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Pickle lovers: this one’s for you! This greek yogurt dill dip will be your new favorite pairing with veggies, potato chips or pita bread. Even better? This healthy version offers all the fresh and zesty flavor of the usual dill pickle chip dip with a little less fat and a lot more protein.

Greek Yogurt Dill (Pickle!) Dip

Greek yogurt dill pickle dip presented in a brown bowl on a plate with chopped veggies and potato chips. Food is on a white marble countertop.

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Try this healthy one-pan meal for a balanced weeknight dinner. These unstuffed egg rolls have all the delicious fillings of your favorite takeout egg roll without the wrapper!

Unstuffed Egg Rolls in a Bowl

Unstuffed egg rolls in a bowl displayed in white bowl on white marble counter. Displayed with sriracha, green onions and chopsticks. Sprinkled with sesame seeds.

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This spicy chickpea mash is easy, tasty and loaded with fiber. Try as a sandwich, wrap or dip and discover your new healthy lunchtime staple.

Spicy Chickpea Mash

Open faced sandwich with chickpea salad sandwich mixture and sliced cucumbers, sitting directly on white marble countertop

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Who doesn’t love a nutritious snack that tastes like cookie dough?! These easy peanut butter bliss balls are the perfect portable nibble to satisfy your sweet tooth. And with oats, seeds and protein powder, they’re loaded with healthy fats, protein and fiber to keep you full.

Easy Peanut Butter Bliss Balls

Peanut butter bliss balls on white plate.

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This pesto chicken quinoa bowl is my easy weeknight take on sweetgreen’s pesto chicken parm. It uses pre-cooked quinoa, rotisserie chicken and a 5-minute creamy pesto vinaigrette for a flavorful lunch or dinner that comes together in minutes.

Easy Pesto Chicken Quinoa Bowl

White bowl with cooked quinoa, roasted broccoli, cooked chicken, baby spinach and green salad dressing, drizzled with bright red buffalo sauce.

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This 5-ingredient creamy pesto vinaigrette is perfect for salads, bowls and roasted vegetables. It’s fresh, tangy and slightly sweet–and it uses store bought pesto for a salad dressing with maximum flavor and minimal prep.

Creamy Pesto Vinaigrette

Green salad dressing in a white ceramic bowl on a white marble counter, surrounded by a white kitchen towel and a bowl of broccoli

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This nacho salad recipe with creamy salsa dressing is a fun upgrade to the usual taco salad. With gooey cheese, satisfying black beans and the most delicious toppings, this fresh and tasty salad will become your new favorite lunch. Say hello to taco salad’s cooler, hotter older sister: nacho salad. I know they sound identical, […]

Easy Nacho Salad with Creamy Salsa Dressing

White bowl with salad that includes lettuce, ground beef, black beans, tortilla chips, melted cheese, jalapeno slices, lime wedge, and salad dressing.

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This 5-ingredient creamy salsa dressing is perfect for salads or as a dip. Pair this easy, healthy recipe with taco salad, nachos, fajitas or veggie platters. Salsa is delicious. I think we can all agree on that. But it’s just not enough to be a good salad dressing. You know? It’s missing fat. It doesn’t […]

Creamy Salsa Dressing

Overhead image of light orange sauce in bowl on white countertop, garnished with jalapeno slices and chives.

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This creamy and refreshing smoothie is good for your gut and great for your health. You can make this easy snack or breakfast in minutes with just 5-ingredients! Nothing beats a nourishing smoothie for a quick breakfast or snack. They’re such a great way to add nutrition to your day. And even if you’re using […]

Banana Peach Smoothie

Two glasses filled with smoothies on a marble counter. Peached and bananas are displayed as well.

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Try these easy nutella overnight oats for breakfast or meal prep. This healthy recipe is loaded with filling protein and fiber, packed with nutrition, and takes less than 5-minutes to make.  What’s better than a delicious bowl of overnight oats for breakfast? Overnight oats with NUTELLA. That’s what.  These nutella overnight oats are creamy, chocolatey and […]

Nutella Overnight Oats

Overhead photos of chocolate overnight oats in a white bowl topped with nutella and banana. Bowl on a white marble counter with ingredients displayed.

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