Recreate your favorite restaurant dishes at home with these healthy recipes.
Plus, each meal islow in sodium and saturated fatto help you follow a heart-healthy diet.
And it’s ready in 30 minutes, making it the perfect healthy weeknight dinner.
Photo: Jason Donnelly
Serve with brown rice.
Keep prep time minimal with leftover chicken, precut butternut squash and trimmed Brussels sprouts.
Moules Frites
This simple but elegant dish pairs flavorful steamed mussels with crispy oven fries.
Jason Donnelly
Uncork an American chardonnay to sip alongside.
If it’s possible for you to’t find cranberry beans, double the limas.
It has less than half the saturated fat of a rib-eye but is more tender than leaner sirloin.
Here, we cook green beans in the same pan used to sear the spiced steak.
All those delicious drippings add richness to the beansplus there’s one less pan to wash!
To keep them vegan, top them with shredded cabbage, fresh pico de gallo and guacamole.
Greg DuPree
For vegetarians, add crumbled queso fresco.
The pan drippings combine with mushroom, broth and grainy mustard to make a thick and delicious sauce.
The yogurt in the marinade gives the chicken both its tender texture and its alluring char.
Angie Mosier
More yogurt in the sauce, along with crunchy cucumbers and herbs, keeps the flavors bright.
Chicken & Mushroom Ragu
An electric pressure cooker makes quick work of this rich, savory sauce.
Spicy Salmon Sushi Roll-Ups
If rolling seems like too much work, serve these up as bowls.
Jason Donnelly
Chop up the nori to sprinkle on top.
And while some recipes call for red wine, this recipe sticks with Hazan’s white wine selection.
Serve this sesame chicken with brown rice and sliced cucumbers, drizzled with sesame oil and rice vinegar.
Jason Donnelly
We chose flat-leaf parsley in this salad because it has a stronger herbal taste than its sometimes-bitter curly counterpart.
Arepas with Spicy Black Beans
These corncakes are a common style of flatbread in Colombia and Venezuela.
Our arepas filling is loaded with fragrant spices and vegetables to elevate the dish.
Whole-wheat pasta soaks up the rich sauce.
Round it out with a simple green salad for a comforting healthy dinner.
Dip an instant-read thermometer into the oil to verify it’s up to temp before you get cooking.
Charring the vegetables under the broiler infuses them with smoky flavor while cooking them quickly.
Serve with: Coleslaw and malt vinegar or lemon wedges.
Jacob Fox
