71 easy recipes for a healthy dinner

Here’s another meal that can help cut down on meat without cutting it out completely. Put some beef in your tortilla and pile it with lettuce, tomatoes, onion, peppers, cilantro and a drizzle of sour cream or cheese. It’s also a great way to stretch an expensive roast!

Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Tacos.

Want to make taco night even healthier? Replace the beef with ground chicken! Chicken contains much less saturated fat which raises cholesterol and can lead to heart disease. (And when it’s spicy like this, it’s so good you won’t miss the red meat.)

Get the Recipe for Ground Chicken Tacos.

Don’t think pizza night can be healthy? We topped the store-bought dough with our favorite classic salad pieces: thin apple slices, crunchy walnuts and celery, grape slices, and a white vinaigrette-style dressing. And then we topped it with gruyere. You might not even notice that the meal is vegetarian!

Get the Recipe for Waldorf Salad Flatbread.

Sweet potatoes in particular are full of healthy fiber, as well as vitamins and iron. We love to bake them and top them with whatever is in the fridge: leftover broccoli, mushrooms, salsa, guac and sour cream!

Get the Loaded Potato Bar Recipe.