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Main Courses

Healthy Main Course Recipes for health conscious food lovers.

Gluten-Free Chicken Scallopine with Meyer Lemon Sauce Recipe

March 10, 2014 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Gluten-Free Chicken Scallopine with Meyer Lemon Sauce - an elegant and delicious dinner idea - you can substitute regular lemons for Meyer lemons

This Gluten-Free Chicken Scallopine with Meyer Lemon Sauce is a lightened up version of a traditional Italian-American recipe. Today’s post is dedicated to Pasquale or Patsy as he was lovingly called. Pasquale passed away last Friday at the age of 87. He was a fun loving Italian man, the father of one of my best…

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Filed Under: chicken, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: chicken scallopine, gluten-free chicken cutlets, gluten-free chicken scallopine, Italian recipe, lemon chicken, scaloppine alla Francese

Easy Turkey Taco Pizza Recipe

March 6, 2014 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Turkey Taco Pizza © Jeanette's Healthy Living

If you’re looking for some fun food, give this Easy Turkey Taco Pizza recipe a try. It’s super kid-friendly and adults will love it too. Sometimes my cleverness gets the best of me. I think I’m so smart, and then disaster strikes and I’m put back in my place. Has that happened to you? I…

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Filed Under: Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pantry Recipe, whole grain

40+ Healthy Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes

March 5, 2014 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes

Freshen up your slow cooker repertoire and try some of these Healthy Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes. No fuss meals that just cook on their own. I know some of you may be wondering why I’m posting a bunch of Healthy Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes when it’s almost Spring. Well, to be honest, I wish it…

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Filed Under: Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Slow Cooker Tagged With: crockpot, dinner recipes, healthy crockpot recipes, healthy slow cooker recipes, main courses, roundup, slow cooker

Cajun Chicken Sausage Gumbo Stew Recipe

February 26, 2014 by Jeanette 7 Comments

Cajun Chicken Sausage Gumbo Stew

Today’s recipe for Cajun Chicken Sausage Gumbo Stew is full of New Orleans flavors. Add a little hot sauce if you like and serve with steamed rice and a green salad for a complete meal. Can you tell I like Cajun food? This all started eight years ago when my family went to Louisiana for…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Pantry Recipe Tagged With: cajun, creole, gluten-free, gumbo, Mardi Gras

Easy Herb Spiced Roasted Chicken Recipe

February 24, 2014 by Jeanette 20 Comments

The Easiest Herb Spiced Roasted Chicken

Anyone can make this Easy Herb Spiced Roasted Chicken. Roast two chickens and use the extras for meals throughout the week. They say you know a great chef from their roasted chicken. For years, I was intimidated at the thought of roasting my own chicken and resorted to buying rotisserie chickens from the supermarket. After…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: easiest roast chicken, easy dinner idea, easy roast chicken, homemade roasted chicken

Lightened Up Croque Monsieur Grilled Cheese Recipe

February 20, 2014 by Jeanette 17 Comments

Skinny Croque Monsieur Grilled Cheese © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Lightened Up Croque Monsieur Grilled Cheese is rich and creamy but has 60% less calories than the traditional sandwich. You’ll be surprised by the secret ingredient. A number of years ago when I was in my French food phase, I made Croque Monsieur for the first time. It’s a fancy grilled cheese that’s filled…

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Filed Under: Dinner, healthy choices, lunch, main courses

Meyer Lemon Blood Orange Glazed Roast Chicken Recipe

February 17, 2014 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Meyer Lemon Blood Orange Glazed Roast Chicken

Meyer Lemon Blood Orange Glazed Roast Chicken is so easy to make, you’ll want to include this in your weeknight cooking repertoire. Any citrus fruit can be used in this no-fuss meal. A few weeks ago, the twins went off to a winter retreat with our church. I really missed them and our house was…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: blood oranges, easy dinner idea, mandarinquat, Meyer lemon, roast chicken

25+ Healthy Chicken and Turkey Chili Recipes

February 15, 2014 by Jeanette 7 Comments

Healthy Chicken Turkey Chili Collage © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Stay cozy and warm with these Healthy Chicken and Turkey Chili Recipes all winter long. All you need is a nice green salad and a piece of cornbread to go along. Pictured (top to bottom, left to right): Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Green Chilies, Yummy Healthy Easy’s Turkey Taco Chili, Slow Cooker Black…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Resources Tagged With: chicken chili recipes, healthy chili recipes, recipe roundup, turkey chili recipes

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Green Chilies Recipe

February 6, 2014 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Green Chilies is perfect for a wintry day. Serve it with lots of fixings for extra fun. We’ve been enjoying some comfort food lately, including this most recent chili recipe for Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Green Chilies. With the cleanup from our water pipe burst finally…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Comfort Food Feast, crockpot chicken recipe, crockpot chili recipe, Food Network, slow cooker chicken recipe, slow cooker chili recipe, white chicken chili

Chipotle Style Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe

February 3, 2014 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Chipotle Style Chicken Burrito Bowl © Jeanette's Healthy Living #Mexican #recipe

If you love Chipotle restaurant’s burrito bowl, you’ll love my Chipotle Style Chicken Burrito Bowl with a healthy kick. A few weeks ago, I was on a Chipotle restaurant copycat kick and had batches of Chipotle Style Cilantro Lime Brown Rice, Slow Cooker Chipotle Style Black Beans, and Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas sitting in my…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: Chipotle copycat recipes, Chipotle restaurant

Vegetarian Buddha’s Delight Recipe

January 31, 2014 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Vegetarian Bhuddas Delight

Vegetarian Buddha’s Delight is a traditional food served for Chinese New Year. Packed with a variety of “good luck” ingredients, it’s sure to usher in a bright start to the New Year. One of the Chinese New Year dishes I fondly remember that my namesake, Auntie Jeanette, made when I was growing up was Buddha’s…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Buddha's Delight, Chinese New Year, lo han jai, traditional foods for Chinese New Year, vegan, vegetarian

Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage Chicken Cassoulet Recipe

January 23, 2014 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Smoked Sausage Chicken Cassoulet

This Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage Chicken Cassoulet is the perfect comfort food when you need it the most. So, we had a bit of a disaster last weekend. With the frigid temperatures dropping to zero degrees overnight, a pipe burst in our house and our entire basement and one of our first floor rooms was…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Cooking Light, healthy cassoulet recipe, healthy comfort food, light comfort food

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas Recipe

January 22, 2014 by Jeanette 32 Comments

This Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Carnitas recipe is a lightened up version of Chipotle Mexican Grill’s pork carnitas. Great in salads, burrito bowls, and tacos, it’s a versatile recipe that freezes well too. If you’ve ever eaten at Chipotle Mexican Grill, you might have tried their carnitas, made with pork shoulder or butt. One of…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Slow Cooker Tagged With: chicken carnitas, Chipotle carnitas, healthy carnitas recipe, light carnitas recipe

Triple Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake Recipe

January 16, 2014 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Triple Chicken Pasta Bake #light #healthy

This Triple Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake is the perfect winter comfort food. Lighter than most cheesy pasta dishes, this dish is deceptively rich and hearty. One chilly snowy day recently, I whipped up this Triple Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake for dinner. I happened to have leftover roasted chicken in my freezer, an extra box of…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, Dinner, healthy choices, main courses, Pasta and Noodles Tagged With: Cooking Light, healthy chicken casserole, healthy comfort food, healthy pasta casserole, light chicken casserole, light comfort food

Gluten-Free Maryland Style Crab Shrimp Gumbo Recipe

December 31, 2013 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Gluten-Free Crab Shrimp Gumbo

This Gluten-Free Maryland Style Crab Shrimp Gumbo is great for New Years or any special celebration. Chock full of crab, shrimp and langoustine, it is a treat that your family and guests will appreciate. I can’t believe the New Year is already here! With all the frenzy surrounding Christmas, I always look forward to just…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, main courses, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: gluten-free gumbo recipe, healthy gumbo recipe, seafood gumbo recipe

Thai Red Curry Chicken with Winter Squash Recipe

December 5, 2013 by Jeanette 22 Comments

Thai Red Curry Chicken with Winter Squash © Jeanette's Healthy Living

If you like Thai food, you’ll love this Thai Red Curry Chicken with Winter Squash. It’s homemade “takeout” at its best. Although I love food from all different Asian cuisines, Thai food has always intrigued me, particularly all the different curry pastes. If you ever visit an Asian supermarket, you’ll find all different Thai curry…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: Thai red curry chicken, Thai red curry paste, winter squash recipe

Gluten-Free Barbecue Meatloaf Muffins Recipe

December 2, 2013 by Jeanette 34 Comments

Barbecue Meatloaf Muffins © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These Gluten-Free Barbecue Meatloaf Muffins are not only fun to eat, but full of goodness. Sauteed finely chopped vegetables add extra moistness and flavor. Miniature, fun foods are a great way to get my kids to eat something that’s on the healthier side – it’s a great distraction. Recently, I made these mini meatloaves in…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: gluten-free meatloaf, grass-fed beef health benefits, how to get kids to eat more vegetables, mini meatloaves

Tea Smoked Chicken in a Wok Recipe

October 23, 2013 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Wok Tea Smoked Chicken

This recipe for Tea Smoked Chicken in a Wok is an example of stove top smoking, a cooking technique that can used to infuse flavor quickly. The chicken is marinaded, browned, steamed and then smoked, ensuring a deep flavored, mahogany colored, smoky chicken. My dad sometimes smokes food in the wok, a technique I’ve been…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, main courses, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Asian smoked chicken, Chinese smoked chicken, how to smoke chicken in a wok, how to smoke chicken on the stove

Lentil Kale Whole Grain Beet Winter Squash Mushroom Salad

October 16, 2013 by Jeanette 24 Comments

Superfoods Salad

This Lentil Kale Whole Grain Beet Winter Squash Mushroom Salad is packed with nutrient-dense Superfoods. I made this Superfood Salad yesterday for my Women’s Bible Study group – it’s packed with seasonal, local, nutrient dense whole foods, free of pesticides, and rich in healthy fats. My CSA Box has been brimming with beets, butternut squash,…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, main courses, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: beets, Black lentils, butternut squash, forbidden black rice, French green lentils, kale, nutrient dense foods, pomegranate arils, pomegranate seeds, roasted beets, superfoods, whole sorghum, winter squash

How To Make Homemade Rotisserie Chicken {Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven Review}

October 14, 2013 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Recently, I was sent a Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven to test out. It’s a counter top oven that has a pressure function to help speed up cooking (food cooks 25-30% faster) while retaining moisture in foods. I’ve been using it instead of my full-size oven for lots of recipes because it requires no preheating, which…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: homemade rotisserie chicken, product review, roasted chicken, Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven review

Five Braised Chicken Recipes {How To Braise}

October 10, 2013 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Braised Chicken and Red Wine with Zucchini and Tomatoes

Braising is a healthy cooking technique that adds lots of flavor to dishes with very little added fat. In this post, I explain what braising is, and include several Braised Chicken recipes to demonstrate the versatility of braising. When the weather turns cooler, I like to make more braised dishes. Braising is simply a cooking method…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: braised chicken recipes, braising, gluten free chicken recipes, healthy chicken recipes, how to braise, what is braising

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