Healthy Fall Entertaining Recipes

For this easy roasted side dish recipe, pick apples that hold their shape when cooked--Pink Lady, Braeburn and Winesap are good choices. If you can't find acorn squash, substitute butternut instead.

Skip the roasting in this butternut squash soup recipe and let your slow cooker do the work instead. Just load up all the ingredients into the crock pot, set it and forget it for an easy, healthy dinner or packable lunches.

Thai spices and creamy coconut milk distinguish this version from traditional butternut squash soup. Curry paste is a convenient way to add complex flavor, but if you want to make sure this soup is vegan or if you are allergic to shellfish, check the ingredient list carefully--some brands contain shellfish.

This pudding-like pumpkin cake has a luscious cream cheese swirl amid the spiced pumpkin layer. Organic cake mix is "dumped" on top, then the cake is smothered with butter. Once baked and cooled, the mix forms a sweet and crispy topping.

This delicious frittata is loaded with heart-healthy, omega-3 enriched eggs and a medley of colorful vegetables. Start cooking the vegetables on the stove and finish them up in the oven with the egg mixture. To serve, top with avocado slices, grape tomatoes and a touch of sriracha.

Three favorite desserts--tiramisu, brownies, and parfaits--are combined into one delicious treat.

Ready in under 30 minutes, this noodle bowl is full of vegetables and with the addition of turkey, is a good source of protein!

If a holiday meal at your house isn't complete without a corn casserole, try this calorie-trimmed version. It's delicious and will help keep your meal plan on track.

The homemade dough used in this recipe is flavored with apricots, almonds, honey and a touch of aromatic cardamom.

Sage and rosemary perfectly season the wine sauce in this quick-and-easy main dish pork recipe.

Get ahead on dinner this week! Leftovers from the Mediterranean Meat Loaf are the perfect addition to this low-fat, tomato-based spaghetti recipe.

Save on meal prep time by making a double batch of these delicious meatballs. Freeze them to have on hand for lunches and dinners.

This fabulous meat loaf is moist, tender and colorful. Keep the fat content low in this recipe by using lean ground beef and refrigerated egg product.

Chile peppers and roasted garlic take the flavor of this homemade low-calorie guacamole and kick it up a notch.

Rubbing the Asian-inspired spice mixture beneath, rather than over, the skin allows the flavors and scents of the warm spices to permeate the entire chicken.

Blueberries, flaxseeds and oats make this fruit crisp dessert good for diabetic meal plans or just healthy eating in general.

Savory, sweet and satisfying, these roasted potatoes and leeks make the perfect side dish.

Leaving the peel on the apples adds fiber to this low calorie cake recipe without interfering with the flavor.

Frozen strawberries and raspberries team up in this 1-carb-choice sweet dessert for kids and diabetics.

Turn refrigerated mashed sweet potatoes into a company-special side dish by combining them with onion, mushrooms and savory seasonings.