Eating well shouldn’t feel hard, and it definitely shouldn’t mean not being excited about dinner. These healthy dinner recipes are proof that food can be both nourishing and genuinely delicious! Think bold sauces, cozy bowls, bright flavors, and meals that leave you feeling good and happy. The kind of dinners you actually look forward to making, not ones you force yourself through because you “should.”
This list is full of go-to recipes that prioritize flavor first, while still being balanced and feel-good. Whether you’re cooking for a busy weeknight, feeding a family, or just trying to get out of a dinner rut, these are healthy recipes that you’ll be excited to cook, happy to eat, and ready to make again and again.
Want more dinner ideas? Here are the quickest and easiest around!
Healthy Dinner Recipes
Roasted Sweet Potato Stacks with Chipotle Sauce
Roasted sweet potatoes topped with creamy chipotle sauce, spicy ground chicken, avocado, cilantro, and pickled onion. My family loves them!
Carrot Soup with Spiced Ground Beef and Pine Nuts
Silky carrot soup topped with spiced ground beef and toasty pine nuts! Bright, savory, warming, all the best things!
Crispy Buffalo Tofu with Caesar Salad
This Buffalo Tofu is SO EASY! A two-ingredient sauce tossed with air-fried crispy tofu, laid on top of a kale caesar salad.
Roasted Veggie Grain Bowl with Balsamic Dressing
The BEST Grain Bowl! Roasted root vegetables, earthy grains, dried fruit, dark leafy greens, buttery goat cheese, and lusciously creamy balsamic dressing.
Crockpot Chicken Bowls with Yellow Rice and Cilantro Pesto
Saucy shredded chicken, yellow rice, pickled onions, greens, and cilantro pesto on top. It’s a flavor and color delight!
Sheet Pan Chicken Pitas with Tzatziki
Part bowl, part salad, part sandwich folded up into any kind of bread you like, and I’m here for it in every form.
Lemon Rosemary Chicken Soup
Lemon Rosemary Chicken Soup with loads of veggies like carrots and kale, beans, chicken, and a lemon rosemary broth. So cozy.
Couscous Salad with Lime Basil Vinaigrette
A bright, zippy, unexpectedly delicious couscous salad that’s packed with sweet potatoes, black beans, spinach, feta, and more – all tossed with a life-changing lime basil vinaigrette!
Ridiculously Good Air Fryer Salmon
My go-to salmon recipe that’s perfect every time! Crisped and golden on the outside, buttery and juicy on the inside, and made in 15 minutes start to finish.
Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Lime Drench
These lettuce wraps are a SUMMER DREAM. Mountains of crumbled-crisp ground chicken, fluffy quinoa, and/or rice for added satisfaction, and garlicky gingery sautéed veggies in crisp butter lettuce leaves.
The Best Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup
Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup – a clean and simple soup made with onions, garlic, carrots, olive oil, squash, and LENTILS! Super healthy and easy to make.
Sheet Pan Meatballs with Tomato Salad and Green Sauce
Juicy little sheet pan meatballs that are salty, zesty, briney, and so so delicious. Pile them on tzatziki, spoon some punchy green sauce over top, and serve with a simple salad and crusty bread.
Banza Chicken Bowls with Calabrian Chili Sauce
This bowl has it all! The crunch of the tomato cucumber salad, the thin slips of bitey red onion, the golden crisped air fryer chicken cut into tender little strips, a big pile of perfectly chewy Banza, and a dollop of tangy calabrian chile sauce on top.
Roasted Peanut Kale Crunch Salad
OOOH BABY, this salad is so good! Crunchy kale and cabbage, fresh herbs and fresno peppers, chopped peanuts, and a perfect roasted peanut vinaigrette that tucks into all the salad nooks and crannies.
Salmon with Basil Sauce and Tomato Salad
We’re making a summery salmon with a beautiful, big-flavored basil sauce that is so good, you’re going to want to just drink it. Perfectly-spiced, fresh, and a dinner for everyone!
Avocado Mojo Bowls with Sweet Potato and Chicken
We are living our best bowl life this week. Seasoned sweet potato wedges and chicken meatballs or rotisserie chicken all piled onto a plate with a little puddle of punchy green avocado mojo sauce. Yes, wow, repeat.
Sheet Pan Jambalaya
Sheet Pan Jambalaya: maximum flavor, minimal dishes. Sausage, peppers, onions, shrimp, and cauliflower rice all roasted up on a sheet pan. Big flavor, easy dinner!
Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls
These Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls are LIFE-CHANGING. A bed of garlicky creamy hummus, piled high with spiced roasted cauliflower, and a speckling of fresh lemony tomatoes and herbs.
Lemongrass Vermicelli Salad
Lemongrass Vermicelli Salad – a summer showstopper! A twirl of vermicelli noodles, pan-fried tofu, fresh herbs and veggies, and a lime-and-lemongrass-based sauce that just slips all over the plate.
Chopped Thai-Inspired Chicken Salad
This simple chopped Thai chicken salad has BIG flavors – peanut, lime, soy, chili, cilantro. Topped with a homemade peanut dressing! Healthy and fresh.
Chipotle Tahini Bowls
Healthy and versatile bowls that come together under a generous drizzle of addictingly creamy vegan chipotle tahini sauce.
Chicken Teriyaki Burgers with Sesame Slaw
These Chicken Teriyaki Burgers are amazingly simple while also being ridiculously delicious. Caramelized burgers that are fried up in minutes, a pile of sesame slaw on top, and a perfectly toasted bun. YUM.
The Oliver’s Salad
We’re bringing you the most beautiful salad inspired by the restaurant Oliver’s in Minnesota. Tender salmon, savory peppers and garlic confit, buttery chunks of avocado, fire-roasted corn, bacon bits, and a river of homemade smoky ranch dressing.
Healing Chicken and Rice Soup
Healing Chicken and Rice Soup that is limey, salty, and so fresh! Garlic-ginger-infused broth, shredded chicken thighs, tender jasmine rice, fresh herbs, and peanuts. YUM.
Cilantro Lime Chicken and Lentil Rice Bowls
15 Minute Meal Prep Cilantro Lime Chicken and Lentils! The BEST easy protein powerhouse meal prep. Just 15 mins of prep and totally hands-off cooking!
Roasted Vegetable Bowls with Green Tahini
Roasted Vegetable Bowls! Crispy tender roasted veggies, buttery avocado, all together in a bowl with a drizzle of green tahini sauce.
Smoky Red Lentil Soup with Spinach
This Smoky Lentil Soup is ultra creamy and totally vegan! Packed to the brim with veggies, red lentils, coconut milk, and lots of spices, it’s a total win for the coziest months of the year!
Spicy Peanut Soba Noodle Salad
This Spicy Peanut Soba Noodle Salad features red peppers, cabbage, chicken, soba noodles, and a quick homemade spicy peanut sauce. Salads don’t get much yummier than this.
Steph’s Chickpea Curry with Spinach and Rice
Amazingly creamy, saucy chickpea curry served over rice with a dollop of chili crisp and a side of cucumber salad. Ready in 20 minutes!
Spicy Peanut Soup with Sweet Potato + Kale
Okay, YUMMMM. Spicy Peanut Soup with Sweet Potatoes + Kale! Comforting and SUPER nutritious. Naturally vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, ALL THE GOOD THINGS.
Yummy Salmon Burgers with Slaw
These salmon burgers are THE YUMMIEST! and made with just five ingredients. The best for a quick + easy high protein lunch or dinner.
Avocado Kale Caesar Salad + Sweet Potato Fries
Avocado Kale Caesar Salad is a life-changer! Kale, avocado, and crunchy seeds drenched in a quick creamy avocado caesar dressing that can easily be made vegan, too. Toss some crispy sweet potato fries in are you are SET FOR LIFE.
Mediterranean Quinoa Bowls with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Mediterranean Quinoa Bowls with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce! A mix of quinoa, cucumbers or kale or spinach, feta cheese, kalamata olives, and pepperoncini!
Golden Soup
Cozy, bright, and healing with power-foods like turmeric, cauliflower, and cashews. Topped with crispy chickpeas. Super creamy and SO GOOD.
Tofu and Brown Rice Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
These lettuce wraps are ridiculously good! Crunchy, fresh, and packed with tofu, brown rice, crispy onions, plus a drizzle of peanut sauce and spicy mayo. Delicious!
Crunchy Roll Bowls
A block of tofu, nicely browned in teriyaki sauce, served on a bed of sticky rice with edamame, cucumber, avocado, jalapeño, and a handful of crushed-up crunchy onions, buried under a thick drizzle of extra teriyaki and spicy mayo.
Healthy Dinner Sides
One of my favorite go-to healthy dinner formulas is air fryer chicken or salmon served along a few sides. It’s simple, easy, light, and feels like a win all around. Here are my go-to sides to pair with dinner!
- Simple Green Salad
- House Favorite Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Air Fryer Broccoli
- Amazing Green Rice
- Avocado Caesar Green Beans
- 5 Ingredient Marinated Tomatoes
Tools To Make Healthy Cooking Easy
- My Favorite Skillet: These healthy nonstick ceramic skillets are PFAS-free, made in the USA, and super versatile! Love them so much.
- Air Fryer: My original dinnertime lifesaver is the Air Fryer Chicken, and there are several recipes above that use the air fryer as well! It cooks food quickly, makes it super crispy, and is easy to clean.
- Instant Pot: I love to use an Instant Pot for healthy soups, but is also my go-to appliance for making perfect rice!
- My Favorite Sheet Pans: Simple, affordable, and perfect for loading up proteins and veggies to roast!