The 5 best fall pasta dinners to pick up from Trader Joe's right now

Stuffed with brussels sprouts, uncured bacon, cheese and caramelized onion, Trader Joe's Brussels Sprouts and Uncured Bacon Ravioli is a rich yet simple meal to enjoy for weeknight fall dinners. Per a few Redditors, the pasta is best enjoyed with just butter and salt & pepper or white sauce or TJ's signature Autumnal Pasta Sauce.

 

"This was delicious with olive oil and grated Parmesan," wrote user u/kajacana. "I also added some of the sweet Italian chicken sausage."

Trader Joe's Harvest Spaghetti Squash Spirals includes four clusters of spaghetti squash with chunks of butternut squash in a seasonal tomato sauce made from tomato pureé, pumpkin pureé, butternut squash pureé, heavy cream, butter, onion powder, garlic powder and lemon juice. To prepare, simply thaw and cook the spaghetti squash spirals in a heated pan and then, top it off with sprinkles of grana padano cheese (which is included in the package). The spirals taste great on their own or alongside your choice of protein, such as meatless meatballs, turkey meatballs or chicken sausages.

Made exclusively for Trader Joe's by the same supplier that makes its classic Joe's Diner Mac & Cheese, the Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese puts an autumnal twist on classic cheesy pasta. The frozen meal is made with mezzi rigatoni pasta that's mixed with a three cheese sauce — consisting of cheddar, gouda and parmesan — a classic béchamel sauce, butternut squash pureé and seasonal spices like nutmeg and sage.

 

Be sure to pick up a box or two from TJ's freezer section during your next grocery run. Who knows, this may be your new favorite comfort meal this season…

Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Bites is the fried rendition of TJ's Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese. The bites are balls of lightly fried roasted butternut squash, macaroni, cheddar & gouda cheese and classic béchamel that's covered in seasoned breadcrumbs.

 

"They're a lot like our perennially popular original Mac & Cheese Bites, but... butternut, baby!" TJ's described the bites. "A new classic in the making…"

This specialty pasta is made from butternut squash but resembles mini zucchettes, or small pumpkins. Toss them in your favorite pasta sauce or make them with walnut pesto, crumbled bratwurst, Parmesan, and pomegranate seeds, per this recipe from Reddit user u/hikeswithpup22.