63 Healthy Dinner Recipes to Whip Up in Under 1 Hour (2024)

Raise your hand if you don't have an air fryer, yet. If your hand is up, go ahead and use it to order one of the best air fryers online stat. This popular countertop appliance is the secret to cooking up crispy foods sans the oil — plus, it makes flaky, tender fish in no time at all.

Get the Air Fryer Salmon Flatbreads recipe.

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Meal prepping is a great way to set yourself up for success when it comes to healthy eating. By cooking up a batch of grains, roasted vegetables, pickled red onions and seasoned proteins in advance, you're ready to mix and match your way to a delicious, nutritious dinner in 20 minutes or less.

Get the Roasted Mediterranean Shrimp Bowls recipe.

For a lightened-up take on fried chicken salad, coat breasts with crushed cornflakes and bake 'em before tossing with lettuce, fennel and cucumbers. We also skipped the bottled dressing and whipped up our own ranch-inspired version.

Get the Crispy Chicken and Buttermilk Salad recipe.

This meatless meal is packed with 16 grams protein and 8 grams fiber per serving, so you know it'll keep you full. Plus, it's super portable and easy to eat on the go. Picnic, anyone?

Get the Green Goddess Sandwiches recipe.

Let's take a moment to appreciate lentils — they are high in iron and fiber, affordable and versatile. Plus, they're a great way to cut back on how much ground beef you use to make meatballs or meatloaf.

Get the Beef and Lentil Meatballs with Chipotle Sauce recipe.

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This umami-rich dish features just five ingredients. Radishes are roasted until slightly caramelized and golden brown, then tossed with its leaves until wilted. White miso, sesame seeds and a smidge of butter add so much flavor with little to zero effort required on your end. Stunning.

Get the Sesame-Crusted Salmon with Miso-Roasted Radishes recipe.

Cozy up with a big bowl of comfort that is good for you, too! This soup is packed with potassium-rich butternut squash and is easy to prep in advance and reheat. Just freeze soup (minus cream and seed topping) in an airtight container for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then warm and top as desired.

Get the Air Fryer Squash Soup recipe.

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Juicy tomatoes and a ton of garlic create a built-in sauce for chicken as everything roasts together on a single sheet pan.

Get the Paprika Chicken with Crispy Chickpeas and Tomatoes recipe.

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By making a few smart choices, you can serve up healthy pasta for dinner and call it health food. Choose whole-wheat or bean-based pastas, use cheese somewhat sparingly and add *all* the fresh produce into the mix. You can blend vegetables like cauliflower or butternut squash into a creamy dairy-free sauce. Or, throw tomatoes, onions and squash onto a baking sheet before tossing with cooked noodles, as we do here.

Get the Two-Cheese Roasted Veggie Fusilli recipe.

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If you buy radishes with the tops still attached, you can use any leftovers in salsas, sauces, and sautés. This weeknight-friendly fish dish features a herby salsa made with both the tops and chopped radishes. Serve it with a side of brown rice.

Get the Striped Bass with Radish Salsa Verde recipe.

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Clean up is easy, thanks to this combination of cauliflower, chicken and jalapeños that are coated in a warm spice blend and roasted on a single sheet pan.

Get the Garam Masala Roasted Chicken and Cauliflower recipe.

Satisfy your taco recipe cravings with this salad, then add tortilla slices to your plate when you're done mixing it all together!

Get the Grilled Steak Tortilla Salad recipe.

Here is proof that you don't have to sacrifice taste — or fun! — when eating healthy. To make this good-for-you 25-minute dinner, mahi-mahi fish fillets are coated in a garlicky cilantro marinade, then grilled, not fried, along with fresh limes. Top it all off with a fresh homemade pico de gallo. Yum!

Get the Fish Tacos with Pico de Gallo recipe.

There are a few pros to cooking your favorite restaurant or takeout dishes at home, but mainly, it ensures that you know *exactly* what ingredients are being used and you can control how much of what (especially oils) is going into the dish.

Get the Chicken Marsala recipe.

Rather than serve fried fish with a side of potatoes or fries, try coating cod fillets in crushed potato chips instead. Cook fillets in the air fryer for extra-crispy results sans the oil.

Get the Fish and Chips recipe.

Step up an ordinary chicken recipe by pairing it with sliced raw snap peas.

Get the Seared Coconut-Lime Chicken with Snap Pea Slaw recipe.

It may look fancy, but this shrimp and polenta recipe with oregano, garlic, red peppers, capers and white wine is easy enough to make on a weeknight.

Get the Roasted Feta Shrimp and Polenta recipe.

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While there was a time when zoodles seemed to always be front and center, we actually prefer to mix the zucchini noodles with fiber-filled whole-grain spaghetti before tossing 'em into a creamy, dreamy sauce.

Get the Creamy Spaghetti and Zoodles recipe.

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Thirty minutes. Five ingredients. One fun (easy!) dinner.

Get the Grilled Pork with Charred Harissa Broccoli recipe.