40 Healthy Dinner Recipes to start off the New Year (2024)

It is January now, and all the wonderful recipes and meals of the holidays are in the past. Time for us all to eat a bit healthier, so I bring to you this wonderful collection of 40 Healthy Dinner Recipes.

This is a great array of dinner-time meals that everyone will be wanting to dive into.

Having a healthy meal doesn’t mean that it has to be bland and boring. On the contrary a healthy meal can be bursting with flavor.

We have a lot to choose from here and have them broken down into vegetarian, seafood and poultry/beef.

A great selection of wonderful recipes that will fill your menu for January/February and beyond.

A lot of these recipes are good wholesome comfort food made healthy and are perfect for those busy nights now that everyone is back to work and school.

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Here is a selection of the best vegetarian recipes around. Easy weeknight meals that you can have made in no time. Simple recipes that have been tweeked over to the healthy side with lots of crunchy fresh veggies or veggies that have been slowly cooked, roasted or stir fried.

These are recipes that not only you will love but your whole family can indulge in. Personally we eat vegetarian meals once or twice a week at the minimum and all of us love them.

If you like a salad or soup can be used as a side dish also. I do love a main salad or a big bowl of soup though. That is a complete meal for me.

The satisfying part of these recipes is the added textures from veggies, nuts, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, pine nuts and more.

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CRUNCHY CHICKPEA PEANUT THAI SALAD

by Noshing With The Nolands

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INSTANT POT STUFFED SQUASH

by Recipes from a Pantry

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BAKED SPINACH MUSHROOM QUESADILLAS

by Dizzy Busy and Hungry

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EASY CURRY PASTA AND VEGETABLES

by Dizzy Busy and Hungry

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ZUCCHINI NOODLE PAD THAI SALAD WITH SESAME-CASHEW DRESSING

by Spoonful of Flavor

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HARVEST BUDDHA BOWL WITH LEMON TAHINI DRESSING

by Spoonful of Flavor

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EASY GINGER COCONUT DETOX LENTIL SOUP RECIPE {VEGAN}

by Masala Herb

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SKINNY MUSHROOM AND BARLEY RISOTTO

by Erren’s Kitchen

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CHUNKY VEGETABLE SOUP WITH SMOKED PAPRIKA

by Saving Room for Dessert

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INSTANT POT WEIGHT LOSS SOUP

by Sweet & Savory Meals

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SKINNY ALFREDO SAUCE

by High Heels and Grills

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SHEET PAN MAPLE BALSAMIC TEMPEH AND VEGETABLES

by Delish Knowledge

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VEGAN PEANUT TOFU LETTUCE WRAPS

by Delish Knowledge

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MEDITERRANEAN BEAN SOUP RECIPE WITH TOMATO PESTO

by The Mediterranean Dish

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VEGETARIAN THAI PEANUT ZUCCHINI NOODLES

by Flavor The Moments

Seafood is another way to get some healthy fats and proteins into your diet. A quick and delicious meal can be made with fish and seafood.

Shrimp can be high in cholesterol but it is low in total fat and almost no saturated fat at all. Prep time for most of these dinners is fast too, so try some of them this week!

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SHRIMP SALAD WITH PINEAPPLE CRANBERRY LEMONADE

by Noshing with the Nolands

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SPICY TUNA SUSHI BOWLS

by NeighborFood

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SHRIMP FOIL PACKS WITH ZUCCHINI {KETO, LOW CARB, PALEO, GLUTEN-FREE}

by Recipes From a Pantry

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SALMON NOODLE BOWLS

by The Blond Cook

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SHRIMP CAULIFLOWER FRIED RICE RECIPE

by Cookin’ Canuck

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MEDITERRANEAN SALMON FOIL PACKS

by Sweet & Savory Meals

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DIJON BAKED SALMON

by Downshiftology

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ONE POT CAJUN SHRIMP AND QUINOA (GLUTEN FREE)

by Will Cook for Smiles

I love great easy fast healthy dinner recipes. Using turkey and chicken can be a healthy meal for sure but even the right serving of beef can be added in too.

I love taking one steak, cooking it to perfection, slicing it and sharing it with the family with lots of veggies like in our Mediterranean Steak Salad.

Some of these recipes are very low carb too if that is what you are looking for. They are all easy dinner recipes though for any night of the week.

Doing a little meal prep ahead of time can help you make easy dinners. Just setting aside 15 minutes to chop and prep some veggies or meat can help you in the final preparation.

This might be in the morning or night before or right when you get home. Then pulling a healthy dinner together can be a flash. Try some of these recipes, our Healthy Mini Pepper Low Carb Nachos are great for game day too!!

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MEDITERRANEAN STEAK SALAD

by Noshing with the Nolands

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GLUTEN FREE BEEF STIR FRY

by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

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HEALTHY MINI PEPPER LOW CARB NACHOS

by Noshing with the Nolands

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THAI TURKEY BROWN RICE LETTUCE WRAPS

by A Cedar Spoon

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PINEAPPLE TERIYAKI TURKEY MEATBALLS

by Cupcakes and Kale Chips

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HEALTHY SLOW COOKER BUTTER CHICKEN

by Noshing with the Nolands

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CHILI LIME CHICKEN

by Courtney’s Sweets

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BAKED CHICKEN FAJITAS RECIPE

by Courtney’s Sweets

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FIRECRACKER PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

by Food Faith Fitness

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WHOLE30 DRUNKEN NOODLES

by The Movement Menu

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20-MINUTE CHICKEN AND RICE SKILLET DINNER RECIPE

by Home Cooking Memories

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ONE SKILLET ITALIAN CHICKEN

by The Blond Cook

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SHEET PAN HONEY BALSAMIC CHICKEN TENDERS AND VEGETABLES

by A Cedar Spoon

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INSTANT POT CHICKEN STEW WITH FARRO {+ STOVE TOP DIRECTIONS}

by Cookin Canuck

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EASY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR FRY

by Renee’s Kitchen Adventures

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CHICKEN WITH CRACKED OLIVES AND HERBS

by The View from Great Island

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EASY SKILLET LEMON CHICKEN RECIPE

by The Mediterranean Dish

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