Don't need a whole turkey? Try this Roasted Turkey Breast for your small holiday gathering! Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? I'm not this year; I only have to show up, probably with an appetizer or salad that travels well, and enjoy the fruits of someone else's labor. If you are ...
Dinner Recipes
25-Minute Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchiladas
These 25-Minute Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchiladas are for busy nights when you want a healthy, homemade meal, FAST!You think as your kids get older, things like getting healthy, homemade dinners on the table are going to get easier. I mean, there are no screaming toddlers grabbing your legs ...
Slow Cooker Turkey Barbecue Chili
This healthier Slow Cooker Turkey Barbecue Chili is easy to make and has unique flavors! There is no shortage of chili recipes on Happy Healthy Mama. I love chili because it's easy to prepare, easy to make as healthy as you want it to be, and it is a warm and comforting meal during the colder ...
Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash Bowl with Chicken and Spinach
This Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash Bowl with Chicken and Spinach is an easy and healthy dinner idea! I usually have five dinners a week planned. At least one night a week, we have a "throw together" dinner. This just means I throw together whatever we have on hand and call it dinner. Sometimes, ...
Roasted Broccoli Barbecue Pizza
This Roasted Broccoli Barbecue Pizza sums up how I eat a lot of the time. It tastes amazing, because food needs to taste good. It has an unexpected element (or two unexpected elements in this case) because food shouldn't be boring. And lastly, it has a healthy twist that at least lands it in the ...
Quick & Easy Chicken Pumpkin Chili
This Chicken Pumpkin Chili is the perfect cool weather meal, and is gluten-free, dairy-free, and ready in less than 30 minutes!Heads up! This post was first published in 2014. Photos were updated in 2017. Enjoy this Chicken Pumpkin Chili--it's a favorite recipe! I told you my focus for this year ...
Vegetable Pumpkin Curry Recipe
This Vegetable Pumpkin Curry Recipe is a wonderful vegan weeknight dinner idea that is fast and healthy! If there's one dinner idea I never get sick of, it's anything with curry. Give me some vegetables and a curry-flavored sauce, and I'm in dinner heaven. My husband, Tim, has never been a ...
Summer Vegetable Orzo
This Summer Vegetable Orzo is the perfect easy weeknight dinner idea! Let me ask you a question. How often do you not feel like cooking dinner? I’m really curious. Because I love to cook, and I still find myself not feeling like it at least three nights a week. I think there’s a big difference ...
Chili Lime Baked Salmon Recipe
This Chili Lime Baked Salmon Recipe is an easy weeknight meal and is perfect topped with Avocado Pineapple Salsa! Something magical happened in the last few months. Mom brain is preventing me from remembering exactly when this magical even occurred, but it was a recent event. My five-year-old, ...
27 Creative Recipes With Basil
Welcome to the second edition of my What's in Season Now series! I'm excited to help you figure out what to make with all the fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits growing during these warm summer months. Do you have more basil than you know what to do with? This week, we're thinking beyond the ...
Mozzarella-Stuffed Basil Turkey Burgers
Take your summer grilling to the next level with these Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Burgers! This post was originally published in the summer of 2011. I've updated some photos (but left the older photos also--it's interesting to see the evolution of my photography, isn't it?) and added some notes ...
35 Recipes with Bell Peppers: Introducing the ‘In Season Now’ Series
While summer hasn't officially started, I'm sure most of you are already settling into summer mode. For me, a big part of embracing the summer season is taking advantage of all the fresh, local produce that is available. Whether you are a part of a CSA, grow your own fruits and vegetables, or are ...