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Lightened Up

These Easy Roasted Carrots with Pecan Pesto are the perfect side dish for all your spring meals. Fresh spring carrots are roasted until soft and sweet and then tossed in a super easy pecan and spinach pesto. This recipe yields a large amount, so you’ll have plenty of leftovers to pull out during the week.

Easy Roasted Carrots with Pecan Pesto

Cucumber and Chickpea Salad is refreshing, healthy, and packed with flavor and texture. It's simple. Hearty protein-packed chickpeas are tossed with crunchy cucumber, smoky roasted red peppers, and red onions. It's all tossed in a creamy red wine vinegar and tahini dressing with just a hint of smokiness from ground sumac. The perfect lunch or side for dinner. 

Cucumber and Chickpea Salad

Hunan Shrimp

This Chickpea Vegetable Curry is what meat-free dreams are made of. Hearty chickpeas are simmered in a super easy red curry and coconut sauce until they're soft and infused with the rich flavor. The saucy chickpeas are served over a bed of jasmine rice studded with golden raisins, crunchy cashews, and lots of chopped cilantro.

Chickpea Vegetable Curry

Spicy Carrot Soup. Seven ingredients, less than 30 minutes to make.

Spicy Carrot Soup

This Creamy Tuna Pasta Salad with Pineapple is one of my favorite lunches to make when I need to throw something together quickly from the pantry. Aldente penne noodles are tossed with flaked tuna, pineapple, crunchy celery, and creamy American cheese. Everything is then tossed in a super light mayo-based dressing that won't weigh you down.

Creamy Tuna Pasta Salad with Pineapple

Creamy Corn Recipe

Crispy Baked Polenta Fries

Greek Chicken Pita with Whipped Feta

Homemade Rice-a-Roni is a healthier update on classic Rice-a-roni. Creamy, easy to throw together and so delicious! Kid-friendly as well!

Homemade Rice-a-Roni

Gooey Mexican Burgers

Spicy Mexican Burgers

This Baked Cauliflower Gnocchi Recipe is easily the simplest dinner you'll make all year. Cauliflower gnocchi is roasted alongside sun-dried tomato chicken sausage until super crispy and golden brown. When everything comes out of the oven, it's drizzle with a little bit of store-bought pesto and sprinkled with parmesan. It's the perfect healthy, delicious dinner that takes virtually no effort to prepare. 

Baked Cauliflower Gnocchi Recipe with Pesto (5 Ingredients!)

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