I don’t know why healthy food is often considered unmanly…maybe because a “real man” eats a steak with his bare hands while chugging a beer before crushing it on his forehead. Well that’s just one theory.
I think what it actually means is a meal that is filling, satisfying and not a few wisps of iceberg lettuce. In other words, if you’d feed it to the rabbit, it’s probably not hearty enough. I know all of this from watching my own Father and husband ponder my sometimes bizarre plates of food with nothing but mounds of veggies. I see filling VOLUME, they see lack of meat.
Thus in honor of theses great men who support our weird food allergies or simply our choice to enjoy healthier fare a few healthy manly recipes that you can feel good about watching them devour. {warning bibs are recommended due to excessive drooling}.
LAMB/BEEF IDEAS
Lamb Chops with Sweet Potato Waffles – Fit Men Cook
Pan Roasted Cowboy Steak – The Foodie Physician
Grilled Lamb Salad Bowls – Real Food Dad
Steak Fajita Bowls via Krystals Kitsch
Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos – Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
MEAT FREE IDEAS
Healthy Philly Portobello “Cheesesteak” – Men’s Health|
Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Loaded Cauliflower Salad – The Healthy Foodie
Lentil Meatballs – Sprouted Kitchen
Grilled Jerk Tofu Wraps – Food Faith Fitness
Broccoli Potato Burgers – The Almond Eater
Chickpea Falafels – RTTF
CHICKEN IDEAS
Buffalo Chicken Fingers – Domesticate Me
Pineapple Veggie Chicken Skewers with Spicy Peanut Butter Sauce – Fitnessita
Guiltless Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli – Beckys Best Bites
Pulled Pesto Chicken Burger via Busy In Brooklyn
TURKEY IDEAS
Turkey Koftas with Roasted Red Chili Sauce – The Iron You
Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs – The Lean Green Bean
Southwestern Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf – RTTF
SEAFOOD IDEAS
Baked bang bang shrimp – Running to the Kitchen
Surf and Turf Spicy Caesar Salad – Cotter Crunch
Mustard Glazed Sablefish
Pan Seared Cajun Spiced Cod – Delicious Obsessions
There you have it, some of the best of the best recipes from around the Interwebs to satisfy everyone this holiday weekend. And to my own pops, I’m sorry I’m not there to fix you a great Father’s Day meal, but I’ll fire up the grill here in your honor.
Are there certain recipes the men in your life won’t eat?
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wendy
Haha! I love this…manly food. Because eating salads is just so girly, right? LOL!
Great ideas, BTW!
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thisrunnersrecipes
Love this! My husband enjoys salads (as long as there's fish or meat) and meat-free dishes, but he always lets me know if I've been feeding us too many meatless meals! Pinning this for future recipe and meal planning ideas.
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Live from La Quinta
Even though I cook vegan, I always think about "manly" when I prepare dinner. For my husband it's having a protein as the main part of the meal (instead of a steak so to speak). But he usually loves all my food, even my salads.
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OKAY YUM!!!! I am going to scarf some of these down on Father's Day… And dedicate it to dad for sure! lol!
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Carla
oooh I AM SO SO SO MANLY THEN TOO
LOVE the waffles recipe.
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Michelle
So true…the looks I get when I try to serve my husband quinoa veggie bowls is hilarious! These are great.
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These all look SO good!
Sonali- The Foodie P
Awesome round-up! Thanks so much for including my recipe :)
Rodrigo
Amazing tips, amazing pics too, wow!!! I usually talk about at cursos e livros digitais
Healthy Meals
wow! It looks great! thanks for nice share about these recipes….Happy Father's Day!
Natalie Smith
I loved meat free ideas section, thanks for sharing these tasty and quick recipes for dinner and loosing weight.
Best Regards