Ever since I left my corporate job to work for myself, I’ve started cooking WAY more. I’m home during the day, making it easy to meal prep, start on recipes early, and defrost or marinate food as needed. I cook at least 4 times a week, and try to find recipes that yield lots of tasty leftovers so that we’re set for lunches without extra work.
Not every recipe is a winner, but I’ve found some trusty sources for meals that are both healthy AND delicious, and that are pretty hard to mess up. (Which is always key!)
Since I’m often asked where a recipe is from, in today’s post I wanted to share some of the best recipe sites I’ve found. These are the standbys I turn to week after week when I’m looking for solid meal ideas.
If you do a look of cooking yourself or are just looking to build your recipe repertoire, I’d recommend bookmarking these sites.
Let’s dive in!
The Best Recipe Sites for Healthy and Delicious Meals
1. All Recipes
I’ve been making recipes from AllRecipes.com for years, and for good reason. They have a HUGE range of recipes, and great comments from readers which are perfect for learning about tweaks and shortcuts. But my favourite thing about the site is how many reviews they have for each recipe. This makes it easy to quickly find the top recipes, which often end up being the ones I come back to again and again.
For example, let’s say I wanted to bake some peanut butter cookies. I would search for those and then sort by “Popular” to see the recipes with the most reviews. Some have 2,000 reviews which is insane! And I can quickly see how many stars they have. This is a great way of finding tried-and-true recipes.
Check out All Recipes here.
2. Food.com
Like AllRecipes.com, Food.com has recipes from chefs (and home chefs!) all over the world, so it’s extremely comprehensive.
Recipes generally have fewer reviews (in the hundreds vs. the thousands), but it’s still a fantastic way to browse and sort options.
They also have a Top 50 Recipes round up with their most popular recipes which is an amazing resource. I like skimming it to get ideas for meals to make.
3. Pinterest
Okay, so Pinterest isn’t exactly a recipe site, but it’s one of the best resources I’ve found for meal ideas and recipes. Because it produces search results that are highly visual, it makes it easy to quickly browse and find recipes to make versus scrolling through pages on a recipe site or blog.
When it comes to searching for recipes on Pinterest, I typically search for something specific like “easy weeknight dinner recipes” or “crockpot chicken recipes”. I can then scroll through the options and quickly find something that looks good. I’ll then head to that recipe site or blog, check the reviews, look at the ingredient list, and decide whether to make it.
4. Gimme Some Oven
When it comes to food blogs, Gimme Some Oven is one of my favourites. Not only are the recipes delicious with beautiful photos, but they are incredibly easy to follow with clear instructions and information.
Some of my favourites are their Chicken Enchiladas with Red Enchilada Sauce which are incredible and perfect as leftovers.
Gimme Some Oven is also fun to follow on Instagram. Their “How To Tuesday” series is always super informative, and they have an amazing knack for making complicated-seeming recipes easy to make.
5. Pinch of Yum
Another one of my long-time favourite food blogs is Pinch of Yum. Their recipes are always winners, and I love the personality injected into their blog posts.
Some of my favourite recipes from them are their Creamy Avocado Dip and Spicy Sesame Zoodles with Crispy Tofu. They also have an AMAZING chocolate chip cookie recipe I tried a few weeks ago!
6. Clean Eating Magazine
Eating healthy is not eating expensive. The clean Eating Magazine site will share you the best healthy recipes that are budget friendly. The best thing I am impressed with about this site is it has mentioned food recipes for specific diets and diseases. Personally, I tried a few recipes like carrot cake oatmeal cookies, smoky sweet potato, matcha pancakes, and veggie rolls, and they were all delicious and guilt-free.
7. Delish
The highlight of Delish website is it has blogs more than just the healthy recipes. You can get several kitchen tips for a healthy lifestyle. I tried the recipes as well as the kitchen tips. Both are very helpful and easy to follow. You will get to know more about the food benefits and eating styles on this site. Among all the recipes, Cheesy Asparagus Foil Packs have a huge fan base.
8. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has a website with vast content about eating healthy. Mainly, they offer heart health recipes. I tried several recipes from this site, and I guess all are yummy. The best thing I feel about this site is it has several recipe ideas from other cultures and countries.
Personally I tried some Latino and African recipes in a healthy way. Among all the recipes, my favorite is the Seafood Main Dishes. For those who are veg, try Vegetable side dish recipes of Vietnamese Community.
9. SkinnyTaste
The author of Skinny Taste is Gina Homolka, who specializes in creating nutritious recipes that are loaded with flavor. If you have certain allergies to a particular food item, the blog will give you a recipe for each allergy.
This helped my friend who has allergies to milk products by trying dairy free recipes on this site. My personal favorite is Grilled Eggplant with Feta recipe.
10. Prevention RD
This site also has some best recipes like other sites. What makes this site special is it has quick meals options. I am a fan of the easy and faster recipes in it.
The diets in this site are shared by a registered dietician Nicole. It makes the site more credible and trustworthy. If you are busy with work and still want to follow a healthy diet, try these quick meal options.
Those are my 10 most-referenced sites for incredible recipes. What are your go-tos? I’d love to hear them! Let me know in a comment. And if you check out any of these sites, let me know what you make!
