After a long day, the thought of cooking dinner feels like a weight on your shoulders. That’s even more true these days when you might be juggling work calls with Zoom-schooling (and doom-scrolling). However! We are here to tell you that if you muster up just the smallest amount of energy, a healthy home-cooked dinner can most definitely be yours.

1-Herbed Potato, Asparagus & Chickpea Sheet Pan Dinner

This veggie-filled vegan sheet pan dinner featuring potatoes, asparagus, chickpeas, and onion is full of flavor, healthy, and easy to make.

One pan, a few fresh vegetables, dried herbs and spices, oven-roasted together, creating a hearty vegan meal I know you’re going to love!

How to make vegan sheet pan dinner

1. First, you’ll want to line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, silpat or lightly grease with oil. Add the potatoes, carrots and chickpeas to the center, drizzle with half the oil and most of the herb & spice mixture, toss well to coat. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. I find it helps the potatoes to brown nicely on the edges, when I arrange the potatoes flesh side down, as shown above.
2. Carefully remove the pan from the oven, push the potato mixture to one side, add the onion and asparagus, add the remaining oil and herb/spice mix, toss to coat, as shown above right. Place back in the oven and roast for 10 – 15 minutes.

Let cool and serve with sliced avocado and plenty of parsley sprinkled overtop. Serve with a side of quinoa for even more protein and fiber.

2-Skillet Shrimp Fajitas Easy Dinner Recipe

How to make shrimp fajitas

1. Slice bell peppers and red onion into thin strips.
2. Pat shrimp dry.
3. In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, and seasonings.
4. Heat olive oil over high heat in a large skillet.
5. Add onions and bell peppers to skillet and season with 1/2 of seasoning mixture.
6. Cook onions and bell peppers for about 5 minutes, or until they start to soften.
7. Push onions and bell peppers to one side and add shrimp.
8. Season with remaining seasoning and cook for another 5 minutes, or until just pink and cooked through.
9. Top with fresh lime juice and cilantro.

3- Easy One-Pot Shakshuka Recipe

This Easy One-Pot Shakshuka Recipe is the ultimate comfort food meal! The eggs are baked in a spicy Mexican-inspired tomato sauce, and this flavorful dish only takes 30 minutes to make!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 poblano pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 cup diced sweet onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (14 oz) cans of diced roasted tomatoes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 6 eggs
• 1/3 cup crumbled queso fresco
• 1/4 cup diced fresh cilantro and onion
• garnish sliced avocado. sliced jalapeno

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Heat 10″ cast iron skillet to medium-high heat, add grapeseed oil.
3. Next, add onion to the pan. Cook gently until soft about 3 minutes. Then add garlic, poblano pepper, red pepper, and yellow pepper. Cook until tender, about 5-6 minutes.
4. Then add in the smoked paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
5. Then add the diced tomatoes. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
6. Gently crack eggs into skillet over tomatoes in different spots around the skillet. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Immediately add the skillet to the oven (uncovered) and bake until eggs are just set 7 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro, queso fresco, and green onion.
8. Voilà.

4- Easy Chickpea Curry

This chickpea curry is the ultimate healthy and easy weeknight dinner! It’s done in 20 minutes, totally plant-based, and full of flavour.

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion
• 1 large garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon or olive oil
• 6 cups (5 ounces) baby spinach leaves (or chopped spinach)
• 28-ounce can crushed fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon coriander
• ¾ teaspoons salt
• 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas
• ½ cup coconut milk
• White or brown basmati rice to serve