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Welcome to Slender Kitchen! Easy, healthy recipes for busy homes. Enjoy mealtime again with recipes that are nutritious, delicious, and easy to prepare.

Chicken fajitas with peppers, onions, and cilantro in flour tortillas.

Quick and Easy Dinners

Slow cooker pork tenderloin with mustard sauce and broccolini on a white platter.

Ground Turkey stir fry with green beans and mushrooms in a black skillet with a wooden spoon.

Salmon tacos with corn salsa, mango, fresh avocado slices, and lime wedges on a tray.

Mexican Recipes

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Asian ground beef lettuce wraps with bell peppers, peanuts, and green onions.

Dinner

Healthy Ground Beef Recipes

Are you staring at a pound of ground beef wondering what to make for dinner? Ground beef is one of the most popular, versatile, affordable proteins...

Green chicken pozole in a bowl with avocado, radish, cilantro, chicken, and hominy.

Mexican

16 Cozy Mexican Soup Recipes

Ground turkey tostadas with beans, ground turkey, avocado, tomatoes, cheese, and cilantro.

Dinner

50 Easy & Healthy Ground Turkey Recipes

Rice bowl with cooked chicken, black beans, corn, pico de gallo, avocado, and cheese.

Bowl

17 Quick and Easy Rice Bowl Recipes

Tostadas with beans, cooked meat, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and salsa.

Mexican

The Best Homemade Tostada Recipes

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I believe you can make great food that's also good for you. Here you will find healthy, easy to make, delicious recipes and meal plans.

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Sushi bowls with spicy shrimp, avocado, cucumbers, carrots, and edamame with brown rice.

Shrimp Sushi Bowls

Making sushi at home is easy when you make these spicy shrimp sushi bowls made with brown rice, seaweed, avocado, cucumbers,...

Healthy homemade bistro box with sugar snap peas, tomatoes, egg, turkey, cheese, hummus, and grapes.

Three Healthy Homemade Bistro Boxes

Stop spending $7 on a bistro box and make your own at home! Three delicious ideas for homemade bistro boxes plus easy steps to...

Chicken birria served in a bowl with shredded chicken in a red chile sauce with cilantro and onions.

Chicken Birria (Birria de Pollo)

Learn how to make homemade authentic Chicken Birria, a traditional Mexican stew made with tender chicken in a spicy, smoky dried...

Birria sauce with dried chile peppers, garlic, onion, tomato, and spices in a glass jar.

Birria Sauce (Birria Consomé)

Learn how to make homemade birria sauce, also known as birria consome. It is spicy and smoky and makes the most delicious birria...

Southwest chicken and rice bowl with grilled chicken, corn, onion, tomatoes, rice, and cilantro yogurt sauce.

Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl

These Southwestwern Chicken Rice Bowls packed with honey chipotle chicken, corn, avocado, and veggies all drizzled with cilantro...

Roasted asparagus on a plate with hollandaise sauce.

Easy and Delicious Asparagus Recipes

Find delicious recipe ideas for side dishes, dinner, and even breakfast featuring asparagus! Plus everything you need to know to...

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Skip the dishes? Sheet Pan Meals

Healthy Chicken Parmesan with breaded chicken covered in sauce and cheese on a sheet pan with roasted green beans.

Dinner

Sheet Pan Healthy Chicken Parm

This easy and lightened up Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan couldn't be more delicious and is ready in under 30 minutes! It's an instant family favorite.

Roasted balsamic chicken thighs with vegetables on a sheet pan sprinkled with Italian seasoning.

Dinner

Roasted Balsamic Chicken Thighs and Vegetables

One pan sausage, potato, and veggie in a baking dish with a wooden spoon.

Dinner

One Pan Sausage, Potato, and Vegetable Bake

Sheet pan chicken fajitas with chicken breast, peppers, onions, and limes on a baking sheet .

Mexican

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Thai Cashew Chicken with vegetables on a sheet pan.

Asian

Sheet Pan Thai Cashew Chicken and Vegetables

Short on Time? 20 Minute Dinners

Ground Turkey Tostadas

Ground turkey tostadas with refried beans, ground turkey, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and shredded cheese.

Easy Ground Chicken Burgers

Ground chicken burger with ranch dressing, tomatoes, and lettuce on a burger bun.

Asian Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

Asian ground beef lettuce wraps served on a plate with beef, mushrooms, peppers, and cashews wrapped in butter lettuce.

Salmon Tacos with Corn Salsa

Salmon tacos with corn salsa, mango, fresh avocado slices, and lime wedges on a tray.

Greek Ground Turkey

Greek Ground Turkey

Easy Honey Garlic Broiled Salmon

Broiled salmon with honey garlic sauce on a plate with asparagus.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

Sheet pan shrimp fajitas with peppers and onions served on flour tortillas with lime and cilantro.

Chicken Kofta Bowls

Chicken kofta bowls with tomatoes, cucumbers, hummus, and feta cheese in a bowl.

Healthy Chicken Quesadillas

Healthy chicken quesadillas with pico de gallo on the side.

One Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

One Pot Tomato Basil Pasta in a bowl with mushrooms, spinach, and cherry tomatoes.

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Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken with roasted red peppers, olives, capers, and more in a skillet.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken

This easy to make, restaurant quality Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken made with olives, roasted red peppers, and plenty of spices couldn't be more...

Healthy taco soup with black beans, pinto beans, shredded chicken, cilantro, and cheese.

Taco

Healthy Taco Soup

Slow cooker turkey meatballs in a shallow bowl with marinara sauce, fresh basil, and Parmesan cheese.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Turkey Meatballs

Slow cooker red pepper Italian chicken in a bowl with cooked chicken breast, bell peppers, garlic over white rice.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Italian Red Pepper Chicken

Slow cooker pork tenderloin with mustard sauce and broccolini on a white platter.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

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Baked Parmesan zucchini fries with a crispy panko breading on a white plate with marinara sauce.

Oven Baked Parmesan Zucchini Fries

Sauteed mushrooms with garlic, butter, and thyme in a blue ceramic skillet.

Easy Sautéed Mushrooms with Garlic Butter

Roasted green beans with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning on a wooden plate with a spoon.

Roasted Green Beans

Crispy Asian Brussel sprouts on a baking sheet with soy sauce and honey glaze.

Crispy Asian Brussel Sprouts

Baked broccoli with garlic and lemon in a bowl.

Crispy Baked Broccoli

Grilled marinated vegetables with balsamic marinade in a white bowl.

Marinated Grilled Vegetables

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Caprese Flatbead With Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil Leaves, and Balsamic Vinegar

Delicious and Fruity Peanut Butter and Jelly Yogurt Bowl

Creamy Avocado Ranch Dip with Crackers and Cucumbers

Blueberry Lemon Frozen Yogurt Bark with Graham Crackers on a White Board

Garlic Parmesan Chicken on a Pretty Plate Served with Cauliflower Rice

Refreshing Water Infused with Different Fruits and Herbs

Grilled vegetable pasta salad with balsamic dressing, mushrooms, zucchini, asparagus, red onion, and herbs on a plate.

Fresh Arugula Salad, Packed With goat cheese,Walnuts, Red Onions, and a Delicious Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette

Baked Onion Rings on a Baking Dish

No Bake Granola Bars Made With Rolled Oats on a Pretty Marble Board

Two Bowls of Butternut Squash Soup Garnished With a Sage Leaf

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