This unique stir-fry offers a satisfying, flavorful vegetarian lunch or dinner option. Walnuts and mint leaves are a surprising addition to this colorful, heart-healthy dish.
Recipe: Spaghetti With Fresh Tomato Sauce and Roasted Vegetables
This recipe includes steps to make your own tomato sauce, whether to use with the other ingredients listed or for other dishes as well. Use your own garden tomatoes or canned roma tomatoes for a tasty dish including roasted mushrooms, broccoli and peppers.
Recipe: Beef, Bean and Crimini Mushroom Stew
This flavorful hearty soup includes two cans of fiber-rich beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and a red pepper. It’s great the next day and also freezes well.
Recipe: Linguine With Spicy Broccoli and Portobello Mushrooms
Pasta and fresh vegetables pair up in this simple-to-make, flavorful dish. You also can substitute your favorite veggies. Spinach, bell peppers, broccoli rabe eggplant, shallots or wild mushrooms are all good swaps. Add some heat with hot peppers or seasonings.
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Recipe: Tender Turkey Cutlets With Tomato-Red Pepper Sauce
This quick (and healthy) recipe for thin-sliced turkey breast can be on your table in minutes. Pounding makes the cutlets quite tender; cooking them quickly keeps them moist. Serve with brown rice and a salad.
Recipe: Sweet and Savory Heart-Healthy Snack Mix
Whole grains meet dried fruit and nuts for a well-rounded treat that’s perfect for a mid-afternoon snack.
Recipe: Harissa Red Chili Hot Sauce
Have you heard of firey-hot harissa sauce? It’s a common condiment that people use in North African countries with Tunisia credited as its originator. You can use it with couscous or in soups and other stews or dishes where you are looking for a kick.
DIY Marinades: Flavor Up Leaner, Heart-Healthy Cuts
Make your own homemade marinades. Go with a streamlined, 4-ingredient recipe or build on it to create Asian, Latin, Middle Eastern and other exotic flavors. Use your own marinade to fatten up the flavor of leaner, heart-healthy meats and poultry.
Recipe: Spinach-Walnut Salad With Raspberry Vinaigrette
The sweetness of navel orange wedges complements the texture and slightly bitter taste of the spinach in this salad. You can also substitute pears, apples, berries or other fruit that’s in season.
Recipe: Baked Cod With Spinach and Rice
This light fish dish is not only good for you — it also looks beautiful on the plate. You’ll use a parchment pouch containing spinach. Adapt this recipe if you like; use other types of fish and/or your favorite herbs and vegetables.