HEALTHY RECIPES

 Top 5 best healthy recipes

1. Garlic Chicken Stir Fry

Strips of skinless chicken breast stir it up with garlic, ginger, and tons of crunchy vegetables, including sliced cabbage, red bell pepper, and sugar snap peas. Toss it with a lightly sweetened soy sauce, and dinner's ready! "This was great because it is so healthy and yet very flavorful," says betsyjane. Gwen adds, "This is delicious, no matter what vegetables I use."

2. Lemon-Pepper Salmon

Salmon sizzles in the pan with fresh garlic and then simmers briefly with chopped fresh tomatoes and cilantro until the fish is wonderfully flaky. "Excellent for a quick, tasty, healthy meal, with a nice presentation," says dandan14.

3. Spiralized Cucumber and Jicama Tostada Salad with Avocado

Spiralized jicama, cucumber, red onion, and jalapeno peppers combine with sweet bell peppers and grape tomatoes atop a creamy avocado spread. "Change up the veggies or the dressing to suit your taste," suggests bd.weld.

4. Claire's Curried Butternut Squash Soup

4. Claire's Curried Butternut Squash Soup

This creamy vegan soup replaces dairy with rich coconut milk. It features butternut squash, shallots, curry powder, turmeric, chopped apple, and fresh ginger. "Wow this was good," raves foodelicious. "I loved what fresh ginger did to the flavor of the squash and the apples. Such a great combination."

5. Mediterranean Chicken

The Mediterranean Diet is all the rage -- and with good reason! It's a simple, delicious way to eat healthy. Here, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves saute in a simple white wine and fresh tomato sauce with olives, onions, garlic, and fresh herbs. New2pc gives it 5 Stars: "We have been eating very healthy lately, and it's great to know that with a few simple ingredients you can get flavor like this. Mmmm, leftovers."

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. Vermicelli Noodle Bowl

This simple Vietnamese noodle salad shows off the very best of Vietnamese cooking. Featuring fresh herbs, cucumber, lettuce, carrots, basil, cilantro, bean sprouts, rice vermicelli, and grilled shrimp, tossed with a tangy sweet and sour sauce -- it's full of bright, fresh foods and loaded with exciting tastes and textures. "This is fantastic," raves Tsmunyon. "So healthy, so good."