Get ready to dig into a truly delicious and healthy dinner that will help you meet your goals.
These recipes spin up the gamut from creamy soups to spicy tacos and lots of tasty options in between.
I call it “Mom’s Skillet Pasta” and she called it “Devon’s Favorite Pasta.”
Photographer: Jen Causey
It’s a simple dinner the whole family will love.
Serve over creamy polenta or buttered whole-wheat egg noodles.
Cream of Turkey & Wild Rice Soup
Got leftover cooked chicken or turkey?
Photographer: Jen Causey
Cook up a pot of soup!
This recipe is a healthier twist on a classic creamy turkey and wild rice soup that hails from Minnesota.
Serve with a crisp romaine salad and whole-grain bread.
The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables.
The green beans are cooked just slightly in this recipe, to still be crisp.
Look for presliced mushrooms to cut prep time.
Serve with a tossed salad.
In other words, they’re basically the ultimate easy weeknight dinner.
Feel free to add additional vegetables and swap the shrimp for chicken, steak, tofu or edamame.
Look for a soup that contains no more than 450 mg sodium per serving.
Serve with a fall salad of mixed greens, sliced apples and blue cheese.
Cilantro Bean Burgers with Creamy Avocado-Lime Slaw
Lighten up your burger!
Bean patties have less saturated fat and more fiber than beef patties.
Serve this Tuscan-inspired dish with crusty bread, a glass of Chianti and a salad.
Keep it vegan or add a drizzle of plain yogurt for extra richness.
A quick marinade tenderizes the chicken and infuses flavor in this stir-fry.
Four-Bean & Pumpkin Chili
This healthy vegetarian chili has a fragrant touch of cinnamon for added flavor.
Let diners top it with whatever suits their taste.
Serve with whole-wheat couscous.
Broccolini, Chicken Sausage & Orzo Skillet
We love this quick skillet meal for busy evenings.
Loading it with vegetables and using quinoa in place of rice adds nutrition for a healthy dinner.
The instant brown rice is added near the end, to keep it from overcooking.
While the pork rests, whip together an easy red pepper sauce to complete this impressive and healthy dinner.
The sauce would also be delicious with chicken.
We’re willing to bet this easy sheet-pan dinner recipe will go into heavy rotation on your kitchen playlist.
Serve them on buns or stuff them in pitas.
Serve with your favorite hot sauce, tortilla chips and a cold beer.
A medley of spices gives this healthy dish of chicken, sausage and veggies a rich, complex flavor.
Bonus: This easy sheet-pan dinner requires just 20 minutes of active prep time.
Lemon-Garlic Pasta with Salmon
Wondering what to do with leftover salmon?
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
This is a delicious and easy way to turn it into another weeknight-friendly, quick dinner.
Keep prep time minimal with leftover chicken, precut butternut squash and trimmed Brussels sprouts.
Serve with sauteed fresh spinach or steamed broccolini.
Traditional lo mein is made with fresh lo mein noodles, which can be found in Asian markets.
This easy dinner comes together in just 30 minutes, so it’s perfect for weeknights.
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
photography / Caitlin bensel, Food Styling / Emily Nabors Hall
Ali Redmond
Ali Redmond
