Healthy Meal Ideas for the New Year

Fresh, healthy and seasonal lunch and dinner recipes for the new year. These recipes will help you feel your best, without sacrificing flavor!

It's that time of year when everyone wants to eat a little lighter and leaner. And we feel the same way. After all the holiday indulgences, we just feel better when we're eating more fresh vegetables and lean proteins. These recipes are full of feel-good ingredients and full of flavor. The soups and salads are perfect for packed lunches at work or easy dinners, and there are some great main course options as well. Here's to enjoying delicious, healthy food in the new year!

Healthy, delicious and vibrantly green, this creamy, Ballymaloe Fresh Spinach Soup (with no cream) comes together in less than an hour and has been bringing rave reviews for over 50 years!

 

This fabulous Butternut Squash Black Rice Salad is healthy, fresh and bursting with bright flavor. A simple lemon-olive oil dressing ties it all together with pizazz!

 

This healthy, hearty Chicken Cauliflower Cheddar Chowder is creamy and rich with no cream! It’s loaded with veggies and lean chicken (or turkey) and comes together quickly!

 

This easy chicken coconut curry is outrageously delicious, comes together in less than 45 minutes and tastes like it’s been simmering all day!

 

This delicious chicken sheet pan dinner is a super easy meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights but delicious and pretty enough to serve for a dinner party!

 

This Instant Pot (or oven) Italian Vegetable Beef Soup is bursting with vibrant Italian flavor, tender beef and an array of fresh veggies! I just got this comment yesterday in regards to this soup:

Absolutely delicious soup! I didn’t change one thing about this recipe, including the cooking time, & it was perfect. I’m glad the recipe makes a full pot because my hubby is already looking forward to the leftovers. Thanks for another great recipe.

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This Warm Chicken and Roasted Potato Salad is fresh, healthy and loaded with delicious seasonal flavor!

 

These crazy-delicious Vietnamese Caramel Pork Lettuce Wraps make a fresh, light weeknight meal and are also perfect for a dinner party.

 

This healthy, delicious Chicken Black Bean Chili, made with rotisserie chicken and lots of fresh veggies, is a perfect way to warm up a chilly day.

 

This Asian-inspired, Honey Coriander Make-Ahead Salmon is perfect for everyday-easy meals but also makes a fabulous entree for a dinner party.