31 of the best healthy seasonal recipes to cook this January. You will find hearty soups and stews, nourishing dinners, meal prep lunches, and fun snacks and treats.
January is one of my favorite months of the year. Typically quiet, and slow, and the best opportunity to get in the kitchen and spend long lazy Sunday afternoons cooking up a storm.
Today I am sharing 31 of my all-time favorite recipes to make in the month of January. Healthy, nourishing recipes, and some fun treats to warm up even the bleakest of January days.
WHAT’S IN SEASON IN JANUARY?
This will depend on the region of the world that you live in, naturally. Here in the northeast, we have entered the bleak cold days of winter. I visited my local, year-round, farmers market yesterday and the selection was minimal.
Root vegetables and heartier greens will support us through these cold months, and I am forever grateful for the bright beautiful citrus, that comes to us from the south and the west coast, to brighten up my meals in the coming days.
Fill your market bags with these other seasonal goodies:
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Kale
- Mustard Greens
- Sweet Potatoes
- Cranberries
- Pears
- Citrus Fruits; tangerines, grapefruit, oranges, and Meyer lemons
You are going to LOVE these healthy breakfast recipes, supportive meal prep lunch recipes, nourishing hearty dinners, and refined sugar-free snacks and treats.
If you make one of these recipes leave a review below and let me know how you liked it or share a photo on Instagram with the tag #AbrasKitchen so I can share your masterpiece!
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HEALTHY BREAKFAST RECIPES
Start your year off right and wake up to a nourishing breakfast every day this month.
Matcha Avocado Smoothie
A creamy delicious no fruit smoothie. High in protein and good for you fats, low in carbohydrates and sugar. This no-fruit matcha avocado smoothie is my new breakfast BFF!
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Turmeric Glow-up Smoothie
This turmeric glow-up smoothie has it all—protein power from chia seeds, collagen peptides to give you that youthful glow, and an irresistible tropical feel from coconut water and frozen pineapple.
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Apple Muffins with Oat Flour (Gluten-Free)
These healthy and gluten-free Apple Muffins with Oat Flour are bursting with fall flavors! Apples, apple butter, cinnamon, and other warming spices paired with nutrient-dense buckwheat and oat flour. The perfect healthy fall snack or breakfast!
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SUPPORTIVE LUNCH RECIPES
Sitting down for a good wholesome lunch is sometimes a radical act of self-care. Try these recipes to get into the habit of making lunchtime sacred.
Instant Pot Spicy BBQ Turkey Meatballs
Sweet, sticky, and slightly spicy, these instant pot barbeque turkey meatballs will blow your mind with deliciousness and require only 6 simple ingredients: ground turkey, bbq sauce, jalapeno, onion, breadcrumbs, and spices.
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Healthy Thai Chickpea Jar Salad
Healthy Thai Chickpea Jar Salad is the perfect meal prep lunch, this recipe makes 4 days of crazy town delicious protein-rich lunches! Creamy spicy peanut butter dressing with chickpeas, crunchy vegetables, cilantro, and salted peanuts. You have to put this on your meal plan!
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NOURISHING SOUPS, STEWS, AND MEALS
Nothing beats a warm bowl of nourishing soup, or a spicy noodle bowl, try these recipes all month long to keep you warm and satisfied.
Baked Feta and Olive Spaghetti Squash
This grain-free baked feta “pasta” is my feel-good variation of the viral tiktok recipe. We swap out the pasta for the great and twirl-able spaghetti squash in this rendition. A wonderfully creamy sauce of feta cheese, bursting tomatoes, Kalamata olives and chili flake makes this an irresistible weeknight supper. Believe the hype about this recipe, my food-loving friends, this is a good one.
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Green Curry Salmon with Broccoli
This healthy and delicious green curry salmon is easily made in one pan and ready in 30 minutes! Tender salmon, broccoli, and to-die-for Thai-inspired green curry coconut lime sauce.
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Spicy Tofu Soup with Kale
You are going to love this quick and easy healthy spicy tofu soup with kale! 20 minutes from start to finish and bursting with flavor from garlic, ginger, shallot, and kimchi.
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Vegetable Lentil Soup
This is the BEST healthy lentil soup recipe, packed with fresh veggies, and protein-rich lentils. A satisfying, filling, nourishing soup perfect for any day of the year.
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Thai Carrot Soup
Creamy Thai Carrot Ginger Soup, a healthy nourishing soup recipe that comes together in 30 minutes flat! This carrot soup is vegan, paleo, savory, and slightly spicy.
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Wild Salmon Chowder
A rich and creamy wild salmon chowder with fresh dill. Tender flakes of salmon swimming in a creamy rich broth, with potatoes, lots of fresh dill, and savory veggies. This hearty, healthy, and superbly delicious chowder is the ultimate comfort food.
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HEALTHY SNACKS, TREATS, AND WARM ELIXIRS
Tea time in January should consist of a really good warm beverage and a fun little treat, try these recipes all month long.
Apple Nachos
Healthy Apple Nachos! Sliced apples topped with creamy sunflower seed butter, cinnamon, coconut, and crunchy seeds, the perfect fall treat! A healthy after-school snack or mid-morning break that takes less than 5 minutes to put together.
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I hope you love these recipes this month, if you try any of them comment below and let me know how it turned it!
Happy January xxx Abra
Meet Abra Pappa, MS, CNS, LDN
Abra is a licensed nutritionist, seasoned home cook, and forever flavor-chaser. She’s spent more than two decades exploring the connection between food and health—and just as long obsessing over what makes something truly delicious. Abra’s Kitchen is where those two loves meet, with recipes that celebrate vegetables, follow the seasons, and make you excited to cook.
Saved a bunch of these to my Pinterest.. can’t wait to make!!