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60+ Quick Healthy Dinners for Busy Weeknights

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60+ Quick Healthy Dinners for Busy Weeknights

Quick Healthy Dinners – Getting your fill of healthy and quick weeknight dinners just got easier with this list of quick and healthy meal recipes that can be prepped in 30 minutes or less. These 60 healthy dinners are not only simple and quick, but they are healthy, nutritious, and delicious. All you need is a few minutes of prep time plus a few minutes to cook. Enjoy!

Sidney Yang
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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Updated Oct 11, 2023
Garlic Mushroom Pasta
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Garlic Mushroom Pasta

This easy and elegant mushroom pasta recipe fits busy weeknights perfectly. Mushrooms, garlic, parmesan and parsley pack it with rich layered flavor without needing cream.

Easy Teriyaki Salmon
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Easy Teriyaki Salmon

This Teriyaki salmon recipe is simple, quick, and is super flavorful. Salmon fillets are pan-seared to perfection and turn out super flaky, delicious with our homemade teriyaki sauce!

Easy Air Fryer Salmon
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Easy Air Fryer Salmon

This Air fryer salmon recipe with asparagus is a delicious and healthy dish that will be ready in no time. This easy salmon dinner make in Air fryer will please everyone!

Bang Bang Chicken Bake
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Bang Bang Chicken Bake

This baked Bang Bang chicken recipe is so good and healthier than the pan-fried version. You'll love these crisp/juicy chicken tenders and their sweet-spicy sauce!

Creamy Bacon Chicken Pasta
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Creamy Bacon Chicken Pasta

This creamy chicken pasta recipe is a complete and nutritious dinner that’s easy enough for a weeknight and tasty enough for when your have company. The chicken pasta ready on the table in about 30 minutes!

Sheet-Pan Sausage and Fall Veggies
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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.

Garlic Butter Air Fryer Salmon
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Garlic Butter Air Fryer Salmon

Garlic Butter Air Fryer Salmon is so simple and delicious! Marinated salmon fillets gets super crisp with the air-frying method, and yet gives you that juicy, flaky flesh just like in restaurants.

Healthy Tomato Zucchini Pasta
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Healthy Tomato Zucchini Pasta

This Healthy Tomato Zucchini Pasta recipe is the perfect quick and easy weeknight meal. Filled with fresh vegetables this vegetarian pasta recipe is sure to be a hit with the whole family. Ready in under 20 minutes!

Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta Recipe
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Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta Recipe

This creamy shrimp pasta recipe will become your new favorite! Ready in 25 minutes, shrimp is cooked in a creamy garlic sauce with sun-dried tomatoes. A simple and fast shrimp recipe for an easy weeknight dinner!

Creamy Sausage Pasta
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Creamy Sausage Pasta

Indulge in our creamy sausage pasta dish that is both easy and quick to make. With flavorful sausage, delicious pasta, healthy spinach, and a creamy parmesan sauce, this pasta recipe is perfect for busy nights!

Onion Steak Stir Fry
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Onion Steak Stir Fry

Our Onion Steak Stir Fry is a quick and easy comfort food that will have you wanting seconds! Perfect for busy evenings, this beef stir-fry recipe is a must-have in your cooking repertoire.

BBQ Salmon Bowl
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BBQ Salmon Bowl

Try our BBQ salmon bowl for a quick and nutritious meal! Tender BBQ salmon, fresh veggies, and zesty sriracha mayo on a bed of rice are so easy and delicious!

Spinach Orzo Pasta Salad
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Spinach Orzo Pasta Salad

Orzo pasta, tangy feta, and fresh spinach combine to create a light and refreshing salad. Tossed with a zesty dressing, this orzo salad is perfect for lunch or a summertime picnic!

Grilled Chicken Salad
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Grilled Chicken Salad

Try our delicious grilled chicken salad with honey lemon dressing. Quick and easy to prepare, this grilled chicken salad recipe is perfect for lunch or dinner!

Ground Turkey Pasta Skillet
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Ground Turkey Pasta Skillet

Try this quick and easy ground turkey pasta skillet is ready in less than 30 minutes - perfect for busy weeknights! Packed with hearty flavors, this turkey pasta dinner is sure to be a hit!

Gnocchi and Broccoli Stir-Fry
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Gnocchi and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Broccoli Gnocchi Recipe - You'll love this gnocchi and broccoli stir-fry recipe! With a few simple ingredients and minimal effort, this quick stir-fry with gnocchi and broccoli makes a flavorful and satisfying meal in no time!

Cucumber Mango Crab Salad
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Cucumber Mango Crab Salad

Cucumber mango crab salad is a delicious, and refreshing salad which features imitation crab as its main ingredient. You'll love this crab salad for a light lunch or dinner!

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi
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Creamy Pesto Gnocchi

Creamy pesto gnocchi is an easy and comforting weeknight recipe you’ll keep making again and again. Gnocchi is cooked in a delicious creamy pesto sauce loaded with flavor!

Easy Salmon Rice Bowl
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Easy Salmon Rice Bowl

This tasty salmon rice bowl makes for a satisfying lunch or dinner and takes only 5 minutes to put together. It's so good, you'll be making the salmon rice bowl recipe on repeat!

Creamy Garlic Chicken
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Creamy Garlic Chicken

Creamy garlic chicken is ready in less than 30 minutes and perfect for any weeknight dinner… Even on special occasions! This chicken breast recipe is a total crowd-pleaser!

Veggie Fried Rice
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Veggie Fried Rice

Veggie fried rice is ready in less than 20 minutes for a quick, healthy dinner everyone will love. This recipe for vegetable fried rice is loaded with colorful veggies and more budget-friendly than take-out!

Garlic Chicken and Zucchini
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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!

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Recipe
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp Recipe

Lemon garlic shrimp recipe is the easiest and flavor-packed shrimp! Ready in under 15 minutes, lemon garlic shrimp is a quick, healthy meal that can be served over almost anything!

Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
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Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner

Baked salmon sheet pan dinner with lemon, garlic, and herb flavors, and a charred, crispy roasted duo of zucchini and potatoes for an easy and healthy weeknight meal!

Garlic Shrimp Skillet
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Garlic Shrimp Skillet

Juicy garlic shrimp is the most easiest and big flavor packed shrimp! Ready in under 15 minutes, garlic shrimp is an extra quick, very simple, to throw together meal that can be served over anything! This healthy shrimp dish is sure to join your weekend dinner rotation.

Oven Baked Tilapia
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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!

Baked Teriyaki Salmon (15-Minute )
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Baked Teriyaki Salmon (15-Minute )

Baked Teriyaki salmon is cooked in a homemade teriyaki sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onion. The ultimate healthy, low carb salmon recipe ready in minutes! Baked salmon is crispy on the outside and full of wonderful, savory-sweet Teriyaki flavor!

Salsa Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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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!

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