31 Easy, Healthy Meals That Aren't Completely Exhausting To MakeSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 25 Sept 2017 31 Easy Healthy Meals That Aren t Completely Exhausting To Make Why should eating healthy be hard? by Emma CookeBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Zoe Burnett / BuzzFeed Emma Cooke / BuzzFeed 1 One Pot Chickpea Shakshuka minimalistbaker.com Shakshuka for breakfast, brunch, and dinner. Get the recipe. 2 Green Warrior Protein Smoothie ohsheglows.com Chop ingredients. Blend. Go. Simple. Recipe here. 3 Five-Minute Oatmeal Power Bowl ohsheglows.com A five-minute breakfast that will keep you full for hours. Recipe here. Emma Cooke / BuzzFeed 4 Quinoa Taco Bowl oneingredientchef.com Pour hot water on your quinoa, and add a ton of veggies and an easy whisk-together dressing and some tacos, and you have a super-delicious lunch (or dinner). Recipe here. 5 Cheesy Cauliflower Breadsticks jocooks.com Blitz a bunch of cauliflower in a food processor and cover in cheese and you'll have these amazing cheesy "breadsticks" that are low-carb. Recipe here. 6 Healthy Mac n Cheese pinchofyum.com Sure, it's not going to be as easy as packet mac n' cheese but it won't take *that* much longer and also doesn't have numbers of ingredients. Just sayin'. Recipe here. 7 Smoked Sausage and Split Pea Soup katheats.com I also love the tip in here for prepreparing a ton of garlic to freeze in cubes. Get the recipe. 8 BLT Lettuce Wraps jackieshappyplate.com It's literally just making a sandwich with lettuce instead of bread. If anything this is easier because you're skipping a step. Recipe here. 9 Mini Taco Stuffed Bell Peppers the-girl-who-ate-everything.com Chop up some peppers, fill them with taco mix, bake, and boom, you're done. Recipe here. 10 Shrimp and Avocado Summer Rolls myinvisiblecrown.com Listen to me. Summer rolls look like they're so difficult, but they're actually not. I've made these before and I have zero time for any recipe that require efforts. The key to these is getting your fillings all chopped and lined up before you start, then you just dip your rice paper in water, fill, and roll. Recipe here. 11 Vegan Carrot Peanut Soup veganricha.com A 30-minute soup you can batch up and bring for lunch. Recipe here. 12 Quickie Faux Pho budgetbytes.com Hey, faux pho is better than no pho. Recipe here. 13 15-Minute Garlic Butter Mushrooms lecremedelacrumb.com You had me at garlic butter and 15 minutes. Recipe here. Emma Cooke / BuzzFeed 14 10-Minute Maple Crusted Salmon foodiecrush.com Ten minutes is a time frame I can get on board with. Get the recipe. 15 Easy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry damndelicious.net Is there anything easier than stir fry? Don't say instant noodles – that doesn't count and you know it. Recipe here. 16 Roasted Salmon with Kale and Cabbage Andrew Purcell A one-pan dish that can feed your whole family. Recipe here. 17 15-Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles choosingchia.com Ordering and waiting for a takeaway would take longer than the time this takes to make. Recipe here. 18 Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken & Vegetables gimmedelicious.com Anything you can whack on a pan and bung in the oven is A-OK with me. Recipe here. 19 Cauliflower Risotto forkandbeans.com Risotto that takes less than 25 minutes to make? Here for it. Recipe here. 20 Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry abbylangernutrition.com So deliciously simple. Recipe here. 21 Mediterranean Baked Sweet Potatoes minimalistbaker.com Baked sweet potatoes are always ridiculously easy. Get the recipe. 22 Spaghetti with Chicken Tomatoes and Spinach juliasalbum.com It takes 30 minutes from start to finish to make this beautiful Mediterranean-inspired dish. Recipe here. 23 Healthier Carbonara Pasta leelalicious.com Delicious, creamy carbonara goodness that only needs four ingredients. Recipe here. 24 Rice Bowl With Fried Egg and Avocado bonappetit.com Avocado + egg = a food pairing made in heaven. Recipe here. 25 Chicken and Asparagus Lemon Stir Fry skinnytaste.com Eat on its own or serve with rice or noodles. Recipe here. 26 Vegan Tofu Fried Rice chefdehome.com If you're nonvegan, you can sub the tofu in this for egg. Recipe here. 27 Easy Sweet Potato Frittata buzzfeed.com For when you've had a long day and all you're up for is whisking some eggs and pouring them in a skillet before crashing in front of the television. Recipe here. 28 Thai Butternut Squash Red Curry littlespicejar.com This warming curry takes 30 minutes total to make and won't make you want to have a nap before you actually eat it. Recipe here. 29 15-Minute Lo Mein pinchofyum.com Satisfy your takeout cravings in less time than it would take to deliver. Recipe here. Emma Cooke / BuzzFeed 30 Two-Minute Apple Mug Muffin civilizedcavemancooking.com Ain't no dessert easier than mug cake, friends. Recipe here. 31 Vegan Chocolate Pudding onelovelylife.com Don't be daunted – the recipe for this literally just involves pouring all the ingredients in a saucepan, heating and whisking, and leaving in the fridge to set. And you can make it in big batches and freeze it too. Recipe here. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.