When you hear the word “diet,” you may think of calorie counting, food restrictions and way too many dry chicken breasts. But the Mediterranean diet is the antithesis of this, being that it’s all about centering nutritious foods without taking any off the table, and that’s why it’s a diet you can stick to without too much effort. Best of all, the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are well documented, so you can trim your waistline in a way that your body actually approves of.
Here are 68 quick (and extremely tasty) Mediterranean diet dinner recipes—like one skillet sun-dried tomato chicken, sesame-ginger salmon and pasta e fagioli—to cook for your next meal. I picked these recipes because they’re instant winners that are easy enough to prepare on weeknights, represent all the food groups and are bursting with fresh, seasonal flavor. Read on and dig in.
