Halloween is one of the busiest nights of the year, so it’s hard to get a healthy dinner on the table. These 21 quick and healthy dinner recipes are totally easy, fast, and healthy so your kids will get their nutrients before the sugar rush!
Between Halloween events all day long, finding all pieces to Anna, Elsa, and Olaf’s Frozen costumes, and making sure everyone’s out the door in time for trick-or-treating, there’s about zero time left to make and eat dinner. And of course, chances are, you’re so hurried that what you DO end up eating is usually something unhealthy.
Let me tell you – with a little planning it doesn’t have to be hard!
With the kiddos on their way to a full on sugar-high, it’s super important to get some nutrients in those little ghouls and goblins’ bodies! Whether it’s a crock-pot meal or something you can throw together in 15 minutes, just plan to make it happen.
I have 21 of my favorite quick and healthy dinner recipes to get dinner on the table, fed, and out the door in no time at all!
I promise, you’ll thank me. Having REAL food before filling your bellies full of fun size snickers and sweettarts will be a life-saver, and maybe you won’t have to get the tums out at the end of the night.
Enjoy!!
5-Minute Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Chili
The Whole Bowl: Protein Packed
Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Pot Roast
Easy Weeknight Vegetarian Stroganoff
Hearty Marinara Sauce with Lentils & Beans
Easy, Cheesy 5-Ingredient Pizza Pasta Bake
Pretzel Crusted Chicken Nuggets
30-Minute Chicken Tortilla Soup
Greek Yogurt Pizza Mac & Cheese
5-Ingredient Baked Spinach and Mozzarella Ravioli Florentine
Easy Turkey Broccoli Pasta Dinner
Slow-Cooker Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Chili
Chicken and Black Bean Freezer Burritos
Easy Taquito Tortilla Roll Ups
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Hey there! My name is Holly, and I am passionate about enjoying all foods without guilt, judgement, or failure. Food shouldn’t have a “good” or a “bad” label. After years and years of dieting and having a bad relationship with food and my body, I am finally at place where food is not the enemy, and I want nothing more than to help other women get to this place with me!
I live in the beautiful state of Utah with my son and the love of my life. I’m a coffee obsessed, yoga-practicing, Zumba-rockin’ nerdy tattoo-lovin’ Air Force wife, and I’m so excited to share my story, experiences, and lessons with you.
Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
Just love the premise of this post – the idea that you really CAN get a hot, healthy meal on the table before trick-or-treat, to give your little ghosties and princesses (and Olafs!) something nourishing before all that candy! These ideas are fantastic – I’m definitely pinning to share! And thanks so much for including our 5-Ingredient Pizza Pasta Bake! It really is ridiculously easy, and we hope your readers love it just as much as our families do! We’re thrilled to be part of such a wonderful list! Happy Halloween! 😀
Holly Waterfall says
Hi Shelley! That Pizza Pasta Bake looks amazing and so comforting. I know it would be a hit before trick-or-treating for my family – before the big sugar rush hits!
Dawn Lopez says
Oh yum! What a delicious collection of recipes! Definitely great idea to fill up on a healthy meal before all of that candy! Thanks a bunch for including one of my recipes too!
Holly Waterfall says
Right?! It becomes too second-nature to just order pizza on halloween night, but it can be just as easy, and definitely healthier to whip something up before heading out.