Food Fruits & Vegetables Hearty Recipes for Long-Lasting Vegetables By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 26, 2020 Trending Videos Stocking up on long-lasting vegetables like carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut squash and cabbage? We've got recipes for main dishes, sides, soups and more. Browse through our ideas to inspire your dinner tonight! 01 of 26 Squash and Sausage Gnocchi Hello, comfort! This one-pan supper dish is loaded with Italian sausage, butternut squash, spinach and cheese. View Recipe 02 of 26 Sausage, Sweet Potato and Cider Soup Blaine Moats Sweet potatoes contribute their sweet taste to this hearty weeknight soup which is balanced by tart apple cider. View Recipe 03 of 26 Carrot Fritters with Tahini-Lemon Yogurt Serve these addictive, cumin-spiced fritters as an appetizer or a side dish with the creamy, Middle Eastern-style sauce. View Recipe 04 of 26 Smoked Turkey and Sweet Potato Hash This colorful one-skillet meal lends itself to improvisation; you could trade the red sweet peppers for green, the spinach for kale, the turkey for ham or the fried eggs for scrambled. Of course, we think the original recipe is pretty darn perfect, with a blend of potatoes and tasty browned onions whose caramelly flavor ties the dish together. View Recipe 05 of 26 New Potato and Chicken Casserole Green beans, mushrooms, leeks, potato and handy rotisserie chicken make this creamy casserole a true one-dish meal. View Recipe 06 of 26 Carrot Soup with Tarragon and Cream Thickened with a little potato and flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine and the faintly anise-y herb tarragon, this sleeper hit of a soup is subtle, springy and unexpectedly special. View Recipe 07 of 26 Nutty Asian Cabbage with Plums Consider this oven-roasted mélange a hands-free stir-fry. It's fantastic over rice or as a side to pork. View Recipe 08 of 26 Chard and Sweet Potato Frittata Breakfast, brunch or dinner-this colorful meat-free frittata is a 30-minute meal that tastes nutritiously delicious any time. View Recipe 09 of 26 Roasted Potatoes, Fennel and Lemon Blaine Moats Roasting lemon mellows it out without losing its brightness. All the while, it adds a lemony taste to the potatoes, fennel and sweet shallots. View Recipe 10 of 26 Roasted Butternut Burrito Bowls You can have this deliciously nutritious Mexican-inspired meal on the table in under an hour--or even less if you cheat and use precooked brown rice. View Recipe 11 of 26 Sweet and Spicy Cabbage and Peanut Slaw Fresh ginger and red pepper flakes add welcome zing, but the real surprise here is napa (aka Chinese) cabbage. Cara Mangini, of Little Eater in Columbus, Ohio, likes it for slaws because it's more tender than ordinary cabbage but still holds up better than lettuce. View Recipe 12 of 26 Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Stew Butternut squash, apples and onions cook with boneless beef chuck pot roast. Serve over hot cooked couscous. View Recipe 13 of 26 Butternut Squash Bake This creamy squash casserole calls for mascarpone—a mild, soft, butterlike cheese—as well as Parmesan. You can substitute softened cream cheese for the mascarpone if you prefer. Time-saver: Look for precut squash in your supermarket. (You can also bake the squash in your oven first to make it easier to peel and cut.) View Recipe 14 of 26 Carrot Tart with Goat Cheese, Lemon and Mint Since no one wants the soggy middle piece of a square tart, we cut a sheet of puff pastry in half to make two small ones: crisp edges for everyone! Eat as a meal with a salad or slice into petite wedges for a grab-and-go snack. View Recipe 15 of 26 Quinoa Harvest Chili This hearty and uber-healthy vegetarian chili recipe with sweet potatoes and canned black beans comes from Brianne Jamerson of Indiana. If you'd prefer a looser texture, just add extra water or broth. View Recipe 16 of 26 Chicken and Corn Hash-Brown Bake This comfort food hotdish offers a new twist on the usual hash brown casserole. View Recipe 17 of 26 Perfect Mashed Potatoes The classic mashed potato recipe! Cooking tips: If you leave the skin on the potatoes, mash them with a potato masher rather than an electric mixer (because the skin will get caught in the beaters). If you want to use a potato ricer, wait to add the butter until after you've passed the potatoes through the ricer. View Recipe 18 of 26 Roasted Carrots Carrots' natural sweetness shines in this recipe from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri, so shop your farmers market for the freshest ones, even if they aren't heirloom. View Recipe 19 of 26 Sweet Potato Corn Chowder Cincinnati-area chef Paul Dagenbach upgraded the classic Midwest corn chowder. Sweet potatoes and andouille sausage made their way into the mix, along with cumin, chili powder and Cajun spice for a little zing. View Recipe 20 of 26 Shaved Cabbage Salad with Apples, Ham and Mustard Brie Passano Ham adds just enough smoky richness to chef Abra Berens' vibrant salad to elevate a simple slaw to a lunch-worthy meal or a potluck stunner. Find other great salads in her book Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables. View Recipe 21 of 26 Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites Blaine Moats These sweet and salty caramelized bites are so good, you may not even want to dip them. But be sure you do for a tangy, creamy finish. View Recipe 22 of 26 Peas 'n' Carrots Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Bright with lemon and dill, the blanched carrots and snap peas get "dipped" in the pool of creamy dressing underneath when you spoon up a helping—a playfully pretty twist on two nostalgic carrot classics. View Recipe 23 of 26 Hummus-Sesame Sweet Potatoes Hummus makes an unexpected but tasty partner with sweet potatoes for this vegetarian main dish. Sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds and broccoli add flavor and texture. View Recipe 24 of 26 Honey-Sage Sweet Potatoes, Pears and Walnuts A colorful mixture of sweet potatoes, red onion and pears blends with sage and sweet honey in this easy roasted side. View Recipe 25 of 26 Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese The combo of butternut squash, rigatoni, bacon and smoked cheese makes for a delicious twist on traditional mac and cheese. View Recipe 26 of 26 Pork Tenderloin with Lemon-Thyme Cream and Cabbage Apple Slaw The sweet and savory flavor of warm cabbage apple slaw pairs well with tender pork. Lemon-thyme sauce with cream cheese gives the dish a rich finish. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit