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Your cholesterol levels can have a notable impact on your heart health. Factors like genetics and diet can causehigh levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL)—sometimes called “bad cholesterol”—to build up as plaque in your arteries. Luckily, these easy recipes arelower in saturated fat and high in fiber, which can help you support healthy cholesterol levels. Recipes like our Braised Chicken with Mushrooms & Leeks and Easy Pea & Spinach Carbonara are delicious ways to help keep your heart healthy.
01of 21Slow-Cooker Chicken & White Bean StewPhotographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors HallThis load-and-go slow-cooker chicken recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. Serve this Tuscan-inspired dish with crusty bread and a salad.View Recipe
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Slow-Cooker Chicken & White Bean Stew
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
This load-and-go slow-cooker chicken recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. Serve this Tuscan-inspired dish with crusty bread and a salad.
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02of 21Braised Chicken with Mushrooms & LeeksThe leeks get silky when they cook down in this luscious, tangy mustard sauce. Serve over mashed potatoes.View Recipe
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Braised Chicken with Mushrooms & Leeks
The leeks get silky when they cook down in this luscious, tangy mustard sauce. Serve over mashed potatoes.
03of 21Eat-the-Rainbow Vegetable SoupPhotographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall , Prop Stylist: Shell RoysterThis vibrant and wholesome soup helps support your well-being. It’s packed with a variety of colorful vegetables—like tomatoes, which contain lycopene, a phytochemical that may help reduce inflammation.View Recipe
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Eat-the-Rainbow Vegetable Soup
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall , Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
This vibrant and wholesome soup helps support your well-being. It’s packed with a variety of colorful vegetables—like tomatoes, which contain lycopene, a phytochemical that may help reduce inflammation.
04of 21Easy Pea & Spinach CarbonaraFresh pasta cooks up faster than dried, making it a must-have for fast weeknight dinners like this luscious yet healthy meal. Eggs are the base of the creamy sauce. They don’t get fully cooked, so use pasteurized-in-the-shell eggs if you prefer.View Recipe
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Easy Pea & Spinach Carbonara
Fresh pasta cooks up faster than dried, making it a must-have for fast weeknight dinners like this luscious yet healthy meal. Eggs are the base of the creamy sauce. They don’t get fully cooked, so use pasteurized-in-the-shell eggs if you prefer.
05of 21Pan-Seared Steak with Crispy Herbs & EscaroleThis easy dinner takes just 20 minutes to prepare, meaning that seared steak can be a weeknight meal. Cooking herbs in the pan with the steak releases their aroma, infusing it into the meat while creating a crispy garnish. After the steaks and herbs are pan-seared, the escarole is cooked in the same skillet, so this healthy dinner requires minimal cleanup too.View Recipe
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Pan-Seared Steak with Crispy Herbs & Escarole
This easy dinner takes just 20 minutes to prepare, meaning that seared steak can be a weeknight meal. Cooking herbs in the pan with the steak releases their aroma, infusing it into the meat while creating a crispy garnish. After the steaks and herbs are pan-seared, the escarole is cooked in the same skillet, so this healthy dinner requires minimal cleanup too.
06of 21Kale & Chickpea Grain BowlsPhotographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell RoysterThis veggie-heavy bowl is loaded with crunch and color, thanks to crispy carrots and chickpeas, fresh kale and a vibrant avocado dressing. It also delivers more than 50% of your daily dose of fiber, key for weight loss, energy and healthy digestion. Bulgur, also called cracked wheat, is a quick-cooking whole grain.View Recipe
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Kale & Chickpea Grain Bowls
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
This veggie-heavy bowl is loaded with crunch and color, thanks to crispy carrots and chickpeas, fresh kale and a vibrant avocado dressing. It also delivers more than 50% of your daily dose of fiber, key for weight loss, energy and healthy digestion. Bulgur, also called cracked wheat, is a quick-cooking whole grain.
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Black Bean Fajita Skillet
08of 21Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado & WalnutsServe this colorful strawberry spinach salad alongside soup or a half sandwich, or top it with grilled chicken or roasted salmon for a complete and easy healthy meal.View Recipe
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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado & Walnuts
Serve this colorful strawberry spinach salad alongside soup or a half sandwich, or top it with grilled chicken or roasted salmon for a complete and easy healthy meal.
09of 21Black Bean-Quinoa BowlPhotography: Carson Downing, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabe GrecoThis grain bowl has many of the usual hallmarks of a taco salad, minus the fried bowl. We’ve loaded it up with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and avocado plus an easy hummus dressing to drizzle on top.View Recipe
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Black Bean-Quinoa Bowl
Photography: Carson Downing, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabe Greco
This grain bowl has many of the usual hallmarks of a taco salad, minus the fried bowl. We’ve loaded it up with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and avocado plus an easy hummus dressing to drizzle on top.
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Vegan Superfood Grain Bowls
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
11of 21Creamy Fettuccine with Brussels Sprouts & MushroomsSliced Brussels sprouts and mushrooms cook quickly and cling to the pasta in our fall version of pasta primavera. Look for presliced mushrooms to cut prep time. Serve with a tossed salad.View Recipe
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Creamy Fettuccine with Brussels Sprouts & Mushrooms
Sliced Brussels sprouts and mushrooms cook quickly and cling to the pasta in our fall version of pasta primavera. Look for presliced mushrooms to cut prep time. Serve with a tossed salad.
12of 21Anti-Inflammatory Vegetable-Packed Grain BowlsFarro provides satisfying chew, while the raw shaved veggies soften slightly in the vinaigrette to become perfectly tender-crisp. Beets contain a phytochemical called betalains, which can help fight inflammation in the body.View Recipe
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Anti-Inflammatory Vegetable-Packed Grain Bowls
Farro provides satisfying chew, while the raw shaved veggies soften slightly in the vinaigrette to become perfectly tender-crisp. Beets contain a phytochemical called betalains, which can help fight inflammation in the body.
13of 21Southwestern Sweet Potato StewThis hearty Southwestern-inspired stew may take a while in your slow cooker, but it’s so worth it! Full of sweet potatoes, black beans and hominy, it will satisfy your taste buds and keep you full for hours.View Recipe
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Southwestern Sweet Potato Stew
This hearty Southwestern-inspired stew may take a while in your slow cooker, but it’s so worth it! Full of sweet potatoes, black beans and hominy, it will satisfy your taste buds and keep you full for hours.
14of 21Mahi-Mahi Fish TacosIn this mahi-mahi fish taco recipe, chili-coated fish gets a lovely crust from the hot pan. The creaminess of the avocado sauce complements the crisp crunch of the jicama, and it’s all pulled together in 20 minutes.View Recipe
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Mahi-Mahi Fish Tacos
In this mahi-mahi fish taco recipe, chili-coated fish gets a lovely crust from the hot pan. The creaminess of the avocado sauce complements the crisp crunch of the jicama, and it’s all pulled together in 20 minutes.
15of 21Creamy White Chili with Cream CheeseThis rich, creamy chili comes together in a flash thanks to quick-cooking chicken thighs and canned white beans. Mashing some of the beans acts as a fast thickener when your soups don’t have a long time to simmer. Cream cheese adds the final bit of richness and a hint of sweet tang.View Recipe
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Creamy White Chili with Cream Cheese
This rich, creamy chili comes together in a flash thanks to quick-cooking chicken thighs and canned white beans. Mashing some of the beans acts as a fast thickener when your soups don’t have a long time to simmer. Cream cheese adds the final bit of richness and a hint of sweet tang.
16of 21Sweet Potato, Corn & Black Bean HashQuick and easy hashes are fabulous one-pot meals for those nights when getting dinner on the table fast is a priority.View Recipe
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Sweet Potato, Corn & Black Bean Hash
Quick and easy hashes are fabulous one-pot meals for those nights when getting dinner on the table fast is a priority.
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Penne with Tuna & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
18of 21Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Basil SauceHere, we swap spaghetti squash for pasta, and toss it with a simple fresh tomato sauce. Jazz up the sauce with crushed red pepper flakes, Kalamata olives and/or capers, if you like.View Recipe
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Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Basil Sauce
Here, we swap spaghetti squash for pasta, and toss it with a simple fresh tomato sauce. Jazz up the sauce with crushed red pepper flakes, Kalamata olives and/or capers, if you like.
19of 21Vegetarian Black Bean SoupPacked with protein and fiber, this soup doesn’t need meat to be satisfying. Soaking and cooking the beans yourself, rather than opening a can, ensures you’ll have wonderful flavor and texture. (And the slow cooker does most of the work!)View Recipe
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Vegetarian Black Bean Soup
Packed with protein and fiber, this soup doesn’t need meat to be satisfying. Soaking and cooking the beans yourself, rather than opening a can, ensures you’ll have wonderful flavor and texture. (And the slow cooker does most of the work!)
20of 21Baked Halibut with Brussels Sprouts & QuinoaFish plus two sides? It seems fancy but this healthy dinner comes together in just 30 minutes.View Recipe
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Baked Halibut with Brussels Sprouts & Quinoa
Fish plus two sides? It seems fancy but this healthy dinner comes together in just 30 minutes.
21of 21Stuffed Sweet Potato with Hummus DressingAli RedmondHearty yet simple to prepare, this stuffed sweet potato with black beans, kale and hummus dressing makes a fantastic 5-ingredient dinner for one!View Recipe
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Stuffed Sweet Potato with Hummus Dressing
Ali Redmond
Hearty yet simple to prepare, this stuffed sweet potato with black beans, kale and hummus dressing makes a fantastic 5-ingredient dinner for one!
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