This California Steak Salad is a perfect, quick and easy addition to your weekly meal plan. It doesn’t take a lot of prep time or cook time – making it a good week night meal when you’re pressed for time. The simple homemade chimichurri dressing is packed with flavor yet only takes minutes to whip …
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Winter Kale Salad
Winter brings less daylight hours, less sunshine and colder weather. What better way to brighten your day (and diet!) than with a fabulous winter salad packed full of nutrients? With sunny squash and bright pomegranate seeds tossed on top, this salad is sure to bring some color and flavor to a drab winter day! …
One-Pot Chicken Thighs with Cilantro-Lime Black Bean Rice
Hip Hip Hooray for One-Pan meals! This Chicken with Cilantro-Lime Black Bean Rice is a flavorful, delicious and healthy dinner! It’s easy to make and everything is done in one pot, on the stove-top, no need to turn on the oven! Just let the rice cook in the juices from the chicken thighs and in …
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One pan Roasted Pork with Sweet Potatoes, Pear, Apple and Garlic
The ingredients of this dish balance each other out wonderfully, but there is always room for making it your own. The sweet potato can be replaced with any other potato, carrots or parsnip. Add some broccoli for a splash of green, or cauliflower if you like it better. Toss it in a pan and you …
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Sweet Potato Noodles with Peanut Sauce
These sweet potato noodles make a fast, easy, and delicious dinner. How cool is it that you can make noodles with vegetables? Topped with a creamy and rich peanut sauce, this recipe makes the perfect noodle bowl to keep you full while not making you sleepy for the rest of the day. Go crunchy with fresh green onions …
Turkey Taco Quinoa Skillet
Healthy eating can be delicious, colorful, full of flavor and easy to make. This Turkey Taco Quinoa Skillet is a perfect example of a flavorful, healthy, one pan meal that everyone in the family is sure to enjoy! It can be served as is, in tortillas for tacos or on top of your favorite greens …
Overnight Oats
Talk about an easy breakfast! If you aren’t familiar with overnight oats here is a quick overview as to what they are. Instead of cooking your oats with liquid on the stove or in the microwave, you mix rolled (AKA: old-fashioned) oats with the liquid and other mix-ins, and let it rest in the fridge overnight. In the …
Chicken Soup
Fall is finally upon us! The air is crisp and the leaves are changing color…that means time for warmer recipes! This recipe is not only simple but most likely you already have these ingredients in your kitchen. It’s a one pot meal ready in just 40 minutes. Ingredients: 30 Ounces of Chicken Broth 2 …
Roasted Bone-In Chicken with Veggies
Looking for an easy healthy dinner?! This meal can be thrown together in just minutes. Choose either assorted veggies or pick the ones your like, you can’t go wrong with either! If your not a huge Quinoa fan then opt for wild rice. Ingredients: 2 lbs bone-in, skinless chicken breasts 1 tsp. garlic powder …
Our Favorite Sweet Potato Recipes
Here are our 5 favorite recipes that have to do with sweet potatoes! Not only do they taste like dessert, but they provide some surprising health benefits. Sweet potatoes contain antioxidant nutrients, anti-inflammatory nutrients and have shown several other benefits. We have picked 5 different recipes to help give you an idea of how sweet potatoes …
Chicken Stir Fry
This stir fry recipe is infinitely adaptable (just like all stir fry recipes)! I love this combo of veggies, but if you don’t like a certain one, leave it out. Shrimp instead of chicken? Yes! You can also make it meatless, make this your own! Ingredients: For the Marinade ¼ cup soy sauce …
Veggie Breakfast Sandwiches
Egg and cheese sandwiches are a delicious staple breakfast item. Luckily, they also freeze quite well, so on busy mornings just pop one in the microwave and you’re good to go! Try adding your favorite vegetables into the breakfast sandwiches and create it to your liking. Just like that you have 6 breakfast meals planned out! …
Greek Chicken Gyros
The great thing about this recipe is that it’s versatile in so many ways! You could go the more traditional route and serve it up with pitas and lots of lettuce, onions and tomatoes. Although, if you are looking to make it a little bit healthier you could simply omit the pita altogether and just …
Tuna Stuffed Avocado
These avocados are stuffed with a flavorful southwest mixture of tuna, bell pepper, jalapeno, and cilantro. No mayo necessary here! You mix in a bit of the avocado itself to add that creamy factor you need. This is an easy, tasty lunch, snack, or even dinner. Ingredients: 4 avocados, halved and pitted 3 (4.5 oz) cans …
Avocado Toast with Egg and Arugula
Breakfast anyone?! Yes, please! Starting your day off with a healthy balanced breakfast can be hard. One bite of this and you just might change your mind. The result is an open-faced egg sandwich that’s packed full of protein, healthy fat, and leafy greens. Now this is how we do avocado toast! Ingredients 1 …
Grilled Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Wraps
The combination of these wraps are perfect: juicy seasoned and grilled chicken topped with tart pineapple, and tangy teriyaki sauce all wrapped in soft pita bread. A perfect quick and tasty summertime dish! Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon chili powder salt and …
Basil Pesto Pasta with Roasted Vegetables
This is a simple kid friendly healthy summer pasta that’s done in 30 minutes! Its a great weeknight meal that everyone will love. The flavor from the basil and lemon lights up this dish and all the colorful roasted veggies leaves you feeling full and satisfied in the best way possible! Ingredients 1 lb. of whole …
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Twice Baked Chicken Fajita Sweet Potatoes
Healthy and filling comfort food in the form of sweet potatoes stuffed with a chicken fajita filling. Merging two favorites into one delicious bite, these Chicken Fajita Sweet Potatoes are a deliciously creamy way to change a meal from boring to fiesta! And there simple to make! Ingredients: 3 whole medium-sized sweet potatoes, washed and scrubbed Olive …
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Chicken and Avocado Caesar Salad
This salad an all time favorite! The addition of hard boiled eggs and avocado make it creamy and delicious. And if your feeling adventurous you can even make homemade croutons! Ingredients: ½ ciabatta loaf or any bread can be used (for making homemade croutons) 2 whole Chicken Breast fillets (1lbs), skinless and boneless, …
Tomato Avocado Salad
Now that summer is quickly approaching us here is a delicious salad to pair with your summer grilling. Pick up some fresh veggies at your local market and enjoy the summer season! Ingredients: 1lb Roma Tomatoes 1 cucumber 1/2 red onion, diced 2 avocados, diced 2 Tbsp olive oil Juice of 1 medium …
