Use up the leftover cooked chicken in your fridge and throw together this easy salad recipe for lunches.
The ingredients may sound like a strange combination, but stick with us! We know what we're doing. The flavors are nicely balanced and the portion size is perfect, if we do say so ourselves. Plus, most importantly, the nutritional profile of this savory waffle is just what you want for the most important meal of the day.
Scallops are best served with simple and substantial ingredients that bring out their natural, subtle taste. They're a tremendous source of lean protein, super-easy to cook, and stack up well with bold and subtle flavors alike.
Here, we take the classic Italian pasta pairing of peas and prosciutto, replace the noodles with dumplings, and throw in plenty of asparagus to round out the creation.
If you're gluten-free, sweet potato toasts are a delicious alternative to the gluten-free bread options out there. Plus, you'll get all the nutrients that a fresh sweet potato can provide. This recipe is super simple, too—the hardest part will be deciding whether you want to try the almond-cherry, Southwestern, or peanut butter and jelly topping recipe option first!
Making the classic beef taco at home is much easier than you think. The trick is to use a good amount of seasoning, mixed with water, in order to make a taco sauce. That sauce is what makes the meat taste delectable and will have you eating taco after taco after taco.
This can be a warm-up to dinner (especially if you have guests over), or a light meal on its own. Better yet, double the recipe and freeze some for a busy week. Enjoy!
Hot dogs normally arouse the scorn of nutritionists and health-conscious eaters alike, but don't be so quick to dismiss the humble wiener. Yes, more often than not the ones you buy from a cart contain questionably nondescript insides, but there is another way! In the best circumstances, hot dogs are perfectly portioned, protein-packed vessels set to play host to a barrage of healthy, boldly flavored toppings.
We don't mess around with fake patties in this mushroom burger recipe; instead, we go straight for a meaty portobello cap, rubbed in olive oil and balsamic, and topped with a crown of melted mozz.
This grilled chicken sandwich delivers heroic flavor by employing chimichurri, an Argentine herb-based sauce that would make shoe leather taste like fine dining, along with a solid supporting cast of sweet peppers, sharp raw onions, and peppery greens.
You can use them to slather on a steak, pour into a sandwich, punch up a salad, or add to the top of a simple slice of whole wheat toast to start your morning off right. They're truly versatile!
Instead of being slathered in a sea of sauce, we chose to crown our BLT with a soft, oozing fried egg—the only condiment you need. It adds gooey goodness and a punch of protein you'll be glad to have.
The oh-so-trendy avocado toast not only tastes amazing and packs in tons of necessary nutrients, it also can be made in under 10 minutes. Simply toast a slice of sprouted or whole wheat bread and mash a ripe healthy fat-filled avocado on top. Sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper, cayenne and chia seeds.
All it takes is banana, egg, and coconut oil to get fluffy pancakes in just minutes! Mash 2 bananas with 4 eggs and grease a pan with coconut oil before pouring the batter, just like the classic kind. Add more ingredients to the mix like cinnamon, vanilla extract, or blueberries and drizzle with maple syrup to get a weekend breakfast any day of the week!
Blueberries, spinach, a poached egg and chopped walnuts with a drizzle of honey balsamic vinegar are the perfect combination of superfoods to get your morning started. This salad is loaded with antioxidants and immune-boosting nutrients.
