81 Best Easy, Healthy Recipes for the Week Ahead
The best healthy dinners are delicious, nutritious, and don't take forever to make. They're also not the same old thing again. Below, we've rounded up 81 easy, healthy recipes to help you change up your routine. These quick, nutritious recipes yield filling weeknight meals, speedy lunches, and simple snacks. Whether you're looking for actually filling smoothies or colorful grain bowls, foolproof fish or powerhouse vegetable sides, you'll find plenty of options to choose from. (One note: These are all recipes that we consider part of an everyday healthy diet, but what's healthy for one person is not necessarily healthy for another. Talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian and nutritionist about what foods are best for you.)
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell1/81Freeform Chicken Meatballs With Carrots and Yogurt Sauce
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Kate Schmidt3/81Fish Packets With Snap Peas, Tomatoes, and Herb Butter
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime, Food Styling by Sue Li6/81Lemony Salmon and Spiced Chickpeas
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Pearl Jones11/81Big Flavor Broccoli
Broccoli gets a flavor boost from lots of garlic, savory anchovies, tart lemon, and a really hot skillet. Serve some fish alongside it if you want, but to be honest, this dish is good enough to be a main course.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson12/81Sheet-Pan Old Bay Trout and Succotash
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson13/81Vegetarian Three-Bean Chili
Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich14/81Slow-Roasted Salmon With Harissa
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell15/81Spiced Chicken with Spaghetti Squash, Pomegranate, and Pistachios
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell18/81Lentil and Chicken Soup With Sweet Potatoes and Escarole
Photo by Philip Haynes20/81Mexican-Style Spicy Sweet Potato and Chicken Bowl
You can make this easy, healthy recipe with just one pot. You'll need: sweet potatoes, chicken breast, garlic, red onion, avocado, cilantro, paprika, black pepper, sour cream, and paprika.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson22/81White Bean Salad With Lemon and Cumin
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Claire Saffitz23/81Roast Chicken with Bell Peppers, Lemon, and Thyme
Photo by Hirsheimer & Hamilton25/81Roast Salmon and Broccoli with Chile-Caper Vinaigrette
Giving the broccoli a head start in this one-pan dish lets it get nicely browned, coaxing out its natural sweetness. You'll add the salmon after the first 12 to 15 minutes.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Mariana Velasquez26/81Stuffed Sweet Potatoes With Beans and Guacamole
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson29/81Simplest Kale Salad
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Rhoda Boone31/81Baked Mustard-Crusted Salmon With Asparagus and Tarragon
Photo by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh, Prop Styling by Nathaniel James, Food Styling by Laura Rege33/81Shawarma-Spiced Tofu Pita Wraps
This is a dish that makes converts out of tofu-doubters. Tearing tofu into craggy pieces and then roasting with a heap of spices until the edges turn crisp is the key to these intensely flavorful vegetarian sandwiches.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Nathaniel James, Food Styling by Laura Rege34/81Mushroom and Kale Breakfast Skillet
Photo by Alex Lau37/81Marinated Lentils with Crunchy Vegetables
These French green lentils rely on a host of flavorful ingredients, including onion, bay leaves, cumin, coriander, scallion, and celery. You can make the lentils up to three days ahead.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou38/81Chicken-Lentil Soup With Jammy Onions
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Monica Pierini39/81Sweet Potato Bowls With Kale and Chickpeas
Hirsheimer & Hamilton46/81White Beans with Broccoli Rabe and Lemon
This Alison Roman recipes wakes up your vegetables with some bold flavor. Try it with roast chicken or pork tenderloin.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Michelle Gatton, prop styling by Alyssa Pagano47/81Broccoli Slaw With Miso-Ginger Dressing
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Anna Stockwell48/81Five-Bean Salad with Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette
Photo by Marcus Nilsson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich50/81Broccolini With Sesame Sauce and Lemon
This steamed broccolini dressed with a salty-sweet sesame sauce was inspired by gomae, a Japanese spinach dish. Add it to a grain bowl or serve alongside some crispy-skinned fish.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton51/81Grain Bowls With Chicken, Spiced Chickpeas, and Avocado
This easy, healthy recipe is a breeze to make, thanks to store-bought rotisserie chicken. Of course, a quick grain bowl is always better with crispy chickpeas and lots of herbs. (Feel free to substitute crispy white beans if you don't have chickpeas on hand.)
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson52/81Grain Bowl Soup
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich53/81Dinner Salad With Radicchio and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, prop styling by Brian Heiser, food styling by Rhoda Boone58/81All Green Salad With Citrus Vinaigrette
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone62/81Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin With Mediterranean Grain Salad
Photo by Andrew Purcell, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Carrie Purcell63/81Green Bean Niçoise Salad
This vegetarian version of the classic French salad is brimming with bright spring vegetables, including breakfast radishes, green beans, and new potatoes. Top it all off with a lemony Dijon dressing and tangy fried capers.
Photo by Gentl & Hyers64/81Blood Orange and Mixed Bean Salad With Sprouts
It sounds like an unlikely combination, but beans can roll with virtually any flavor profile, including bright, fresh citrus and chiles.
Peden & Munk71/81The Greenest Smoothie
This green smoothie is a vegan's delight. To make this easy, healthy recipe, you'll need a banana, froze pineapple chunks, parsley, almond milk, almond butter, flaxseed oil, ginger, agave syrup, and matcha.
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Frances Boswell78/81Hummus With Spiced Summer Squash and Lamb
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton79/81Grain Bowl With Spiced Squash, Mushrooms, and Curried Yogurt
No squash? No problem. This rice bowl can be made with all sorts of delicious roasted vegetables (and, for that matter, any kind of grain).
