These healthy recipes are the definition of simple.
Recipes like our Sheet-Pan Caprese Pizza and Chicken Curry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are easy, satisfying dinners.
Roasting the cherry tomatoes coaxes out their natural sweetness.
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Serve over whole-wheat egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
All it needs is a spice rub, a familiar barbecuing technique that works just as well indoors.
Carolyn Hodges
You could also use this rub on chicken breasts or toss it with lightly oiled shrimp before cooking.
you might also swap the sweet potatoes for russets.
A fast pan sauce gets life from zesty lemon juice, warm crushed red pepper and herby parsley.
Serve with a slice of whole-wheat baguette to swipe up every last drop of sauce.
Use frozen broccoli, steamed in the microwave, to cut down on prep time.
Opt for chickpea-based macaroni and cheese for a boost of protein and fiber.
This low-calorie sheet-pan meal combines chicken thighs and sweet potatoes and cooks up fast in a very hot oven.
Serve with a fall salad of mixed greens, sliced apples and blue cheese.
Substitute frozen asparagus (or green beans or peas) in a pinch.
Carolyn Hodges
Toss them together with prepared basil pesto for a satisfying supper.
Plus, it’s perfect for packing into a bento box for a healthy lunch for school.
Chipotle-Orange Broccoli & Tofu
Chipotle peppers add kick to this tofu and broccoli stir-fry recipe.
Sara Haas
If you’re shy about spice, cut back on the amount or leave them out completely.
Serve over brown basmati rice.
Spaghetti Genovese
Traditionally, this Italian pasta recipe combines pasta and pesto with potatoes and green beans.
Serve with escarole and radicchio salad.
Chicken-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
This healthy 5-ingredient spaghetti squash recipe is a satisfying low-carb alternative to taco night.
Look for an enchilada sauce with less than 300 mg of sodium per serving, such as Hatch brand.
Omit the bacon for a vegetarian version that’s just as delicious.
Serve with warm whole-grain pita bread.
Lemon-Sopressata Chicken
You’ll only need 5 ingredients and 30 minutes for this healthy chicken recipe.
Serve with mashed potatoes and a mixed green salad with red-wine vinaigrette to round out dinner.
This healthy pizza is ready in 20 minutes.
We added beans to amp up the fiber and protein for a fast and healthy dinner.
Use these to your advantage to cut down on dinnertime prep.
Plus, this recipe requires just three ingredients, not including basics like salt, pepper and oil.
Steaming the cubed sweet potatoes in the microwave cuts way down on total cook time.
Carolyn Hodges
Store-bought teriyaki glaze makes a great marinade for cod that doubles as a sauce for the cauliflower rice.
Be sure to save some of the pasta water to make a sauce.
Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RD
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