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September 9, 2018

Healthy 30-Minute Meals to Make ASAP

Delicious, healthy 30-minute meals that you should make ASAP! These easy recipes make the perfect weeknight lunches and dinners and a great for meal prep.

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Your new fav weeknight meals are HERE! So excited to share this life-changing roundup with you guys. I put together 28 delicious, healthy recipes that take just 30 minutes (or less) to whip up.

Meal prep for the week in half the time? Uh huh honey.

Each recipe packs tons of gorgeous veggies and plenty of fiber + protein to keep you satisfied all week long. It’s so important to have variety during the week and to prep meals that you actually look forward to eating. No sad desk lunches here! These recipes are quick and easy, but they don’t skimp on flavor. You’ll find plenty of vegetarian options here, and always feel free to swap your favorite plant-based protein (like chickpeas or tofu) into the stir frys & salads.

These 30-minute meals are great for doubling to feed the whole family, and are guaranteed to make your week. If you make any of these recipes be sure to leave a comment and let me know how you liked it! Snap a photo and share it with our private Facebook community here – I can’t wait to see what you make first.

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healthy 30-minute meals: sweet potato noodle stir fry on a plate with a fork

1. Spicy Thai Peanut Chicken Sweet Potato Noodle Stir Fry

healthy 30-minute meals: chicken meatballs with bell peppers on a tray

2. Sheet Pan Zucchini Chicken Meatballs with Coconut Curry Sauce

healthy 30-minute meals: black bean quinoa salad in a bowl with veggies

3. Fiesta Mango Black Bean Quinoa Salad

healthy 30-minute meals: thai tuna patty

4. Thai Tuna Patties with Cilantro Cabbage Slaw

healthy 30-minute meals: moroccan quinoa salad in a bowl with a spoon

5. One Pot Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Salad

healthy 30-minute meals: hand holding a mini turkey burger

6. Pesto Turkey Burger Sliders on Sweet Potato Buns

healthy 30-minute meals: salmon, avocado, and black rice in a bowl

7. 30 Minute Chili Maple Lime Salmon Bowls with Forbidden Rice

healthy 30-minute meals: tuna wraps on a plate

8. Farmer’s Market Spicy Tuna Wraps with Homemade Chipotle Greek Yogurt Dressing

healthy 30-minute meals: mango chicken stir fry in a skillet with a spoon

9. Mango Chicken Stir-Fry

healthy 30-minute meals: thai quinoa salad in a bowl

10. Famous Crunchy Cashew Thai Quinoa Salad {eegan & gluten-free}

healthy 30-minute meals: kung pao chickpea and brussels sprouts stir fry on two plates and in a skillet

11. Kung Pao Chickpea & Brussels Sprouts Stir-Fry

healthy 30-minute meals: rigatoni with chicken sausage and veggies in a bowl

12. 20-Minute Garlic Parmesan Rigatoni with Chicken Sausage & Broccoli

healthy 30-minute meals: sloppy joe on a wooden board

13. 30 Minute Healthier Turkey Sloppy Joes with Homemade Sauce!

healthy 30-minute meals: thai chickpea salad in a bowl

14. Chopped Thai Chickpea Salad with Curry Peanut Dressing

healthy 30-minute meals: tuna quinoa salad in a bowl with tomatoes and avocado

15. Green Goddess Tuna Quinoa Salad

healthy 30-minute meals: cauliflower curry in a skillet with a wooden spoon

16. Thai Peanut Coconut Cauliflower Chickpea Curry

healthy 30-minute meals: waldorf salad in a bowl

17. Chicken Kale Waldorf Salad with Avocado & Goat Cheese

healthy 30-minute meals: black bean burger on a silver tray

18. Ultimate Vegan Black Bean Burgers with Tahini Garlic Sauce

healthy 30-minute meals: hands holding a thai chicken wrap

19. Crunchy Rainbow Thai Peanut Chicken Wraps

healthy 30-minute meals: zucchini noodles with tomatoes in a bowl with a fork

20. Avocado Basil Pesto Zucchini Noodles

healthy 30-minute meals: two pieces of salmon on a sheet pan with a fork

21. Spicy Maple Glazed Salmon for Two!

healthy 30-minute meals: chickpea pasta salad in a bowl

22. Avocado Tomato Chickpea Pasta Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

healthy 30-minute meals: two pieces of tuna salad on toast on two plates next to a can of tuna and half of an avocado

23. High-Protein Black Bean Avocado Tuna Salad Sandwiches

healthy 30-minute meals: roasted veggie quinoa salad in a bowl with a spoon

24. Easy Mediterranean Pesto Chickpea Salad

healthy 30-minute meals: edamame chicken stir fry in a skillet with a wooden spoon

25. Thai Peanut Chicken, Edamame & Quinoa Stir-Fry

healthy 30-minute meals: two chickpea salad sandwiches stacked on top of each other

26. Smashed Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwich with Cranberries + Lemon

healthy 30 minute meals: black bean soup in a bowl

27. Quick & Easy Black Bean Soup

healthy 30-minute meals: curry turkey burgers

28. Jalapeño Curry Turkey Burgers

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