Delicious Healthy Recipes

 balsamic chicken avocado caprese salad is a quick and easy meal in a salad! Seared chicken, fresh mozzarella and tomato halves, creamy avocado slices and shredded basil leaves are drizzled with an incredible balsamic dressing that doubles as a marinade for the ultimate salad! Balsamic Chicken Avocado Caprese Salad… Now THIS was and still is a family favourite! With so many Caprese recipes making their way onto Cafe Delites, this salad has been a long time coming. My list of recipes is getting so out of control, I’ve made the extremely difficult decision to STAHP adding to it, and actually start COOKING from it. Best. Decision. Ever. And I have a feeling this salad is going to be your next favourite. Because who doesn’t love Balsamic Chicken AND Caprese in the one sentence? how to make the best chicken avocado caprese salad Traditionally, Caprese salads do not contain any balsamic vinegar OR avocados or chicken, but today, however, that has changed to make way for this bowl of epic...

  This fresh strawberry spinach salad recipe is tossed with creamy avocado, toasted almonds, your choice of cheese and a honey-sweetened poppyseed dressing. Forever and always one of my favorite salads to make this time of year. ♡ I first shared this strawberry spinach salad recipe here on Gimme Some Oven nearly a decade ago, but it’s one of those classics that I’m certain I will be making for decades and decades to come. Made with loads of fresh strawberries, tender baby spinach, creamy avocado, toasted almonds, paper-thin red onions, crumbled blue cheese (or goat or feta), and my favorite lightly-sweetened honey poppyseed dressing, this salad is always the first recipe I want to make each spring when juicy ripe red strawberries come back in season. And it always tastes like such a treat. Feel free, of course, to sub in your preferred kind of greens, nuts (or seeds), and cheese. And if you want to add in some protein, grilled chicken, shrimp or bacon are always delicious options. ...

 This fresh strawberry spinach salad recipe is tossed with creamy avocado, toasted almonds, your choice of cheese and a honey-sweetened poppyseed dressing. Forever and always one of my favorite salads to make this time of year. ♡ I first shared this strawberry spinach salad recipe here on Gimme Some Oven nearly a decade ago, but it’s one of those classics that I’m certain I will be making for decades and decades to come. Made with loads of fresh strawberries, tender baby spinach, creamy avocado, toasted almonds, paper-thin red onions, crumbled blue cheese (or goat or feta), and my favorite lightly-sweetened honey poppyseed dressing, this salad is always the first recipe I want to make each spring when juicy ripe red strawberries come back in season. And it always tastes like such a treat. Feel free, of course, to sub in your preferred kind of greens, nuts (or seeds), and cheese. And if you want to add in some protein, grilled chicken, shrimp or bacon are always delicious options. S...

 Chickpea Salad is loaded with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado and feta cheese. The fresh lemon dressing adds the Mediterranean flavors of classic Greek Salad. Chickpea salad is easy to make and comes together fast. It’s perfect for lunch since chickpeas are protein packed and leave you feeling satisfied for hours. We also love to serve garbanzo bean salad with roasted red potatoes and pork tenderloin for dinner. Chickpea Salad or Garbanzo Bean Salad? Chickpeas are the same thing as garbanzo beans and can be used interchangeably in this recipe. They are known as chickpeas in the US and Garbanzo beans in Europe. What are chickpeas? Chickpeas are peach colored round legumes or seed pods and part of the pea family. They have a satisfying nutty flavor. Use canned drained chickpeas or cook your own. Are Chickpeas good for you? Chickpeas are a very healthy food and are a perfect way to add plant based protein to salad. Chickpeas add great protein and fiber to this salad. ...

 This homemade Cashew Chicken is way better than takeout!  Tender chicken is stir-fried and tossed with a luscious garlic sauce and cashews. Better than take out in the comfort of your own home is the best! Combine this dish with Egg Rolls, Fried Rice and some Wontons for a complete dinner. Homemade Cashew Chicken Chinese take out is one of America’s favorites with good reason. It is a comfort food that is jam packed with flavor and diversity. The chicken is tender, the cashews are crunchy and the sauce is the perfect combination of sweet and zing. You have to try this tried and true recipe! Coating the chicken in the cornstarch creates a nice crisp crust and will also thicken the sauce. The sauce has the perfect balance of sweetness with saltiness and  bit of zing from the garlic. If you want more kick you can add red pepper flakes to the sauce. The different combinations of textures will more than satisfy. The chicken is tender with a light crust. The cashews add a bit ...

 Easy Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad This Easy Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad is ready in about 10 minutes! Made with just basic 5 ingredients you probably have in the kitchen right now! This is the perfect side dish for Summer parties, picnics, or potlucks!!! Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad If you like easy pasta salad recipes, you’re going to love today’s new recipe! Because this pesto tortellini salad is one of those recipes you’ll find yourself making over and over again. We brought it to a 4th of July party last year and it was one of the first dishes to go! Ingredients: Cheese Tortellini: Any brand you enjoy will work here! Pesto: You can use homemade or store bought basil pesto. Or try my super healthy spinach basil pesto, which is vegan and made without parmesan cheese. Cherry Tomatoes: But in a pinch, chopped whole tomato or even sundried-tomatoes will work! Red Onion: Finely diced. If you’re not a fan of onion, feel free to omit. Or replace it with red bell pepper or even roaste...

     Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Lime Juice are sweet, savory, and the perfect side dish or pre-run snack. Comfort food, but make it healthy! Not only is this a fantastic side dish, but also the perfect fuel for those who enjoy getting out for a run. Sweet potatoes offer up a good balance of protein, carbs, fiber, and micronutrients. Sure, they’re a complex carb, but they’re easier on your stomach than a lot of other options out there. This recipe jazzes things up with a sprinkle of chili powder, a smear of honey, and a squirt of lime juice. Not only are the flavors a hit, but the feeling of nourishing your bod with something so hearty and healthful is pretty damn satisfying. The gist on making Chili + Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Lime Juice. Start by preheating your oven to 400º F. Cut your sweet potato in half lengthwise and brush each half, including the skin, with olive or avocado oil. Season the entire sweet potato halves with sea salt and cracked black pe...

Grilled Sweet Potatoes is a Favorite foods of my familly, beacause this menu is a simple & healthy. Have you ever tried grilling sweet potatoes? It's quick and easy. You just peel the sweet potatoes, slice them into 1/4-inch slices, paint them with olive oil, sprinkle on some salt, and place on a hot grill. To serve, you want to slather them with some sort of vinaigrette—olive oil to keep them from tasting too dry, and an acid like lime juice or lemon juice to balance the sweetness of the sweet potatoes. We played around a bit with this recipe, after thinking we had "discovered" the wonderful combination of lime, cilantro, and sweet potatoes, only to find out many others have made a similar discovery. It's a great combination! You can substitute lemon juice for the lime, lime is better but lemon juice will work. And you can substitute parsley for the cilantro, especially if you are one for whom cilantro tastes like soap. Otherwise stick with the cilantro, in our o...

 Delicious Tuna Egg Salad is a classic that never seems to get old, and you're guaranteed to find this retro favorite even more delicious than you remember it. Simple, familiar, yet oh-so-satisfying, this recipe comes fully loaded with tuna, hard-boiled eggs, celery, and dill pickles, all tossed together in a creamy, zingy dressing. It's all the savory goodness you know and love about old-fashioned tuna salad! After a quick and easy assembly, you can pile it high in between two slices of fluffy white bread, serve it as a hearty snack with crackers, or as a healthy, make-ahead salad topper! Love a good retro recipe? You'll also love our yummy Snickers Apple Salad and this easy Tuna Pasta Salad with peas, pasta shells, and a creamy mayonnaise dressing! HOW TO MAKE TUNA SALAD WITH EGG Prep - Have ready three hard-boiled eggs (see below if further instruction is needed). Finely chop celery, onion, and pickles. Make the Dressing - Add the dressing ingredients to a large bowl and...

  Delicious Egg salad ! The classic egg salad recipe that can be eaten plain with a fork or turned into a delicious sandwich (or wrap). You just need hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, red onion and fresh herbs for a quick and easy recipe that’s nourishing and loaded with flavor. My avocado egg salad recipe is such a reader favorite but I thought I’d simplify things even further today with my take on the classic egg salad recipe. It’s the version you’ve likely come across at parties, picnics and holidays or enjoyed for a healthy lunch layered in a sandwich. To be honest, I was never a fan of most egg salad recipes. I found them to be far too mushy with too much mayonnaise. But my version is different! It has texture and it’s chunky so you can see all the ingredients. No mushiness around these parts. And of course, it tastes amazing. WHAT’S IN EGG SALAD? I’m sticking to simple ingredients in this recipe with nothing funky to surprise you. But I do probably add more fresh h...

 Make the Delicious perfect Greek Yogurt Egg Salad for sandwiches! You won’t even know this is a healthy recipe – it turns out so creamy and tastes perfect on rye! My sandwich of choice has always been egg salad. I don’t know why, but something about it just speaks to me. Just hold the mayo for me please – I’m not the biggest fan. To make my egg salad mayo-free, I simply replace the mayo with Greek yogurt and a bit of mustard. The Greek yogurt and egg yolks make the salad incredibly creamy and the mustard adds a nice hint of sharpness and color. I’m always looking forward to the leftover hardboiled eggs after Easter, so I have a great excuse to make egg salad sandwiches for lunch three days in a row. I’ve been meaning to share my recipe for years now, and I’m so glad I’m finally getting around to it now! Step by step: 1. Combine hardboiled eggs, yogurt, mustard, vinegar and seasoning in a bowl and mash well with a fork. There’s absolutely no need to cut up the eggs, just use a fork...

 Healthy Dairy Free Mac and Cheese with a twist! The veggie filled 'cheese' sauce is silky & glossy with a lovely hit of black pepper. Stirred through tender macaroni & chopped broccoli it makes the perfect family meal & can be on the table in a little over 30 minutes! This Dairy Free Mac and Cheese with Black Pepper & Broccoli is from the book Vegan Richa's Everyday Kitchen: Epic Anytime Recipes with a World of Flavor by Richa Hingle, creator of the blog Vegan Richa. Richa's blog and books are personal favourites of mine. I don't follow many blogs because I don't have much free time for cooking other people's recipes, but on the odd occasion that I do, I find myself turning to her recipes. I like my food full of flavour and they never disappoint. Vegan Richa's Every Day Kitchen is her second book and the recipes in it are mouthwatering. She really does know how to pack a flavour punch. I am excited by every single one of them and had the...

       This is the EASIEST Beef Stir Fry recipe with a 2-ingredient stir fry sauce. You likely already have all the ingredients in your pantry!        Ingredients and substitutions Sesame oil – use another cooking oil like grapeseed oil or canola oil instead. Sirloin steak – or another tender cut of beef like tenderloin or ribeye. You can also buy pre-cut strips at the grocery store. Garlic – fresh minced garlic is best but the jarred variety will work in a pinch. Salt & pepper – to taste. Broccoli – cauliflower, bok coy and cabbage would all be good too. Carrot – swap out for another veggie of your choice like mushrooms, onions or water chestnuts. Baby corn – you can use frozen corn kernels, they just won’t be as crispy. Red pepper – or any other colour bell pepper like yellow or red. Rice – I like using white rice but you can use another rice of your choice or even quinoa. Low-sodium soy sauce – tamari or coconut aminos are the best sub...

     This grilled teriyaki salmon recipe has the perfect balance of sweet and smoky flavor. The caramelized garlic and soy sauce in the teriyaki marinade makes this grilled salmon so delicious. For more DELICIOUS salmon recipes be sure to give these a try. - pineapple salmon - pesto salmon - salmon wellington - cedar plank salmon How to make Teriyaki Salmon Instructions on how to make teriyaki salmon For the teriyaki salmon marinade, combine the brown sugar, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, pepper flakes, and rice wine in a bowl. Give it a good whisk and reserve 1/2 cup and set that aside. Then add the olive oil and chopped green onion to the larger amount fo marinade. Now pour the marinade into a gallon sized ziplock bag and add the salmon fillets inside. Zip it up and marinate for 1 hour. Place the reserved 1/2 cup of teriyaki marinade into a small saucepan. Then stir in the water and corn starch mixture. Cook over medium heat until the teriyaki glaze thickens. Bring the heat...

         This simple pasta with spinach sauce is fast, easy and delicious. It’s ready in less than 15 minutes and makes a weeknight meal the whole family will love. This is one of those easy pasta dishes or one-pot pasta recipes perfect when you just need to get dinner on the table in no time. And if you loved my cream cheese pasta or white bean pasta, you’re sure to love this quick spinach sauce packed with nutrient-dense leafy greens. It’s a winner because while the pasta is cooking, you just need to saute’ the fresh spinach in olive oil and plenty of fragrant garlic. And if the amount of spinach looks overwhelming, I assure you it will quickly wilt in matter of minutes. Then add cream cheese, parmesan and a generous grating of nutmeg, which works so well with both spinach sauce and parmesan. The result is savory, creamy, with hints of nutmeg, and delicious bright spinach. Toss pasta with the sauce, serve with grated parmesan cheese, black pepper… and DEVOUR! ...

       This Creamy Garlic Chicken is smothered in a rich and flavorful gravy that’s easy to make in a single skillet. Caramelized garlic cloves add the perfect balance of gourmet flavor. There is plenty of savory sauce to serve over mashed potatoes with roasted green beans. You have just found your new favorite meal! Creamy Garlic Chicken This Creamy Garlic Chicken is dedicated to all of the gravy (and garlic!) lovers out there. Wait until you try this recipe. You’re going to want to make this every week. The garlic cloves add the best gourmet flavor to the sauce without overpowering it. Since the cloves are whole, the flavor is nice and subtle. They’re also caramelized a bit before the sauce is made, which brings out a hint of sweetness and rounds everything out. I think you’ve just found your new favorite chicken recipe. Scroll down to see how it’s made, tips for perfectly seared chicken, and other PRO tips! How to Make It See recipe card below this post for ingred...

       Home made Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta is such a simple and quick recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners. Juicy chicken breast tossed in tender pasta in a creamy cajun garlic sauce. All you need is a slice of Focaccia Bread to soak up the creamy sauce, plus a simple Caesar Salad for a memorable pasta night. Copycat Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe We love recreating our favorite recipes and this copycat recipe for Chili’s Cajun Chicken Pasta recipe is going to become a family favorite! Creamy pasta with pieces of tender and juicy cajun flavored chicken in the most delicious homemade cajun sauce. You will love all the flavors from the dish and it comes together in under 30 minutes so it’s perfect for busy weeknights. I’m excited to add this to our long lineup of 30-minute meals. Ingredients Pasta – For this recipe, we used linguine pasta but you can use any type of pasta: angel hair, linguine, fettuccine, elbow, macaroni, penne, bow tie pasta will all work great. Chicke...

       This Bruschetta Pasta recipe is packed with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, and olive oil. It comes together in a mere 15 minutes with 6 ingredients and you don’t have to cook anything except the pasta! Just mix up a simple Bruschetta, and toss with warm pasta for one of the easiest, fastest recipes of your life. And it’s vegetarian (vegan optional)! Really? 15 minutes? YUP. You’ve got to make this easy pasta recipe as soon as possible, and before summer ends! And as long as you have olive oil, salt, and pepper, you just need 6 more ingredients. It’s so easy! My favorite part about this recipe is that it doesn’t require any cooking aside from the pasta. You just mix all the ingredients in a bowl to make a quick bruschetta, let it sit for a few minutes, then toss with the warm pasta when it’s ready. No roasting anything or heating up your kitchen… and a really minimal amount of dishes for easy clean up. It’s the perfect summer pasta recipe! And if you love this ...