Happy New Year! We’re going to kick things off around here with these 31 Recipes to Make for January. It’s packed with breakfasts, dinners, and side dishes, all of which are Whole30! Then there are some bonus gluten-free and paleo snacks along with some healthy dessert inspiration at the end. These recipes will keep you eating delicious and healthy food all month long!
Is anyone else feeling strange about a whole new year ahead? On one hand the last year seemed to drag on forever, but simultaneously it also feels like it went by so fast! So it leaves me with this strange feeling of ‘where did that year go?’. In any case, I’ve got you covered with all of my favorite healthy recipes for this brand-new year!
All the dinners, side dishes, and breakfast options listed below are Whole30. But even if you aren’t doing a Whole30, (we definitely aren’t) these recipes will keep you eating healthy all month long.
I personally love the challenge of trying to make my recipes with the Whole30 guidelines in mind. The main reason for this is nothing processed is allowed and no sugar of any kind is in their guidelines.
But we don’t eat in any kind of specific diet or in any timeframe. We just try for lots of veggies and less sugar overall throughout the year.
We like to keep it simple when it comes to food. It’s easier to add good things to your diet than remove and restrict.
We’ve never done a Whole30 even though we eat a lot of Whole30 meals. Tyler’s birthday is in January, and so we always have some fun birthday treats! (He’s requested my Funfetti Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream this year, and you definitely need to check them out.)
I mean there’s even powdered sugar, butter, and everything – oh my! But like I mentioned we like to balance out the treats with lots of veggies, but never sticking to anything we find rigid.
So at the end, I’ve listed out our favorite resources for meal prepping. And then as a bonus, I included a healthy snack and dessert section for those of us not doing a Whole30.
Now let’s kick off these 31 Recipes to Make for January with some easy Whole30 dinners
- Thai Mango Meatballs with Creamy Coconut Sauce
- Whole30 Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry
- Slow Cooker Turkey Sweet Potato Chili
- Crispy Buffalo Chicken Salad
- Healthy Teriyaki Sheet Pan Salmon
- Double Ranch Pork Chop Sheet Pan Dinner
- Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs
- Instant Pot Korean Beef Bowls
- Chicken Tinga Taco Lettuce Wraps
- Instant Pot Egg Roll Bowl
- Healthy Chicken Sheet Pan Fajitas
- Spaghetti Squash with Easy Meatballs
- Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Chicken Soup (these 2 soups are great for lunches too!)
- Instant Pot Healthy Zuppa Toscana
And some healthy lunches
And some side dishes to go with the easy dinners
- How to Cook Spaghetti Squash (Instant Pot & Oven)
- Oven Roasted Lemon Herb Broccoli
- Garlic Roasted Green Beans
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- The Best Rosemary Potatoes
And now for some super tasty breakfast recipes
- Mexican Inspired Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls
- Make Ahead Sausage Hash Brown Casserole
- Strawberry Banana Green Smoothie
- Superfood Tropical Green Smoothie
- Vitamin C Booster Cranberry Orange Smoothie
- Sweet Potato and Greens Breakfast Meal Prep
- Meal Prep Sweet Potato Avocado Toast
- Sausage, Apple, Sweet Potato Hash
- Make Ahead Sausage Egg Muffins
Finally let’s dive into some bonus inspiration! Some of these recipes as Whole30 and some aren’t, but all of them are easy to make. And I really wanted to include these because they’re super helpful recipes to keep you on track with healthy eating goals.
Meal Prepping resources
- Healthy Meal Prep for Winter
- How I Meal Prep for the Week
- Meal Prep Freezer Smoothie Packs
- Meal Prep Snack Pack Edition
And of course some healthy snacks
- Healthy Homemade Lunchables
- Meal Prep Chia Pudding
- Rosemary Sea Salt Almonds
- Easy Crockpot Applesauce
- 3 Quick & Easy Apple Slice Snacks
- Paleo Ranch Trail Mix
- Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Energy Bites
And lastly to close out these 31 Recipes to Make for January, some healthy desserts
- Healthy No Bake Chocolate Tart
- Creamy Coconut Banana Nice Cream
- No Bake Fudge Frosted Brownies
- Slow Cooker Apple Pie Filling
- Healthy Chunky Monkey Nice Cream
So I hope whatever your goals may be this year, this will give you all the inspiration you need for a super tasty January! I sure hope you get a chance to make some of these recipes, and if you do, I hope you’ll leave me a comment/rating below.
I always love hearing from you here in the comments. And also over on Instagram where you can tag me at #getinspiredeveryday with your photos!