50 Healthy Winter Dinner Ideas to Nourish You on Cold Days

Slow cooker High Protein Chili is so simple, healthy and delicious!

Made from scratch with ground beef, beans and corn, this kid-friendly chili recipe is non spicy, yet so thick, hearty and flavorful.

If your family loves Mexican food, whip together this chicken burrito casserole recipe for an easy, low-prep dinner!

It tastes like your favorite burritos yet can be made in one big casserole dish with simple ingredients.

Plus, it’s loaded with protein for a satisfying and healthy meal!

There’s nothing better than a fork-tender pork tenderloin that doesn’t require much effort.

When you want an impressive dinner on the table - without much work - make this Balsamic Herb Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin.

Delight your whole family with these Mini Meatloaves!

Each mini meatloaf is the perfect size to serve young eaters, and they’re made without eggs or bread crumbs to make them suitable even for those with allergies or intolerances.

Baked Lamb Chops are incredibly easy and cook in about 15 minutes. You can even add veggies in the same pan for a one-pan dinner.

Serve this with the amazing mint chimichurri sauce, which is also very easy to make.

This roasted half chicken recipe creates the most delicious, golden brown, juicy dinner. It has crisp skin lightly seasoned with garlic and thyme and tender, succulent meat.

Best of all, it’s elegant enough for a special occasion but easy enough for a stress-free weeknight meal.

One pot Chicken Pastina Soup is loaded with vegetables, yummy chicken, and the cutest tiny pasta stars for a quick and hearty meal your whole family will devour!

Slow Cooker Beef Fajitas are delicious no matter how you serve them.

Made with homemade, healthy fajita seasoning and simmered all day in a savory blend, these steak fajitas are a recipe you’ll make over and over.

So easy, just dump in the ingredients and let the crockpot do all the work!

Sweet & Spicy Chicken with Butternut Squash is an easy sheet pan meal with beautifully caramelized pieces of butternut squash and juicy oven-roasted chicken thighs.

Hearty, comforting, and very flavorful, Lentil Stew is a great way to beat cold weather, tastes even better the next day, and freezes wonderfully!

You can use bacon and chorizo or make it completely vegetarian.

Healthy Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole is an amazing combo of sweet spaghetti squash and spicy buffalo chicken for a match made in heaven.

Just 7 simple ingredients are all you need for this healthy, protein-packed, and easy-to-make recipe.

Healthy slow cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup is made in the crockpot for a hands off meal.

Tender chunks of potato and vegetables are cooked in a seasoned chicken broth until tender and then enriched with evaporated milk and cheese for a super creamy soup.

Delicious Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie is a lightened up version of classic shepherd's pie.

The savory filling is made with lean ground beef and plenty of veggies, and it's all topped off with a pillowy cloud of mashed sweet potatoes.

Oven-baked Rosemary and Thyme Chicken Thighs are easy to make, full of herbaceous flavor, and make juicy chicken every single time.

It is smothered in a rich rosemary thyme balsamic sauce and served with a side of roasted potatoes.

Sweet Potato and Spicy Chorizo Stew is an incredibly easy, no-fuss family recipe and a savory-sweet one-pot meal just right for dinner.

Made with ground chorizo meat, sweet potatoes, garlic, onions, red bell pepper, then layered with Mediterranean spices and a rich tomato base.

Hearty, flavorful, and satisfying, this one-pot Beef Stew is just as delicious as the classic.

Packed with protein and healthy fats, it’s also a good source of fiber and vitamins from the vegetables.

Baked Curry Chicken is a perfect dish to spice up the dinner table.

The juicy chicken thighs are seasoned perfectly in a quick marinade, making them taste like they’ve been cooked for hours.

Honey Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry is a quick and easy dinner with tender chicken morsels in a savory sauce sauteed with broccoli, red peppers, garlic, ginger, and carrots, and an amazing sticky honey garlic sauce is delicious.

Serve with rice, and dinner is done!

Cheesy Sweet Potato Ground Beef Casserole is a hearty dish and the ultimate (healthy-ish) comfort food and something the whole family will love.

Warm and spicy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken can be served over rice with cilantro and lime, or inside of tacos or burritos.

It’s versatile and beyond easy to make!

Miso Butter Salmon is ultra tender and indulgent, steamed to perfection with cabbages, mushrooms and carrots.

This delicious dish is ready in just 20 minutes, making it perfect for a busy day. Pair with a bowl of warm rice and dive in!

Spicy Maple Salmon Bites with Broccoli is a delicious, healthy, and easy sheet pan recipe.

The hot maple sauce is so flavorful and it’s ready in less than 30 minutes. So simple to make!

Creamy Three Bean Chicken Stew is an easy and tasty protein-packed stew with chicken and a variety of beans as the centerpiece.

Paleo Turkey Chili is healthy, cozy, and super easy to make! It’s made with tons of veggies, and lean ground turkey, and is full of flavor.

Recipe instructions include how to make it on the stovetop, slow cooker, and instant pot!

This High Protein Chickpea Enchilada Soup is a delicious vegetarian soup recipe that tastes like a deconstructed enchilada.

It’s healthy and hearty, and high in protein thanks to the greek yogurt,

A plant-based version of the ultimate comfort food, this cozy Vegan Cottage Pie is made with canned lentils, mushrooms, and plenty of vegetables.

Lots of herbs, tomato paste, and (vegan) Worcestershire sauce add richness and make for a special dinner that's ready in a surprisingly short time.

Chicken Barley Pulao is a twist on the classic Indian dish.

Following the same principles of making a pulao, this one-pot meal uses barley, providing a few added health benefits and a delicious twist on the more traditional pulao recipe.

No need to order takeout this week - make One Pot Spicy Thai Noodles in just 20 minutes!

It’s a fantastic noodle dish with a spicy and bold peanut sauce, and you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry already.

Sheet Pan Roast Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes will give you an incredibly tender, succulent, and healthy meal that’s simple yet sophisticated.

Perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions and best of all, it comes together in one pan!

White Bean Chicken Chili is an incredibly flavorful and creamy one-pan soup that’s perfect for a chilly day.

Warm, cozy, and comforting, it’s made with real food, healthy ingredients. Great for family dinners, meal prep, and leftovers!

Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Chicken is a cozy family dinner that comes together so easily in your skillet!

With the sweetness of roasted bell peppers, fragrant herbs and a touch of cream, it's an easy weeknight meal that feels quite indulgent!

Vegetable stew is a hearty and flavorful comfort food meal that can be made with a variety of fresh and seasonal vegetables!

The vegetables are simmered to perfection, resulting in a hearty stew that’s chunky, filling, and loaded with nutritious ingredients and delicious flavors!

Ground Turkey Spinach Pepper Jack Casserole is an easy-to-make, healthy dump and go slow cooker dish that has fantastic flavor!

Ground turkey and spinach make it super healthy and the pepper jack cheese gives it a nice kick.

Panera Black Bean Soup is a comforting and delicious soup you can make using pantry staples.

It's perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner and is naturally vegan and gluten-free.

Sausage Vegetable Bean Casserole is a go-to hearty meal, which is comforting and full of Mediterranean flavors.

With vegetables and beans included in this family-friendly, one-pot meal, you require little more than some crusty bread to serve with it.

Hearty and comforting Chicken Chili with Black Beans and Corn is filled with veggies and many layers of flavor.

Easy to make, nutritious and absolutely delicious!

Vegetarian Winter Grain Bowl has roasted root vegetables, earthy grains, sweet dried fruit, lots of delicious spices, and protein-rich chickpeas, making it both colorful and nutritious.

Baked Chicken with Apples and Honey is an easy weeknight dinner for all the family.

With fruity flavors from the apple, the sweetness of the honey and a herby hum from the thyme and sage, it's so flavorful and works wonderfully with rice, couscous or mashed potatoes.

Filled with delicious veggies, this hearty and incredibly flavorful Chickpea Soup is comforting and nutritious.

Also great for meal-prep, this wholesome recipe is such a great and easy one pot winter meal.

Filled with flavor and protein, these no-roll enchiladas are as easy as they are delicious.

You’ll love how budget-friendly they are, and only you will know just how healthy they are.

Green Chili Chicken is a super easy weeknight dinner, made with boneless skinless chicken, a jar of salsa verde, fresh onions and peppers, and some pantry staples, such as canned cannellini beans and frozen corn.

Spicy Italian Sausage in a tender roasted winter squash, this Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash is the perfect Fall or Winter dish that is healthy, hearty, and filling.

You can make it either in the oven or the air fryer.

This packed-with-flavor, one pot 25 minute ginger chili chicken orzo recipe will satisfy even the pickiest eaters.

Loaded with delicious Asian-style flavors, and drizzled with chili oil and sweet chili to make a super satisfying, easy weeknight meal the whole family will love.

These frugal, mouth-watering chicken fajitas are bursting with Mexican flavor.

Serve ’em in up in tortillas alongside beans or microwavable rice, and add the toppings of your choice.

Plus this recipe is easy to double (or even triple) this recipe, so for your weekly meal prep routine.

Featuring a heap of seasonal vegetables, this nourishing meal is essential cold-weather comfort food.

Even non-veggie-lovers will go absolutely crazy for this. And the dish comes together quickly, thanks to a few smart shortcuts!

This sheet pan meal of smoked chicken sausage and roasted vegetables is perfect for a weeknight meal because it comes together so quickly.

Healthy and super easy, you can put this recipe with many different sides (or none at all) for a simple dinner kids and the whole family will love.

If you’ve been on the lookout for an easy, healthy, mostly hands-off recipe to add some spice to your weeknight dinner routine, you’ve just hit the jackpot.

These quick and simple Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas are made with fewer than 10 ingredients and just a few minutes of active prep time.

This super easy kid-friendly chili with ground turkey is an easy staple weeknight meal that cooks in 30 minutes.

It's hearty, packed full of tomato, beans, and veggies in every spoonful. Mild enough for picky eaters, it’s so cozy and delicious!

These spicy Mexican street corn inspired ground chicken stuffed peppers are low carb, easy to make and so insanely tasty.

Best of all, they’re ready in just 30 minutes!

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with fennel is a savory meal that is easy to make and can be ready to eat in just 30 minutes.

It’s easy enough for a weeknight, and special enough for a holiday or dinner party.