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6 Quick and Easy Healthy Recipes to Make in Under 30 Minutes

by Lindsay Cotter · 06/25/2017

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Quick and easy are the keys to creating today’s healthy recipes, especially if you’re busy. These 6 quick and easy gluten free recipes will help you create delicious, healthy meals, and in less than 30 minutes! Whether you need a gluten free breakfast on the go, an easy lunch recipe, or a quick weeknight dinner, let these quick gluten free recipes come to your rescue!

 

Let’s kick things off with BREAKFAST recipes!

For a quick and easy breakfast on the run, smoothies are the perfect solution. Toss a few ingredients into a blender, give a whirl, and in less than 5 minutes, your healthy breakfast is ready. One of my favorite breakfast smoothie recipes is for a red vitality superfood smoothie.

Red Vitality Superfood Smoothies are packed with nutrient dense ingredients to boost energy, stamina, and vitality! Made with creamy almond coconut milk, tropical fruits, and hidden veggies Healthy, wholesome, paleo, and vegan friendly!

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Red Vitality Superfood Smoothies

Another delicious and easy breakfast option for busy people is avocado toast. I love a lot of flavors on avocado toast, which is why I can’t get enough of this Mexican smashed beans avocado toast.

Smashed Mexican Beans Avocado Toast is a gluten free, vegan friendly avocado toast recipe loaded with simple, yet spicy, ingredients. Make for a main meal or even a healthy appetizer!

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Smashed Mexican Beans Avocado Toast {Gluten Free, Vegan Friendly}

 

If a quick and easy LUNCH is what you need, I have a gluten free solution for that, too!

Whether you’re packing for a picnic or a simple lunch at the office, mason jar salads are as quick and convenient as lunches can get.  What could be easier than a layered salad in a jar, with the dressing ready to toss in and shake? My picnic ready mason jar salads with sesame yogurt dressing are SO healthy and delicious!

Picnic ready vegetarian mason jar salad is packed full of seasonal vegetables and tossed in natural sweetened sesame yogurt dressing! Healthy, portable, and protein packed ya’ll!

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Picnic Ready Mason Jar Salad recipes with sesame yogurt dressing. are a quick and easy lunch solution. Nourishing real food

 

I don’t know how you feel about dinner, but even after a busy day, I think it’s important to sit down for a healthy meal. These gluten free dinner recipes are full of nutrients and protein, and each of them can be made in less than 30 minutes!

Mongolian beef and broccoli “rice” bowls are quick and easy to make, light, and full of garlic and ginger flavors! A healthy Asian homemade takeout recipe that’s gluten free and paleo.

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QUICK Paleo Mongolian Beef Broccoli Rice Bowls - quick and easy dinner in less than 30 minutes!

 

Up next on the quick and easy dinner menu… PIZZA!

This avocado tomato gouda socca pizza recipe is gonna make you fall in love with pizza even more! Grain free, gluten free, seriously easy to make, egg free, vegan option, and delicious!

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Avocado Tomato Gouda Socca Pizza - Grain free, gluten free, egg free, quick and easy!

 

A corny Cotter rhyme describes our last healthy dinner recipe for today.

Fish is healthy, fish is good, make these cod cakes, you know you should! Haha! Plus these make for a great for Meal Prep dish!

Garlic herb oven baked cod cakes are a light, easy, and paleo friendly recipe you’ll want to make often. Serve with a flavorful marinara sauce for a light appetizer or low carb meal.

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Paleo oven baked cod fish cakes with creamy marinara - A quick and easy low carb light meal or appetizer

 

What’s your go to gluten free 30 minute meal?

I will confess, I totally think FISH is one of the quickest for a protein packed meal. I am a bit bias though, hence my one pan Honey Mustard Fish bake! Don’t be scared, easy TASTY meals can be done. FOR REALS!

 

Add these to your meal prep and your set. YEEHAW!

Cheers Friends!

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Hi, y'all, I’m Lindsay Cotter, a Nutrition Specialist with a focus on Gluten Free eating. I love creating delicious nourishing food that anyone can enjoy.

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  1. Layla Jacob says

    02/10/2018 at 11:41 AM

    Now this recipe is new to me! This is such a great idea. I must try this soon.

    Reply
  2. Susan George says

    07/04/2017 at 6:00 AM

    Amazing and really delicious recipe. I tried them for lunch and found it to be really yummy

    Reply
  3. Cassie Autumn Tran says

    07/03/2017 at 7:45 PM

    Avocado toast PIZZA?! WHUT?! Definitely going to try that out ASAP!

    Reply
  4. Kathleen says

    06/26/2017 at 7:37 PM

    These recipes look delicious and I’m a sucker for anything that is quick!! Plus meal prep? Doesn’t get much better! I can’t decide what I want to try first! Definitely pinning for later

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    • Cotter Crunch says

      06/26/2017 at 11:03 PM

      RIGHT? Love it! Keep me posted on if you try any!

      Reply
  5. Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets says

    06/26/2017 at 11:30 AM

    Ave and I have been all about the beets lately, drinking ’em down. Cheers to that!

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    • Cotter Crunch says

      06/27/2017 at 12:04 PM

      Right?? Me too. Although it does have weird side effects… ahem pink pee

      Reply
  6. Deborah @ The Harvest Kitchen says

    06/26/2017 at 10:35 AM

    Great collection of quick healthy meals!! Especially love the mason jar salad!! (Great shot too!)

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    • Cotter Crunch says

      06/27/2017 at 12:04 PM

      Those are my fav! Thanks Deborah

      Reply
  7. Emily @ Robust Recipes says

    06/26/2017 at 10:28 AM

    such a great list of recipes! Always need those quick and easy recipes on hand! 🙂

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    • Cotter Crunch says

      06/27/2017 at 12:05 PM

      Awesome! Let me know if you try any!

      Reply
  8. jen says

    06/26/2017 at 6:47 AM

    Honestly, I don’t even know where to start! I’m thinking the mongolian beef “rice” bowls would be so yummy for me 🙂 thanks for the recipes

    Reply
  9. The Food Sea says

    06/26/2017 at 6:07 AM

    Amazing so real quick post.
    i liked the avocado tomato gouda socca pizza recipe hope it won’t take more than 30 min for me too as i will try this for very first time.

    Reply
  10. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    06/25/2017 at 10:39 PM

    You are so right on the fish. We just did a quick shrimp bowl tonight. I need to try those cod cakes!

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    • Cotter Crunch says

      06/27/2017 at 12:07 PM

      Cod cakes taste like an smoked salmon omelet kinda. But with cod! Sooo good!!

      Reply

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