Let’s Have a Fall Dinner Party – Easy, Make-Ahead Recipes

Let’s have a party! These delicious make-ahead recipes are dinner party worthy and perfect for the fall season.

Hosting a dinner party doesn’t have to be stressful! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite make-ahead, dinner party-worthy recipes that are perfect for fall. From appetizers to desserts, there are delicious options for every course. So pick a few recipes, invite some friends over and enjoy a wonderful time together!

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Herb Marinated Goat Cheese

This easy appetizer is beautiful and outrageously delicious. Serve it with warm crusty bread and be sure to make plenty! It will get gobbled up before you can say “Herb Marinated Goat Cheese”!

Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds

A delicious snack, cocktail nibble or salad topper, all in one easy recipe! But beware: these Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds are difficult to stop eating!

Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Bread

This Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Bread takes 5 minutes to prep, 10 minutes to shape and it looks like it comes from an artisan bakery! Oh, and it’s ridiculously delicious too!

Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad

This Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad is a show-stopper with fresh greens, pan-roasted pears, ruby red pomegranates, thin slivers of sweet white onion and butter-roasted pecans. The delicious honey cider dressing ties it all together.

Harvest Apple Arugula Salad

I’m calling this a Harvest Apple Arugula Salad, but it could just as easily be called Fall in a Bowl. It’s loaded with delicious autumn-inspired ingredients and finished with a fabulous Pomegranate Ginger Salad Dressing. SO GOOD!

Classic French Bistro Salad

This simple Classic French Bistro Salad, served at cafés, brasseries and bistros all over France, is beyond easy and one of those recipes you’ll be turning to again and again (especially when you want to feel a little “fancy”)  – with minimal effort on your part.

Butternut Chicken Coconut Curry

Healthy and super delicious, this Butternut Chicken Coconut Curry comes together in less than an hour. It makes a beautiful presentation and can be prepped ahead for easy, elegant entertaining.

French Mustard Chicken Breasts (Poulet à la Moutarde Française)

Dinner party-worthy and super flavorful, this Chicken Andouille Gumbo can be made ahead for easy, relaxed (and delicious) entertaining!

Make-Ahead Chicken Andouille Gumbo

Dinner party-worthy and super flavorful, this Chicken Andouille Gumbo can be made ahead for easy, relaxed (and delicious) entertaining!

Maple-Glazed Red Pear Galette

Need an impressive fall dessert – in a hurry? This beautiful Red Pear Galette recipe is easy – yet looks like it comes from a fine bake shop!

Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème

These make-ahead Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème have an amazingly silky smooth texture. Each delicious bite is bursting with warm-spiced flavor – a beautiful, gourmet alternative to pie!

Ridiculously Easy Apple Cider Bundt Cake

This Apple Cider Bundt Cake is not only super easy, it’s moist, tender and loaded with delicious apple flavor. The crisp candy-like glaze is the crowning glory!

Thought for the  day:

The Lord bless you
    and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
    and give you peace.”’
Number 6:34-26

What we’re listening to for inspiration:

He Will Keep You

If you enjoy any of these recipes, please come back and leave a star rating and review! It’s so helpful to other readers to hear your results, adaptations, and ideas for variations.