Happily Unprocessed / MEAL IDEAS/RECIPES
Here are some of the meals we eat on a regular basis in our house and have become some of your favorites as well.
BREAKFAST IDEAS:
- Smoothies made with fresh fruit
- Apple Pie Quick Bread – when apples are in season
- Yogurt with homemade granola – stays fresh for weeks
- Keto Friendly Coffee Cake – be still my heart
- Pumpkin French Toast with Whipped Maple Cinnamon Butter
- 4 Ingredient Fluffy Banana Pancakes
- Spinach and Gruyere Cheese Quiche with a Hash Brown Crust
- Try our EPIC Kale Salad (my breakfast all the time!)
- Banana Bread (GF, DF, SF) – huge reader favorite!
- Chocolate Glazed Donuts – gluten free (made w/ almond flour)
- Crispy Golden Shredded Hashbrowns – sooo good!
- Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, Spinach and Gruyere Frittata
LUNCH IDEAS:
- Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab cakes
- Spinach salad with Apples, Bacon and Feta
- Greek Salad w/ homemade dressing
- (TOP 3 on our site!
- Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad – amazing
- Flank Steak Fajitas (from leftover Flank Steak)
- Butternut Squash Soup
- Chicken Tortilla Soup with Rice – so warm and filling
- Mediterranean Bowtie Pasta Salad
DINNER IDEAS:
- Baked Ziti – can’t do a round up w/o mentioning the #1 recipe
- Spaghetti and Meatballs (the EASIEST sauce you’ll ever make)
- Polish Stuffed Cabbage in tomato sauce (no canned soup!)
- Best Grilled Chicken (TOP Recipe!)
- Weeknight Marinated Flank Steak
- Ground Beef Stroganoff has fast become one of our favorite comfort foods meals
- Chicken Francese – a true classic!
- Coffee Rubbed Burgers with Smoked Gouda and Homemade BBQ Sauce
- Shepherd’s Pie – always a home run
- Chicken Piccata – sounds fancy, but it’s one of the easiest weeknight meals
- – you won’t miss the meat at all
SIDES:
- Parmesan Garlic Noodles – (#1 side dish for 12 years!)
- Creamy Garlic and Parmesan Orzo (goes with EVERYTHING)
- Simple Classic Summer Potato Salad (family recipe)
- Classic Summer Carrot Salad
- Pumpkin Risotto (made so easily in the Instant Pot!)
- Garlic and Herb Cauliflower Rice
- Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese (OMG!)
- Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Mozzarella
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DESSERTS:
- Chocolate Zucchini Cake
- Pinwheel Lemon Bundt Cake
- Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
- Chocolate Mousse
- Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
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Reader Interactions
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- Abbie
Hello,
I am trying to find recipes that do not contain any ultraprocessed foods. Do your recipes fall into this? I dont know where to start so would love to find recipes that I can follow and get used to.
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- Stacy D
Our diets in America are the worst! It is almost impossible to eat healthy anymore, even just going back to our grandparents generation (I’m in my 70s so it might be a little longer for me). The meat industry has changed the most with chicken breasts being the size of turkey breasts now. Very sad. I appreciate what you’re trying to do Deb, unfortunately even if we all eat mostly like the Mediterranean diet, we still fall short of other countries.
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- Debi
I couldn’t agree more.
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- Jessica Downs
I’ve been visiting this site for almost as long as you’ve had it. Great recipes for busy families!
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- Keisha
This is a great list – I’ve made quite a few of these and have never been disappointed.
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- Katie C.
Hello! I just found your website and must I say you are a blessing! My fiance and I have been on this no processed food diet and all we knew how to make for side dishes (not from the box) were mac and cheese and mashed potatos. I am so glad I stumbled across your website. This is going right into the bookmarks.
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- christy
Hi! 🙂 Just curious. Isn’t bread processed? (I love grilled cheese, and saw it on your list… but bread is bad, right??) Do you make your own? Or is bread not considered a bad processed item? Thank you!!
~Christy 🙂
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- Debi
hi Christy … not ALL bread is bad. I tend to lean towards whole wheat if I am at the supermarket but when I have the time I really like to go to the bakery as they make it fresh daily. You can even ask them what they put in it too. 🙂
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- Deb Simms
What is gluten free flour mix? Just found your website too and I will be trying some of the recipes!
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- Debi
Hi Deb – you can find gf flour mix in most supermarkets. But here’s a link to amazon to show you which one I buy. http://amzn.to/2vdXHhV
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- Deb Simms
Thanks I am new to this diet have a lot to learn but I am feeling a lots better and not going back.
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- Priyanka Trehan
Just found your blog. I love your healthy recipes. They are delicious and I am going to try lots of them. Thank you.
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- Debi
thank you Priyanka. Glad you found us!
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