Making healthy food choices can be difficult when you’re busy. It’s tempting to grab something on the go or order in, but that can lead to excessive calories and fat. We often look for easy recipes online and get confused because we are flushed with many recipes.

And so, we end up cooking nothing as all the recipes either take time or the ingredients are hard to find. Though we are busy and have a professional life outside, it is equally important to care for our health. 

Here, we have brought you not only healthy and tasty recipes, but they are also quick to make with very easily available ingredients. Let’s check out the recipes below.

BREAKFAST RECIPES

1. Egg muffins

(Estimated Cooking Time: 20 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 3 Eggs or more
• Yellow and red bell peppers (vegetables according to your choice)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• ½ cup Sweet corn
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
• Salt and pepper
• Bacon (optional)

Preparation:

• Crack eggs in a bowl and whisk them with a fork until smooth.
• Add boiled sweet corn, roughly chopped vegetables of your choice, and a little bit of milk, and whisk it again until it becomes smooth and frothy.
• Season it with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder according to your taste.
• Now, take a few muffin cups and grease them with butter.
• Pour in the egg mixture and fill them up till ¾ of the way up to prevent overflow.
• Now, add the chopped bacon to the mixture.
• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees, and once it has preheated, pop the egg mixture into the oven and bake it for 15-20 minutes until set.
• Your egg muffins are ready.

2. Healthy strawberry smoothie

(Estimated Cooking Time: 15 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Yogurt
• 1/2 cup of strawberries chopped
• Honey as per your taste

Preparation:

• Take a blender. Add in one cup of yoghurt, chopped strawberries, and honey.
• Now blend all the ingredients to make a fine smoothie.
• Serve chilled.

Tip: You can make a smoothie with any fruits of your choice. If you don’t have yoghurt, you can add in milk. The ratio remains the same.

3. Ham and Cheese Sandwich

(Estimated Cooking Time: 15 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 4 slices of bread
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons of mustard
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 6 slices of cheese
• 6 slices of ham

Preparation:

• Take one slice of bread and spread mayonnaise over it.
• Now, take a small bowl of honey and mustard combined.
• Spread the sauce prepared on another slice of bread.
• Now, top the mayonnaise side with two slices of cheese and three slices of ham.
• Then, take the mustard mixture and top it over the slices. 
• Add a pan, add a little butter, melt it, and put the sandwich on the pan until it becomes golden brown on both sides.

LUNCH RECIPES

4. Mix egg-fried rice 

(Estimated Cooking Time: 30 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Rice
• 1 and ½ cup chopped vegetables (of your choice)
• 2 Eggs
• 2 cloves Garlic
• ½ Onion chopped
• 3 tablespoon butter
• Salt and pepper

Preparation:

• Heat a pan, put a dollop of butter, and add garlic and onions.
• Saute it for some time until the onions are translucent.
• Add in the other vegetables of your choice. Stir it for 2-3 minutes.
• Add in salt and pepper as per your taste.
• Now crack an egg and still it together.
• Once the egg seems scrambled, add it to the cooked rice and saute it for another 3 minutes.
• Mix everything properly and serve it hot.

5. Chicken salad

(Estimated Cooking Time: 30 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless chicken breasts
• 1teaspoon of oregano
• Salt and pepper
• 5 teaspoon Olive oil
• 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander. You can use parsley
• 1 cucumber chopped
• ¼ cup chopped cherry tomatoes
• ¼ cup feta cheese
• ½ cup black olives

Preparation:

• Heat a grilling pan to medium to high.
• Now, add seasoned chicken with oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Now, cover the pan and let it cook on both sides until it becomes brown.
• It will take about 18 minutes. After it is done, let it rest for some time.
• In the meantime, take a bowl and make the dressing for this salad.
• Add olive oil, red wine vinegar, and coriander leaves, and season it with salt and pepper.
• Now, whisk them together until nicely combined.
• Add cucumbers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and olives to a big bowl.
• Top it with sliced chicken and drizzle the dressing on top of it.
• Your delicious chicken salad bowl is ready.

6. Clear sweet corn egg soup

(Estimated Cooking Time: 25 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of frozen corn
• 2 cups of water
• Salt and pepper
• Vegetables of your choice
• 1 teaspoon butter

Preparation:

• Take a deep pan, add water, and boil the corn.
• Take out the corn and keep it aside.
• Now, take a fresh bowl of water and let it boil.
• Add the vegetables and salt, and let them boil for 8 minutes.
• After that, add corn and crack the eggs in the water.
• Add the pepper and let it simmer for another 5-6 minutes.
• Garnish it with a dollop of butter in a bowl.

DINNER RECIPES

7. Pork and veggie bowl

(Estimated Cooking Time: 40 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of any vegetable oil
• 1 big clove of garlic
• 1 teaspoon of ginger
• ½ cup minced pork
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 cup of chopped carrots
• ½ cup cabbage thinly sliced
• ¼ cup of soya sauce
• 1 spring onion
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Preparation:

• Take a pan and heat it over medium flame. Add in vegetable oil, and let it heat.
• Add garlic and ginger and cook until you can smell it, maybe for 1-2 minutes.
• Now, add pork and cook it until it becomes brown.
• Take out the pork from the pan and keep it aside.
• Now, in the same pan, add the sesame oil.
• Once it becomes hot, add in onion, carrots, and cabbage.
• Saute it for some time, and then add soy sauce.
• Now, put in the pork.
• Still, put everything together and cook it for roughly 5-7 minutes.
• Once done, take it out in a bowl and garnish it with sesame seeds and spring onions.

8. Lemon chicken wraps

(Estimated Cooking Time: 50 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• Pita bread
• ¼ cup or 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• Juice of 3 lemons
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon of Italian herbs
• Salt and pepper
• 1 boneless chicken breast
• ½ cup yoghurt
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• Hot sauce
• Tomatoes sliced
• Lettuce

Preparation:

• First, marinate the chicken in a bowl with olive oil, lemon juice, Italian herbs, salt, and pepper.
• Mix and keep them for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• In a large pan over medium heat, add two tablespoons of olive oil and cook the marinated chicken on both sides until it becomes golden and cooked inside (around 8 minutes on each side).
• Once done, leave it aside and make the sauce.
• Add the yoghurt, hot sauce, lemon juice, and paprika to another bowl.
• Mix it to make a sauce-like consistency.
• Take a pita bread, assemble lettuce, tomatoes, and chicken slices, and drizzle it with the sauce prepared.
• Warp it and enjoy the tasty lemon chicken wrap.

The Bottom Line

It may be tough sometimes to manage time and healthy cooking for working women.

Taking care of our health should always be our priority. We cannot skip our meals with the excuse of work. Try out all these recipes and incorporate many more recipes throughout the week.

You can also interchange the recipes according to your schedule.