I loathe cooking but I yearn to be healthy. Favorite one pot/pan/crockpot/cauldron minimal effort
healthy-ish recipes?

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I loathe cooking but I yearn to be healthy. Favorite one pot/pan/crockpot/cauldron minimal effort 
healthy-ish recipes?

Mackenzie Attridge · Answer

Hibachi Style Chicken: I make this all the time when I don’t know what to cook or feel like cooking. So easy and holds well through the week. The sauce is so good!

Sophia Lucchesi · Answer

Feel Better Chicken and Rice Soup: This is so good, nourishing, and a full meal if you tear handfuls of tender greens into the top of each bowl (I normally grab a box of protein greens - add to individual servings so the greens don’t get slimy). A must-cook for me when the temp drops. If you let the rice cook a little longer, it turns into a luscious congee-adjacent consistency.

Haley James · Answer

Spiced Chickpea Stew With Coconut and Turmeric (Alison Roman): I was late to this (I think it broke the internet at some point, as they say) but I've been making it for years now and it really is just such a hit. I crave it as soon as we have the first cold day of fall and make it regularly. The yogurt/sour cream and mint on top do indeed take it home. Sooooo easy to make. The first and only thing I felt confident cooking for other people for years!

Sarah · Answer

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Recipe: This takes like 3 minutes to prep and is the most comforting of comfort food!

Elena · Answer

Rainbow Plant Life Recipes esp this Cauliflower one: Everyone I’ve made this for asks for the recipe. The sauce is sooo good I crave it. And with most of this made in a sheet pan and very little chopping involved it couldn’t be easier!

Nisha also has incredibly thoughtful meal prep plans that map out weekly meals, and all her recipes are approachable, delicious and healthy.

Tami · Answer

Andy Baraghani’s Golden Potato and Greens Soup Recipe: AB can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned and this soup is no exception: so comforting, tasty and easy. It’s great as it is but I’ve also added a spoon of miso or some MSG into this to oomph it up. The NYT Cooking comments never disappoint and there are great suggestions here for adding beans etc to bulk it up.

Soph · Answer

Sheet-Pan Gnocchi and Sausage: Very lazy, very easy and quite delicious.

Caitlin · Answer

Curried Lentil, Tomato, and Coconut Soup: This is quick, easy, and tastes way better than it has a right to. My daughter and I eat it non-stop during the colder months.

Dylan · Answer

Beetroot & ginger porridge/oatmeal: This was suggested to me by my angel friend Ruby. Blend the cooked beetroot until smooth, then add it to your pot of oats with ginger, honey, and the liquid of your choice (water/milk).

I lightly toasted my oats in extra virgin olive oil (!!) first based on a wilddddd suggestion from @amelia! Sounds rogue but I'm a convert.

Simmer until your desired texture is reached. Top with your favourite toppings! In this pic I've added puffed millet, coconut flakes, pepitas and walnuts. SO YUM.

Dylan · Answer

Folded eggs with veggies: Sauté sliced mushrooms & kale in an oiled pan on medium-high heat

Add a tiny bit of butter for extra (optional) flavour & season to your liking

Whisk 2 eggs through a sieve into a lightly oiled pan on medium-high heat

Shake the pan to loosen the eggs a little, then when they begin to cook (this will happen quickly), begin gently folding with a spatula

Remove the pan from the heat just before the eggs are cooked to your preferred liking (they will continue cooking once removed from the heat)

Top with crispy chilli oil & spring onion

Eevin · Answer

Kale, Couscous and Tofu Salad With Carrot-Ginger Dressing: This salad on a busy night. Comes together in a snap. Feels virtuous. Completely delicious. Even my kid loves it!

Clara G · Answer

Sheet-Pan Gnocchi: Easiest meal to make for my picky / veg / vegan friends that I actually enjoy. Bonus = basically no dishes to wash

Zoe · Answer

cheesy chili mac + a bunch of kale thrown in: i won’t pretend it’s not slop. but it is delicious, freezes and microwaves well, and makes a huge batch (even bigger once you’ve added the kale).

Marygrace · Answer

Chickpea salad for the beach: Takes like two more minutes than a PB&J to make and it really hits the spot!

Jamie · Answer

Sheet-Pan Baked Feta With Veggies: Yasmin Fahr is a genius for this one. Couldn’t be easier, couldn’t be yummier. Have been making this with insane frequency for years, and no plans to stop any time soon!

ellie jones · Answer

one-pot beans, greens and grains recipe: easy, nutritious, so good!! i like to make it with butter beans, kale, and whole foods’ “super grains” (blend of white & red quinoa, millet, & buckwheat)

top with parmesan or nutritional yeast!!

Sarah · Answer

Chana Masala: Ive adjusted this recipe based on what I have or don’t have in my pantry, and it always turns out pretty tasty.

grayaelc · Answer

Slow Cooker Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos Recipe: Just add tortillas.

sunset strip mall · Answer

Tuna With Capers, Olives and Lemon (Melissa Clark): this is super easy to make and you can eat it with some whole wheat crackers / bread / celery / crispy cucumber for a meal that's got protein, a bit of sour-y briny flavor, and some nice veggie crunch

Kari · Answer

Braised Beans with Burrata (Dinner: A Love Story): One pot, more like plopping things in than prepping. Will make any Lima bean skeptic a convert (including me!). Simple, but fancy enough for a dinner party. Simmering the beans is the most time-consuming part but I like to hang with a glass of wine while I scoop off the foam. Just as good with grated Parmesan if burrata feels like too much.

I loathe cooking but I yearn to be healthy. Favorite one pot/pan/crockpot/cauldron minimal effort healthy-ish recipes?

Hibachi Style Chicken

Feel Better Chicken and Rice Soup

Spiced Chickpea Stew With Coconut and Turmeric (Alison Roman)

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Recipe

Rainbow Plant Life Recipes esp this Cauliflower one

Andy Baraghani’s Golden Potato and Greens Soup Recipe

Sheet-Pan Gnocchi and Sausage

Curried Lentil, Tomato, and Coconut Soup

Beetroot & ginger porridge/oatmeal

Folded eggs with veggies

Kale, Couscous and Tofu Salad With Carrot-Ginger Dressing

Sheet-Pan Gnocchi

cheesy chili mac + a bunch of kale thrown in

Chickpea salad for the beach

Sheet-Pan Baked Feta With Veggies

one-pot beans, greens and grains recipe

Chana Masala

Slow Cooker Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos Recipe

Tuna With Capers, Olives and Lemon (Melissa Clark)

Braised Beans with Burrata (Dinner: A Love Story)