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Healthy January Recipes

Trying healthy recipes this January? You're in the right place. Below you'll find recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus soups and stews, winter salads, Whole30 options, and vegetable sides. If you're not sure where to start, try the sweet potato hash, buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potatoes, and Whole30 dynamite shrimp.

January Reader Favorites

  • Two swordfish steaks on a round plate garnished with parsley and lemon.
    Air Fryer Swordfish Steaks Recipe
  • oats with berries
    How to make oatmeal with eggs
  • bowl of crispy sweet potatoes
    Air Fryer Crispy Sweet Potato Cubes
  • Two breaded and crispy chicken breast served with a arugula salad.
    What to Serve with Chicken Schnitzel (19 Best Side Dishes)
  • salmon stew in large bowl with spoon
    Easy One-Pot Salmon Stew
  • Air fryer filet mignon topped with garlic-herb butter and a sprig of rosemary.
    Finally, A Good Air Fryer Filet Mignon
  • Three poached eggs on a round plate with a runny yolk.
    Perfect Air Fryer Poached Eggs (Quick and Easy)
  • Dinner rolls inside of a wire bread basket.
    Air Fryer Dinner Rolls From Scratch

Chef's Picks

These recipes will help you cook better, and you don't need to be a pro to start.

  • A spoon removing the fat cap off the top of veal stock.
    Veal Stock Recipe
  • A spoon coated with a demi-glace sauce dripping over a small sauce pan.
    Demi-Glace Recipe (Classic French Sauce)
  • Red wine braised short ribs with mashed potatoes and carrots in a light-blue plate.
    Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs
  • Finished cranberry chutney inside of a white Dutch oven with a wooden spoon.
    Ultimate Cranberry Chutney Recipe

Healthy Mains

  • Horseradish salmon filets on a oval platter with a parsnip puree.
    Horseradish Crusted Baked Salmon
  • Air fryer chicken meatballs piled high inside of a round pasta bowl.
    Air Fryer Chicken Zucchini Meatballs
  • baked salmon in foil
    Keto Oven Baked Salmon In Foil
  • Slice pork tenderloin on a oval platter with a sage cream sauce drizzled over top.
    Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin with Sage and Cream
Main Dish Recipes

Soups and Stews

Hearty soups and stews that are perfect for the Winter season.

  • A round bowl filled with a sausage, potato, and kale soup.
    Tuscan Italian Sausage Potato & Kale Soup (Zuppa Toscana)
  • A bowl of turkey lentil soup with dried green lentils scattered around the bowl.
    Turkey Lentil Soup
  • salmon stew in large bowl with spoon
    Easy One-Pot Salmon Stew
  • Chili garnished with onions, and cilantro.
    The Ultimate Venison Chili (Instant Pot Edition)
Soup and Stew Recipes

Winter Salads

Hearty salads packed with fiber, lean protein, grains, and composed dressings.

  • A large wooden bowl filled with an arugula pear salad.
    Arugula and Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Candied Pepitas
  • A round white bowl filled with kales, sweet potatoes, almonds, chicken, apples, and goat cheese.
    Copycat Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl
  • Buffalo Chicken Caesar Salad inside of a large wooden bowl.
    Cripsy Buffalo Chicken Caesar Salad
  • Tuna Caesar salad in a large round white bowl with wooden serving spoons.
    Tuna Caesar Salad (High-Protein + Meal Prep Friendly)
More Salad Recipes

Vegetable Side Dishes

Delicious side dishes to elevate any meal.

  • Beets on top of an arugula salad with butternut squash, and faro.
    Sous Vide Beets (The Ultimate Guide)
  • Air fried Brussels Sprouts in a round bowl with a spoon.
    Air Fryer Smashed Brussels Sprouts (Crispy Edges)
  • Air-fried parsnips on a dark-grey round plate with a side of aioli sauce.
    Air Fryer Parsnips with Tarragon Aioli
  • bowl of crispy sweet potatoes
    Air Fryer Crispy Sweet Potato Cubes
More Side Dish Recipes

Whole30 Recipes

Doing a Whole30 in January? You'll be making these recipes on repeat!

  • sweet potato waffles on a plate
    Whole30 Sweet Potato Waffles (Breakfast Sandwich)
  • Salmon cakes featured image.
    Whole30 Southwestern Salmon Cakes
  • A large pan of cauliflower fried rice with shrimp.
    Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp (Whole30, Paleo, Keto)
  • Dynamite shrimp featured image.
    Whole30 Dynamite Shrimp
More Whole30 Recipes

Make-Ahead and Meal Prep

Recipes designed for planning ahead and simplified weeknight cooking.

  • A large pan of cauliflower fried rice with shrimp.
    Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp (Whole30, Paleo, Keto)
  • Two glass jars filled with overnight oats and topped with frozen berries and granola.
    Easy Overnight Oats with Frozen Fruit
  • A filet of blackened salmon on top of a salad of leaf lettuce, mango salsa, and sliced avocados.
    Healthy Mango Salmon Salad (Rubio's Copycat)
  • Lettuce cups with Mexican tuna salad inside.
    10-Minute Mexican Tuna Salad (Easy + Healthy)
  • A round white bowl filled with kales, sweet potatoes, almonds, chicken, apples, and goat cheese.
    Copycat Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl
  • Venison Ragu in a pasta bowl with fresh basil.
    Venison Ragu Recipe
  • A pasta bowl with cous-cous, white rice, pickled red onions, and turkey feta meatballs.
    Air Fryer Turkey Feta Meatball Bowl with Tzatziki Sauce
  • buffalo chicken featured image
    Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Breakfast Recipes

Start your morning off right with these protein-packed recipes.

  • Two glass jars filled with overnight oats and topped with frozen berries and granola.
    Easy Overnight Oats with Frozen Fruit
  • Two glass cups filled with a coconut chia pudding and garnished with fresh berries.
    Coconut Chia Pudding Recipe
  • oats with berries
    How to make oatmeal with eggs
  • Granola clusters piled high inside of a glass jar.
    15- Minute Air Fryer Granola
More Breakfast Recipes

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Healthy January Recipes

  • Venison Ragu in a pasta bowl with fresh basil.
    Venison Ragu Recipe
  • A pasta bowl with cous-cous, white rice, pickled red onions, and turkey feta meatballs.
    Air Fryer Turkey Feta Meatball Bowl with Tzatziki Sauce
  • A large pan of cauliflower fried rice with shrimp.
    Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp (Whole30, Paleo, Keto)
  • buffalo chicken featured image
    Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • Dynamite shrimp featured image.
    Whole30 Dynamite Shrimp
  • baked salmon in foil
    Keto Oven Baked Salmon In Foil

Most Popular

  • A cranberry cocktail inside of a martini glass garnished with rosemary, whole cranberries, and a orange slice.
    Christmas Gin Cocktail (Cranberry Gimlet)
  • bowl of crispy sweet potatoes
    Air Fryer Crispy Sweet Potato Cubes
  • Three slices of toast with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon garnished with fresh dill.
    Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Eggs
  • Two breaded and crispy chicken breast served with a arugula salad.
    What to Serve with Chicken Schnitzel (19 Best Side Dishes)
  • Frizzled leeks on a paper-towel-lined baking pan.
    Crispy Frizzled Leeks (Fried Leeks)
  • A spoon coated with a demi-glace sauce dripping over a small sauce pan.
    Demi-Glace Recipe (Classic French Sauce)

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