If you’re considering moving towards a plant based diet or even just reducing your intake of meat and seafoods, these plant based dinner recipes may provide a little inspiration to your meal planning.

While salads are naturally great options as plant based dinner recipes, there are also great plant based soup recipes and plant based side dishes on our list that elevate any meal. From veggie chili to hearty couscous recipes, these plant based recipes are as healthy as they are filling and delicious!

Will you be making any of these plant based dinner recipes? Have you already switched to a plant based diet? We’d love to hear from you!

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More and more people are enjoying a meat-free or limited-meat lifestyle these days. Not only is a vegetarian diet good for your heart health, it can also help prevent type 2 diabetes, lower blood pressure, and promote bone health.

From vegetarian breakfast casseroles to easy vegetarian casseroles for dinner, Paula has a surprising selection of healthy vegetarian casserole recipes, like a Mediterranean Cauliflower Casserole and a delicious pasta-less Eggplant Lasagna recipe.

Do you have some healthy vegetarian casserole recipes that you love? We’d love the recipes! Feel free to share them in the comments below!

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Ok, let’s address the elephant in the room—we know what you’re thinking. “Pork chops are tough!” “Pork chops are dry!” Well, not anymore, folks! These healthy pork chop recipes are not your grandmama’s pork chops. Years ago, the direction on this classic weeknight dinner was to cook pork all the way through to avoid getting trichinosis. But that “wisdom” has been debunked! Now you should just aim for an internal temperature of 145˚F. We highly recommend using a meat thermometer because pork chops can be very easy to overcook, which is what can cause them to be dry and tough. Once you cook these healthy pork chop recipes to the correct temperature, you may be surprised at just how succulent a pork chop can be!

Does your family love a good pork chop? What’s your favorite way to eat them? Will you be skipping the fried pork chops for one of these healthy pork chop recipes? Let us know all that and more in the comments below.

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Chicken is, naturally, a healthy option in the kitchen as it is a lean protein source, meaning it’s not an overly fatty protein option. Living in the South, we tend to get a reputation for enjoying our chicken prepared one way—with a Southern Fried Chicken recipe—and that’s far from the truth! Like everywhere else, chicken is a staple in our kitchens because it’s very versatile, so our recipe box has no shortage of healthy Southern chicken recipes, including some heart-healthy chicken recipes, like this Grilled Chicken with Rhubarb Salsa.

Just take a peek at our collection of recipes below for a taste of the wonderful healthy chicken dinner recipes the Deen Family has to offer! Do you have some great easy healthy chicken recipes to share with us, too? We’d love to hear ‘em! Leave them in the comments below. Happy (healthy) eating!

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Another thing we love? Seafood typically cooks fast, but it cooks even quicker in an air fryer, making it a great option for a quick and healthy weeknight meal. In fact, it often cooks in as much time as it would take to preheat your oven, and if you can’t get behind that, we don’t know what to tell you!

Of course, the usual perks of cooking in an air fryer hold true when cooking air fryer seafood recipes, too—it uses less oil and fat, making it a healthier cooking method than many others.

Whether you’re looking for an elegant option, like Air Fryer Maple-Glazed Salmon with Pineapple Salsa; a delicious appetizer, like Air Fryer Coconut Fried Shrimp; or air fryer Southern seafood recipes, like Air Fryer Low Country Boil, Paula has great air fryer seafood recipes to try.

Looking for more great air fryer seafood recipes? Be sure to check out Paula Deen’s Air Fryer Cookbook. Don’t have an air fryer yet? Click here to shop Paula Deen Air Fryers.

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While we all know how to dress up a chicken with some herbs, we don’t always know how to dress up our veggies. That’s why we’re sharing side dish recipes that are as healthy as they are delicious. Plus, these recipes use an array of veggies, because we should keep our diets diverse to live long & healthy diets. As they say, we need to be eating the rainbow!

We’ve pulled together a dozen of our favorite healthy side dish recipes, and we think you’ll really like them. Whether you’re nuts about broccoli or crazy for carrots, you’re sure to find a few recipes that will make it into your family’s regular mealtime rotation.

What are your go-to healthy side dish recipes? Let us know in the comments section below!

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For us, our goal is to eat healthier. Working in the food industry, it’s hard to turn down cakes, cookies, fried chicken, creamed potatoes, and biscuits. But we’re taking a page out of Paula’s book—we’re enjoying those delicious dishes in moderation and supplementing them with healthy recipes that are still incredibly tasty.

From Acai Bowls and Cauliflower Crust Pizza recipes to delicious Pecan-Crusted Chicken Thighs and an Air Fryer Butternut Squash Salad recipe, we’ve got just what you need to create healthy, balanced menus for your family.

How many of you have resolved to eat healthier in the New Year? Let us know in the comments section. And while you’re at it, share any healthy recipes that you love there too.

Happy New Year!

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Keep reading for some of the health benefits of some of the superfoods included in the recipes below. You’ll be happy to know that you’re packing a nutrient-rich punch when you’re cooking for dad, and it’s good information to keep in mind for your own diet, too.

Blueberries: These little berries are packed full of antioxidants, which means they can help reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, and a multitude of other inflammatory conditions. Another bonus? They can improve digestion!

Salmon: Everyone knows that salmon is full of healthy fats, especially omega-3 fatty acids, which can help to reduce inflammation. Though, while salmon can help to maintain a healthy weight and lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes, only two to three servings of salmon or other fish should be eaten per week.

Dark Leafy Green Veggies: Dark leafy green vegetables, including kale and collards, are rich in folate, iron, fiber, and more important nutrients, and have the power to reduce your risk of a plethora of chronic illnesses, like heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and can even protect against certain cancers.

Nuts: Want to reduce your risk of heart disease and support your weight loss goals? Then consider using more nuts, including almonds and pecans, in your dishes! They’re fiber-rich, high in protein, and have plenty of heart-healthy fats.

Ginger: Wow! What can’t ginger do? High in antioxidants, it can help reduce pain, manage nausea, and even lower one’s risk of dementia, heart disease, and some forms of cancer.

Avocado: This fruit—that’s right, avocado is a fruit!—are high in fiber, which helps keep us full longer, and monounsaturated fats, including oleic acid, which helps reduce inflammation. And like many other superfoods, eating avocados could help reduce a risk of diabetes, certain cancers, heart disease, and other chronic diseases.

Sweet Potatoes: Everyone knows that sweet potatoes are a healthy alternative to white and red potatoes, but not everyone knows why! They’re full of potassium, fiber, vitamins A and C, and carotenoids—the latter of which can help reduce the risk of certain types of cancers. PLUS, they can help improve the blood sugar control in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Now that you know how these delicious superfoods can help keep your super dad strong and healthy, we hope you’re ready to get cooking. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!

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Of course, you can do more than air fry in Paula’s air fryer, which we love. You can bake and roast, too! So in those toasty summer months, we like to use it in lieu of cranking up our oven. Who needs a hotter house, right? Seriously though, we can cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner in an air fryer—dessert too! It’s the most versatile gadget in our kitchens right now.

Since we love it so much, we thought we’d share some delicious air fryer recipes that we adore, including Air Fryer Crispy Red Pepper Jelly Wings, Air Fryer Chicken Stuffed with Prosciutto and Fontina, and Air Fryer Cannolis—yum! What are your favorite air fryer recipes? We’d love to hear them in the comments below!

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When it comes to eating guacamole, we’ll eat it plain with tortilla chips, but we also enjoy it atop our tacos or spread on toast and topped with an egg for a flavorful take on avocado toast. Paula even has recipes for a guacamole and spinach dip and guacamole deviled eggs! Who knew guacamole could be so versatile? Paula has some great guacamole recipes, and we’ve shared them below. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite way to enjoy it? Do you have a guacamole recipe that you love? Share with us in the comments below!

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