12 Healthy Entrees

Sally’s Fish House & Bar is a 5-minute walk from San Diego’s Tuna Harbor Dockside Market, and the kitchen will grill, sauté, steam, or deep-fry any of the finfish you buy at the market. For the home cook, this moist, parchment-steamed rockfish is especially weeknight-friendly.

Recipe: Steamed Rockfish with Herbed Beurre Blanc

Created by chef Nobu Matsuhisa in New York more than 20 years ago, this delicate, buttery dish has fans around the world. We’ve adapted a version from former San Diego fisherman Zack Roach that features green onions and ginger.

Recipe: Miso-Marinated Black Cod

No bread is involved, but this is hearty enough for a quick and healthy weeknight meal–and makes great use of vine-ripened tomatoes.

Recipe: Tomato “Bruschetta” with Tuna and Cannellini Salad

We replaced the usual rice with pan-roasted sweet potatoes, onions, and poblano chiles, giving this burrito a healthy dose of fiber as well as heart-protecting micronutrients such as carotenoids (in the sweet potatoes), flavonoids (onions), folic acid (cabbage), and omega-3 fatty acids (salmon).

Recipe: Salmon Burritos with Chile-Roasted Vegetables

We love this satisfying mix of tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and baked eggs. Not only does it make a satisfying breakfast or dinner, but it’s healthy, too.

Recipe: Caprese Skillet Eggs

This low-cal, tangy dish is based on a recipe in Mexican Everyday by celebrity chef and Mexican cooking authority, Rick Bayless.

Recipe: Chicken Escabeche with Cilantro Black Beans

This dish is a nod to the nostalgia of childhood TV dinners. But the difference here is fresh fish and our special tartar sauce, easily created from ingredients you likely have in the fridge.

Recipe: Grilled Fish and “Chips”

Loaded with good-for-you ingredients like escarole, squash, and walnuts, this one-pan dish is as satisfying as it is nutritious.

Recipe: Pork Chops with Butternut Squash, Escarole, and Walnuts

Maria Hines, chef of Tilth restaurant in Seattle, serves this refreshing, hot-and-cool salmon dish with a side of couscous seasoned with fresh herbs, lemon zest, and grilled cucumber slices.

Recipe: Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Salad

Karen Schmitt created this quick one-pan dinner with the colors of an Arizona desert sunset in mind. We love that it’s packed with healthy ingredients like tomatoes, low-cal shrimp, and chickpeas.

Recipe: Shrimp and Chickpea Pasta

A mix of broccoli rabe, yellow peppers, mozzarella cheese, and a whole-wheat crust make this one of our favorite options for a healthy homemade pizza night.

Recipe: Broccoli Rabe Skillet Pizza

Mix a bit of balsamic vinegar with a touch of brown sugar and Dijon mustard and you have a super-simple, low-calorie halibut recipe for dinner that you’ll turn to again and again.

Recipe: Balsamic-Glazed Halibut