It’s that time of year where we all put down the cookies and pick up the salad bowl so I’m sharing my list of Healthy Recipes for 2024 to get you started off on the right foot. I’ve added recipes from breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even a dessert or 2. Yep, dessert can be healthy too. If you have a favorite that you’ve made, let me know in the comments. Happy Eating!
It’s hard to believe it’s 2024! Just typing that feels strange, but I am really excited for this year. I have so many great things on the horizon, including making deliciousness for YOU with a focus on fast, easy, and of course, delish recipes. I really got out of my cadence during the holidays so I could spend quality time with my family and friends, but I’m ready to fire up the stove and get cooking again. I hope you were able to disconnect as well and enjoy the holiday season with those you love.
2024 is the year I am focusing on my health. For the past few years I have not been that good to my body and I have already started to make serious changes including daily movement of walking or weight lifting, more protein, drinking way more water, and limiting alcohol. Truly, nothing is as fun as waking up feeling good – not even that tasty sipping bourbon I love so much.
I’m excited to share new recipes with you. If you have requests or suggestions, I am all ears. Leave a comment below and I’ll add it to my list (which is brimming with ideas).
Some of My Favorite Healthy Recipes
DINNER
Here’s a quick list of dinner recipes that won’t break the calorie bank or are diet specific, like Keto or Whole30.
Keto Baked Salmon in Parmesan Cream Sauce
Chicken Thighs with Coconut Milk
BREAKFAST
Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day, but I don’t always know what to make. Here’s a list of delicious easy breakfast recipes to start your day and your new year right.
Greek Yogurt Custard with Fresh Berries
Buckwheat Hoe Cakes with Fresh Banana
Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Snacks, Salads & Sandwiches
Some of my favorite hand-held sandwich recipes, small bites, salads, and snacks that will make lunch or snack time tasty.
Quinoa Falafel Sandwich with Spicy Hummus
Strawberry Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese
Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese Croutons
Keto Peanut Butter Cup Fat Bombs
DESSERTS
Coconut Water & Blackberry Gelatin
If you made it to the end of my Healthy Recipes for 2024 roundup then PHEW! Congrats. Let me know if you make any of these recipes. I’d love to hear what you think in the comments below or tag me on Instagram.
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Oven-Fried Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 chicken breast, or boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups Panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
Orange Chicken Sauce
- 1 ½ cups orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- ¼ cup soy sauce, low sodium
- 3 tbsp light brown sugar, packed
- 3 tbsp Mirin
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 ½ tbsp Sriracha
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ½ tsp fresh ginger, grated fine
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Green Onions, snipped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º F. Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Using 2 pie plates, add the beaten eggs to one and mix the panko and flour in the other. Dredge each chicken piece in the egg and then in the panko-flour mixture and add to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken. Spray with cooking spray and bake for 10 minutes. Turn the pieces, then continue to cook for another 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink the center, or to your liking.
- Meanwhile, add the orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, rice vinegar, sriracha, garlic and ginger to a medium saucepan. Bring to a low boil over medium heat, stir occasionally, turn heat down to low to simmer. When the chicken is just about done, add the corn starch to the orange juice mixture and bring to a boil. Heat until thickened enough to coat a spoon. Remove from the heat.
- In a large serving bowl add the cooked chicken and top with the orange chicken sauce, toss lightly to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions and serve with steamed white rice.
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Hi! I’m Heather
I’m Heather, a recipe developer and content creator based in Vancouver, Washington. I started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006 because I believed weeknight dinners shouldn’t be boring and gourmet shouldn’t mean complicated. I’m also the co-founder of Spiceology, so safe to say I think about food for a living. Stick around for recipes that actually make it into your regular rotation.