75 Easy And Healthy Weeknight Dinners

This is your “best friend” guide to making it easy to eat healthy all week long with over 75 healthy weeknight dinner ideas on the table in no time! From healthy chicken and beef recipes to light pasta, shrimp, or salmon dinners, these super flavorful and healthy meals are on the table in 30 minutes or less. Many of these dinner recipe ideas are centered around the best produce paired with healthy proteins. They require only a skillet, two basic ingredients with many low-carb options! Believe us, it is more than enough to whip up delicious and nutritious meals every night. Enjoy!

by Sidney Yang

Sidney Yang

Sidney is part of the Eatwell101 family since 2014. As an editor, she shares her enthusiasm for food, cooking tips, and entertaining across more than a thousand written articles published on Eatwell101.

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Published Jul 27, 2022

1. Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Basil 

Healthy chicken pasta salad is packed with flavor, protein and veggies. Try this pasta salad recipe for a quick lunch or a light dinner!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

This Teriyaki salmon recipe is packed full of flavor and super easy to make at home! A flaky, moist and delicious teriyaki salmon recipe.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Healthy Zucchini Tomato Italian Sausage Soup

This Zucchini Tomato Italian Sausage Soup is delicious, nourishing and packed with healthy vegetables.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Healthy Roasted Chicken Parmesan Kale Salad

This wholesome chicken kale salad recipe is packed to the max with goodies!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Honey Garlic Chicken Bites

Honey garlic chicken bites is the easiest dinner to throw together! Make it all in one skillet and let the flavors blow your mind!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Healthy Tomato Zucchini Soup {Vegan + Gluten-Free}

This vegan zucchini and tomato soup recipe is light, satisfying, and bursting with flavor!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

This Instant Pot teriyaki chicken recipe will please even the pickiest eaters!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Garlic Chicken and Zucchini

This garlic butter chicken is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. Garlic butter chicken is delicious with its side of zucchini cooked straight in the same pan for easy cleanup. You'll ❤️ the flavors!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

Sheet pan shrimp fajitas make an easy weeknight dinner that tastes amazing. Make this baked shrimp fajita recipe once and you'll make it over and over!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad

This Pesto chicken pasta salad recipe is like a circus of flavors at every bite!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Healthy Lettuce Wraps made with shrimp, freshly chopped vegetables and a delicious peanut butter sauce - Overflowing with flavors and textures!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Garlic Butter Baked Salmon

Tender garlic butter baked salmon and roast green beans with a delicious lemon garlic butter sauce! All baked on a sheet pan for a weeknight healthy dinner.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Curry Tomato Soup

Healthy and comforting - perfect for warming up cold evenings.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. Best Oven-Baked Chicken

Tender and juicy oven baked chicken thighs are easy to make in one pan. The perfect weeknight or weekend recipe! Low-carb and Keto approved!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Baked Salmon in Foil with Asparagus and Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

This baked salmon and Asparagus in foil with garlic butter sauce makes for an amazingly tasty dinner. The salmon recipe of your dreams!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

16. Lemon Garlic Steak and Broccoli Skillet

This tender and juicy beef Steak and Broccoli Recipe make a quick and delicious meal for any day of the week!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

17. Air Fryer Chicken and Vegetables (Healthy Dinner in 15 minutes!)

This air fryer chicken veggies recipe is super easy to make and full of flavor. Air fryer chicken and vegetables make a complete and healthy low-carb or keto meal in under 20 minutes
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18. Shrimp and Broccoli Foil Packs

This shrimp and broccoli foil pack meal is ready in under 30 minutes. Shrimp is seasoned to perfection with lemon, butter, garlic and herbs. The easiest way to bake shrimp in your oven!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Lemon Garlic Baked Cod

The best cod recipe baked in the oven! Oven-baked cod fillets with lemon and garlic is the perfect quick, healthy dinner option for a busy evening!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

20. Air-Fryer Chicken Thighs and Asparagus

This air fryer chicken thighs recipe with asparagus is a delicious family-friendly dinner in under 30 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

21. Collard Greens Cabbage Soup

Collard greens and cabbage soup is easy, heathy, and ready in 40 minutes. Try our cabbage and collard greens soup for a dinner that's super satisfying, high in fiber, low-calorie, gluten-free, loaded with veggies!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

22. Chicken Stir Fry Noodles (15-Minute )

This chicken stir fry noodles recipe is loaded with nutritious veggies, and ready in 15 minutes - Flavor overload!
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23. Blackened Chicken Salad

This blackened chicken salad recipe with avocado is crisp and full of flavor - Salad with chicken is the simplest and healthiest meal you can make!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

24. Easy Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Spinach

Easy, buttery, garlicky shrimp recipe with spaghetti pasta on the table in less than 30 minutes. This garlic shrimp pasta with spinach makes a perfect weeknight dinner!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

25. Baked Chicken Bites with Asparagus

These oven-baked chicken bites recipe with asparagus are quick to make and don’t require any frying. The chicken bites are so juicy, tender, and delicious you’ll eat them hot right off the sheet pan!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

26. Salsa Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These chicken lettuce wraps are so delicious - Citrusy, sweet, spicy, and savory all in one, the salsa that goes with grilled chicken will steal the show. Perfect for a quick lunch, dinner, or meal prep!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

27. Easy Fish Tacos Recipe

These fish tacos are so simple to put together and the flavors are wonderful. You can make the fish tacos in 30 minutes for a quick weeknight dinner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

28. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

This chicken bites and asparagus recipe is a winner for dinnertime. So much flavor and so easy to throw together!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

29. Lemon Garlic Butter Steak with Spinach

Lemon garlic butter steak recipe - Tons of flavor and so easy to make - A quick low carb dinner you’ll be crazy about.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

30. Cabbage Turkey Meatballs Soup

This delicious meatball cabbage soup is perfect to cozy up on a chilly evening.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

31. Chicken Tortellini Soup with Vegetables

This chicken tortellini soup warms you up from the inside. It's quick and easy to make, perfect for those busy weeknights!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

32. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

This one-skillet Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken recipe is a snap to fix. The chicken thighs and green beans are cooked with lemon garlic butter sauce in the same pan. So addicting!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

33. Pan-Seared Tilapia in Tomato Basil Sauce

Light and delicious Tilapia fish recipe in Tomato Basil Sauce, made in 20 min, all in one pan!
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34. Garlic Butter Shrimp and Broccoli Skillet

This garlic butter shrimp and broccoli skillet recipe is quick, simple, and big on flavor!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

35. 10-Minute Sheet Pan Steak with Lemon Zucchini

This quick sheet pan steak recipe is an easy and delicious dinner ready in less than 30 minutes.
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36. Garlic Broccoli Stir-Fry with Pasta

This broccoli stir fry recipe with pasta cannot get easier or quicker! It's loaded with flavor and ready in less than 30mn.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

37. One Pan Shrimp and Asparagus

Easy and flavorful, buttery garlic-y shrimp and asparagus are ready in 20 minutes. The whole family will beg for seconds on this one!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

38. Garlic Butter Ground Turkey with Cauliflower

This Ground Turkey Cauliflower is a rich and indulgent bowl of comfort with a healthy twist!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

39. Garlic Butter Salmon and Lemon White Beans

This garlic butter salmon and white bean recipe is an easy and delicious weeknight meal everyone will love.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

40. Instant Pot Pork Chops with Green Beans

These Instant Pot pork chops with green beans are a delicious and easy pork recipe your whole family will love.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

41. Baked Turkey Meatballs

This Baked Turkey meatball recipe is incredibly simple to make and perfect for family dinners, meal prepping, or feeding a crowd.!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

42. Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp with Zucchini Noodles

This Lemon garlic butter shrimp recipe with zoodles is an easy and simple shrimp recipe that cooks in one skillet in just 10 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

43. Garlic Butter Cod with Lemon Asparagus Skillet

This cod and asparagus recipe will have you enjoy a delicious and nutritious dinner! Garlic butter cod with lemon asparagus - Healthy, tasty, simple and quick to cook!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

44. Tomato Spinach Shrimp Pasta

This tomato spinach shrimp pasta recipe is healthy, light, and delicious comfort food. Perfect for easy healthy dinners or date night.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

45. Blackened Shrimp and Asparagus Skillet (20 Minutes)

These delicious blackened shrimp and asparagus take less than 20 minutes to make! Get the secret to this restaurant quality dish you can easily make at home!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

46. Spicy Garlic Shrimp with Broccoli Mash

Spicy garlic shrimp with broccoli mash is a deliciously easy shrimp recipe. This low-carb, paleo dinner will blow you away!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

47. Salmon Foil Packets with Pineapple and Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

This easy juicy Salmon Foil Packets is easy to make, tastes delicious, and is ready in under 20 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

48. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Tenders Recipe

The best chicken tenders recipe ever! You'll make this chicken tenders recipe with green beans recipe at least once a week when you realize how much everyone loves it!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

49. Garlic Butter Salmon with Lemon Asparagus

This seared salmon recipe with asparagus makes a delicious and nutritious dinner. Healthy salmon is quick to cook and ready in under 15 minutes!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

50. Parmesan Spinach Mushroom Pasta Skillet

This parmesan spinach mushroom pasta skillet is super quick and impossible to mess up - The ultimate win for vegetarian weeknight dinners!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

51. Tomato Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe

This sausage pasta dinner recipe is crazy delicious and only 30 minutes or less of work! One of the best sausage pasta recipe ever!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

52. Baked Shrimp in Foil Packets

These Shrimp in Foil Packets recipe make a healthy, nourishing dinner with hearty flavors!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

53. Butternut Lentil Stew

This butternut lentil Stew in creamy coconut sauce is an excellent plant-based dinner for just about any night of the week!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

54. Garlic Butter Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

Quick, Healthy dinner with Garlic Butter chicken and cauliflower rice — The ultimate gluten free/low carb dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

55. Asado Chicken Breast with Sauteed Lemon Zucchini

Delicious Asado chicken breast recipe is a winner for dinnertime! Forget dry chicken: Boneless chicken breasts are marinated then grilled and served with sauteed lemon zucchini.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

56. Garlic Butter Steak and Green Beans

Quick and easy Steak Recipe with Green Beans- Your new favorite weeknight meal, cooked in just one pan.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

57. Easy Cajun Pork Chops with Lemon Garlic Zucchini

Juicy Cajun Pork Chops with Lemon Garlic Zucchini ready and on your table in less than 20 minutes!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

58. Garlic Herb Butter Chicken Thighs with Asparagus

This garlic butter chicken thighs recipe is delicious and super nourishing. Skin-on bone-in chicken thighs are cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

59. Asado Chicken Breasts with Sautéed Garlic Spinach

This Asado chicken breasts recipe with spinach is perfect for lunch, dinner, or even for meal prep. You'll love the flavors!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

60. Sheet-Pan Honey Chili Chicken with Veggies

This sheet-pan chicken recipe is nourishing, nutritious and crazy delicious!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

61. Garlic Butter Shrimp with Lemon Parmesan Cauliflower Rice

This Garlic Butter Shrimp is Super nourishing and easy to whip up. The shrimp and cauliflower rice combination is a winner!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

62. Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice

These delicious chicken meatballs are easy to put together for the ultimate high protein meal prep lunch.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

63. Mexican Meatball Soup {Albondigas Soup}

Mexican style meatball soup loaded with veggies and tender spiced beef meatballs. Full of bold flavors and super satisfying, this meatball soup recipe is a fantastic weeknight dinner!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

64. Italian Pasta Sausage Soup with Kale

Italian Pasta sausage soup recipe, full of crumbled sausage, plump pasta and tender kale in a luscious tomato broth. Make this comforting sausage soup right at home in less than 30 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

65. Easy Pasta Salad with Avocado

Pasta salad with creamy avocado slices is so easy to make! the best Pasta salad to add to your dinner table. - One bowl of this healthy pasta salad will delight even the pickiest eaters!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

66. Baked Salmon and Pasta

This delicious baked salmon and pasta dish is top restaurant-quality. You'll love the salmon and pasta combo - 100% guaranteed!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

67. Meal-Prep Salmon and Asparagus in (15-Minute )

This easy salmon meal prep recipe is a great way to guide yourself into a healthier lifestyle.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

68. Baked Parmesan Crusted Salmon

Cheesy, moist and delicious baked salmon — Ready in 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

69. Sheet-Pan Chili-Lime Tilapia with Veggies

This sheet-pan tilapia recipe with vegetables is super easy, quick, and healthy for your busy weeknights!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

70. Sheet-Pan Sausage and Fall Veggies

This easy Sheet-Pan recipe of sausage, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, and maple-dijon is a delicious sheet-pan dinner that is quick to make and full of Fall flavors! The golden brown, crispy sausage, and Fall Veggies are tossed in a sweet Maple-Dijon sauce.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

71. Oven Baked Tilapia

This oven baked tilapia fillets recipe is delicious with its juicy cherry tomatoes. Gluten-free and Keto-friendly, this tilapia fish recipe is a total crowd-pleaser!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

72. Garlic Butter Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles

These turkey meatballs make an easy and nourishing skillet meal that keeps carbs low and morale high for dinner! Turkey meatballs are lighter than regular meatballs and perfect for meal prep!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

73. Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles

Cheesy, juicy and so flavorful: Every bite of this easy chicken meal prep recipe is simply sensational!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

74. 15-Minute Lemon Garlic Butter Steak with Zucchini Noodles

This grilled steak recipe with zucchini noodles has so much flavor and is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to mess up. You next favorite steak recipe!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

75. Pepper Steak Stir-Fry

This pepper steak stir-fry recipe is a restaurant-quality beef stir-fry you can make in less than 20 minutes, using simple and fresh ingredients.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

76. Garlic Butter Pork Bites with Lemon Green Beans

Ready in 30 minutes or less, this garlic butter pork bites and green beans skillet is a weeknight winner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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Tips to make quick, healthy dinners at home

• Make a meal plan for the week: Plan your week ahead and include healthy dinners in your meal rotation. This will easier for you to go grocery shopping, with the additional savings on time and organization. Keep your meal plan stuck on the fridge and in your phone so you have it on hand anytime.
• Even if you’re not so much into meal planning or meal prep, a cupboard and fridge full of simple healthy ingredients help you avoid the “there’s-nothing-to-eat-tonight”. So when grocery shopping, always go to the essentials first: veggies, proteins, spices, and condiments. This way you’ll be sure to always have wholesome ingredients at hand to prepare healthy meals very easily.