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    Weeknight Dinners

    Power through the week with these easy, satisfying, and nutrient-packed dinners.

    Prep ahead with versatile meals like poaching a whole chicken, giving you endless options throughout the week, or whip up juicy turkey burgers in under 30 minutes. These dishes are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule.

    Comforting Meals

    • A large pot containing a whole raw chicken covered with water, next to fresh chopped vegetables like celery, leek, carrots, onions, and a pot of salt.
      Fall-off-the-bone poached whole chicken (meal prep)
    • A large pot containing an Italian red sauce with beef meatballs.
      Tender Italian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce (No Breadcrumbs)
    • A beautiful dish with a whole chicken and potatoes topped with a healthy gravy.
      Slow Cooker Chicken And Potatoes With A Healthy Gravy
    • Two black plates filled with a hearty potato and beef stew.
      How To Make An Amazing Instant Pot Beef Stew
    • Cast iron skillet pork chops with apples, squash and pan juices served on a table.
      Juicy Cast Iron Pork Chops With Apples And Squash
    • Chunky swede soup with chicken legs in a large pot.
      Swede Soup (Rutabaga) With Chicken Legs
    • Creamy paprika chicken with plantain chips.
      One Pan Coconut Chicken With Plantain Chips
    • A large plate filled with three roasted chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and a green salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
      Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)

    Check out also these 25 Ground Bison Recipes ->

    Satisfying Soups

    These hearty soups are not only easy to make but can serve as a full meal and are nutritious and delicious.

    • Two bowls filled with Straciatella soup with tortellini next to a large pot of soup, extra Parmesan cheese and wooden spoons on the side.
      Nourishing Stracciatella Soup (Italian Egg Drop Soup)
    • A spoon resting in a red tomato based vegetable soup topped with parmesan cheese.
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Hearty, Healthy, Easy)
    • Two bowls filled with yellow squash soup, topped with Parmesan cheese and served with extra cheese and bread on the side.
      Healthy Butternut Squash Zucchini and Rosemary Soup
    • Two plates of bock choy soup with pork and noodles and garnished with chili peppers, peanuts, and hard-boiled egg.
      Easy Ginger Bok Choy Noodle Soup With Pork

    Healthy Pasta Or Low-Carb Noodle Recipes

    • Shrimp with Shirataki noodles tossed in a green pesto sauce and presented in a large skillet.
      Low Carb Noodles with Shrimp & Garlicky Cashew Pesto
    • A close-up of two stacked wooden bowls with the bowl on top filled with a pumpkin spinach pasta.
      Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta
    • A garlic spinach pasta recipe with peas in a large Dutch pan topped with Parmesan Cheese.
      Easy Spinach Garlic Pasta With Peas
    • A large Dutch oven pan filled with sausage and broccoli rabe pasta.
      Easiest-Ever Sausage Rapini Pasta with Potatoes

    Nutritious Salads

    • A large serving plate with a tuna cucumber salad with ricotta cheese.
      Fresh Tuna Cucumber And Ricotta Cheese Salad
    • Two wooden spoons resting in a large plate filled with a healthy chicken salad with olive oil.
      Shredded Chicken Salad with Avocado (No Mayo)
    • Creamy arugula and cabbage salad with sweet mini tomatoes and pickles served on a plate.
      Cabbage And Arugula Salad With Crunchy Pickles
    • Large acorn squash salad with dressing on a serving plate.
      Air Fryer Roasted Acorn Squash Salad With Easy Dressing

    More Easy Dinners You Might Like

    • Bowls filled with cooked rice, small tomatoes, avocado slices, fried edamame beans, fried plantains, and topped with chimichurri sauce.
      Avocado Plantain Rice Bowl Recipe with Edamame Beans
    • A pizza with polenta crust and veggie toppings
      Polenta Pizza Italian Style (with alternative topping ideas)
    • A closeup of a large skillet filled with sauteed shrimp and leeks.
      Easy and Healthy Garlic Shrimp with Leeks
    • A fork resting on a plate with a piece of baked salmon and a bit of baby broccoli, arranged next to a slab of the pierced in baked salmon and baked broccoli with a sprig of baked thyme on the side.
      Buttery Baked Salmon with Baby Broccoli
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    “Cooking may be as much a means of self-expression as any of the arts.”

    –Fannie Farmer

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    Hi, I'm Mariska—I love to explore food & all things nourishing in and outside the kitchen. As a PN 1 Certified Nutrition Coach, I guide others to cook more at home, eat intuitively, and feel confident in their own wellness journey. Let's embark on this journey together! More About Me →

    Fall Favorites

    • Whole roasted chicken leg, squash and pears in a cast-iron skillet.
      Roasted Chicken With Pears And Butternut Squash
    • Chocolate chip date pumpkin muffins on a cooling rack.
      Healthy Oat Pumpkin Muffins With Dates 
    • A close-up of two stacked wooden bowls with the bowl on top filled with a pumpkin spinach pasta.
      Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta
    • Healthy Paleo apple crumble with cherries served on a plate.
      Best Healthy Apple Crumble (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-free)

    Easy Weeknight Dinners

    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • A large plate filled with three roasted chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and a green salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
      Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)
    • Creamy paprika chicken with plantain chips.
      One Pan Coconut Chicken With Plantain Chips
    • Creamy cooked cod and leek in a cast iron pan.
      One Skillet Creamy Leeks With Cod Fillets

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    “Cooking can cure almost anything.”

    –Michelle Dockery

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