Instant Pot Celery Soup
There are days when you feel virtuous, and there are days when your diet went so far off the rails you’d probably be happy if you never saw another dessert, french fry, or onion ring ever again. This Instant Pot Celery Soup is for one of those days. This delightful, savory soup is buttery and full of flavor, thanks to the presence of garlic, onion, sage, and parsley. As an added bonus, it’s got potato in it, so you’re not likely to go to bed with a growly tummy.
Dinner Recipes With 10 Ingredients Or Less
One of the best ways to cut back on the time you spend on making dinner is to limit the number of ingredients needed to make the meal. Below are some delicious dinner recipes with 10-ingredients or less. Most of the dishes below are low carb options too since grains take the longest to prepare and cook besides proteins.
I love stuffed chicken with veggies like the caprese chicken and jalapeno popper chicken breasts shown below. You basically just cut some slits in the chicken hasselback-style, or you can open up the fold of the breast and stuff with toppings. Grill or bake, and you’ve got dinner ready in under half an hour! You can always serve with a side of potatoes, rice or salad to boot.
Just as you can stuff chicken to keep the ingredient count low, you can also use vegetables as the vessels for stuffing. Add some chicken and quinoa to portobello mushrooms, or saute some ground beef and add to poblano peppers like the ones shown below.
Adding everything to a skillet and choosing a simple sauce as with the sausage, peppers and onions recipe below also allows you to use less ingredients while keeping cook time to a minimum.
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Butternut Squash Pasta Salad
If you’re looking for easy, healthy dinner recipes, but you’re tired of lettuce-based salads, this butternut squash pasta salad recipe will be a game-changer. Like other Mason jar salads, this recipe can be made in advance, and it’s packed full of nutritious veggies.
Get our recipe for Butternut Squash Pasta Salad.
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Grilled Basil Chicken And Zucchini
- 2 1/2 c. basil, roughly chopped
Directions:
Per serving: 400 calories, 10.5 g fat , 29 g protein, 450 mg sodium, 46 g carb, 3 g fiber
Recipe courtesy of Good Housekeeping.
Sweetgreen Portobello Squash And Wild Rice Bowl With Ginger Miso Dressing

- 2 cups cooked wild rice, warm
- 4 cups kale leaves, shredded
- 1 handful basil leaves, torn
- 3 Portobello mushrooms, stemmed, diced, and roasted
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled, diced, and roasted
- 1 small red onion, peeled, diced, and roasted
- 1 medium red beet, peeled and diced
Ingredients :
- 6 basil leaves, chopped, plus more for serving
- 3 parsley sprigs , chopped
- 1 small eggplant, thinly sliced
- 1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
- 8 oz fresh part-skim mozzarella, sliced
Directions:
Per serving: 313 calories, 20 g fat, 16 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 21g protein.
Recipe courtesy ofMen’s Health
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Grilled Pork With Charred Harissa Broccoli
- 1 large head broccoli , trimmed and cut into large florets
- 2 tbsp. harissa
Directions:
Per serving: 330 calories, 16.5 g fat , 38 g protein, 385 mg sodium, 8 g carb, 3 g fiber
Recipe courtesy of Good Housekeeping.
Healthy Dinner Recipes For Pizza Night
Did you know homemade pizza dough and sauce freeze perfectly? The next time you make them, double the recipe, and freeze half for an easy dinner down the road. If making dough from scratch isnt your thing, good store-bought options are out there too. I recommend looking for fresh dough in the refrigerated section of your grocery store. Itll work great in all of these recipes:
Cast Iron Skillet PizzaLove thick-crust pizza? Then break out your cast-iron skillet! Itll help you make homemade pizza thats crisp on the bottom and thick and chewy around the edges. Any toppings are fair game here. Pile on roasted red peppers, roasted tomatoes, pesto, sautéed mushrooms, or anything you like!
- 1½cupssmoked mozzarella cheese
- ¼cupgrated pecorino or Parmesan cheese
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Easy Dinner Ideas To Serve With Rice
Quick dinner tip: frozen rice is your friend! You can either cook your own rice and freeze it or buy pre-cooked frozen rice at the store. Once you have it on hand, youll be able to easily make a meal out of these dinner recipes:
Easy Coconut CurryThis recipe is everything I want in a weeknight dinner its healthy, satisfying, flavorful, and easy to make. Its also super flexible, so if you dont have these exact veggies on hand, feel free to swap in what you do have. Sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, and broccoli would all be great here.
These savory, sesame-crusted tofu steaks crisp up beautifully in the air fryer or oven. Serve them with steamed veggies and rice or cilantro lime rice, if you have the time to toss it together.
Baked Chicken And Ricotta Meatballs With Broccolini
Chicken and ricotta meatballs are lighter than their beefy counterparts and don’t require a lot of work. Baking skips the time and mess of browning on the stovetop and leaves you with one mixing bowl and sheet pan to clean at the end and, most importantly, 20 delicious meatballs to savor with a side of crispy broccolini.
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Chicken Breast With Tomatoes
Chicken Breast with Tomatoes with quickly seared chicken tenders, then sautéed with fresh tomatoes, garlic and oregano. It is one of light healthy dinner ideas inspired by my Ukrainian grandmas fresh cooking, serve with healthy Caesar salad for a complete dinner!
Chicken turns out flavorful and tender! Choose from fajita, greek, lemon, teriyaki and ranch marinades. Each simple marinade is made ingredients you probably already have on hand!
Why We Love Healthy Sheet Pan Meals:
There is a lot to love about sheet pan dinners. Its one of our favorite ways to cook a healthy dinner because they’re:
- Easy to prepare
- Great for meal prep or busy weeknight dinners
- Minimal equipment needed
We can tend to make the same sheet pan meals over and over again, but I like to switch it up from time to time.
I rounded up the best Healthy Sheet Pan Dinners from my foodie friends. All of these sheet pan dinners are paleo, gluten free, dairy free and have no refined sugar.
Many of these recipes are also Whole30 friendly – but we have a whole post on Whole30 Sheet Pan Dinner Recipes you can check out if you’d like. We also have an entire post all about Cheap Healthy Meals!
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Why These 65 Healthy Dinner Recipes Work
- Quick: Ready in 30 45 minutes for busy weeknights. Think one pot meals, quick stir fry and curry recipes, and everyone favorite hand held foods like tacos and quesadillas all packed with healthy ingredients and a ton of flavor.
- Easy: All these healthy recipes use simple ingredients you can find at any grocery store. Also I cut back on unnecessary steps and clean up with each single recipe. Aint nobody got time for that!
- Kid approved: Think now you are armed with 65 healthy dinner ideas your family will enjoy! These are tasty healthy meals I tested on my own children and then picked their favorites out of 250 healthy dinner recipes we have here on iFOODreal. Dinner table will be quiet 100%!
Cheesy Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

If meatloaf was a family dinner staple growing up, then this recipe will transcend you right back to your childhood. But unlike the usual meatloaf that you make, this particular recipe splits up the meat mixture into tiny meatloaf muffinsâbaked right in your muffin tin!
Get our recipe for Cheesy Turkey Meatloaf Muffins.
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Mushroom And Black Bean Smothered Burritos
- 150 g cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp pickled jalapeños , finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp coriander , finely chopped
- 3 Tbsp sour cream
- Toppings, to serve : diced tomatoes, diced red onion, black olives, fresh coriander, jalapeños, diced avocado, etc.
Directions:
Per serving: 486 calories, 22 g fat , 18.7 g protein, 53 g carb, 665 mg sodium, 3 g sugars, 5.4 g fiber
Wholesome Meals Any Night Of The Week
Healthy eating can mean a lot of different things. For some of us it means incorporating more low-carb or Whole30-friendly meals into our weekly routine. For others it’s all about following a Mediterranean diet or committing to meal prep and eating more plant-based foods. However you define it and put it into practice, we can all agree on two things: healthy eating nourishes us and fills our plates with plenty of wholesome ingredients. Thats the idea behind these quick and easy any-night dinner recipes, including this fun take on enchiladas. It has the same great smoky spicy, sweet flavor you’d find in the classic version but this one will fill up on squash, broccoli and black beans . Serve with a garnish of cilantro, fresh lime juice, diced avocado and a bit of shredded cheese for maximum enchilada feels.
Get the Recipe: Ground Turkey Enchilada Stir-Fry with Couscous
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Blackened Tilapia With Garlic
Truth be told, the flavored butter here is the icing on the cake in this blackened tilapia recipe if you have a great fresh piece of fish, just coat it with a bit of blackening spice, follow the cooking instructions, and maybe squeeze a lemon over the top.
Get our recipe for Blackened Tilapia With Garlic-Lime Butter.
Rosemary Citrus One Pan Baked Salmon
- Optional 1/4 tsp lemon pepper
- Additional Salt/pepper to taste after baking
Directions:
Per serving: 345 calories, 22 g fat , 25 g protein, 10 g carb, 5 g sugars, 3 g fiber
Recipe courtesy of Lindsay Cotter of Cotter Crunch.
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Easy Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta
- 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 c. unsweetened almond milk
- 4 oz cream cheese Cut into chunks.
- 1/2 c. shredded Parmesan Reggiano Cheese
Directions:
Per serving: 384 calories, 28 g fat, 7 g protein, 22 g carb
Recipe courtesy of Stay Snatched.
Garam Masala Chicken Skewers With Fire
If you’re entertaining guests who are following special diets, this simple recipe should fit their needs, too . There’s no breading on the chicken, so it’s safe for gluten-free guests to partake in this tasty app. And if your guests do eat gluten? The Greek yogurt-based dip would be perfect for pita dipping, too.
Get our recipe for Slow Cooker Turkey Cassoulet.
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Grilled Chipotle Pork Tacos With Red Slaw And Brown Sugar Pineapple
Combine the best of both worlds, savory and sweet, by serving succulent grilled pork tacos with chunks of pineapple. The sweetness of the fruit will perfectly complement the heat from the chipotle chile powder in the pork rub.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Chipotle Pork Tacos with Red Slaw and Brown Sugar Pineapple
Healthy Meals You Can Make In 20 Minutes

Think you don’t have enough time to make a healthy dinner? Think again. These healthy dinner ideas are ready in just 20 minutes, so you can get a flavorful dish on the table on even the busiest of days. From Easy Pea & Spinach Carbonara to One-Skillet Bourbon Chicken, these recipes are satisfying and quick to make.
Fresh pasta cooks up faster than dried, making it a must-have for fast weeknight dinners like this luscious yet healthy meal. Eggs are the base of the creamy sauce. They don’t get fully cooked, so use pasteurized-in-the-shell eggs if you prefer.
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Mix And Match Dinner Ideas
Mix and match dinner ideas are mainly the kinds of dinner where you use up whatever you have lying around in the fridge to make recipes that are more throw-together than pre-planned. Things like buddha bowls, burritos, tacos, salads, lettuce wraps, burgers, loaded fries, healthy nachos, etc. are great starting points for last-minute dinner ideas.
All you need to do is look at what you have on hand, use a healthy lean protein, then take it from there!
The below recipes are super versatile examples of mix and match dinners. The tequila lime chicken and hasselback Greek chicken use up veggies like tomatoes, bell peppers and simple sauces made from ingredients you likely already have in your pantry at home, while the taco pita pizza and lettuce wraps are great examples of starting with a simple vessel and adding in more ingredients from there.
You can also change up the ingredients and toppings you use for these recipes to account for what you already have on hand at home. Don’t have any ground chicken for the lettuce wraps? Use regular chicken breast or ground beef! Don’t have steak for the carne asada fries? Again, use a different protein! Even just a can of black beans will do. Or you can sub in frozen fries for fresh fries. These recipes are so easy to change up and adjust to what you already have.
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