Recipes

Welcome to our archive of healthy recipes! Get ready to embark on a mouthwatering journey filled with vibrant flavors, nourishing ingredients, and simple, whole-food ingredients. From hearty salads to plant-forward mains, we’ve got you covered. Let’s dive in and whip up some healthful and nutritious magic in the kitchen!

Roasted Tomato Soup

This delicious roasted tomato soup features garlic, onion, fresh herbs, and the rich, decadent flavor of roasted tomatoes. It’s the perfect bowl of comfort for lunch or dinner.

Greek Chicken Bowls

Take a trip to Greece all without leaving your kitchen, thanks to these Greek chicken bowls. The simple recipe makes for a perfect dinner any night of the week.

Homemade Granola Bars

A simple homemade granola bar recipe you can make in 30 minutes that features dried blueberries, Greek yogurt, and various seeds.

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

This oven roasted tomato recipe is loaded with flavor. It makes a wonderful base for pasta sauce, homemade tomato soup, and more. You’ll never buy canned roast tomatoes again after learning this super simple recipe.

Florentine Pizza with Leeks

This Florentine pizza features homemade dough, sauteed leeks, gooey mozzarella, and a sunny-side-up egg right in the middle. Perfect for a Friday night in, this crispy pizza, as strange as it may look, is about to become your new favorite pie.

Pumpkin Ravioli

This pumpkin ravioli recipe features fresh pasta and layers and layers of fall flavors. A homemade dough and a seasonal filling take this recipe to the next level thanks to super fresh ingredients.

Garden Veggie Frittata

This garden veggie frittata recipe is the perfect way to start your day. With a variety of delicious vegetables and a generous helping of fresh herbs, it’s full of flavor. Feed the whole family with this hearty yet healthy breakfast.

A bowl of yogurt and granola with blueberries.

19 High Protein Breakfasts Without Eggs

Get inspired by these mouth-watering high-protein breakfast recipes without eggs to start your morning off right. These recipes are not only egg-free, but many are allergen and vegan-friendly.

Banana smoothie in a glass on a wooden cutting board with sliced bananas in the background and foreground.

The Surprising Reason Bananas Might Not Be the Best Smoothie Ingredient

Some surprising research has recently been released that indicates you might actually want to hold off on the bananas in your smoothies moving forward.

A white bowl filled with roasted acorn squash, spinach, and pomegranates with Acorn squash in the background.

Roasted Acorn Squash Salad with Greens, Pecans, and Pomegranate

This tasty acorn squash salad features all the best fall flavors. The salad is sweet, savory, warm, tangy, and great for a filling fall meal.

Quinoa Stuffed Eggplant

This quinoa stuffed eggplant recipe features an amazing honey pepper tahini sauce that blends perfectly with protein-rich chickpeas and chewy quinoa. The whole mixture is served in a baked eggplant shell for a filling-yet-healthy vegan dinner or side dish.

A bowl of turmeric soup with coconut milk drizzled in it. The bowl is on a wooden platter with a smaller bowl of turmeric soup and some herbs.

Turmeric Soup with Carrot & Ginger

This simple turmeric soup blends carrots, turmeric, and ginger to make an ultra-comforting and super-filling broth.

Creamy risotto in a black skillet garnished with rosemary and sautéed mushrooms.

Is Risotto Rice or Pasta?

Risotto — it looks like rice, but a good plate of risotto is creamy, tender and altogether reminiscent of a pasta dish. So which is it? Rice or pasta?

Cold Cucumber Soup

Adding this Cold Cucumber Soup to your summer meals is a cooling and nutritious way to enjoy soup all year round! The refreshing taste of cucumber mixed with the soothing flavor will leave you wanting more.

Lemon Dill Chicken

Healthy, flavorful, and ready in 30 minutes, this lemon dill chicken is about to become your new favorite weeknight wonder. Pair with your go-to side for an effortlessly delicious chicken dinner recipe.

Top flat-lay view of summer blueberry salad with blueberries, feta, and toasted pecans in a white bowl with wooden utensils.

Blueberry Summer Salad with Toasted Pecans & Feta

This nutrient-packed salad is bursting with fresh flavors and comes together in under 15 minutes, making it perfect for cooling off after a day of berry picking.

Cucumber salad with red onions, vinegar, and dill.

How to Make Cucumbers Taste Better

A simple extra step in your cucumber prep makes this popular summer staple taste so much better.

Peach-Infused Water with Basil

Quench your thirst this summer with a delicious glass of Peach-Infused Water with Basil. Made with fresh ingredients, it’s a refreshing and healthy option for staying hydrated this summer.

Cucumber Sandwich

This easy cucumber sandwich recipe is perfect for a light lunch or as an elegant party food. The satisfying crunchy texture is complimented by a wonderful herb spread that will make your mouth water.

Green Tomato Chutney

This zesty chutney recipe combines sweet, spicy, and tangy flavors, creating a versatile condiment that will boost the taste of your sandwiches, wraps, and proteins.

Fresh green salad topped with feta cheese, strawberries, and grilled chicken on a tan and white plate with a white background and a green napkin.

Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Feta

This simple and refreshing Grilled Chicken Salad with Feta and Strawberries recipe will be your go-to summer salad. It has a sweet, balanced bite, not to mention the juiciness of the grilled chicken.

Blueberry Vinaigrette in a glass container on a white plate with blueberries and honey in the background.

Blueberry Vinaigrette Dressing

This healthy blueberry vinaigrette is brimming with juicy sweetness and tart acidity, perfect for zesting up summer salads. It’s ready in 5 minutes and also makes a flavorful marinade for protein and veggies.

Avocado and poached egg on toast with the yolk spilling out onto a white plate.

Poached Egg and Avocado on Toast

This poached egg and avocado toast recipe makes an easy breakfast or lunch packed with flavor and nutrients. Crunchy toast gives way to creamy avocado, soft egg, and gooey yolks. Add some lime and smoked paprika, and your taste buds will be dancing!

Blueberry and nectarine scones on a stone colored plate with more scones in the background on a white table

Summer Blueberry & Nectarine Scones

A deliciously crumbly scone that tastes like summer in a baked good. Featuring juicy blueberries and nectarines for a fruity twist.

How to Make Bruschetta Bread

This homemade bruschetta is an outstanding appetizer or snack that combines homemade olive oil bread with a rich, savory tomato topping. It’s perfect for dinner parties or summer picnics and tastes even better using in-season tomatoes.

Breakfast Egg Muffins

These heavenly egg breakfast muffins are effortless, nutritious, and packed with protein and nutrients.

Honey-Roasted Carrots with Rosemary

These honey-roasted carrots with rosemary are a breeze to whip up and couple sweet and savory flavors to perfection.

Is Pho Healthy?

Pho is healthy due to its rich bone broth and ingredients like protein, vegetables, and herbs. However, depending on how it’s prepared, pho is high in sodium and can also be high in fat and calories.

Red Thai Coconut Curry

Learn how to make a soothing red Thai coconut curry bursting with bright, zesty flavors and ample nutrition.

Red Beet Barley Risotto with Roasted Carrots

This good-for-you risotto bursts with deep, savory flavors and a bright pink color that pops from your plate.

Garlic and Rosemary Hasselback Potatoes - Lauren Caris Cooks

Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary

This Hasselback potato recipe is the best way to enjoy roasted potatoes. Garlic and rosemary-infused butter make the potatoes fragrant and rich. They’re crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. This easy vegetarian side dish won’t disappoint!

Beet Carpaccio

This beet carpaccio is an easy and healthy vegan alternative to the traditional dish. It’s fresh and delicious with a slightly sweet and earthy flavor. You can serve beet carpaccio as an appetizer, side dish, or even atop a salad.

These healthy banana pancakes definitely don't taste healthy! A great recipe for a lighter brunch option!

Healthy Banana Pancakes (that actually taste like REAL pancakes!)

This recipe makes the best healthy banana pancakes that are fluffy, sweet, and satisfying. You’ll wonder why you ever made pancakes from a boxed mix after seeing how quickly this recipe comes together. These pancakes are perfect for a balanced vegetarian breakfast!

This Five Minute Chimmi Churri Sauce is ready in a flash and the PERFECT topping for anything! Zingy and fresh, your meals will not be boring with a dollop of this on top!

How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce in 5-Minutes

This easy chimichurri recipe is bright and zesty, with ingredients like fresh herbs, vinegar, oil, and garlic, making the base of the no-cook sauce. It’s a healthy versatile vegan and gluten-free topping that can be used on everything from meat to vegetables!

Black Bean Chili with Chocolate in a white bowl garnished with jalapeno slices, sour cream, and shredded cheddar, top view.

Black Bean Chili with Dark Chocolate Cocoa

Learn how to make an unforgettable black bean chili with dark chocolate cocoa. Simple, healthy, and incredibly flavorful, this recipe will not disappoint.

Bircher Muesli is the most convenient breakfast for whipping up the night before ready to have on the go in the morning!! It's wholesome, delicious and so easy!

Bircher Muesli: The Original Overnight Oats

This Bircher muesli recipe is packed with nutritious ingredients like oats, yogurt, dried fruit, and nuts. It’s soft, chewy, and creamy with crunchy toppings. Bircher muesli is one of the best recipes for a healthy and easy vegetarian breakfast.

Smoothie Bowls are a fun way to get some fresh produce into your mornings! Start off with the same base and customise your bowls into one of my 3 recipes! Top them will all sorts of great ingredients and enjoy your colourful smoothie bowl in the morning!

Tasty Berry Smoothie Bowl

This berry smoothie bowl recipe is sweet, zingy, and refreshing. An excellent breakfast or snack option, this smoothie has a vibrant pink color and is packed with beneficial antioxidants. It has just four ingredients and is also gluten-free and vegan.