10 Healthy Weeknight Meals To Make

Late nights are the worse, and nobody feels like cooking after a long, stressful day at work. Instead of resorting to take out, check out these healthy weeknight meals.

1. Roasted Chicken and Veggies

In fifteen minutes, you can have a plate full of mouthwatering veggies and chicken. Just choose your assortment of vegetables, such as bell peppers, zucchini, and broccoli and mix it with cut up chicken. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle Italian seasoning and pop it in the oven! Dinner is done in minutes!

Check out the full recipe here.

2. Chicken Rice Black Bean Burritos

Instead of making a Chipotle pit stop on your way home, make these tasty chicken rice black bean burritos at home! This appetizing recipe might actually curb your spending.

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3. Spinach Pesto Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower

Looking for a pasta recipe that doesn’t call for jarred sauce? Use baby spinach, pan-roasted cauliflower and homemade pesto to spice things up!

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4. Honey Lemon Chicken and Green Beans

In less than 30 minutes, you can be enjoying honey lemon chicken and green beans. For this recipe, use low-sodium soy sauce to avoid all that bloat that sodium causes. Check out the full recipe here.

5. Fish Tacos with Chipotle Lime Crema

Tacos are one of the most easiest, versatile foods in existence. And you do not always have to use ground beef, lettuce, and sliced tomato. Change things up by using fish fillets, radishes, cilantro, and chipotle-lime crema!

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6. Healthy Chicken Parmesan

Everyone loves a good chicken parm, but luckily there is a way to create the “skinny” version of it, especially if you are committed to a diet plan and do not want to give up your favorite foods. The trick is to slice the chicken cutlets thinly, and use unseasoned, whole grain breadcrumbs.
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7. Beef and Broccoli

Not only this dish appetizing, but it is also paleo and gluten free! And it tastes exactly like take out!

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8. Southwest Quinoa

Gluten and dairy free recipes can be hard to find. Luckily, this Southwest quinoa recipe is the best of both worlds. Quinoa is packed with fiber and has over 8 grams of protein per serving. Toss in corn, avocado, and diced tomatoes for the full Southwestern experience. And best of all, this recipe only calls for 20 minutes of your time, making it the perfect weeknight meal. Check out the full recipe here.

9. Spinach Lasagna with Mushrooms

Believe it or not, lasagna is not difficult to make and doesn’t require a lot of skill. And lasagna can be healthier if you prepare it correctly with a light sauce, and more spinach and mushrooms. This recipe is meatless, but the mushrooms add in a nice richness to it. This weeknight meal is also perfect if you have company over.

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10. Zucchini Burrito Boats

These zucchini burrito boats are gluten free and completely meatless. Instead of having a burrito bowl in a styrofoam container, add more oomph by creating your own zucchini boats! All you need to do is slice a zucchini in half lengthwise and scoop out the center (use a metal teaspoon.) Then add the rice-veggie-black bean-cheese filling in the hollowed out zucchini and bake in the oven. Check out the full recipe here.

Do you have a favorite healthy weeknight meal? Share with a comment below!

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