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Home » Food » The Best Healthy Recipes of 2016 From The Mama Maven Blog

The Best Healthy Recipes of 2016 From The Mama Maven Blog

12/31/2016 by The Mama Maven

It’s been brewing for a while. While I’d like to say that this isn’t really a new year’s resolution, I could call it a life resolution. I don’t feel my best. I don’t feel healthy. So, it’s time to get on track. Do the things I want to do this year, keep up with my kids and being more active is a part of that. 

So I am going to challenge you now. How can I help you get healthy with me in 2017? What do you want to see on this blog to help all of us be and STAY healthy? Healthy recipes? Exercises? Reviews of fitness and fitness tech products, along with our other content? Let me know in the comments. 

Here are some top and most viewed healthy recipes that we’ve done in 2016. A lot of them are either for the Instant Pot or Whole 30 Compliant. 

Top Healthy Recipes of 2016 } The Mama Maven Blog

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (Instant Pot Recipe) is super healthy, absolutely delicious, and Whole 30 Compliant (gluten free, dairy free). Make it vegetarian with vegetable stock, instead of chicken stock. By the way, this was viewed over 6,500 times and shared 2,400 times. 

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (Instant Pot Recipe & Whole 30 Compliant) | The Mama Maven Blog

30 Minute Chicken Soup (Instant Pot Recipe) – I love making chicken soup from scratch. However, my father’s family recipe calls for a minimum cooking time of 3 hours. This working mom just doesn’t have the time. Make it in your Instant Pot in 30 minutes from scratch! 

 

How to Make Chicken Soup in the Instant Pot | The Mama Maven Blog

Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup — there’s a story to this soup. I enjoyed a version of this soup in a restaurant near where I work in Manhattan. It’s gluten-free, healthy, and so delicious!

Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup in the Instant Pot - Gluten Free, Paleo, Whole 30 Compliant #healthy | The Mama Maven Blog

Clean Eating Beef Stew – I hadn’t had a good beef stew in a long time. I was following the Whole 30 plan when I made it, so it’s gluten-free and Whole 30 Compliant — as well as scrumptious!

Clean Eating Beef Stew (Whole 30 Compliant, Paleo, and Gluten Free, Clean Eating) | The Mama Maven Blog

Coconut Pumpkin Breakfast Bake – This is Whole 30 Compliant and the perfect thing to make on a Sunday morning and portion out for a week’s breakfast. When I did the Whole 30 I got so sick of eggs (if I can’t add cheese, I don’t like eggs), so I found a post from Daily Rebecca on Whole 30 Breakfast Ideas — she mentioned pumpkin scrambled eggs and then I read a post from Crazy Together on the veggie and sausage egg bake that she makes. A lightbulb went off in my head and I decided to make a pumpkin based egg bake for breakfast. This follows Whole 30 rules and is only sweetened by 2 dates and a banana.

Coconut Pumpkin Breakfast Bake (Whole 30, Paleo & Gluten Free)

Sweet Potato Berry Breakfast Bake – I was inspired by the recipe above to create this recipe. It’s also Whole 30 Compliant and I think it came out even better than the Coconut Pumpkin Breakfast Bake. 

Sweet Potato Berry Bake (Whole 30 Compliant, Paleo, Dairy Free, and Gluten Free) | The Mama Maven Blog

 

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  1. justin tan says

    01/21/2017 at 12:15 PM

    Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup looks yummy and healthy too

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  2. Stephanie O'Day says

    01/16/2017 at 9:52 PM

    Sweet Potato Berry Breakfast Bake! OMG SO YUMMY!

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  3. Sarah Mayer says

    01/16/2017 at 3:59 PM

    Clean eating beef stew…

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  4. amanda whitley says

    01/16/2017 at 3:32 PM

    i love the 30 min chicken soup, i eat sooo much soup and its great

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  5. alessandro p says

    01/16/2017 at 3:11 AM

    homestyle beef stew

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  6. Karrie says

    01/15/2017 at 11:09 PM

    Homestyle Beef Stew

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  7. laura ari says

    01/15/2017 at 9:05 PM

    Your butternut and apple soup was really tasty. I love soups.

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  8. amber cheras says

    01/15/2017 at 4:24 PM

    love the chicken soup! perfect to turn your left overs into something new!

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  9. Lesley F says

    01/14/2017 at 9:06 PM

    Black Bean and Cheese Nachos was a fave of ours

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  10. Sadie B. says

    01/14/2017 at 2:30 PM

    I love the Butternut Squash and Apple Soup. Yum!

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  11. Gina M says

    01/12/2017 at 5:40 AM

    I like the clean eating beef stew recipe!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  12. Evans B. says

    01/11/2017 at 1:19 PM

    Love the chicken soup! I might have to buy an instant pot, my friend is raving about it!

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  13. Gabrielly says

    01/10/2017 at 12:55 PM

    I like the beef stew.

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  14. Linda says

    01/09/2017 at 5:49 PM

    We liked the stuffed spinach shells.

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  15. Jay J. says

    01/09/2017 at 7:44 AM

    The beef stew was a very good recipe from 2016

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  16. Starla says

    01/07/2017 at 11:26 PM

    Yum! SO many amazing recipes. I would have to say my top two were the best lemon chicken ever.. which is true and also the sweet potato berry bake!

    Reply
  17. Katrina Brockavich says

    01/07/2017 at 12:49 PM

    My favorite is the lemon garlic chicken, yum!

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  18. carol clark says

    01/05/2017 at 8:05 PM

    the cheese fondue i mean i made it so so so so good

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  19. Meghan says

    01/05/2017 at 3:43 PM

    The chicken and kale soup is great!

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  20. Terra Heck says

    01/05/2017 at 4:13 AM

    My favorite is the coconut pumpkin breakfast bake. It sounds so delicious, and I plan on making it soon. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  21. Tabathia B says

    01/04/2017 at 10:16 PM

    I would say healthy breakfast ideas that are inexpensive and tasty and 15 minute exercises that aren’t time consuming but work

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  22. jeani b says

    01/04/2017 at 8:07 PM

    the beef stew! that’s a great recipe. awesome for winter.

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  23. Jason says

    01/04/2017 at 4:02 PM

    Loved the cheese fondue

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  24. Mita says

    01/04/2017 at 3:02 PM

    The 30 minute chicken soup.

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  25. jessica @peekababy says

    01/04/2017 at 2:32 PM

    oatmeal breakfast bake!

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  26. Katie | FashionFrugality.com says

    01/03/2017 at 8:24 PM

    My favorite is the butternut squash and apple soup – two flavors meant to marry! Yum!

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  27. Tamra H says

    01/03/2017 at 6:30 PM

    I like the Creamy Cauliflower Soup!

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  28. Elle says

    01/03/2017 at 5:04 PM

    Clean eating beef stew – I like how healthy it is.

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  29. Colleen Boudreau says

    01/03/2017 at 4:58 PM

    The 30 minute chicken soup!

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  30. Amanda lea says

    01/03/2017 at 1:13 PM

    The chicken and veggie quesdillas!

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  31. Sara Zielinski says

    01/03/2017 at 1:12 PM

    My favorite recipe from you in 2016 was the cherry-coconut-hamentashen

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  32. Glen Hough says

    01/02/2017 at 9:47 PM

    Anything chicken soup is fantastic. ty

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  33. Cheryl B says

    01/02/2017 at 8:59 PM

    Coconut Pumpkin Breakfast bake looks delicious.

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  34. Steve Weber says

    01/02/2017 at 8:27 PM

    My favorite is the cucumber watermelon salad.

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  35. Jillian Too says

    01/02/2017 at 7:17 PM

    I like the Lasagna with Tofu Crumbles and Eggplant.

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  36. Stefanie G says

    01/02/2017 at 4:18 PM

    my favorite was the cheesy chicken and veggie quesadillas recipe!

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  37. Natalie says

    01/02/2017 at 3:22 PM

    My favorite recipe of 2016 was your turkey zucchini meatloaf recipe!

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  38. Kelly M. says

    01/02/2017 at 11:41 AM

    OUr favorite is the coconut pumpkin breakfast bake 🙂

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  39. Kristen says

    01/02/2017 at 1:27 AM

    My favorite recipe was the spinach stuffed shells.

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  40. Thoma Murphy says

    01/01/2017 at 8:28 PM

    I like the spinach stuffed shells recipe.

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  41. jan says

    01/01/2017 at 4:37 PM

    I liked your Stir fried tofu teriayki

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  42. Rachel says

    01/01/2017 at 4:15 PM

    My favorite recipe from this year is the cheesy olive focaccia bread.

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  43. Ken C says

    01/01/2017 at 2:13 PM

    the artisan cheese fondue, love this with the family

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  44. Ellie Wright says

    01/01/2017 at 2:05 PM

    The Stuffed Spinach Shells for us.

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  45. Stephanie Phelps says

    01/01/2017 at 2:00 PM

    My favorite is the Healthy Turkey Stuffed Peppers. So good and I make them about once a week! I have also made them with venison!

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    • The Mama Maven says

      01/01/2017 at 6:11 PM

      Oh wow! Would love to see a picture! Please email or post a picture!

      Reply
  46. Christine Labelle says

    01/01/2017 at 2:00 PM

    The coconut pumpkin breakfast bake looks delicious! Anything with pumpkin and coconut has to be great!

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  47. Annamarie V says

    01/01/2017 at 1:20 PM

    I found a low carb meatloaf recipe that is stuffed with cheese and prosciutto it’s so good.

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  48. Kenya F says

    01/01/2017 at 12:26 PM

    While on Whole 30 last year I made the Cucumber Watermelon Salad it was delicious! I’m actually starting Whole 30 again tomorrow and can’t wait to start eating super clean again.

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  49. Nicole Martin says

    01/01/2017 at 10:35 AM

    I haven’t tried it yet, but I want to make the coconut Pineapple Rice… That sounds sooooo yummy!

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  50. janetfaye says

    01/01/2017 at 10:18 AM

    I like Baked Turkey Sausage and Peppers recipe.

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  51. Jeffrey says

    01/01/2017 at 9:34 AM

    My family really likes the Spinach Stuffed Shells and I like that its easy to make!

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  52. Will G says

    01/01/2017 at 8:36 AM

    My favorite is the cheesy chicken and veggie quesadillas.

    Reply
  53. kelly tupick says

    01/01/2017 at 4:23 AM

    My favorite recipe is the clean eating beef stew.

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  54. Renee Walters says

    01/01/2017 at 4:16 AM

    The shrimp and broccoli over rice noodles sounds delicious!

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  55. Laurie Nykaza says

    01/01/2017 at 3:37 AM

    coconut pumpkin breakfast bake sounds so amazing and my son has Celiacs and nice to know he can enjoy eating it too.

    Reply
  56. Laura S says

    01/01/2017 at 1:33 AM

    I loved how easy and delicious your chicken tortellini soup is! I’m adding it to the menu for this next month!

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