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Happy New Year! I’m sharing My Favorite Healthy Recipes for 2024. The new year is here, so let’s start it off right with my best wholesome, health-focused, and, of course, delicious recipes. I’ve included all of my favorites – everything from breakfast to lunch, to dinner, to desserts. These recipes are delicious, high in protein, and made with plenty of vegetables for many nutrients. I’m excited to start January off with so much color and deliciousness. I’d love to hear which of these recipes are your personal favorites.
January 2024 is here! I am so excited for the year that’s to come. We have so much to look forward to, so many fun things on the calendar, and, of course, so many new recipes to share! With the holidays behind us, it’s sure left me a bit sad. I love the specialness of December and am already looking forward to next season!
I share out this post every new year, each year adding in even more colorful protein-packed recipes than the previous year. Because we really want to kick Healthy January off on the best foot possible! This is our 8th Healthy January. It’s become a month that I think everyone really enjoys.
My big focus for 2024 is more protein, which seems to be a focus for many of us right now. I’m excited to continue to share colorful recipes with an emphasis on high-quality protein sources. To keep things exciting, I’m looking forward to using more red meat and pork in my recipes instead of just chicken.
I’ll still be sharing vegetable-focused recipes; balance is what I strive to achieve. My goal is to create nutrient-rich recipes to keep our energy levels high. I’m not the type of person to ever go carb-free, skimp on butter, or share a cheeseless pizza. I focus on using only real food in the recipes I create. I’m feeling excited for a year full of new recipes. I think this will be a year of creativity and simplicity with my cooking. Woohoo!
Are there any recipes you’d be especially excited to see? Cozy favorites made healthy? I always love to hear from you guys!
My Favorite Healthy Recipes for 2024
Breakfast
Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter
Crispy Parmesan and Pesto Egg in a Bagel
Bakery-style Blueberry Vanilla Crunch Muffins
Turkish Eggs with Chile Butter and Whipped Feta
Breakfast Quesadilla with Soft Scrambled Eggs and Avocado Salsa
Salads + Snacks
Parmesan Tahini Kale Salad with Breadcrumbs and Crunchy Chickpeas
Sesame Ginger Orange Chicken Salad
Pesto Chicken Avocado Orzo Salad
Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Ranch
Shaved Brussels Sprout Candied Bacon Salad
Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad with Tahini Dressing
Buffalo Cauliflower with Spicy Tahini Ranch
Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Burrata
Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice Tortilla Soup
Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing
Crispy Roasted Cauliflower Hummus
Creamy White Bean Lemon Pesto Orzo Soup
Lighter Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Marinated Tomato Feta Orzo Salad Jars
Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Avocado Orzo Salad
Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad
Greek Chicken Chopped Salad with Lemon Tahini Vinaigrette
Kale Caesar Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Crispy Chickpeas
Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Sweet Potato Parmesan Tater Tots
Crispy Roasted Blackened Cauliflower with Burrata and Herbs
Roasted Tomato Basil and Feta Orzo
Soups
Crockpot Spicy Queso Beef Chili
Crockpot Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup
30 Minute Coconut Curry Noodle Soup
30 Minute Spicy Miso Chicken Katsu Ramen
Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup with Salty Lime Chips
Weeknight Thai Chicken Meatball Khao Soi
Coconut Sweet Potato Lentil Soup with Rice
30 Minute Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen
Gingery Coconut Sweet Potato and Rice Stew with Chili Oil
Healthy Slow Cooker Chipotle Bean Chili
Dinners
Crockpot Creamy Coconut Chicken Tikka Masala
One Pan Lemon Pepper Yogurt Chicken and Rice
20 Minute Sticky Ginger Sesame Pineapple Beef
Crockpot White Chicken Chili Burrito Bowls
Sheet Pan Hot Honey Garlic Chicken and Zucchini
One Pan Chipotle Honey Chicken and Rice
Crockpot Thai Short Ribs with Coconut Rice
One Pan Roasted Herb Chicken and Wild Rice
Havarti Avocado Sandwich with Spicy Mayo
Sheet Pan Honey Garlic Chicken and Feta Potatoes
Sheet Pan Spicy Ginger Sesame Beef and Broccoli
20 Minute Thai Basil Beef Rolls
20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken
Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli
30 Minute Garlic Butter Chicken Pad Thai
Honey Mustard Salmon with Caesar Roasted Potatoes
Sheet Pan Curry Butter Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Baked Crunchy Hot Honey Chicken
Sheet Pan Sticky Ginger Soy Chicken and Broccoli
Crispy Honey Ginger Salmon Bowl
Pesto Chicken and Avocado Bacon Salad Wrap
Chili Crisp Chicken Mango Cucumber Rice Bowl
Spicy Chipotle Honey Salmon Bowls
Cauliflower “Pepperoni” Cheese Pizza
Peanut Chicken Spring Roll Bowls
Skillet Chicken Fajitas with Creamy Jalapeño Verde Sauce
Sheet Pan Chipotle Salmon Tacos with Pineapple Jalapeño Salsa
20 Minute Red Curry Basil Garlic Oil Noodles
Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme
Crockpot Crispy Chicken Tinga Tacos with Avocado Jalapeño Crema
Simple Thai Yellow Chicken Curry
Sheet Pan Greek Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes
Red’s Favorite Spicy Tuna Poke Bowls
Baked Sesame Orange Cauliflower
Sheet Pan Chicken Gyros with Feta Tzatziki
Coconut Curry Salmon with Garlic Butter
One Pot Stove-Top Mac and Cheese
Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Avocado Goddess Sauce
Chipotle Chicken Nachos with Jalapeño Yogurt
One Skillet Lemon Butter Dijon Chicken and Orzo with Feta Sauce
Honey Garlic Salmon Soba Noodle Bowls
Better For You Chicken and Spinach Ramen
Creamy Butternut Squash Butter Chicken
30 Minute Creamy Thai Turmeric Chicken and Noodles
Crispy Roasted Cauliflower with Creamy Pesto Pasta
Crispy Cauliflower Tinga Tacos with Honey Lime Avocado Crema
Sheet Pan Roasted Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon with Feta and Olives
Roasted Turmeric Chicken Pitas with Garlic Lemon Tahini
Healthier Homemade One Pot Hamburger Helper
Crispy Chipotle Sweet Potato Tacos with Lime Crema
Sheet Pan Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken and Crispy Brussels Sprouts
30 Minute Coconut Milk Braised Chicken
Roasted Garlic Butter Chicken with Lemon Olive Dressing
Better Than Takeout Garlic Butter Shrimp Pad Thai
30 Minute Saucy Ginger Sesame Noodles with Caramelized Mushrooms
Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch
One Skillet Greek Meatballs and Lemon Butter Orzo
Lebanese Chicken with Charred Lemon Cauliflower
Black Pepper Chicken and Garlic Noodles
Sheet Pan Blackened Salmon Bowl with Potatoes
Artichoke Pesto and Burrata Pizza with Lemony Arugula
Indian Coconut Butter Cauliflower
30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken
Desserts
Chocolate Chip Espresso Yogurt Cake
Blender Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
Peanut Butter Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies
Frozen Chocolate Banana Yogurt Clusters
Creamy Strawberry Mango Popsicles
Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Twix Bars
Chocolate Chunk Chai Banana Bread
Salted Tahini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Muffins
Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Bites
6 Ingredient Frozen Blackberry Yogurt Bark
Salted Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
5 Minute Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Mug Cake
Healthier Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies
5 Minute Molten Chocolate Mug Cake
Healthy…ish Homemade Samoas Cookies
Fudgy Avocado Brownies with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Healthier Dark Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Chocolate Chunk Coconut Banana Bread
Vegan Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
Lastly, if you make any of my favorite healthy recipes for 2024, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
These recipies look delicious, but I would never use these to lose or even maintain weight. Not enough protein in any of them, and lots of fat and carbs. The good news is that you can make your own swaps and double the protein to get better macros.
I was surprised too that this was the “healthy” list. So much fried stuff, simple grains (like noodles and white rice), lots of butter, lots of red meat. I know she said she was intentionally branching out to include red meat, but red meat is very much not a healthy option according to the AHA, so it seems weird on this list. I didn’t end up saving any of these to make later, which was a bummer. I miss the old days of the lemon chicken with baked sweet potato fries. Yummmm.
I love your recipes so much but all the ads on your page makes everything load SO SLOWLY. Half the time it shoots me back to the top of the page. I wish there were less because your food is awesome, but your website is an absolute nightmare to navigate. I had to stop halfway through this article because I just couldn’t take it anymore. It’s constantly loading! Please consider dialing back the ads; it’s really affecting the experience.
Hi Tieghan!
I was drawn to you by your incredible photography and I keep coming back because of the delicious recipes!! I haven’t found one that I don’t like yet! Thank you for making food so beautiful and yummy!!
Aw thank you so so much Carol! Love to hear that! 🙂 xT
I am a huge fan of your recipes! I have so the cookbooks and love love to cook out of them. I have made alot of your recipes. Wish they were all in cookbooks I could just page through (I’m passionate about cookbooks🤓). Thanks for all your hard work. I have been looking for a recipe with lentils paired with either beef or chicken. Do you have one for me?🤓
Hi there! Thank you so so much! So glad you are loving the recipes and the cookbooks This recipe is super yummy. and you can add in some beef or chicken! !https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/sweet-potato-lentil-curry/
I love your cookbooks so much! (Commenters below who are complaining about the lack of editing and testing on the website–I don’t disagree, but this problem is more than solved in the cookbooks in my experience.) I do find this “healthy” roundup to be pretty hilarious, though. Butter chicken? Red curry basil garlic oil noodles? Don’t get me wrong; I’m going to try a lot of these… in between some salads. 🙂
Found lots of good ones to pin for later that I haven’t tried before. You always have the BEST recipes!
Thank you so much! Hope you love these recipes! xT
There are so many tasty looking options, thanks! It’s getting me inspired to cook again after the madness of all the holiday cooking I did. Already looking forward to dinner lol!
Hi Kirsti! Thank you SO much! Always love to hear when a recipe is a success! Hope you have an amazing New Year! xT
I scrolled through all of the soup and dinner recipes of this post and found so many recipes to save to my recipe box. I have made many of your recipes and although I enjoy the staging, they truly deliver on taste. I for one love to use different spices and try new tastes. Thanks, Tieghan, for helping to start out my new year in a fun, creative, and healthy way.
Thank you so much Lynn! I’m so glad that you’re loving the recipes! xT
The staging of these recipes is what makes the dishes. The liberal use
of herbs, flowers, spices, cardamon, sea salt, etc., spiffs up the presentation
and creates the illusion. Do any home cooks actually serve their food this way?
Dill weed, limes, basil everywhere! Pretty to look at, but hardly realistic.
It is defiantly more about the photograph than the food.
Some nice recipes here, for sure, but (1) very few of these can be considered “healthy” or healthful, and (2) it is very unlikely the chef ever actually eats any of this food. Or any food at all.
I love your recipes but this post is so full of ads and pop ups that I can’t even get through it all. I understand that the ads are how you make money but it would be so helpful if I could actually see which recipes were included in the post rather than be overstimulated by ads all over the page.
Yup. Impossible to read.
Happy New Year Tieghan. Having enjoyed a few weeks of indulging in festive foods, I am always ready for a healthy January. Like you I am also focusing on high protein, but also low sugar and low carbs. I swap out rice, pasta and potatoes for zucchini noodles, shredded lettuce and spinach and sweet potato or broccoli, it definitely works for me and I feel better for it.
Looking forward to seeing your new recipes for January, let’s do this! 🙂
Thank you so much! Happy New Year to you! xT