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    Get dinner on the table with these easy and healthy main dishes and entrées. Whether looking for a quick weeknight dinner or planning a gathering, these delicious recipe ideas will inspire you! Most of them are gluten-free or low in carbs.

    Need inspiration? Try these healthy Marinated Chicken Wings, one of our most popular recipes on the blog. Check out How to Make an Amazing Instant Pot Beef Stew if you need some help developing deep meaty flavors. Try the One Pan Chicken Drumsticks & Sweet Potatoes for a more low-key dinner.

    • 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)
    • A plate neatly filled with baked chicken wings and garnished with celery and parsley.
      Marinated Chicken Wings
    • A fork lifting a bite out of a plate with spaghetti noodles drenched in a red tomato sauce with beans.
      Sweet and Spicy Pasta Sauce With Creamy Cannellini Beans (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
    • 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
    • A large serving plate with shredded beef tacos chuck roast.
      Dutch Oven Shredded Beef Chuck Roast For Tacos And More
    • One pot with mushroom mozzarella pasta.
      Creamy Mushroom Mozzarella Tomato Pasta
    • A large Dutch oven pan filled with sausage and broccoli rabe pasta.
      Easiest-Ever Sausage Rapini Pasta with Potatoes
    • A close-up of two stacked wooden bowls with the bowl on top filled with a pumpkin spinach pasta.
      Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta
    • Two black plates filled with a hearty potato and beef stew.
      How To Make An Amazing Instant Pot Beef Stew
    • A plate containing cauliflower rice and topped with fall of the bone beef ribs.
      Super Flavorful Easy Beef Short Ribs Slow Cooker Recipe
    • Chunky swede soup with chicken legs in a large pot.
      Swede Soup (Rutabaga) With Chicken Legs
    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • One whole roasted browned chicken in a cast-iron pan with pan juices.
      Juicy Cast-Iron Brie Stuffed Roast Chicken
    • Whole roasted chicken leg, squash and pears in a cast-iron skillet.
      Roasted Chicken With Pears And Butternut Squash
    • Four different gluten-free chicken wing dishes displayed.
      25 Gluten-Free Chicken Wing Recipes
    • Cast iron skillet pork chops with apples, squash and pan juices served on a table.
      Juicy Cast Iron Pork Chops With Apples And Squash
    • Four different holiday chicken recipes.
      30 Holiday Chicken Recipes
    • Four different bison recipes displayed.
      25 Ground Bison Recipes
    • A beautiful dish with a whole chicken and potatoes topped with a healthy gravy.
      Slow Cooker Chicken And Potatoes With A Healthy Gravy
    • A fork lifting a bite out of a plate with spaghetti noodles drenched in a red tomato sauce with beans.
      Sweet and Spicy Spaghetti Sauce With Creamy Cannellini Beans
    • An open Focaccia Sandwich with pan-fried cod fish in red tomato sauce.
      Cod Focaccia Sandwich With A Red Tomato Sauce
    • A cast iron skillet with glazed peach chicken legs.
      One Skillet Peach Glazed Chicken Legs
    • Pan seared chicken thighs with a pesto sauce in a skillet.
      One Skillet Spanish Pesto Chicken Thighs
    • Oven baked lollipop drumsticks on a serving plate.
      How To Make Amazing Chicken Drumstick Lollipops
    • One soup dish and one meatball dish.
      35 Easy Homemade Recipes Using Chicken Broth Or Stock
    • Gluten free turkey burger topped with slices of tomato, thinly sliced red onions, pickles in a bun next to a dollop of ketchup.
      Turkey Burgers on The Stove (Juicy & Flavorful)
    • A spoon resting in a cast iron skillet with curried bison meatballs.
      Incredibly Tender Curry Bison Meatballs
    • Shrimp with Shirataki noodles tossed in a green pesto sauce and presented in a large skillet.
      Low Carb Noodles with Shrimp & Garlicky Cashew Pesto
    • Three juicy cooked burgers stacked on top of each other on a plate.
      Juicy gourmet burger recipes (3 unique flavors with salad ideas)
    • 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
    • A closeup of a large skillet filled with sauteed shrimp and leeks.
      Easy and Healthy Garlic Shrimp with Leeks
    • ONE HEARTY VEGETABLE STEW RECIPE
      One Hearty Vegetable Stew Recipe (Vegan, GF)
    • A large plate filled with roasted beets, potatoes, sauteed dandelion greens, pecans, next to a wooden plate topped with extra goat cheese and Rosemary.
      Buttery Beets with Sauteed Dandelion Greens & Pecans
    • KETO ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE SKILLET
      Italian Chicken Sausage and Vegetable Skillet
    • Two terracotta bowls filled with a meat sweet potato and stew.
      Sweet Potatoes and Spicy Chorizo Stew
    • Salmon with Shirataki Pasta
      Crispy Salmon with Creamy Shirataki Noodles

    “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 →

    Spring Favorites


    • Strawberry rhubarb sauce in glass jars.
      Rhubarb Strawberry Compote With Mint
    • A strawberry smoothie bowl topped with toasted oats, nuts, and fresh strawberries.
      The Best Easy Strawberry Smoothie Bowl
    • Two purple blueberry and raspberry smoothies on a table.
      Blueberry And Raspberry Smoothie
    • Pancakes stacked on top of each other and topped with strawberries and goat yogurt.
      Flourless Plantain Pancakes With Warm Strawberry Sauce

    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
    • 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

    “Cooking can cure almost anything.”

    –Michelle Dockery

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