17 Healthy (and Filling) Dinner Ideas for Your Bottomless Pit Teenager
Having teens in the house is like living with a pack of rabid raccoons (or so we imagine): They’re hungry all. The. Time. It’s tough enough keeping them fed, but (damn this parenting thing) you also have to worry about making sure they ingest a vegetable or two from time to time. Here are 17 dinners that are healthy, hearty and picky-teen approved.
1.
Slow-Cooker Chicken Potpie Soup
Your secret weapons: store-bought biscuit dough and a Crock-Pot.
2.
Skillet Blackened Shrimp Fajitas
Bonus: They’re done in 20 minutes. It’s a weeknight miracle.
4.
Chicken Chili
Throw everything in the Crock-Pot (including dried beans) for a hearty, belly-warming meal.
6.
BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato Pizza
Make pizza night a little healthier with this genius gluten-free crust.
7.
Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
Eat it with salad, chips, fries or all three.
10.
Spicy Baked Chicken Parmesan
A panko crust gives these cutlets plenty of crunch—no frying necessary.
11.
Cauliflower Alfredo Pasta
What happens when you replace butter and cheese with steamed cauliflower? Total deliciousness (that’s actually pretty OK for you).
12.
The Best Healthy Turkey Lasagna You’ll Ever Eat
PureWow Coterie member Monique Volz isn’t kidding about this one.
13.
Mexican Rice Casserole
Look up “hearty” in the dictionary and you’ll find this dish by PureWow Coterie member Maria Litchy.
14.
Easy Chicken Shawarma Salad Bowls
Add some toasted pita and hummus on the side to make it extra filling.
15.
Everything Chicken
This dinner by Coterie member Ali Ebright is the next best thing to eating a dozen bagels for dinner.
