American Heart Association One-Dish Meals: Over 200 All-New, All-in-One Recipes

by American Heart Association

Juggling work, school, family, and home seems to be the norm in today’s hurried world. Many of us often grab a quick bite and keep on moving, sidelining healthful eating habits and nutrition. How wonderful it would be to wind down after a long, hard day with a wholesome, home-cooked meal. Now, the American Heart Association, America’s most trusted authority on heart-healthy living and diet, presents a brand-new cookbook that can help. One-Dish Meals is designed for the millions of health-conscious Americans who are always on the go.

The more than 200 simple and tasty one-dish recipes offer sensible, convenient alternatives to fatty fast food and high-sodium frozen dinners. The American Heart Association once again proves that healthful, satisfying meals needn’t mean sacrificing great flavors or precious time. Many of these delicious dinners practically cook themselves. And forget about washing a sinkful of dishes, because almost every recipe here cooks in just one pot—so dinner is easy to make and quick to clean up.

Arranged by category—meat, poultry, seafood, or vegetarian—each recipe includes nutrients essential for heart-healthy living. You’ll find everything from weeknight dinners to special-occasion favorites—from stews, meat loaf, and pot roasts to cassoulets, enchiladas, and even a tagine. All you need is one dish and this cookbook, and in no time at all, you’ll have a healthful, home-cooked meal.

Genres: Cookbooks

336 pages, Hardcover

First published November 4, 2003

Reviews

[Allison]

On my list to purchase (the copy I read came from the library). Tasty recipes a lot of folks will eat and like because the dishes are tasty not just because they *have to* because of their health.

[Muchandquick]

I checked this book out from the library to sample recipes from it rather than purchase it outright and hope that the recipes were any good.

I highly recommend this for your next library visit! I found at least 20 recipes to try and copied them for later use. The recipes are easy to follow, with simple ingredients and explanations of anything that might require a trip to the international aisle of the grocery store. Recipes are well written and are simple enough to make for weeknight meals. With only myself and my husband to cook for, the meals make plenty for leftovers.

So far all the recipes we've tried have been good. Once you cook a dish it is easy to see where you might tweak it to suit your own tastes. Add a little lemon, cut back on the amounts, maybe throw in a little corn starch to thicken a sauce, that sort of thing. The recipes are "heart-healthy" without being dull, although I do add more salt than the recipes call for because, surprise, these are very low-sodium dishes.

This is a great cookbook for people who want to eat healthier food but don't know where to start. The calorie count and nutritional info for each recipe can help a person with specific goals such as low-carb or low-sugar pick what to cook and the dishes taste good enough to serve to those that could care less about the content of what they're eating so long as it tastes good.

[Sanyashnick]

I like the recipes in this book because they taste good and are good for you. My fiancee likes this book as he is in charge of washing the dishes. Everybody wins.

[Samantha Penrose]

A cookbook without photos? Boo.
I only found three recipes worth trying.
Don't waste your time on this book.