We’ve rounded up 15 of the best Light Healthy Dinner Ideas, classic and easy, vegetarian – we’ll even throw in a few kid friendly ideas too!!
Ground Turkey Tacos, Lasagna Roll-Ups and Chicken on a Stick! Intrigued yet? Get reading, and cooking!
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Light and Healthy Dinner Ideas
Mexican Street Corn Salad
This healthy salad is smoky, spicy and tangy all wrapped up in one dish! A salad like no other, this recipe tastes just like Mexican corn on the cob! Top it with cotija cheese, guacamole, and pair with some jicama fries – whatever you choose, you’ll be happy you stopped here!
Mexican Crab Salad (Jaiba)
This zesty Mexican-inspired ceviche features tender chunks of crab meat and fresh lemon juice. Enjoy as a side dish or atop toasted bread.
Easy Sirloin Steak
Get ready to enjoy tender and juicy Sirloin Steak packed full of delicious garlic butter flavors! It’s pan-seared to a caramelized perfection and will probably be the most satisfying steak dinner you can easily prepare.
Avocado Pasta
Creamy, satisfying, full of flavor and it’s vegetarian? Okay, now I’m extra intrigued. Add in the fact it takes only 15 minutes to put together and you’ll be sold as well. To top it off, this dish is full of antioxidants.
Baked Sockeye Salmon
One of the most sought after types of salmon, sockeye is not farmed, it’s wild! And talk about health benefits from eating this fish, how does this sound: Reduced inflammation, protection for the brain and nervous system. Plus, this dish is ready in just 10 minutes! You can’t beat that!
Ground Turkey Tacos
Are you ready for a recipe that will change your whole dinner game? These turkey tacos will knock your regular recipe right out! This lightened-up version will have your whole family wanting more!
Lasagna Roll Ups
Veggies, mozzarella cheese, ricotta, parmesan cheese and marinara sauce all rolled up individually in lasagna pasta. Versititle and easier to prepare than traditional lasagna, you’ll especially love how easily you can freeze these and reheat them!
Grilled Marinated Steak
Tender, juicy and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, marinated skirt steak is definitely a must try this summer! This recipe will provide you with a simple trick to get the best tasting skirt steak every time! Plus, with the garlic and lime marinade your steaks will be bursting with flavor.
Shrimp Tacos
These Blackened Shrimp Tacos are a delicious meal made with blackened shrimp, avocado, mango, purple cabbage, fresh lime and cilantro. Not only are they healthy, but they are a completely flavorful meal! With only 15 minutes of prep, you’re sure to please everyone with this one. Good to the last bite!
Summer Squash Sauté
Two words will sell you on this recipe – delicious and easy. This dish can be cooked on one skillet. Top with a little parmesan cheese, and basil vinaigrette, and you’re good to go!
Steak Salad
When you’re tired of chicken, give this mouth-watering steak salad a try. It’s high in protein, low in carbs and totally delicious.
BLT Pasta Salad
This BLT Pasta Salad is both refreshing and colorful, but also the perfect salad for summertime. It’s probably the easiest pasta recipe you’ll ever try and will be on your dinner table in just 15 minutes. Your family and friends will ask for it again and again!
Couscous Summer Salad
Cherries, avocado, juicy nectarines, chickpeas, cucumber, mint and sweet corn – may not sound like the best combination but definitely tastes like one! This may be the perfect summer salad with all the flavors and colors in every bite!
Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese
One of the more well known pasta dishes, this is spaghetti bolognese with a twist – vegan twist that is! Quick, easy to make and oh so delicious! If you’re really in the cooking mood, you can use this recipe to make your sauce from scratch.
Balsamic Veggie Pasta
A rainbow of flavor, and healthiness!The key to this recipe is to saute the cooked pasta in a sauce – leaving the pasta in a little toasted. And oh ya, add a splash of white wine if you’d like.
Light and Healthy Dinner Corn Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups corn kernels cut from the cob
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 5 green onions chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper diced
- 1/2 avocado chopped
- 4 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese crumbled
Instructions
- Cut the corn off the cob, or use canned or frozen corn.
- Preheat the oil on the stove at high heat. Stir in the corn and cook for about 3- 5 minutes or until the corn starts to char. Add an extra few minutes to the cooking time if you’re using frozen corn.
- Transfer to a large bowl and cool for a few minutes.
- After it has cooled, add the remaining ingredients. Stir well! Adjust the amount of the lime juice and salt and pepper to your taste.
- Garnish with more cheese and cilantro.
Notes
- Substitute feta cheese if you don’t have cotija cheese.
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