Healthy Winter Recipes: 10 Delicious & Nutritious Dishes

Do you dread putting on weight in the winter? Are you worried that you will only gorge on unhealthy food this winter? Well, worry no more.

Check out this post and find some healthy winter recipes for you to hone your culinary skills. Want to know more? Read on!

1. Baked Barley Risotto With Butternut Squash:

You Will Need:

• A small butternut squash (peeled and seeded and cut into 1 inch squares)
• 2 Tbsps olive oil
• 1 cup of pearl barley
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• Salt and black pepper
• 1/2 cup of dry white wine
• 2 cups of vegetable broth
• ½ cup of grated Parmesan
• 1 cup of Baby spinach (cut)

How To Make:

1. Pour the oil in an oven-safe pan and heat over medium flame.
2. Add the onion, squash, pepper and salt.
3. Cook until the onion softens.
4. Add the barley to the pan and cook for a minute.
5. Add the wine and stir until it evaporates.
6. Add the broth and bring it to a boil.
7. Cover and transfer the pan to the oven.
8. Bake until the barley becomes tender (around 40 minutes).
9. Add the spinach and parmesan to the pot. Bake for another five minutes and serve.

2. Quick Chicken Cordon Bleu:

How To Make:

• Four skinless and boneless chicken breast (tender sides removed)
• ½ Tsp fresh Pepper Powder
• ¼ Tsp salt
• 1/3 cup of shredded cheese
• 2 Tbsps low fat cream cheese
• ¼ cup of breadcrumbs (dried)
• 1 Tbsp parsley or thyme (fine chopped)
• 4 Tsp olive oil
• ¼ cup of ham (chopped)

How To Make:

1. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the chicken. Keep it aside.
2. Add the cheese and cream cheese into a bowl.
3. In another bowl, add some pepper with the breadcrumbs.
4. Add some parsley and olive oil to the breadcrumbs.
5. Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over medium flame.
6. Add the chicken to the pan and cook until it turns brown.
7. Now, put the cheese mix into the pan and sprinkle the ham.
8. Add the breadcrumb mix.
9. Bake the chicken for around 6-8 minutes in an oven.

3. Seared Scallops With Crispy Leeks:

You Will Need:

• 2 Tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• One mid-sized leek (whites only)
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1 Tsp garlic powder
• 1 Tsp paprika
• 1 Tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ Tsp salt
• ½ Tsp lemon zest
• ½ Tsp fresh Pepper Powder
• One pound of sea scallops

How To Make:

1. Cut the leek (white part) lengthwise.
2. Add the leek to a bowl and add virgin olive oil, paprika, salt and garlic powder. Toss well.
3. Spread the mix on a baking sheet.
4. Bake the mix until the leeks turn crispy brown (10-15 minutes approximately).
5. Dry the scallops on a stand.
6. Mix the remaining garlic powder, salt, Italian seasoning, pepper and lemon zest in a bowl.
7. Pat the scallops dry.
8. Sprinkle the seasoning mix on both sides of the scallops.
9. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over a medium flame.
10. Add the scallops and cook until it turns brown.
11. Serve the scallops with crispy leeks on top.

4. Turkey Tenderloin With Cranberry-Shallot Sauce:

You Will Need:

• 2 turkey tenderloins
• ¾ Tsp salt
• ¼ Tsp fresh Pepper Powder
• ¾ cup of chicken broth
• 4 Tsps canola oil
• 4 shallots (peeled and cut into fours)
• 2 Tsps fresh thyme (chopped) or ½ tsp dried
• 1 ½ cups cranberries
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 1 Tbsp fruit-vinegar
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar

How To Make:

1. Add a dash of salt and pepper to the turkey. Keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a skillet.
3. Add the turkey and cook until brown.
4. Transfer the contents onto a baking sheet. Roast at 165° for around 15-20 minutes.
5. Add the remaining oil to a pan.
6. Add the shallots to the pan and cook until brown.
7. Add the thyme and stir for around 15 seconds.
8. Add the broth and cook.
9. Add the fresh and dried cranberries and cook.
10. Add brown sugar, vinegar, pepper, and salt. Cook for a minute.
11. Cover the pan and take it off the burner.
12. Let the turkey rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes.
13. Slice and serve with the sauce. Enjoy.

5. Moroccan Skirt Steak With Roasted Pepper Couscous:

You Will Need:

• 2 bell peppers
• 1 Tsp Cumin (Powder)
• 1 Tsp Coriander (Powder)
• ¾ Tsp salt
• ½ Tsp Turmeric (Powder)
• ½ Tsp Cinnamon (Powder)
• ½ Tsp fresh Pepper Powder
• 1 Lemon and some wedges
• 1½ Tbsp olive oil
• 2-3 cups of couscous (whole-wheat or multigrain)
• 1 pound skirt steak
• 2 Tsp green olives (chopped)

How To Make:

1. Keep the bell peppers on a baking sheet and roast until charred and soft.
2. Transfer the bell peppers to a cutting board and finely chop it.
3. Add all the spices like Coriander, Cumin, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Salt and Pepper in a bowl.
4. Add ½ Tsp lemon zest to the spice mix.
5. Add lemon juice to a small saucepan and heat on medium flame.
6. Add 1 Tsp of spice mix and 1 Tsp olive oil. Stirring the couscous in, let it simmer.
7. Now add the olives and peppers into the pan and cook.
8. Add the remaining olive oil to a skillet.
9. Coat the steak with the remaining spice mix.
10. Add the steak to the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes.
11. Transfer the steak onto a cutting board.
12. Once the steak cools, slice into thin pieces and serve with couscous and lemon wedges.

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