Prioritize your heart health with these balanced and delicious dinner recipes.
This combination of nutrients can help keep you feeling fuller and more energized for longer.
It features a simple homemade basil pesto swirled in at the end to add a fresh herb flavor.

Photo: Ali Redmond
If frozen roasted corn isn’t available, substitute regular.
Sour cream helps cut the heat, but you could also use plain strained yogurt.
If you prefer another salad dressing, feel free to use that instead of our honey-mustard vinaigrette.

Jacob Fox
Slow-Cooker Chile-Orange Chicken Tacos
A taco night favorite!
Chicken Ragout
This chicken ragout main dish is an easy choice for dinner.
The fiber-rich grain freezes very well, socook up a batchto stash away for salads, bowls and more.

Topped with spinach, peanuts and an egg, these bowls make for a satisfying breakfast.
Sprinkle with crushed red pepper for extra heat.
Panko-Crusted Chicken
This recipe is the perfect way to add some extra flavor to your dinner.

Photographer: Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Combine this recipe with your favorite vegetables and a serving of whole-grains to make a balanced meal.
Look for precooked lentils in the refrigerated section of the produce department.
This healthy chicken soup can be made in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker.

Turkey & Brown Rice Chili
This hearty turkey chili recipe takes just 35 minutes to prep.
Toss together a ready-made salad with proteins for a healthy, quick dinner.
If your parsnips are large and have spongy or woody centers, cut out the cores before slicing.


Carolyn Hodges


Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn


Photographer: Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall

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Photo by: Carolyn A. Hodges, R.D.


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