Easy, Healthy Weeknight Dinner Recipes - A Dash of Macros

Egg Roll In A Bowl

Egg Roll in a Bowl, it is exactly what you think it is, everything from the inside of an egg roll in a bowl, and let me tell you it is DELICIOUS! Even better it is extremely macro-friendly and an incredible meal prep recipe! Ingredients to make Egg Roll in a Bowl: Instructions: Macro Adjustments:…

One-Pot Cajun Rice with Sausage

One-Pot meals, like this One-Pot Cajun Rice with Sausage, are great for hitting your macros and for meal prep! You can easily combine your protein, carbs, and fats into one pot, making adjustments based on your personal macro goals, as you add the ingredients. Typically these types of meals reheat really well making them perfect…

Chicken and Apple Walnut Salad Pita

This Chicken and Apple Walnut Salad Pita is the perfect meal prep lunch or any meal on the go! You can serve it as a pita, or you can eat it on its own, as a dip with your favorite crackers, as a topping to your salad, or spread it on your favorite bread…whatever your…

Beef and Pepper Mushroom Skewers

These Beef and Pepper Mushroom Skewers are a quick and easy dinner that you can serve alongside your favorite starchy carbs. I love these with smashed potatoes, orzo, or sweet potato fries! No matter the time of year it is, these skewers will have you thinking about summer. Ingredients to make Beef and Pepper Mushroom…

Chicken Couscous with Roasted Brussel Sprouts

When creating a new recipe like this Chicken Couscous with Roasted Brussel Sprouts I always think about, what is going to be the protein, what will be the carb source, and what is going to be the vegetable. Doing this allows me to easily create macro-friendly recipes. Typically the fat comes from how I am…

Waldorf Quinoa Chicken Salad

This Waldorf Quinoa Chicken Salad makes for a fantastic meal prep lunch! You can enjoy this recipe warm or cold making it the perfect grab-and-go lunch during your busy week when you are not sure you’ll have time to eat! Ingredients to make Waldorf Quinoa Chicken Salad: Instructions: Macro Adjustments: Below outlines the items in…

Vegetarian Pesto Pea Pasta Salad

Vegetarian Pesto Pea Pasta Salad is a protein-packed, delicious meal prep recipe that is great served both warm or cold. Ingredients to make Vegetarian Pesto Pea Pasta Salad: Instructions Macro Adjustments: Below outlines the items in each macro group that are easily adjustable to meet your specific macros. Fat: The fat in this recipe comes…

Mediterranean Shrimp Orzo Skillet

This Mediterranean Shrimp and Orzo Skillet is light and refreshing! The Mediterranean diet is one of my favorite ways to incorporate macro-friendly recipes into my program! It is a great way to enjoy a high-protein diet and include a wide variety of vegetables in your day! Ingredients to make Mediterranean Shrimp Orzo Skillet: Instructions: Macro…

Chicken with Broccolini and Orzo

This Chicken with Broccolini and Orzo dish is your classic, chicken and broccoli, teaching you my favorite way to cook each of these three ingredients! This is a typical meal prep recipe that is great for anyone looking to hit their protein goals while enjoying a low-carb, low-fat recipe! Ingredients to make Chicken with Broccolini…

Spicy Thai Noodle Stir Fry

Sometimes we need a little spice in our lives, like this Spicy Thai Noodle Stir Fry! But if you are not a big spice fan, that’s ok, you can easily adjust the level of spicy based on the number of Thai peppers you add to this recipe. You could even choose to leave them out…

Rigatoni with Meat Sauce and Swiss Chard

Rigatoni with Meat Sauce and Swiss Chard…Who says you can’t have pasta and reach your goals? Pasta might be one of my all-time favorites and yet so many people think that you can’t eat pasta and lose weight. Well, that is where they are wrong, and knowing how to count macros and understanding the IIFYM…

Chicken with Dill Cucumber Salad

This Chicken with Dill Cucumber Salad is a simple-to-make, delicious, and refreshing way to hit all of your macros! Ingredients to make Chicken with Dill Cucumber Salad: Instructions: Macro Adjustments: Below outlines the items in each macro group that are easily adjustable to meet your specific macros. Fat: The fat comes mainly from the chicken…

One-Skillet Mexican Steak and Rice

Mexican-inspired recipes are probably my favorite and this One-Skillet Mexican Steak and Rice recipe was so easy and absolutely delicious. If you are not a big fan of spice, you can easily leave out the serrano peppers or use less of them. Additionally, I highly recommend using the brand Right Rice, it is a 10-minute…

Mediterranean Salmon Couscous Bowl

This Mediterranean Salmon Couscous Bowl is packed with fresh flavors and is a perfect meal prep recipe. This recipe is delicious served warm or cold making it the perfect no re-heat lunch when a microwave is not available or you don’t want to make your office smell like fish! Ingredients to make Mediterranean Salmon Couscous…

Chicken Taco Salad

You have got to try this chicken and taco salad because tacos in any form are delicious! Great for dinner or as a meal-prepped lunch. If you have room in your macros for a side of chips, you could chop the entire salad and scoop it with your chips…you know the way you do at…

One-Pot Sausage and Peppers

One-Pot Sausage and Peppers, this is one of my all-time favorite recipes when I don’t feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen or putting a lot of effort into thinking! LOL This is a super easy dish, it is one of those recipes that you will want to put on repeat because…

Salmon with Feta Asparagus and Rice

Salmon with Feta Asparagus and Rice is a classic simple Salmon dish loaded with simple flavors and a great way to hit all of your macros! Ingredients to make Salmon with Feta Asparagus and Rice: Instructions: Macro Adjustments: Below outlines the items in each macro group that are easily adjustable to meet your specific macros.…

Peppered Steak with Roasted Potatoes and Mushrooms

Peppered Steak with Roasted Potatoes and Mushrooms, is taking the classic meat and potatoes and turning it up. But also teaching you the basics of how to cook each of these ingredients! Ingredients to make Peppered Steak with Roasted Potatoes and Mushrooms: Instructions: Macro Adjustments: Below outlines the items in each macro group that are…

Chicken Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice

Chicken Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice is the perfect quick dinner recipe or go-to meal prep dish. Not a fan of tomato sauce, no problem, these meatballs are delicious on their own or are versatile enough to go with just about any sauce! Ingredients to make Chicken Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice: Instructions: Macro Adjustments: Below outlines…

Chicken with Peas and Asparagus Orzo Skillet

This Chicken with Peas and Asparagus Orzo Skillet is a delicious protein-packed one-pot meal! It’s slightly creamy from the cheese and the colors of the green veggies combined with the purple microgreens make this a super appealing recipe. But trust me, it tastes even better than it looks! Ingredients to make Chicken with Peas and…

Tuscan Chicken with Lentil Pasta

Who says you can’t have pasta when you are eating healthy? Try this Tuscan Chicken with Lentil Pasta! With so many different varieties of pasta on the market, you can totally have pasta and still eat healthily. In fact, regular pasta isn’t unhealthy, when having portion control, however, it does not have much nutritional value.…