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  3. Sunday Strategist: A Week of Healthy Dinners - June 19 - June 23

Sunday Strategist: A Week of Healthy Dinners - June 19 - June 23

June 13, 2017
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If you like having a healthy meal plan but want something customized to your dietary or caloric needs, check out The Cooking Light Diet. It’s a calorie-driven weekly meal plan—breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner—based on your dieting goals and food preferences. All of these recipes are from our July issue. Look for one on a newsstands to find more delicious dinner inspiration.
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Monday: Pasta with Chickpea Sauce

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Onions, carrots, and garlic cook in olive oil until buttery soft, then get blended with chickpeas and water to form a deeply savory puree that coats pasta beautifully. It’s a satisfying dish that just happens to be vegan. Try to let the blender run for a minute or two when pureeing the ingredients; the smoother the sauce, the better the dish. A flourish of fresh herbs at the end brightens and freshens the dish; you can use all parsley or all basil if you don’t have both on hand. Serve with Blistered Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes.

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Tuesday: Seared Cajun-Style Steak with Green Tomato Relish

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Many seasoning blends now offer low- or no-salt options, making spice rubs an easy, instant way to spruce up quickly seared chicken, seafood, or steak without overdoing the sodium.

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Wednesday: Turkey Sliders with Crunchy Green Apple Slaw

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Sliders make any burger night more fun, especially since you get double the creamy, crunchy slaw. Look for ground turkey rather than ground turkey breast—the former has a bit more fat and flavor from dark meat while still keeping a lean profile.

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Thursday: Chicken Breasts with Brown Butter-Garlic Tomato Sauce

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Browned butter is the quick cook's best-kept secret. It takes less than 2 minutes to caramelize the milk solids in butter for a fragrant, nutty note in any dish.

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Friday: Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad

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Gently smashing fresh cucumber slices helps them absorb more vinaigrette, almost as if they've been marinating overnight. Serve over hot cooked brown rice.

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Dessert Bonus: Sweet-and-Sour Cherry Tartlets

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View Recipe: Sweet-and-Sour Cherry Tartlets

We like the "naked" look of a couple of tartlets with just a few star cutouts, as shown. If you don't, this recipe makes enough dough for each tartlet to have its own pastry lid.

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    1 of 6 Monday: Pasta with Chickpea Sauce
    2 of 6 Tuesday: Seared Cajun-Style Steak with Green Tomato Relish
    3 of 6 Wednesday: Turkey Sliders with Crunchy Green Apple Slaw
    4 of 6 Thursday: Chicken Breasts with Brown Butter-Garlic Tomato Sauce
    5 of 6 Friday: Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad
    6 of 6 Dessert Bonus: Sweet-and-Sour Cherry Tartlets

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