30 Healthy & Delicious Recipes To Make in April (2024)

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30 healthy and delicious recipes to inspire your meal plan this April!

It’s April! This means this month or at the latest next month, it’s the baby time! What better time of the year to have a baby than spring? The time when birds and other animals are having babies haha! But, spring isn’t just for new babies, it’s for NEW recipes! I’ve rounded up 30 healthy and delicious, seasonal recipes to share in your meal plan in April.

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What are April temperatures like in your neck of the woods? Here in Phoenix, temperatures are climbing to the lower 90s this month! That means, hot food is still tolerated, but I’m starting to crave lots of crunchy cool fresh veggies too! This list is filled with a mix of everything with a focus on spring brunch, dessert, and seasonal veggies! Take a scroll and let me know what you try!

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Carrot Cake Greek Yogurt Pancakes

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Greek Yogurt Pancakes are high protein, high fiber, and taste like your favorite cake, what’s not to love?

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Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl

A creamy vanilla cinnamon smoothie bowl topped with all the carrot cake flavor of crunchy bites of carrots and walnuts plus sweet, chewy raisins.

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Salted Caramel Coffee Smoothie

Salted Caramel Coffee Smoothie is the perfect get up and go filling smoothie to help you tackle your day! Full of wholesome ingredients it’s ready when you are!

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These blueberry turkey breakfast sausage bowls with cinnamon sweet potatoes and broccoli are a delicious breakfast meal prep option to power your mornings!

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Broccoli Cheddar Oatmeal Bake

Broccoli Cheddar Oatmeal Bake is a savory way to use oats that taste like a comforting bowl of broccoli cheddar soup, but it’s a healthy breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

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Blueberry Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Pancakes

These blueberry oatmeal cottage cheese pancakes are healthy high protein pancakes that taste like fluffy buttermilk pancakes, but better for you!

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Sunshine Buddha Bowls with Olive Oil Herb Dressing

These sunshine buddha bowls featuring roasted veggies, an olive oil herb sauce, and topped with scrambled or fried eggs, make a perfect customizable and filling meal for any time of day.

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Caliente Bacon Potato Hash

This caliente breakfast potato hash is the perfect skillet filled with crispy bacon and potatoes for brunch or meal prepped breakfast with a kick!

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Crustless Quiche Lorraine

Healthier Crustless Quiche Lorraine is a smarter brunch recipe, all the rich, creamy flavor but it’s hiding extra veggies for the win!

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Blueberry Oat Flour Scones

These blueberry oat flour scones have a flaky, golden-brown crust with a tender buttery inside bursting with juicy blueberries.

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Healthy Deviled Eggs

Healthy Deviled Eggs have a pillowy bed of flavorful, tangy yolk on top a crisp cold shell, the perfect lighter version of this party favorite!

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Paleo Baked Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce

These baked coconut shrimp start with juicy shrimp that are coated with flavorful seasonings & coconut flakes, then they are baked to a golden crispy perfection in less than 10 minutes. Serve with an easy spicy mango sauce for the win!

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Gluten Free Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad (Tabouli)

Gluten Free Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad (Tabouli) “parsley & quinoa salad” is a refreshing vegetarian side dish, dip, or addition to another recipe!

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Carne Asada Flank Steak Salad

Carne Asada Flank Steak Salad is a flavorful way to enjoy the bold flavors of the grill and the cool crisp refreshing feeling of a chopped salad.

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Raspberry Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Shredded chicken tossed with sweet, spicy, and just a little tangy raspberry chipotle sauce, topped with cotija cheese, cilantro, and avocado.

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Pizza Turkey Meatloaf

This pizza turkey meatloaf is freezer friendly, gluten free, and super tasty! If you are sick of the same old meatloaf its time to make a pizza version!

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An easy meal prep friendly sheet pan meal! These juicy bacon wrapped chicken thighs and roasted green beans will give you something to look forward too!

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Homemade Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets

These homemade air fryer chicken nuggets are healthy enough for toddlers and delicious enough for you to eat alongside with them!

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Succulent shrimp, crunchy veggies, doused in a delicious sweet & spicy sauce! This recipe will have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes!

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Mediterranean Pizzas

A crispy flatbread pizza with a creamy layer of hummus and piled high with crispy ground beef and delicious roasted veggies.

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Chicken and bacon tossed with ranch and stuffed into a roasted zucchini boat. This recipe is an easy, healthy, low carb dinner win for tonight!

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Southwest Chipotle Quesadillas

These southwest quesadillas have a jam-packed veggie-loaded filling that’s cheesy, creamy, and full of flavor with more southwest chipotle sauce for dipping!

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One Pan Arugula Pesto Baked Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes – A healthy easy meal for any weeknight!

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Ultra Creamy Lightened Up Macaroni Salad

The BEST healthy macaroni salad ever! Loaded with veggies and creamy, cheesy flavor, the best side dish for any cookout.

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No Bake Peanut Butter Protein Eggs

Love peanut butter eggs? This version of peanut butter eggs is packed with protein but you’d never know it because it tasted just as good as the real thing! Super easy to whip up they are a great springtime or anytime dessert!

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Carrot Cake Quinoa Muffins with Frosting

These muffins are packed with good for you ingredients but then cream cheese frosting slathered on to of these babies disguises any shred of healthiness!

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Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

These oat flour chocolate chip cookies are chewy, buttery, and packed with chocolate chips in every bite.

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Make You Famous Sweet Potato Chocolate Glazed Paleo Donuts

Think of a thick layer of chocolate glaze on top of a healthy gluten and dairy free mini sweet potato paleo donut! A bite size treat you’ll be famous for!

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Banana Oat Flour Cake

This banana oat flour cake is a fun crossover between a traditional healthy banana cake and a banana oat cake. It has the look and feel of a traditional moist banana cake with cream cheese frosting, but it’s made using only whole grain oat flour!

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Healthier No Bake Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

Healthier No Bake Peanut Butter Cookie Bars are a creamy, cold, slightly sweet treat that is packed with rich peanut butter flavor and can be whipped up in less than 5 minutes!

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About Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Kelli Shallal MPH RD is a Phoenix, Arizona based Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Public Health from Loma Linda University. She is a blogger behind the popular blog and nutrition practice Hungry Hobby. She is also the owner and creator of What to Eat? Meal Plans.

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  1. 30 Healthy & Delicious Recipes To Make in April (34)JOHN MURIITHI says

    in the first place thank you for taking your time to come up with this post…my question is whether the No Bake Peanut Butter Cookie Bars is compatible with hot milk

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    • 30 Healthy & Delicious Recipes To Make in April (35)Kelli Shallal MPH RD says

      of course!

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