Start eating healthy with these easy clean eating recipes suitable for beginners and more experienced cooks alike! The collection includes healthy lunch and dinner ideas that you can make in 10-30 minutes.
If clean eating is on your to-do list but you are not sure where to start, accept our challenge to try out our clean eating recipes this month!
These healthy 30-minute meals are not only very delicious and easy to make, but will also improve your health and energy levels.
All our clean eating lunch and dinner ideas are made with simple and fresh ingredients like veggies, fruits, whole grains and healthy protein that will fuel your body with the right nutrients to function properly.
Just take a peek and get ready to say “bye” to convenience and processed foods.
1. Clean Eating Arugula Avocado Shrimp Salad
This super fresh arugula, avocado and shrimp salad is perfect for weight loss! All that the healthy recipe requires is some frozen shrimp and a bunch of colorful veggies.
Whether you’ll have this clean eating meal for lunch or dinner, we guarantee it’s a light and healthy recipe that will cover your nutritional needs and will keep you satisfied until it’s time for your next meal!
2. Calamari In Tomato Garlic Sauce
If you are a fan of seafood, it’s impossible not to appreciate our amazing mouth-watering dinner recipe for calamari in tomato garlic sauce. Feel free to make it with any type of cleaned calamari or squid. The fresh tomatoes and the tomato paste you’ll use for the sauce are the ingredients that contribute to the beautiful sweet tomato flavor.
Serve this healthy meal with some whole-grain bread, rice or salad for a more filling dinner. In case you make more of it, it’ll last around three days stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
3. Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet
This ground turkey and rice skillet is a great option for а simple homemade dinner. I love a good clean eating meal that is flavorful, balanced and filling.
More than that, to make it, you would only need a pan, a cutting board and some healthy ingredients including ground turkey, leftover rice, chickpeas, veggies and olives. It’s so tasty!
4. 15-Minute Garlic Chicken with Black Beans
Looking for easy clean eating recipes that you can make even faster? How about 15 minutes? That’s how long you’ll need to throw this garlic chicken with black beans together. No need to say how tasty, simple and versatile it is! Except for chicken breast and black beans, the recipe also uses green beans adding some extra protein. Serve with rice, salad or in a burrito with fresh veggies and a sauce of your choice for a satisfying healthy lunch or dinner!
5. Clean Eating Chickpea and Tuna Salad
If you are looking for high-protein salad ideas, this healthy chickpea and tuna salad will become one of your favorites! This clean eating recipe doesn’t take any special cooking skills to put together! Simply put canned chickpeas, canned tuna and some veggies and olive oil in a bowl and have your healthy lunch or easy dinner ready.
You might include veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, arugula and jalapeno but if you don’t like any of these, it’s totally fine to leave them out and go for your most preferred instead.
6. Healthy Ground Beef and Quinoa Skillet
This quick and easy one-pan recipe for ground beef, quinoa and beans is a great idea if you want to spice up your dinner routine. It’s full of flavor and can be modified for different dietary preferences such as keto or paleo. It’s another 30-minute healthy meal that can be easily prepped for multiple days ahead – just keep it in the fridge for three or four days.
7. Clean Eating Chicken Egg Roll In A Bowl
This recipe for a healthy “egg roll in a bowl” is likely to become a regular on your clean eating menu. It’s a delicious and easy one-pan dinner that will take you around 20 minutes to make.
Made with healthy ingredients like cabbage, carrots, garlic, cauliflower and chicken this healthy dinner idea will supply your body with vitamins, fiber and protein. Up to you, whether you’ll eat it with chopsticks or fork!
8. Healthy Ground Beef and Mushrooms
Packed with nutrients, this healthy 15-minute ground beef and mushrooms recipe is the perfect weeknight meal.
Without grains and dairy, the recipe is paleo, egg-free, nut-free and low-carb which makes it suitable for pretty much anyone! Except for lean ground beef, the mushrooms, garlic, zucchini and tomato paste used in this recipe will greatly increase your daily vegetable intake.
9. Mediterranean Salmon Wraps
This incredible clean eating recipe for salmon wraps will allow you to get your taste buds immersed in the unique, wonderful flavor of the Mediterranean.
You can use any kind of cooked or baked salmon. If you want your meal to be more budget-friendly you can even go for canned salmon.
The rest of your wrap fillings include homemade tzaziki and a fresh vegetable salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. Just fill the warmed-up tortilla, wrap and enjoy this delightful meal!
10. Healthy Roasted Vegetable and Quinoa Salad
This roasted vegetable and quinoa salad is such a great vegetarian summer lunch. If you want to prepare, it’s a good idea to cook the quinoa and roast the vegetables over the weekend. The rest of it involves mixing the quinoa, some feta cheese and all the roasted and fresh veggies in a bowl. Super fresh, filling and tasty!
11. Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprouts and Salmon Bowls
If you are craving a healthy and easy meal with salmon, you should definitely give a chance to these super tasty and filling bowls. They’re filled with roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato mash and pan-seared salmon. Drizzle some cashew-based garlic sauce over that and your delicious clean eating dinner is ready to enjoy!
12. Vegetarian Hummus Wraps
Wraps are always one of the most preferred lunch ideas, as they are appetizing, easy to make and great for on-the-go. There’s something special about these vegetarian hummus wraps, however! They’re so flavorful, you’ll probably want to have them at least once a week.
And you can do that without any guilt since they’re one of the best clean eating recipes!
The Mediterranean flavors, the creamy texture of the homemade hummus, the satisfying combination of nutritious superfoods…once you try them, these wraps will haunt your food dreams as well!
13. Clean Eating Chili Con Carne
This easy chili con carne is a hit with even the pickiest eaters. It’s quick, healthy, made in one pot and full of comforting flavors. To make the healthy chili you’ll need ground beef, beans, tomatoes, onion, garlic, spices and optionally corn for extra sweetness.
14. 15-Minute Spicy Shrimp and Quinoa
You read that right! You can, indeed, make this spicy shrimp and quinoa recipe in 15 very short minutes! This gluten-free dish is perfect for busy weeknights when you’ve got some cooked quinoa. So get that timer out and make this clean eating dish using some shrimp, tomato, spinach, zucchini and garlic!
15. 20-Minute Easy Bean Soup
If you love soups as much as I do, you will definitely fall in love with this easy bean soup. It’s thick, it’s hearty and so satiating. Moreover, making it is ultra simple. No need to soak and cook beans for days. All the cooking you’ll do involves opening a few cans of beans and boiling the ingredients together.
16. Avocado, Corn and Chicken Salad
Refreshing and highly nutritious, this avocado, corn and chicken salad will become an invaluable addition to your clean eating diet. It’s a light summer salad, packed with everything you love. And I mean everything – avocado, corn, chicken, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and basil…The flavors are amazing together!
17. Easy Lamb Doner Kebab
Is there any leftover lamb in your fridge that you are looking to use up? If yes, this easy and delicious lamb doner kebab is definitely for you! Filled with amazing flavors from the roasted lamb, fresh vegetables and herbs, and garlicky tahini sauce this easy clean eating recipe can be yours to enjoy within 20 minutes.
18. 15-Minute Quinoa with Chicken and Kale
Yup, this is another 15-minute meal that is healthy and easy to make! You can’t talk about clean eating and without including recipes with kale and/or quinoa, right? Now, besides kale, this healthy meal is packed with some other very healthy veggies like arugula, tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini. Plus you get to use up that leftover chicken and the quinoa! And it tastes so good, it’s definitely a winner!
19. Easy Coconut Curry Shrimp Soup
Make this easy coconut curry shrimp soup and you’ll know what seafood heaven tastes like! Besides its amazing flavor, this wonderful soup is gluten-free and keto-friendly. Loaded with shrimp, coconut milk and zucchini, you can cook the soup in about 10 minutes.
20. Clean Eating Salmon Lettuce Wraps
Don’t miss out on these amazingly tasty salmon lettuce wraps and make them for dinner! They’re full of deliciousness and make the perfect low-carb meal! Moreover, they’re suitable if you’re following an anti-inflammatory diet. There are a lot of health benefits to list here: not only is the recipe rich in antioxidants and low on the glycemic index but it’s also high in protein and omega-3s. You’ll want to have this meal at least twice a week as a delicious addition to your healthy meal plan.
21. Butternut Squash and Red Lentil Soup
Get ready to warm up with this delicious vegan and gluten-free coconut red lentil soup! If you love creamy light soups grab some butternut squash, lentils, fresh herbs and coconut milk and make it tonight. Seriously, it only takes 20 minutes and is so wonderfully tasty!
More Healthy Meals For Clean Eating
Well, I hope you got some new recipe ideas and inspiration to freshen up your weekly menu! Hopefully, you try some of these easy clean eating recipes this week and love them. And then, when you’re ready to refresh again – check out these other healthy recipes:
- 10 Low-Calorie High-Protein Recipes
- 25 Easy Vegan Breakfast Ideas
- 21 Days Of Easy Meal Prep Lunch Ideas
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Clean Eating Recipes For Beginners
Start eating healthy with these easy clean eating recipes suitable for beginners and more experienced cooks alike! The collection includes healthy lunch and dinner ideas that you can make in 10-30 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Ingredients
- 10 oz lean ground beef (300g)
- 1 cup quinoa, cooked
- 1 cup black beans, canned, rinsed & drained
- 2 roasted red peppers
- 1 carrot
- 1/3 cup mint leaves
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp dry mint
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 scallions, chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare by chopping all the vegetables, rinsing and draining the beans.
- In a large skillet crumble ground beef, cover with a lid and cook at medium heat until no longer pink. I added a little bit of water since I wasn't using a non-stick pan, but you might not need to do that. Once the meat is no longer pink, take the lid off and add olive oil, 1 garlic clove, cumin, dry mint, coriander and chili powder, add a few good pinches of salt. Stir and let the beef cook like this for 2-3 more minutes.
- Mix in the roasted bell peppers, and scallions. Then add the quinoa, black beans and carrots and mix it all together.
- Stir in the tomato paste, add the fresh mint and garlic and let cook like this for 3-4 more minutes. Add salt if needed, turn off the heat, serve like this or with a little salad and enjoy!
- To make this dish even better you can also serve it with a salad and a garlic sauce, simply follow the instructionshere.
Notes
Original recipe on Her Highness, Hungry Me
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
3Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 477Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 633mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 10gSugar: 7gProtein: 36g
