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Quick and Healthy Dinner Recipes and Menus

Quick and healthy dinner recipes and menus

Make healthy, delicious dinners in minutes with these quick and ultra-quick recipe ideas

Getting a healthy dinner on the table fast doesn’t have to be a struggle. It just takes a little planning and organization. Start by taking some time during the week to plan the following week’s menu and make a shopping list. When you’re at the grocery store, be flexible—if you planned on steaming green beans Tuesday but they look horrible, buy that beautiful head of cauliflower instead. And be sure to try new recipes to tantalize your taste buds! These dishes can all be made from start to finish in 15 to 30 minutes, so get cooking!

30 Minute Dinner Recipes | 20 Minute Dinner Recipes | Menus | Cooking Tips

Quick and Healthy Dinners in 30 Minutes or Less

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Quick and Healthy Dinners in 20 Minutes or Less

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Quick and Healthy Menus

Quick Southern Supper
BBQ Baked Beans & Sausage
Cheese Grits
Grilled Peach Sundaes

Quick Mexican Night
Tomatillo Gazpacho
Quesadillas
Broiled Pineapple

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Cooking Tips

Chicken tenders are the virtually fat-free strips of rib meat typically found attached to the underside of chicken breasts. They can also be purchased separately. Four 1-ounce tenders will yield a 3-ounce cooked portion. Tenders are perfect for quick stir-fries, chicken satay or kid-friendly breaded “chicken fingers.”

To defrost frozen shrimp quickly: Individually quick-frozen shrimp, sold in resealable bags, are convenient to keep in your freezer. Thaw in a covered bowl in the refrigerator. If you’re in a hurry, place shrimp in a colander under cold running water until thawed.

Quick-cooking barley is rolled thinner than traditional pearl barley, so the cooking time is about 20 to 30 minutes shorter. It can be found in supermarkets and natural-foods stores.

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I wanna pasta recipe.

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Sue, Kitchener, ON
I would very much like to know more about healthy dessert recipes. (Preferably chocolate!) Thank you all for your help and input!

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I want to find more spinach recipes.

Siwi, Pekanbaru, In
I would like to find a way to "sneak" healthy veggies into our meals. Our kids eat all veggies, but my husband won't touch it... HELP!!!!

Alicia, Forest Grove, Or
Would like to see a vegetarian section!!

Christine, Austin, TX
I just joined a cooking club with some other ladies. We are each bring a recipe from Australia. I am supposed to bring a salad. Does anyone have some good authentic Australian salad recipes?

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I need to feed a family of 4 healthy food, but on a budget! Please help!

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Chelsea, Cle Elum, WA
Feeding a family and on a budget: buy all fruit in season. That will be the least expensive. Purchase full grain cereal-pasta-etc: get vegetables in season.grow at home as many veg. As you can. This will be a big help.

Chrystal Diaz, Port Saint Lucie, FL
Make a shopping list and really stick to it. Don't buy anything not on the list feed family of 4 healthy food. Add this to my prior comment.

Chrystal Diaz, Port St. Lucie, FL
I would like to see some gluten-free recipes.

Barbara, Carbondale, CO
1. Can non-white pastas go with any ingredients you put in white pasta recipes? 2. Need recipes w/o fresh tomatoes. Tks.

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Give me more of Vegetarian Receipes for cooking healthy and slim body maintainance

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Hi, from NJ living in Costa Rica.. I want to know what recipes I can do with any of these combinations.. now please be aware I do not buy much due to a budget since im building a house i just want to get out of that debt. and my wife has been asking me to cook and I really do not know how.. and since im in a budget I really dont want to start spending more then the budget not to braek the habit, now the meats I have are Chick breasts, Steak, Meat for shreading, Ground Beef, Tilapia Fish, and thats about it on that.. then I Have celery, regular peppers not the hot ones, Tomatoes, Tomatoe Sauce, Soy sauce, pepper,salt.. cucumbers... spaghetti.. Now since I have never cooked in my life, i would really want to begin.. I can spend more once my house is built I promise lol.. but with the stuff i have, what can I do?

Robert Clark, San Jose, CR
I like your website, but I and all my friends are Vegan. Can you add more vegan recipes and vegan nutrition information?

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I am a college student and sick of eating out!! I need cheap easy and quick recipes...the recipes here seem quick and easy but not too cheap..it would be nice to have meals that use the same ingredients but in different dishes..any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Starving in WI, Green Bay, WI
Anyone have a recipe for good chicken quesadillas?

Tiffani Cherii, Miami, FL
Hello everyone. I was wondering if here were any good desserts with veggies? My kids dont like them and i want to give them a tastefull experience to try to get them to like them. Thanks! love the website and comments!

Shanonda, Salt Lake City, UT
This is for Tiffani in Miami who asked for a good chicken quesadilla recipe. I think this receipe is a good one: You'll need: boneless, skinless chicken breasts, red onions, shredded Monterey Jack cheese and flour tortillas. Saute the onions until almost caramelized and set aside. Cut the chicken into 1/4" to 1/2" strips and season with salt, pepper and cilantro to taste. Saute the chicken in olive oil until 95% cooked through. Set the chicken aside. Lay a tortilla on the counter, put a layer of shredded Monterey Jack cheese over the entire tortilla. On half of the tortilla, place a few pieces of chicken and some red onions. (Don't overlap the chicken pieces.) Fold the half of the tortilla with just cheese over the half that also has chicken and onions and press lightly to 'hold the fold'. Warm some olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet (use enough oil just to cover the bottom of the pan). Gently place the folded tortilla into the pan. Brown on one side, then carefully flip with a spatula and brown the other side. They brown quickly, so keep an eye on them. Once browned, remove to a paper towel and blot any excess oil. Cut in half (will make two wedges) and enjoy! (A grill pan works great for this recipe, too!)

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I'm so glad I found this web site it sure is going to come in handy, now that everyone is off to school and such. I can prepare my meals quickly and no one to bother me...LOL

Daisy Garcia, Woodburn, OR
I want pure veg (even egg less) recepies made from whole wheat, cottage cheese, with limited oil, less sugar i.e healthy diet

Sushma Mehta, Vadodara, Gu
I would like more gluten free recipes made with the basic staples that we usually keep in our kitchen stock. This is A DIET necessary for our celiac disease.

Brenda, Tifton, GA
Here's one way my dad (a GREAT chef) used to sneak veggies into my sister when she was little (it's become a favorite recipe): Make a standard egg salad, but then finely chop (1/4" dice or smaller) a LOT of celery, 2 cups or so, and add that to the egg salad. We like it so much that we use it as a dip with crackers.

NJW, Plano, TX
I'm looking for easy but healthy baked chicken recipes anyone have any?

Crystal, LaGrange, KY
If this truly is a magazine/website about healthy eating, there really should be a much larger proportion of vegetarian recipes.

Gayatri Rajan, Canyon, CA
Need help we are stumped for things to eat no salt no sugar, need protien too... Not alot of salt.. Need to find easy things and maybe a dessert too/ thanks

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I love to cook and I wat to start cooking dinner for my family every night.Can I realy find something fast and healthy on this website?

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