Over the last year my cooking has turned into (mostly) healthy cooking and I’m trying more and more to cook with whole/real foods.

My husband has been put on a low sodium, low sugar diet due to his high cholesterol/high blood pressure that tragically runs in his family.

So this means my cooking skills and our eating habits have had to drastically change this year and I still have a lot to learn.

I have to basically make everything from scratch and my husband is a red meat only kind of guy!

I have to be creative in my cooking lately and I have discovered some delicious, amazing and healthy recipes!

5 Tasty & Nutritious Recipes

1) Chicken Durango

This chicken is SO moist and delicious! We make the best burritos with this chicken. Healthy and Delicious!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup melted butter

5 TBSP lemon juice

1 TSP Garlic powder

1 TSP Paprika

1 TSP Dried Oregano

Pepper to taste

4 Boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except the chicken in a small bowl. Place the chicken in a gallon size bag. Pour the mixture over the chicken and let it marinate overnight.

When ready to bake dump the bag into a 11X9 baking dish with non stick cooking spray. Bake, uncovered at 325 for 45 minutes.

When the chicken is done we cut it up and put it in the yummy homemade tortillas below and make the most delicious burritos!

2) Homemade Wheat Tortillas

These are seriously the best tortillas we have EVER had. We will never go back to store bought tortillas again.

Lisa over at 100 days of Real Food gave me this version of the tortillas but we don’t put any salt in ours and they taste GREAT!

3) Fruit and Granola Bars

I edited this recipe to fit our needs but can’t find my recipe! I’ll share with you if I ever find it again or make these again soon and edit them.

I do know that I left out the brown sugar (Hubby’s on a low sugar diet) and only used a little bit of honey.

I only used a little bit of honey on accident the first time I made them because I ran out but I loved it! They fall apart more easily (think granola and fruit cereal in a bag instead of a solid bar) but I think they are tastier than the full honey).

These are a perfect, healthy snack on the go!

4) Baked Mediterranean Cod

I LOVE this recipe. The baked cod is so delicious and served with some yummy brown rice makes a great way to work in some fish into your diet.

Ingredients:

1 TBSP olive oil

2 Cups chopped onion

1/2 tsp chopped garlic

1 14.5oz can stewed tomatoes

1 TBSP lemon juice

1 TBSP capers

1 2 1/4 oz can chopped, pitted, ripe olives

1 tsp sugar (you can leave this out!)

3/4 TSP dried oregano

1/4 TSP dried basil

1 pound frozen cod fillets

pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 450. In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium to low heat. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds then stir in the tomatoes, lemon juice, capers, olives, sugar, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Rinse the cod fillets and pat dry. Place the cod in an 8X8X2 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Spoon the sauce over the fish, and bake until the fish is opaque in the center about 15 minutes. Serve immediately with rice.

 5) Honey Whole Wheat Bread

We don’t do store bought bread anymore, I just throw my ingredients into the bread machine and a few hours later it’s done. It’s cheaper, healthier and yummier!

Speaking of, I need to go put a new loaf of bread in the machine and get dinner started. What’s on your meal plan this week? Anything healthy?

Chicken durango and baked cod recipes are both adapted from one of my favorite cook books Once-a-Month Cooking: Family Favorites.