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Healthy Recipes

Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean bland, boring meals.  This collection of healthy-ish recipes are bursting with flavor and are fun to eat!

Chicken Recipes

Chicken is so versatile, and perfect for eating lighter!

These easy Asian-Style Chicken Lettuce Wraps are SO flavorful, and perfect as a simple dinner recipe, or an appetizer for a party! #chicken #asian #chinese #lettucewraps #lettucecups #chickendinner #dinner #lunch #appetizer #party

Asian-Style Chicken Lettuce Wraps

30 minutes

This classic Cobb salad is made with seared chicken breasts, crunchy bacon, sweet tomatoes, creamy hard-boiled eggs, buttery avocado and drizzled with a fantastic and low-carb homemade ranch dressing!  Perfect for Keto and low-carb living! #salad #cobb #lowcarb #keto #healthyrecipe #saladrecipe #ranchdressing #homemade #easyrecipe

Keto Cobb Salad and Homemade Ranch Dressing

30 minutes

Tender, juicy, sweet and spicy crockpot chicken tacos, perfect for taco night!  Just 1 freestyle smart point per serving means you can have tacos without the guilt! | #chickentacos #tacotuesday #crockpot #slowcooker #weightwatchers

Mango Pineapple Crockpot Chicken Tacos

5 hours 20 minutes

This Lemon Herb Grilled Chicken is juicy and beautifully charred. The easy marinade is perfect for not only chicken, but pork and seafood too. It's a great versatile chicken recipe! #grilled #chicken #lemon

Lemon Herb Grilled Chicken

1 hour 20 minutes

Seafood Recipes

When you think of eating lighter and healthier, a lot of people think of seafood!

This Baked Crusted Dijon Salmon is light and flaky, and ready in just 30 minutes. Tender salmon filets are brushed with a honey dijon butter, then crusted with a mixture of breadcrumbs, pecans, and herbs and spices. It's the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner! #salmon #dijon #easydinner

Baked Crusted Dijon Salmon

27 minutes

These Grilled Shrimp Tacos are smoky, a little spicy, and bursting with fresh flavors! The creamy sriracha lime sauce just takes them over the top. Easy to cook the shrimp indoors too! #tacos #shrimp #grilled

Grilled Shrimp Tacos

25 minutes

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Blackened Fish Taco Bowls

30 minutes

Deliciously sweet, tangy and salty, this prosciutto wrapped honey lemon shrimp is the tastiest, and easiest meal ever!  Just 3 smart points per serving too! | #shrimp #weightwatchers #freestyle #prosciutto #honey #lemon #lightmeal

Prosciutto-Wrapped Honey Lemon Shrimp

20 minutes

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Cooking Terminology

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Pantry Basics

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Instant Pot 101

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Soup Recipes

These soups are healthier, but definitely not light on flavor!

This Instant Pot cauliflower soup is quick and easy.  Using simple ingredients, this soup is low carb, vegan, and gluten free.  Flavored with warm curry spices, garlic and ginger and finished with creamy coconut milk, this is a cozy soup you can feel good about eating! #cauliflower #soup #instantpot #pressurecooker #vegan #lowcarb #keto #glutenfree

Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup

23 minutes

This Slow Cooker Italian Meatball Soup is hearty, easy, and incredibly satisfying!  You'll never guess it's only 4 smart points per serving. #italian #meatball #soup #slowcooker #crockpot #weightwatchers #smartpoints #comfortfood

Slow Cooker Italian Meatball Soup

6 hours 20 minutes

Way better than the soup from that popular Italian restaurant chain, this minestrone soup is bursting with hearty flavors and is made easily in the slow cooker!  Vegetables, beans and pasta are simmered in a rich vegetable broth to make a soul-warming soup. | #minestrone #soup #slowcooker #crockpot #copycat #souprecipe

Hearty Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

6 hours 20 minutes

A loaded potato soup that’s thick, creamy and rich, yet surprisingly low in calories!  This lightened up version of the ultimate comfort food is perfect for warming you up on a cold night! | #potatosoup #souprecipe #loadedpotato #slowcookerrecipes #crockpot

Skinny Crockpot Loaded Potato Soup

6 hours 15 minutes

Beef/Turkey Recipes

Beef may not be traditionally thought of as healthier, but it certainly can be!

Enchilada zucchini boats are a great family dinner!  Packed with protein and flavor, plus low in carbs, these enchiladas are the perfect healthier dinner recipe! #enchilada #zucchini #stuffed #zucchiniboats #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #weeknight 

Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini Boats

40 minutes

Impress anyone with this easy flank steak that's rolled with garlic, herbs, prosciutto ham and provolone cheese.  Perfect on the stove/oven, or on the grill, these are the ultimate Italian steak pinwheels! #steak #flanksteak #stuffed #pinwheels #grilled #baked #Italian #steakpinwheels #steakmedallions

Italian Stuffed Flank Steak

35 minutes

Easy Grilled Steakhouse Kebabs | Bite-sized steak pieces and mushrooms are marinated in an incredibly easy marinade, then skewered with onions and peppers, and grilled to juicy steakhouse perfection! You need these at your next BBQ! | http://thechunkychef.com

Easy Grilled Steakhouse Kebabs

25 minutes

These absolutely delicious ground turkey sloppy joes are made in one skillet and ready in less than 30 minutes!  Homemade yet easy to make, this is a family-friendly dinner that you can even make ahead of time. #sloppyjoes #turkey #groundturkey #dinner #kidfriendly #weeknight #healthier #easyrecipe

Turkey Sloppy Joes

27 minutes

Breakfast Recipes

Start your morning off right!

This delicious maple pecan granola recipe is the perfect way to start off your day!  Naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and made with simple pantry ingredients, you'll love this easy to make recipe! #breakfast #brunch #homemade #granola #healthy #maple #pecan #natural  

Maple Pecan Granola

30 minutes

Cheesy Mushroom and Spinach Omelet | This easy browned omelet is filled with sautéed mushrooms, onions, wilted spinach, and plenty of gooey Gruyere cheese! | https://thechunkychef.com | #omelet #breakfast #brunch #omelette #eggrecipe #breakfastrecipe

Cheesy Mushroom and Spinach Omelet

13 minutes

Perfectly fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with sautéed onion, peppers and diced ham, and topped with gooey cheddar cheese.  Perfect for breakfast, brunch or even brinner, and at only 3 weight watchers smart points, it's an amazingly healthy and nutritious recipe! | #weightwatchers #healthyrecipe #smartpoints #scrambledeggs #denveromelet

Denver Omelet Scrambled Eggs Skillet

20 minutes

These Maple Breakfast Sausage patties are made with a combo of ground turkey and pork, savory herbs, and sweet maple syrup. Your favorite breakfast meat - perfect to make ahead and freeze! #breakfast #sausage #maple #turkey #pork #patties #makeahead #freeze

Homemade Maple Breakfast Sausage

16 minutes

Side Dishes

No meal is complete without at least a side dish or two!

Simple ingredients and an easy 5 minutes of prep is all it takes to get this mouthwatering roasted broccoli in the oven!  You'll love the cheesy topping, and even non-veggie lovers will go crazy over this healthy side dish!! #broccoli #roastedbroccoli #weightwatchers #freestyle #smartpoints

Crispy Cheesy Roasted Broccoli

18 minutes

This Southwest cilantro lime corn salad is bold, healthy, and incredibly versatile!  At zero smart points per serving, feel free to pile it on tacos for an amazing meal! | #cornsalad #mexican #southwest #cilantro #lime #tacotuesday

Southwest Cilantro Lime Corn Salad

18 minutes

The ultimate sheet pan healthy roasted vegetables, perfectly spiced and roasted to sweet tender perfection!  Great for meal prep too! #roastedvegetables #sheetpan #healthy #smartpoints #weightwatchers #healthysidedishes #fallrecipes

Sheet Pan Oven Roasted Vegetables

45 minutes

Tangy and sweet with plenty of crunch, this creamy coleslaw is lightened up to just 1 smart point per serving, and is the perfect side dish for your BBQ or potluck! | #coleslaw #potluck #cookout #summerbbq #skinnyrecipe #weightwatchers #freestyle #smartpoints

Creamy Skinny Coleslaw Recipe

10 minutes

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