Healthy Recipes Recipes for Weight Loss & Diet Dinner Recipes for Weight Loss 22 Anti-Inflammatory Spring Dinners for Weight Loss By Sadie Schulte Sadie Schulte Sadie Schulte is EatingWell's editorial apprentice. She attends Iowa State University, where she is a senior studying advertising and fashion communications. During her time at college, she has worked as a reporter at the campus newspaper, the Iowa State Daily, where she writes about culture and lifestyle. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 21, 2024 Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Jessica Ball, M.S., RD, is nutrition editor for EatingWell. She is a registered dietitian with a master's in food, nutrition and sustainability. In addition to EatingWell, her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Real Simple, Parents, Better Homes and Gardens and MyRecipes. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Jacob Fox Featuring vibrant spring produce like broccoli, leafy greens and artichoke, these dinner recipes are both nutritious and delicious. Each dish has at least 6 grams of fiber and less than 575 calories per serving, so they’re light yet satisfying choices that can help support weight loss if that is your goal. Recipes like our Garlic-Anchovy Pasta with Broccolini and our Roasted Root Veggies & Greens over Spiced Lentils are packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients like whole grains, fatty fish, nuts and root vegetables, to help combat symptoms of inflammation while keeping you satisfied. Try them for a delicious and nourishing meal tonight. 01 of 22 Garlic-Anchovy Pasta with Broccolini Jacob Fox Here, we sprinkle the final pasta dish with crumbled goat cheese for nice tangy bites throughout. But if you prefer a creamy sauce, stir the cheese into the pasta in Step 3 along with the reserved cooking water. View Recipe 02 of 22 Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Styling: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster This salad is inspired by California Pizza Kitchen's BBQ chicken salad, with crisp lettuce and jicama, sweet BBQ chicken and juicy corn kernels. You can cook the chicken thighs on a grill pan, or use an outdoor grill if the weather permits. Tortilla strips add a welcome crunch to the salad—find them in the salad dressing aisle at major supermarkets. View Recipe 03 of 22 Sweet Potato-Black Bean Burgers These vegan sweet potato-black bean burgers spiced with curry powder are easy to make. Blending the mixture with your hands gives you a soft, uniform texture then the outside gets crispy by cooking in a cast-iron pan. To make this recipe gluten-free too, use gluten-free oats and serve the patty in a lettuce wrap, omitting the bun. View Recipe 04 of 22 Roasted Root Veggies & Greens over Spiced Lentils This earthy bowl of lentils is topped with leftover roasted root veggies from a large batch for an easy weeknight dinner. Keep it vegan or add a drizzle of plain yogurt for extra richness. View Recipe 05 of 22 One-Pot Tomato Basil Pasta This one-pot pasta with tangy tomato-basil sauce is a simple, fast and easy weeknight dinner. All of your ingredients go into one pot, and with a bit of stirring and about 25 minutes of cook time, you'll have a healthy dinner the whole family will enjoy. View Recipe 06 of 22 Fish Tacos with Preserved Grapefruit Salsa Leigh Beisch Tart preserved grapefruit and fresh grapefruit segments combine with avocado to make a complex salsa that pairs nicely with fish. View Recipe 07 of 22 Quick Lentil Salmon Salad In this budget-friendly salmon recipe, canned salmon tops lentils, carrots and celery--ingredients you probably have on hand already. Fiber-rich lentils come in a variety of colors and they typically cook faster than dried beans, so they're a great choice for a fast weeknight dinner. View Recipe 08 of 22 Brown Rice Shrimp Bowl with Tomatoes & Avocado This quick and easy bowl pairs brown rice with cooked shrimp, tossed in a ginger-soy-sesame sauce, to create a flavorful dish in no time. Topping with tomatoes and avocado adds color and nutrients. Use leftover brown rice or pick up a package of pre-cooked brown rice from the grocery store to keep this meal no-cook. View Recipe 09 of 22 Vegan White Bean Chili Fresh Anaheim (or poblano) chiles add mild heat to this classic white bean chili and contribute lots of smoky flavor. Quinoa adds body to the chili, while diced zucchini provides pretty flecks of green and increases the veggie content. View Recipe 10 of 22 Chickpea Pesto Burgers with Roasted-Red Pepper Sauce Carolyn Hodges In this easy plant-based burger recipe, we combine chickpeas and pesto to create a delicious patty that gets topped with balsamic-roasted red onions and a creamy roasted red pepper mayonnaise sauce. The end result is a delicious dinner that will quickly become your family's new favorite way to do burgers. Enjoy alongside a big salad and roasted potatoes to make it a meal. View Recipe 11 of 22 Creamy Spinach Orzo Photography / Caitlin bensel, Food Styling / Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Styling / Julia Bayless This creamy spinach orzo pasta dish is light, quick and easy. The fresh basil truly shines through and complements the spinach in this vegetarian pasta dinner. View Recipe 12 of 22 Salmon & Avocado Salad <Placeholder foTender salmon tops a hearty salad of red cabbage, carrots and avocados tossed with a creamy dill vinaigrette in this quick, easy dinner.r paragraph block> View Recipe 13 of 22 Farfalle with Tuna, Lemon and Fennel This warm, flaked tuna and lemon pasta recipe is ready in 30 minutes. View Recipe 14 of 22 Sheet-Pan Chicken Cutlets with Brussels Sprouts & Sweet Potatoes Photographer: Will Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf This easy sheet-pan dinner is made with quick-cooking chicken cutlets, so you can make it on any busy weeknight. We season the vegetables and protein in stages, with the end result being a punch of flavor. Crumbled bacon adds a salty note to complete the dish. View Recipe 15 of 22 Air-Fryer Tempura Artichoke Salad with Lemon-Dill Dressing Photographer: Kelsey Hansen, Food Stylist: Charlie Worthington, Prop Stylist: Stephanie Hunter Sneak more vegetables into your salad with these lightly battered artichoke "croutons." Use a vegetable peeler to shave long ribbons from asparagus stalks. View Recipe 16 of 22 Edamame Lettuce Wrap Burgers with Peanut Sauce Edamame make these homemade veggie burgers mean, green protein machines. Peanut sauce, curry paste and quick-pickled carrots give them Thai-inspired flair. View Recipe 17 of 22 15-Minute Salmon & Creamy Orzo with Spinach & Mushrooms Brie Passano In this quick salmon dinner, salmon fillets are paired with creamy orzo, wilted spinach and earthy mushrooms. Cooking the salmon at a high temperature helps speed up the cooking in this healthy dinner recipe. Look for pre-sliced mushrooms to speed it up even more. View Recipe 18 of 22 Cheesy Polenta with Roasted Eggplant & Red Pepper Sauce Ryan Liebe This hearty vegetarian main dish features tender eggplant, cheesy polenta and a roasted red pepper sauce. It's perfect for entertaining friends and family who are eating more plant-based meals. View Recipe 19 of 22 Bitter Greens Salad with Beets & Oranges Leigh Beisch Beets may be earthy, tasting of the soil they're grown in, but these roots also contain the most natural sugar of any vegetable. And when roasted, all that sweetness is intensified. This jewel-toned take on caprese swaps tomatoes for beets and oranges and basil for peppery arugula and radicchio. Toasted breadcrumbs sprinkled over the top add crunch. View Recipe 20 of 22 Vegan Coconut Chickpea Curry To make this 20-minute vegan curry even faster, buy precut veggies from the salad bar at the grocery store. To make it a full, satisfying dinner, serve over cooked brown rice. When shopping for simmer sauce, look for one with 400 mg of sodium or less and check the ingredient list for cream or fish sauce if you want to keep this vegan. If you like a spicy kick, add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce at the end. View Recipe 21 of 22 Spaghetti with Creamy Lemon-Spinach Sauce Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle Give your veggie servings a boost with this easy spaghetti with spinach sauce recipe. Loosely inspired by the flavors of classic pesto, this vibrant pasta packs in plenty of spinach and basil with a garnish of nutty walnuts and savory Parmesan cheese. Serve with a drizzle of good olive oil and a green salad on the side. View Recipe 22 of 22 Easy Chicken Tikka Masala This full-flavored, deeply spiced chicken tikka masala comes together in just 30 minutes. You'll want to add it to your weeknight dinner rotation ASAP. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit