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7 of my favorite healthy dinners for busy weeknights

March 7, 2020

These are my favorite go-to quick + simple + healthy + delicious dinners! Dinnertime in our house usually looks like one of two ways: We’re home and we’re at the witching hour, when my girls get really impatient. And whiny. And loud. And hungry. And they start bickering with each other. It seems to all […]

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These are my favorite go-to quick + simple + healthy + delicious dinners!

Dinnertime in our house usually looks like one of two ways:

We’re home and we’re at the witching hour, when my girls get really impatient. And whiny. And loud. And hungry. And they start bickering with each other. It seems to all start just as I start making dinner. 

Or …

We’re at some kind of sports practice or school event or doing something. We get home right around or after dinner time and the girls are tired. And hungry. And whiny. So Alex and I usually divide and conquer. I scramble to get dinner ready while Alex gets the girls showered and in pjs. 

Either way, it’s usually pretty chaotic in our house at dinner time. (Unless I put on a show and let the girls zone out for half an hour 🙂 ) 

Maybe you can relate?! 

So, quick and simple dinners are non-negotiables. But I also want them to be full of real, whole ingredients and delicious too. So, over the years I’ve found some go-to recipes that are: Quick and simple and healthy and delicious. We have 1-2 of these recipes every week. They have become my lifesavers!

These are great for any night really, but especially great for nights when you get home late from sports practice or work or have something going on that leaves you short on time to make dinner so you need something quick and easy but also want it to be delicious and healthy.

I created a pdf with 7 of my favorite quick, healthy, delicious dinner recipes (Sign up below and you’ll get it in your inbox!). And six of these recipes take 20 minutes or less!

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The recipes included are:

  1. Fish Taco Bowls + Mango Salsa
  2. Mediterranean Bean Salad
  3. Pasta + Ground Turkey Veggie Marinara
  4. Black Bean Fajitas
  5. Cashew Teriyaki Veggie Bowls + Brown Rice
  6. Taco-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  7. Cauliflower Fried Rice

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I’m always looking for new recipes for dinner. What are some of your go-to quick, healthy and delicious dinners?  

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