Worried that trying Whole 30 will leave you feeling deprived? Don’t believe the myth! There are so many delicious Whole 30 recipes! Here are 30 of my personal favorites – enough to get you through the whole 30 days!
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By nature, I am no cook and have a wicked sweet tooth. When I first read up on Whole 30 (based on the book The Whole 30: The 30 Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom), I thought, “No sweets? No sugar in my coffee??? All this cooking and food prep??? Heck, no!”
However, the evidence was pretty compelling, and the benefits seemed too good to be true. I was willing to give it a try. Well, can I just tell you? My experience with Whole 30 was genuinely life-changing. I’m not exaggerating. Any apprehensions I had about feeling deprived or eating ‘less-than-tasty’ food was soon alleviated. (You can read my entire Whole 30 Review here: Part 1: An Overview, The Good, The Bad and Part 2: Life After W30 + Tips for Success).
There are so many benefits to Whole 30, but one of my favorite things about Whole 30 is how good the food is. The meals are so, so good. Like I said, I’m not a cook, and my abilities in the kitchen are passable at best. But when I started cooking Whole 30, my husband complimented my cooking WAY more than he ever had.
Just about every time we ate a meal, we would look at each other, raise our eyebrows in something of disbelief, and gush a bit about how good this food was. So good, in fact, that I never went back. Seven months later, I’m still cooking Whole 30 (and have a happy husband as a result!). While we aren’t 100% compliant, about 6 out of 7 dinners a week are Whole 30.
While I was on Whole 30, I created menus from recipes on Pinterest (here’s how I use Pinterest to meal-plan). I spent a lot of time gathering and testing out recipes. My husband has a super-picky palette, by the way (lucky me). Well, I went through 7+ months of my menus and picked out my 30 favorite Whole 30 recipes. These are the ones we’ve made several times, and we give them an enthusiastic “2 Thumbs Up.”
You’ll notice that several of them come from the same source. That’s intentional. These sites are my favorites and my go-to bloggers for Whole 30 recipes. These food bloggers are ah-mazing! They are completely genius at putting together healthy, delicious meals. Please check them out and follow them! I’ve compiled a list of my “Top 10 Whole 30 Recipes Websites.” See the box below to get your Free Printable!.
A few things you need to know about these recipes. Most of the recipes are Whole 30 compliant. Some are listed as ‘paleo’ which is close to Whole 30, but not exactly the same thing. Just be sure to double check any ingredients against the Whole 30 compliant list (Here’s the shopping list of what you CAN have; Here’s list of non-compliant additives.).
If a recipe had non-compliant ingredients, I would either find a compliant substitute or just leave it out altogether. I personally didn’t think it hindered the taste one bit.
Ok, enough chatting! Here are those delicious recipes!
30 of My Most Favorite Whole 30 Dinner Recipes
1| Paleo Baked Spaghetti from Jay’s Baking Me Crazy
2| Chicken Shawarma {Easy & Healthy} from Chew Out Loud
3| Creamy Whole 30 Bacon Garlic Spaghetti Squash from Paleo Gluten Free Eats
4| Creamy Spiced Apple Pecan Chicken from Wholesomelicious
5| Coconut Crusted Chicken Strips from Paleo Leap
6| Paleo Oven Baked Ribs from Jay’s Baking Me Crazy
7| Whole 30 Paleo Meat Loaf from Paleo Running Momma
8| Chicken Fajita Sweet Potato Skins from Buzzfeed/Goodful
9| Ground Turkey Plantain Nachos from Clean Eating Veggie Girl
10| Paleo Slow Cooker Meatballs in Marinara Sauce from Paleo Running Momma
Related: Whole 30 Review – Part 1: An Overview, The Good, The Bad
11| Grilled Pesto Chicken and Tomato Kebabs from Skinny Taste
12| Best Ever Bolognese and Zoodles from Living Loving Paleo
13| Pulled Tandoori Chicken from The Big Man’s World
14| Paleo Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Sauce from Our Paleo Life
15| Cinnamon and Cumin Pork Tenderloin from Paleo Leap
16| Avocado Pesto Zoodles from Little Bits Of
17| Chicken Broccoli Bake from Our Paleo Life
18| Sloppy Joes – Paleo & Whole 30 from Jay’s Baking Me Crazy
19| Crispy One-Pan Paleo Bacon-Wrapped Chicken {Whole 30} from Paleo Running Momma
20| Whole 30 Stuffed Peppers from Lake Shore Lady
Related: Whole 30 Review – Part 2: Life After W30 + Tips for Success
21| Layered Taco Casserole from Living Loving Paleo
22| One Pan Tuscan Pork Chops from Sweet C’s Designs
23| Whole 30 Tuscan Chicken Spaghetti Squash from Physical Kitchness
24| Easy Slow Cooker Paleo Beef Chili {Whole 30 Friendly} from Cotter Crunch
25| One Pan Pork Chops with Apples and Onions from The Chunky Chef
26| Coconut Lime Chicken from A Saucy Kitchen
27| Paleo Chicken Cobb Salad with Buffalo Ranch (Whole 30) from Paleo Running Momma
28| Breakfast Taco Bowl from Jessi’s Kitchen
29| Smashed Potato Burgers from Cooking with Curls
30| Ground Turkey Taco Bowls with Cauliflower Spanish Rice from Wholesomelicious
These seriously are some of the best Whole 30 recipes out there! We love, love, love them, and they are at the top of our favorites list! You will not feel deprived one bit once you taste these meals. In fact, you might love food more. But that’s OK. It’s all the good, healthy, stuff – so, go enjoy!
Which of these do it for you? Any ones you want to try? I’d love to hear how it goes!
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