Healthy Cooking Recipes

These days healthy cooking is on everyone's mind, and our recipes help you do it. From main dishes and sides to healthy snacks and smoothies, you'll be cooking up good nutrition that tastes great, too.

 
 
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Polynesian Stir-Fry

From Better Homes and Gardens

This tangy, sweet dish featuring a colorful mix of pineapple and vegetables can be made with your choice of pork, lamb, or beef.

Polynesian Stir-Fry

Chicken and Rice

From Ladies' Home Journal

Tomatoes, white wine, and capers form a savory sauce for the chicken and rice in this easy recipe. Cilantro adds even more fresh flavor.

Chicken and Rice

Cajun Chicken Burgers

From Better Homes and Gardens

Use a portion of the chickpeas from a 15-ounce can for these chicken burgers; then use the remaining chickpeas to make a hearty chickpea side salad.

Cajun Chicken Burgers

Carrot Cake

From Betty Crocker

Turn Betty Crocker® Gluten Free yellow cake mix into a delicious homemade carrot cake.

Carrot Cake

Oatmeal Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

The recipes for oatmeal cookies probably equal the number of cookie bakers. Our recipe gives you options aplenty so you can make your favorite version.

Oatmeal Cookies

The Perfect Fried Chicken

From Ladies' Home Journal

These chicken pieces marinated in buttermilk and hot pepper sauce, then coated in seasoned flour and fried, creates the crispiest and juiciest fried chicken dinner ever. Your family will love this meal!

The Perfect Fried Chicken

Beef and Noodles

From Better Homes and Gardens

This easy, low-fat beef dish has onion, garlic, and herbs to boost the flavor.

Beef and Noodles

Creamy Coleslaw

From Better Homes and Gardens

This old-fashioned coleslaw recipe of mixed cabbages and carrots has traditional sweet-and-tart celery seed dressing and mixes together easily.

Creamy Coleslaw

The New Layered Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

This updated version of the potluck favorite features turkey ham, fresh fennel, and garbanzo beans.

The New Layered Salad

Broccoli and Cheese Soup

From Vegetarian Times

Secret Ingredient: nutritional yeast. This health food store staple has a nutty, fermented flavor that works as a cheese booster in recipes, or can be used to replace cheese altogether in vegan dishes. Try adding 1 to 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast to cream sauces and cheese fillings.

Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Jalapeno Corn Chowder

From Better Homes and Gardens

Featuring popular Southwestern ingredients, this spectacular and rich chowder recipe includes corn, jalapeno peppers, and red sweet peppers.

Jalapeno Corn Chowder

Caesar Salad

From Ladies' Home Journal

Our lightened-up version of this classic romaine salad lets you enjoy a favorite without all the calories and fat of the original.

Caesar Salad

Spinach, Feta, and Tomato Quiche

From Vegetarian Times

The filling here can be replaced with your favorite veggies and cheese, and you can increase the amount of quiche batter for larger pies using this simple equation: count i/2 cup milk for every egg used. The recipe will also work in a prepared piecrust.

Spinach, Feta, and Tomato Quiche

Hamburger Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

Beef, green beans, and potatoes come together in a savory pie that is sure to satisfy the whole family.

Hamburger Pie

Farmer's Casserole

From Better Homes and Gardens

This hearty meat, potato, egg, and cheese dish is a delicious choice for breakfast or dinner. Just alter your side dishes accordingly.

Farmer's Casserole

Green Beans Amandine

From Better Homes and Gardens

Green beans drizzled with lemon juice and topped with almonds are a quick-to-fix side dish.

Green Beans Amandine

Oven-Fried Vegetables

From Better Homes and Gardens

So much easier to prepare than deep-fried vegetables, these baked treats can serve as a low-calorie appetizer or a side dish.

Oven-Fried Vegetables

Best-of-Both-Worlds Potatoes Anna

From Vegetarian Times

If you're torn between serving regular potatoes or sweet potatoes, try this spectacular dish, which calls for both.

Best-of-Both-Worlds Potatoes Anna

Deep-Dish Rutabaga-Fennel Gratin

From Vegetarian Times

Rutabagas are old-fashioned vegetables that have a subtly sweet taste and firm texture. You can also use them in place of potatoes and turnips in stew recipes.

Deep-Dish Rutabaga-Fennel Gratin

Fire House Salsa Bars

From Pace Salsa & Picante

These chewy oatmeal bars have an added kick of flavor with Pace® Salsa and apricot preserves.

Fire House Salsa Bars

Mediterranean Couscous and Lentil Salad

From Vegetarian Times

Firm, earthy-tasting French green lentils hold their own in this salad.

Mediterranean Couscous and Lentil Salad

Strawberry-Lavender Pavlova with Vanilla Bean Whipped Yogurt

From Vegetarian Times

When we asked Ubuntu's pastry chef, Deanie Fox, to come up with a lightened version of the whipped cream she generally uses for this fresh, festive dessert, she was quick to oblige. The result is a tangy, light-as-air filling for crispy meringues.

Strawberry-Lavender Pavlova with Vanilla Bean Whipped Yogurt

Polenta With Mushroom Ragu

From Better Homes and Gardens

Use a package of polenta to make this two-person side dish as fast as possible.

Polenta With Mushroom Ragu

Mexican Mocha Pudding with Pumpkin Cream

From Vegetarian Times

Adding pumpkin to whipped cream gives it flavor and color while trimming the fat from each serving. Store extra Whipped Pumpkin Cream covered in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Mexican Mocha Pudding with Pumpkin Cream

Quick Bread Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Bread salad is a tasty way to use day-old bread. Serve this low-calorie, vegetable-rich salad with fresh cheeses for a fast and easy supper.

Quick Bread Salad

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