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Home » Seasonal Recipes

Winter

Winter is a difficult time to stay on track with any healthy lifestyle. Check out our heart healthy winter recipes collection for help! We have a variety of more traditional foods made healthier, plus more out-of-the-box recipes. There's something for everyone.

Try some cozy winter soups like Low Sodium Lentil Soup or Healthy Mushroom Soup.

Chili and cornbread? Yes, we have that! Try our delicious Low Sodium Mushroom Chili, and Sweet Potato Cornbread.

Or for some holiday flair, try our Christmas Pinwheels, Pecan Cranberry Bread, or Gingerbread Hot Chocolate.

  • Pumpkin steel cut oats risotto in a heart shaped bowl, garnished with fresh sage leaves and chopped parsley.
    Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto with Steel Cut Oats
  • Small plate of peppermint hot cocoa bites.
    Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies (no-bake)
  • Small bowl of pureed pumpkin.
    How to Make Pumpkin Puree
  • Bowl with collard greens and crusty bread, garnished with a lemon slice.
    Slow Cooker Collard Greens (Low Sodium)
  • Salad with citrus and fennel in a small bowl, garnished with a fennel frond.
    Fennel Grapefruit Salad with Honey Mint Vinaigrette
  • Bowl of Thai salad with tofu.
    Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing
  • A pan of 6 baked stuffed bell peppers.
    Lentil Stuffed Peppers
  • Bowl of oatmeal with sauteed apples and walnuts on top.
    Apple Pie Oatmeal
  • Tea in a glass mug, with thyme sprigs in it.
    Thyme Tea
  • Tea in a heart shaped glass teacup.
    Rosemary Mint Tea
  • 2 slices of cornbread stacked on one another, with honey being drizzled over them.
    Sweet Potato Cornbread
  • Bowl of lentil and mushroom stew, garnished with parsley.
    Instant Pot Irish Stew with Lentils and Mushrooms
  • Slices of roasted acorn squash on a plate over sage pesto with pepitas.
    Sage Pesto with Pepitas on Roasted Acorn Squash
  • Pot of vegetable stew with soda bread dumplings.
    Vegetable Stew with Irish Soda Bread Dumplings
  • Kale salad in a wooden bowl.
    Roasted Kale Salad with Apple Maple Vinaigrette
  • Bowl of soup with a spoon in it, and a green apple on the table behind it.
    Barley Lentil Soup
  • Glass mug of hot cocoa, garnished with whipped cream and 2 cinnamon sticks. Small gingerbread cookies are scattered around the table.
    Gingerbread Hot Cocoa
  • Bowl of white chili, garnished with sliced avocado, a lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.
    White Bean Veggie Chili
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Roasted, halved parsnips, on a platter, with pesto sauce smeared under them.
    Easy Roasted Parsnips with Arugula Pistachio Pesto
  • Wooden bowl with red cabbage coleslaw in it.
    Red Cabbage Vinegar Slaw
  • Bowl with bok choy and mushroom soup, garnished with sesame seeds.
    Bok Choy and Mushroom Soup
  • Bowl of chili, garnished with avocado, jalapeno slices, and cilantro, and a cornbread muffin on the side. Lime slices and additional bowls and spoons visible in the background.
    Vegan Three Bean Chili
  • Large serving dish with kale and cauliflower on it, with serving utensils.
    Cauliflower Kale Salad with Apricots & Toasted Hazelnuts
  • Overhead image of baked oatmeal, still in the baking pan.
    Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal (sweetened with dates)
  • Overhead shot of creamy mushroom soup with kale in a bowl.
    Creamy Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup
  • Overhead image of tetrazzini in a casserole dish.
    Vegetable Tetrazzini
  • Cast iron skillet with tempeh, caramelized onions, and grapes in it. Garnished with fresh rosemary.
    Sautéed Tempeh with Caramelized Onions and Grapes
  • Overhead image of chickpea breakfast skillet on a plate, with breakfast potatoes.
    Breakfast Chickpeas with Collard Greens
  • Green tortilla roll up appetizers shaped like a Christmas tree.
    Christmas Pinwheels
  • Overhead shot of a loaf of quick bread studded with candied oranges.
    Pecan Cranberry Bread
  • A winter fruit salad shaped like a wreath, with a bowl of dip in the middle.
    Christmas Fruit Tray with Cinnamon Yogurt Dip
  • Oval plate with glazed carrots on it, garnished with pepitas.
    Roasted Maple Curry Carrots
  • Stuffed honeynut squash halves on a baking pan.
    Roasted Honeynut Squash Stuffed with Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf
  • Overhead picture of a bowl of creamy mushroom soup.
    Healthy Mushroom Soup
  • Baked apples on a plate.
    Instant Pot Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Raisins
  • Overhead shot of pumpkin soup in a blue bowl, garnished with cilantro and pepitas.
    Thai Curry Pumpkin Soup
  • Roasted Beets and Carrots 3
    Roasted Beets & Carrots with Creamy Garlic Dill Sauce
  • Pumpkin Granola spilling out of a glass jar
    Heart Healthy Pumpkin Granola
  • Lentil soup in a bowl.
    Low Sodium Lentil Soup with Spinach
  • Small bowl of soup with croutons and fresh thyme.
    Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup
  • Small jar with granola in it.
    Apple Cinnamon Granola

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Cozy Winter Recipes

  • Tea in a glass mug, with thyme sprigs in it.
    Thyme Tea
  • Bowl of lentil and mushroom stew, garnished with parsley.
    Instant Pot Irish Stew with Lentils and Mushrooms
  • Bowl of white chili, garnished with sliced avocado, a lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.
    White Bean Veggie Chili
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Pumpkin steel cut oats risotto in a heart shaped bowl, garnished with fresh sage leaves and chopped parsley.
    Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto with Steel Cut Oats
  • Pot of vegetable stew with soda bread dumplings.
    Vegetable Stew with Irish Soda Bread Dumplings
  • Overhead image of baked oatmeal, still in the baking pan.
    Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal (sweetened with dates)
  • Slices of roasted acorn squash on a plate over sage pesto with pepitas.
    Sage Pesto with Pepitas on Roasted Acorn Squash

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