Healthy Dinners

Dinner is one meal which we can have at peace. Hence, it is necessary we have healthy dinners. Since we have some time on hand, we can actually concentrate and whip up healthy dinners for ourselves...

When it comes to cooking, there is a misconception. If you have to cook healthy dinners, you have to be slogging out in the kitchen for long hours. This is not necessarily true. If you are innovative with the ingredients in the kitchen, then it will not be the case all the time. Using easy healthy dinner recipes will also ensure you do not have to spend a number of hours slogging in the kitchen. In this write up, we will see some healthy dinner ideas along with some healthy dinner recipes, which will prove to be of help to you to plan your healthy dinner menu.

Healthy Dinner Ideas

For healthy dinners, there are some points which you need to keep in mind. Planning for two to three days in advance will prove to be helpful. This will ensure you have all the necessary ingredients at home. One of the healthy dinner ideas is to use seasonal ingredients. They are not only fresh, but the meals also taste better with these ingredients. It can be vegetables, fruits or other ingredients used to spice up your meals. At the same time, using fresh ingredients is much a healthier option than using processed food. If you know you are going to be working late for the days to come, then you can make healthy dinner meals for those days in advance, heat them and have them when you do not have the time to cook. This healthy quick dinner idea will ensure you stay away from all fast food items you would otherwise gorge on. For further ideas on quick and healthy dinners, you may want to take a look at:

Healthy Dinner Ideas for Two

Healthy Dinner Ideas for Tonight

Menu Ideas for Dinner

Dinner Ideas for Tonight

Healthy Dinner Recipes

After healthy dinner ideas, it is time we turn to some healthy recipes. There are a number of healthy recipes for dinner, which can be used. The recipes can be vegetarian or non-vegetarian food recipes. Depending on your choice you can opt for any one of them for easy healthy dinners. We will start with easy healthy chicken recipes.

Baked Chicken with Vegetables

For healthy dinners for kids, this is a recipe which you may want to consider. This is my favorite easy healthy dinner recipe. You can also make this recipe in a slow cooker. It has a different taste all together when made in a slow cooker. If you want to make healthy dinners for two, then use half the quantity of ingredients mentioned in the recipe below. Take a look at this recipe, which can also become a part of healthy dinners to lose weight.

Ingredients

1 onion

1 potato

1 cup cut carrot

1 cup bell peppers

1 cup zucchini

8 to 10 chicken pieces

1 tbsp fresh chopped rosemary

Oil for brushing

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cut the vegetables into large chunks.

Brush the chicken pieces (preferably chicken breast) with brushing oil and place it in the roasting pan.

Add all the vegetables, salt, pepper and rosemary and toss all the ingredients well.

If you think that all the ingredients are very dry, you can add up to Ѕ cup of water to it.

Place the pan in the oven and let it bake for about an hour.

When ready serve with rice.

Sesame Spaghetti

There are times when we are very hungry and would want to eat something filling. At such times also you can make use of this easy healthy recipe. Now what makes the spaghetti healthy? It is the choice of spaghetti used and the sesame seeds. Wheat noddles are used in this quick and easy dinner recipe.

Ingredients

1 pound whole wheat spaghetti

Ѕ cup soy sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

Ѕ cup toasted sesame seeds

1 tbsp canola oil

2 tbsp lime juice

1Ѕ tsp freshly crushed red pepper

1 bunch sliced scallions

cup chopped fresh cilantro

4 cups trimmed and sliced snow peas

1 thinly sliced red bell pepper

Method

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.

Add spaghetti to the water and cook it according to the directions on the package.

When spaghetti is cooked, drain the water and run cold water over it.

In a large mixing bowl whisk soy sauce, sesame and canola oil, ј cup of scallions, 2 to 3 tbsp of cilantro, red pepper and lime juice together.

Add snow peas and bell pepper to the mixture and toss well.

Now add spaghetti and toss well, so that the noddles are well coated.

Before serving add sesame seeds, scallions and cilantro to garnish.

Some More Healthy Recipes

You can make use of any of the recipes mentioned above to whip up healthy recipes for two. You can also make use of healthy soup recipes to whip up a healthy dinner. Apart from these recipes, you may want to take a look at some other healthy dinner recipes.

Healthy Vegetable Recipes

Healthy Avocado Recipes

Healthy Broccoli Recipes

Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

Healthy Non-Vegetarian Recipes

Healthy Ground Beef Recipes

Healthy Fish Recipes

Healthy Chicken Recipes for Kids

If you are a vegan, then you can convert these healthy dinner recipes into vegan recipes as well. You can skip and add the appropriate ingredients to the recipe. You can also use different healthy Mexican recipes for dinner. Along with these recipes there are various salad and roast recipes, which can also be used to make healthy dinners. When you are making healthy recipes for people with high blood pressure, then it important you keep salt in the recipes to its minimum. Avoid using processed ingredients as much as possible.