6 Vegetable-Forward Recipes for Healthy Eating in 2025

The New Year brings a clean slate, making it the perfect time to start your healthy eating journey. Of course, eating clean doesn't mean you have to consume nothing but raw veggies and traditional salad. Instead, you can combine your beloved flavors with more nutritious ingredients for a subtle, green twist.

Confused on where to start? Below, we've gathered six yummy, healthy recipes to show you how simple it can be.

Easy Kale Salad With Fresh Lemon Dressing by Spend With Pennies

Does anyone else miss Chick-fil-A's discontinued Lemon Kale Caesar Salad? It opened our eyes to what a powerful combo kale lettuce and lemon dressing can be. With the help of Spend With Pennies, you can get a similar flavor with this recipe. It's actually more robust than Chick-fil-A's, also adding carrots, almonds, onions and more.

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Chopped Broccoli Salad With Warm Honey Vinaigrette by The Kitchn

If you're lucky enough to live near a Chicken Salad Chick, you're probably very familiar with their famous broccoli salad. It's super lightweight while packing a lot of punch in every bite, and the dish is surprisingly easy to make at home.

The Kitchn teaches you how to create your very own broccoli salad, using walnuts, herbs and dates. But the true icing on the cake is that warm honey vinaigrette.

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Keto Mac & Cheese by Delish

We don't know anyone who can turn down macaroni and cheese. It might as well be America's favorite comfort food. But did you know you can make it without the high carbs of pasta? Delish uses chopped cauliflower to emulate the texture of noodles. The best part is that even with three cheese, it fits comfortably in a keto diet.

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Veggie Enchiladas by Choosing Chia

Enchiladas are one of our most-ordered Mexican dishes. Guilty as charged. But Choosing Chia has given us the chance to make a healthy version of it! This take is low-calories, courtesy of its protein-rich filling of black beans and roasted sweet potatoes.

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Chili Garlic Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts by Eat With Clarity

Remember how we mentioned combining classic flavors with vegetables? This recipe is a prime example. Eat With Clarity offers crispy brussels sprouts, drizzled with chili garlic sauce. Plus, it's air fryer preparation makes them even more healthy since it doesn't use fatty, greasy oils.

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Simple Sautéed Vegetables by Eat Yourself Skinny

Sometimes, you really do just want vegetables. At Eat Yourself Skinny, you can learn how to create your basic sautéed veggies. You'll get slight flavor enhancement from caramelization and extra crisp from the heat.

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