Trending Flavors to Easily Add to Fall Menus
From cheesy to spicy, here are the cozy flavors trending now to add to your fall menus. The best part? Each menu idea uses one of our labor-saving items so that it's delicious for your customers and easy for your team.
Keep Vegetable-Loaded Options Stunning
Between diners that are plant-based and those that are just looking for veggie-loaded dishes, make sure you have meatless options that please the tastebuds and the eyes. It feels easy to do in the summer, when vibrant tomatoes and herbs are in season, but use squash and our fully-cooked beans to provide color and protein. Check out the stuffed squash recipe idea here.
The Birria Trend that Never Ends
Eaters are STILL on a birria kick! The good news? With some many ways to riff off of the dish, you can get creative and make it into a fall comfort food. We put together the French dip sandwich and birria broth for a delicious duo. Make the broth easily, without long braise times, by using our Red Chile Sauce as a base. View the how-to here.
Crave-Worthy Happy Hours: Queso!
As the temperature outside drops, comfort food is obviously the name of the game. The easy answer? Cheese! Our queso dip and cheese sauce make this easy to add to your menu as the weather changes. For a shareable happy hour menu item, we like to serve a skillet cornbread loaded up with queso and vibrant garnishes like cilantro, scallions and charred corn. Check out the menu idea here.
Fusion to Reach Gen Z
Gen Z reportedly loves Asian fusion dishes. Satisfy them with this spicy and hearty play on Mapo Tofu. Check out the menu hack here.
Healthy, But Fried Too
Yes, diners want healthy options. BUT they also want the fried comfort food options too. Check out these hushpuppies. Grab an easy hushpuppy mix, add in our fully cooked beans and serve with our queso as a dip. Done and done! Grab the recipe here.
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