Cooking is one of my favorite things to do, and I love sharing what I cook with y’all! Most nights I’ll share what I’m cooking for dinner on my Instagram story (asim). To me, it’s just so relaxing to pour a glass of wine, chop up all the vegetables and experiment with different ingredients to create a unique dish. Today I’m sharing our five go-to healthy dinner recipes with y’all!
When we’re cooking during the week, I always want something quick and easy. About 30 minutes is the max time I want to spend preparing something????. All of these meals are healthy, easy to put together, and the ingredients are flexible. You can always switch up the protein, vegetables, and spices to create a completely different spin on the meal. We always have healthy staples on hand in our pantry, fridge and freezer, so these dishes are a regular rotation in our kitchen.
Rarely do I use recipes, but I tried to pull similar ones and link them below for each dish!
1.Salmon and Veggie Bake – 1 foil lined pan. Protein + veggies + olive oil + seasoning. It can’t get any easier than that, right? We switch it up weekly, so we may do salmon or chicken, and the veggies always change depending on what we have. It goes in the oven for about 20-30 minutes (depending on the protein), and then it’s done! Easy cleanup, too. Sometimes I’ll make quinoa or brown rice to go with it.
2. Turkey Bolognese with Spaghetti Squash – Sometimes we use ground beef, but more often than not we’ll do some kind of meat sauce with ground turkey served over spaghetti squash (regular pasta for husband) I always add extra vegetables to the sauce to add some volume as well as vitamins and nutrients. Spinach, mushrooms, and onion are my go-to’s. If you’ve never cooked a spaghetti squash before, I use this tutorial.
3. Salsa Chicken – This is by FAR our “we have nothing else to cook” meal, and it’s SO good. I always have chicken breasts in the freezer, so I’ll put them in the fridge the night before to defrost. The next evening I’ll put them in a foil lined dish, top with salsa and taco seasoning, and bake. It’s really that easy. Andrew will add shredded cheese to his right at the end, and we’ll serve it with brown rice and black beans. We probably have this every other week.
4. Shrimp Stir Fry – We try to always have fish or shrimp in the freezer so we’re not having chicken all.the.time. When we have shrimp on hand, a stir fry is our go-to. I love vegetables so much that this really ends up being a vegetable stir fry with a few shrimp mixed in. I saute the veggies, then add the shrimp towards the end since they cook so quickly. We usually serve it with quinoa or brown rice. I try to keep my dish relatively clean by topping it with some sriracha and low sodium soy sauce. Andrew loves to add hoisin sauce. If you’ve never tried it, think of like a sticky, dark Asian sauce. It’s SO good. It’s crazy good on wings, too.
5. Skinny Chicken Parmesan – We always seem to have the ingredients for this on hand, with the exception of the fresh mozzarella (which makes it so much better). I’ll make the breading in the food processor out of pecans, spices, and a little bit of whole wheat breadcrumbs, and it’s TO DIE FOR. The pecans get this wonderful toasted flavor in the oven. Don’t look at me like I’m crazy- I know you’re doing it. I’ve started to bake the chicken on a cooling rack that’s seated in a foil lined dish, so that the bottom doesn’t become soggy. I’ll top it with marinara sauce (leftover from turkey bolognese- see how that works?) and with parmesan cheese or whatever cheese we have on hand. Served with veggies, of course.
I hope this gives you some ideas for healthy dinners that are easy to put together! Let me know if y’all want to see more menu related posts on the blog!
Thanks for reading,
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