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Quick & Easy Healthy Recipes

Find quick and easy recipe ideas for dinner, appetizers, side dishes and dessert. Healthier recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

20 Healthy Meals in 20 Minutes

Think you don't have enough time to make a healthy dinner? These easy recipes are ready in 20 minutes.

20 Healthy Meals in 20 Minutes

Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Pesto

Avocado makes the pesto sauce in this healthy zoodle recipe extra creamy. Topped with zesty shrimp this easy dinner recipe comes together in a flash.

Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Pesto

Cauliflower Chicken Fried "Rice"

Cut the carbs and amp up your veggie intake by swapping out white rice for cauliflower rice in this healthier version of chicken fried rice recipe.

Cauliflower Chicken Fried "Rice"

Five-Spice Tilapia

Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken Nuggets with Blackberry Mustard

Black Bean Quesadillas

3-Step Dinner Recipes

Want to simplify dinner so you can spend less time in the kitchen? These healthy chicken recipes, fish recipes, pasta recipes and more easy dinners can help. Our healthy dinner recipes are ready in 3 steps or less, streamlining the dinner process so you can make the most out of your free time.

Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce with Kale

Air-Fryer Broccoli & Cheese Baked Potatoes

Jalapeno Popper-Chicken Panini

Chicken & Celery Root Tikka Masala

5-Ingredient Recipes

When you're looking for simple, satisfying, quick recipes, the last thing you want is a long ingredient list and complicated cooking methods. These mouthwatering 5-ingredient recipes rely on staples you most likely have on hand, so you can get dinner on the table fast. (We didn't count oil, water, salt or pepperwe know you have those in your pantry.)

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Salmon with Toasted Israeli Couscous

Sicilian Olive Chicken

Skillet Gnocchi with Shrimp & Asparagus

Healthy Quick & Easy MyPlate-Inspired Dinners

These quick and easy dinner recipes will help you eat according to MyPlate, the new food pyramid

Stuffed Sweet Potato with Hummus Dressing

Hearty Tomato Soup with Beans & Greens

Creamy White Chili with Cream Cheese

Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes

30 Easy Pantry Dinners to Make When You're Trying to Save Money

Keep your taste buds happy while giving your wallet a break with these easy-to-make dinners that won't break the bank. Take advantage of healthy staples in your pantry to make delicious meals like fried rice, quesadillas, chili and more. These easy meals are perfect for weeknight dinners.

Chicken Cutlets with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Pesto Ravioli with Spinach & Tomatoes

Vegan Coconut Chickpea Curry

20 Cheap Healthy Dinner Ideas You Can Make in 20 Minutes

We have pulled together 20 of our favorite recipes for when you’re feeling crunched for time and money. These dinners are packed with vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins, and all take 20 minutes or less to make it on your plate. Inexpensive staples, like beans, pasta and frozen vegetables, help make them more affordable as well. These nutritious meals are so delicious that they will satisfy anyone at your table, while saving you time and money.

Lemony Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken Breasts

This ultra-quick recipe is as easy as it gets. Chicken breasts are wrapped in a slice of savory prosciutto, and cooked until crispy. While they rest, you whip up a simple lemony pan sauce that brings it all together. Serve with Brussels sprouts and toasted garlic bread to complete the meal.

Hard-Boiled Egg BLTs

Ditch the bread and use an egg to make these cute and tasty hard-boiled egg BLTs with bacon, avocado mayo and spinach. Serve these bites as an appetizer for any party--especially if you're hosting people who are following a low-carb diet.

Chicken Cutlets with Creamy Spinach & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Serve these saucy, ultra-quick chicken cutlets over your favorite pasta. This easy dinner recipe is sure to become a new weeknight favorite.

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Cheesy Chaffle Sandwiches with Avocado & Bacon

You don't have to be on a low-carb or Keto diet to jump on the "chaffle" trend--chaffles are flourless waffles made from eggs and cheese. They may be gimmicky, but they're also delicious. For our chaffle sandwiches, we've added some crumbled bacon to the batter and used the chaffles to make sandwiches, filled with avocado and tomato. Enjoy a sandwich as a low-carb breakfast that also happens to be gluten-free.

20-Minute Chicken Cutlets & Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Tomato Sauce

This low-carb chicken dinner whips up in only 20 minutes, thanks to thin-cut chicken breast and packaged zucchini noodles. If you have a spiralizer and want to make your own zucchini noodles, use two medium zucchini.

Air-Fryer Cauliflower Gnocchi with Marinara Dipping Sauce

These are the perfect football-party food, or for anytime you need an easy appetizer or side dish. Cauliflower gnocchi get a crispy, cheesy coating on the outside and a tender middle in an air fryer. Marinara is the perfect complement for dipping.

Tofu Tacos

These quick vegan tacos, filled with a spicy tofu filling, make a perfect weeknight dinner. To keep them vegan, top them with shredded cabbage, fresh pico de gallo and guacamole. For vegetarians, add crumbled queso fresco.

Eat-the-Rainbow Chopped Salad with Basil & Mozzarella

This fresh and colorful salad has all of the delicious flavors you love from the classic caprese salad, plus even more healthy veggies. Double this and top each portion with 3 ounces grilled or roasted chicken to take it from a simple side to a quick main dish.

Spinach-Feta Dip with Dill

Try this spinach dip, spiked with fresh dill and briny feta cheese, as a sandwich spread--or serve alongside crackers or crudité.

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Loaded Portobello Mushrooms

Think of these loaded portobello mushrooms as a low-carb version of a stuffed potato--Cheddar cheese, sour cream, scallions and bacon melted into portobello mushroom caps for a delicious and satisfying dinner. Serve them with a green salad to round out the meal.

Mexican Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

We've taken some key burrito ingredients--black beans, corn and spicy pepper Jack cheese--and piled them into roasted portobello mushroom caps for a delicious and satisfying vegetarian dinner. Serve these with pico de gallo or any of your favorite burrito toppings!

Chopped Salad with Shrimp, Apples & Pecans

Sweet and crunchy apples and celery combine with savory shrimp and nutty pecans in this easy, colorful dinner salad.

Mediterranean Broccoli Pasta Salad

We've loaded this healthy pasta salad with vegetables and flavors of the Mediterranean. Sun-dried tomatoes and a touch of lemon zest jazz up the dressing, while tender-crisp broccoli florets cook alongside the pasta, making assembly (and cleanup!) a breeze.

Honey Walnut Shrimp

We gave a healthy spin to this popular takeout favorite. Walnuts are given a brown sugar coating that pairs nicely with sweet and savory shrimp. Serve the shrimp with rice and steamed veggies to make it a full, healthy meal. This ultra-quick dinner recipe is sure to become a new weeknight favorite.

Broccoli & Grape Salad

An unlikely pairing of grapes and broccoli creates an out-of-the-ordinary quick side dish. The sweet snappy bite of the grapes complements the crispy raw broccoli and onion, while the creamy dressing and toasted almonds pull it all together. Enjoy it for lunch or double the recipe for an easy potluck recipe everyone will love.

Avocado Egg Salad

This quick recipe takes classic egg salad to the next level with the addition of creamy avocado. Serve it on a piece of toasted whole-grain bread or inside a tender lettuce leaf. Avocados brown quickly, so plan on making it no more than two hours before you plan to serve it.

Asparagus Casserole

In this baked asparagus side dish recipe, we smother tender-crisp asparagus spears with a creamy cheese sauce and top the casserole with crispy panko breadcrumbs. Blanching the asparagus first in boiling water helps preserve its vibrant green color. Medium-thick asparagus spears work best for this recipe. If your asparagus spears are very thick, they may need a longer time in the oven.

Zucchini Noodle Primavera

This primavera recipe cuts carbs by swapping out the pasta for zucchini "noodles." This quick vegetarian dinner is chock-full of colorful vegetables smothered in a light, creamy sauce. We like using prepackaged spiralized zucchini noodles to keep this recipe ultra-fast, but if you have a spiralizer and zucchini on hand, you can easily make your own.

Sautéed Cabbage

This easy side dish takes only 20 minutes from start to finish. You can enjoy sautéed cabbage simply cooked with butter and onion or jazz it up with one of the variations (see below). Enjoy all the versions of this quick side dish with roasted pork or chicken.

Garlic-Parmesan Asparagus

In this garlic-Parmesan-crusted asparagus recipe, we combine Parmesan cheese, whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs and walnuts for a crispy topping that's baked over asparagus. Roasting the asparagus spears in a hot oven keeps them tender-crisp in this quick side dish!