Looking for nutritious recipes that are simple, delicious, and family-friendly? As a nutrition registered dietitian, I create healthy recipes made with real ingredients and practical nutrition in mind. Browse breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and sides designed to help you feel confident in the kitchen and around the table.
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Roasted Tomato and Boursin Dip
Topped with fresh basil and drizzled with balsamic glaze, this roasted tomato and Boursin dip is full of fresh flavors. Served warm with sourdough bread chunks or baked crostinis, this easy dip recipe is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Salad
This 6 ingredient creamy buffalo chicken salad is perfect for meal prep or an easy dinner idea. Cooked chicken is loaded with crunchy vegetables and fresh cilantro then coated in a creamy buffalo sauce for a high protein chicken salad recipe that can be enjoyed on a sandwich, in a wrap, on crackers, or simply with a fork!
Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders Recipe
With 20 grams of protein per slider, this chicken bacon ranch sliders recipe is perfect for a hearty appetizer at potlucks or enjoyed as a family friendly dinner recipe. Coated in a creamy greek yogurt ranch dressing, a simple chicken and bacon mixture is layered with two types of cheeses onto sweet Hawaiian rolls then baked until melty perfection for a slider recipe that everyone will love.
Cottage Cheese Taco Dip
This easy, no-bake cottage cheese taco dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to tailgates or game day parties. Layered flavors of beans, taco seasoned cottage cheese, smashed avocado, taco sauce, and other fresh ingredients give you all the flavors of a tasty taco, but served as a dip with crunchy tortilla chips instead.
Hot Honey Chicken Tenders
These crispy air fryer hot honey chicken tenders are the perfect hearty appetizer or easy protein source for salads, bowls, and wraps. Chicken tenders coated in a flavorful corn flake crust then air fried to a crispy perfection and tossed in an easy hot honey sauce, this recipe is a crowd pleaser every time!
Egg Salad with Dill Pickles (No Mayo!)
This tasty egg salad with dill pickles is an easy high protein lunch to have throughout the week. Chopped hardboiled eggs, diced dill pickles, and a flavorful cottage cheese sauce give you a creamy cottage cheese egg salad recipe that is delicious on its own or served as a sandwich!
Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
This healthy greek yogurt ranch dressing recipe is as full of protein as it is of all of the classic ranch flavors you love. Blended to a perfect consistency, you can adjust this recipe to be used as a homemade ranch dressing or healthy greek yogurt ranch dip that is perfect for green salad, pasta salad, or chopped veggies.
Spicy Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast
This spicy avocado cottage cheese toast calls for just 4 ingredients and is an egg-free, high protein breakfast or snack that comes together in flash! You’ll love reaching for this delicious cottage cheese toast recipe on days where you want to check all of the nutrition boxes with minimal time and ingredients.
Buffalo Chicken Flatbread
Loaded with tangy buffalo chicken, a crunchy carrot and celery slaw, and finished with a sprinkle of blue cheese, this delicious buffalo chicken flatbread is the perfect weeknight meal that comes together in under 30 minutes!
Healthy Cowboy Caviar
Dip a chip into this crowd pleasing healthy cowboy caviar recipe. Loaded with flavor, fresh vegetables, and fiber filled beans and corn, this nutritious dip is perfect for appetizer tables, summer BBQ’s, or as a colorful addition to bowls and tacos!
Healthy Spinach and Artichoke Dip (No Mayo!)
This loaded spinach and artichoke dip with no mayo, no cream cheese, and a boost of extra veggies is full of flavor and nutrition for a hearty twist on a classic! Served warm with bread chunks or crispy pita chips, this is a healthy chip dip recipe that you and all of your guests will love!
Cinnamon Apple and Walnut Oatmeal
With just 6 simple ingredients, this cinnamon apple and walnut oatmeal is quick and easy and the perfect level of cozy cinnamon spice to get you ready for cooler autumn weather.
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