Healthy Dinner Recipes
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Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew
There is something deeply satisfying about making dinner at a time of day when nobody is asking what’s for dinner yet. That’s probably my favorite thing about a slow cooker. This chicken and sweet potato stew combines tender chicken, sweet potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, beans, and warming herbs in a rich broth. You spend a few…
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Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Soup has one major advantage over many weeknight dinners. Once everything is in the pot, it becomes considerably less interested in your attention. That’s useful. This chicken tortilla soup combines tender chicken, black beans, corn, tomatoes, and mild Mexican-inspired spices in a flavorful broth, then finishes everything with lime and a handful of crunchy tortilla…
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Healthy Turkey and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Stuffed peppers have always looked to me like something made by a person who planned dinner several days in advance. I am not always that person. Fortunately, the peppers don’t need to know that. This version combines lean ground turkey with quinoa, tomatoes, herbs, and just enough melted cheese to turn everything into a filling…
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Healthy Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin with Green Beans
Pork tenderloin is one of those ingredients that looks as though dinner required considerably more effort than it actually did. I appreciate ingredients like that. Add a simple honey garlic glaze, roast some green beans alongside it, and you have the sort of dinner I’d happily serve on a Sunday but can realistically make on…
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Healthy Baked Cod with Lemon Herb Crust
Fish is one of those dinners that can make you feel as though you’re doing something sophisticated right up until you remember it may take less time to cook than the potatoes beside it. I’m comfortable with that illusion. This baked cod gets a crisp lemon-herb topping made with whole wheat breadcrumbs, Parmesan, garlic, parsley,…
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Healthy Creamy Tuscan White Bean Skillet
There are dinners you plan for. And then there are dinners you make because you open the pantry and realize the cans of beans have been waiting more patiently than you have. This creamy white bean skillet is for the second kind of evening. White beans simmer with garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, herbs, and a…
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Healthy Black Bean & Sweet Potato Quesadillas
There are nights when putting dinner between two tortillas feels like a perfectly reasonable solution to almost everything. These quesadillas are for those nights. Sweet potato gives the filling a soft, slightly sweet base, black beans add protein and fiber, and just enough melted cheese holds everything together. They’re crispy outside, warm and cheesy inside,…
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Healthy Turkey Meatballs with Marinara
Meatballs are one of those dinners that can make a regular weekday feel slightly more organized than it actually is. Make a batch, add warm marinara sauce, cook some pasta, and suddenly dinner looks as though there was a plan all along. These turkey meatballs are made with lean ground turkey, Parmesan, herbs, garlic, and…
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Healthy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Some dinners are easier when everyone gets to finish their own plate. Fajitas are one of those dinners in our house. I can put one sheet pan in the middle of the table with warm chicken, peppers, and onions, add a few bowls of toppings, and let everyone build exactly what they want. Someone wants…
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Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Skillet
Chicken pot pie sounds like something I should make on a Sunday afternoon when I have nowhere else to be. Unfortunately, my craving for chicken pot pie has never shown much respect for my schedule. That’s why I like this skillet version. It has the parts I actually want — tender chicken, vegetables, herbs, and…