Healthy Cooking How-Tos

Learn how to cook healthy and delicious foods at home from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.
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Ina Garten's 6 Tips for Making Scrambled Eggs Will Level Up Your Breakfast Game
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7 Underrated Groceries I Always Buy at Giant, According to a Food Writer
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Turns Out Martha Stewart Is Storing Her Avocados Incorrectly—This Is What You Should Do Instead
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I'm a Chef & These Are the 15 Groceries I Always Buy at Target
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TikTok Just Came Up With the Cutest Way to Serve Watermelon This Summer
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The No-Cook Dinner I Always Make When I Get Back from Vacation
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Harira (Moroccan Tomato, Lentil & Beef Soup)
1 hr 10 mins
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Ayo Edebiri Just Shared a "Really Easy" Pasta Dish Using Skills She Learned on ‘The Bear’
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My Favorite Friday Dinner Is Packed with Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients—and It's Made with Mostly Pantry Staples
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Ina Garten Just Shared Her #1 Tip for Keeping Your Kitchen Knives Sharp
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We Asked Carla Hall How to Make the Best Shrimp & Grits—Here Are Her Top 4 Tips
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The #1 Anti-Inflammatory Upgrade for Your Overnight Oats
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The #1 Ingredient You Should Be Adding to Your Salads but Probably Aren’t, According to a Food Editor
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Ina Garten Says You Should 'Slightly Undercook' Chicken—But Is That Safe?
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I Always Keep This Ina-Approved Shortcut in My Freezer—Here's Why
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This Cozy 20-Minute White Bean Soup Is on Weekly Rotation in My Kitchen—Here's Why
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I’ve Tested & Developed Hundreds of Recipes for EatingWell—Here Are 15 Soups I Make at Home
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10 Delicious Salt-Free Seasoning Blends to Help You Cut Down on Sodium, According to a Food Writer
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Katie Lee Biegel Just Shared a Genius Hack for the Most Flavorful Chicken Cutlets
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The Best 365 Products at Whole Foods, According to a Food Writer
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Chef JJ Johnson's Favorite Pantry Dinner Is So Good, Our Tester Is Already Planning to Make It Again
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Katie Lee Biegel Just Shared This 1-Ingredient Upgrade for the Best Caesar Salad
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The #1 Most Underrated Produce Item from Trader Joe's, According to a Food Writer
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The #1 Thing I Do Every Week So My Family Eats More Vegetables
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This Immune-Supporting Soup Is My Go-To Whenever Someone Needs a Bowl of Comfort
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The Inflammation-Fighting Salmon I Make on Repeat
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Every Time I Make This Cranberry Trifle for Christmas, Someone Asks Me for the Recipe
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Joanna Gaines Shared the Breakfast She Makes Every Christmas for Her Family & We Have the Recipe
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My Favorite Trader Joe’s Deal Is Back, and It’s a Must-Have for the Holidays
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Here’s Why I Buy All of My Chocolate for Baking at Kroger
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The #1 Tip for Building the Best Charcuterie Board, According to a Food Editor
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Should You Rinse Your Rice Before Cooking It? Here’s What the Pros Say
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Is It Safe to Eat Expired Oats?
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I Make This Quick Bread Every Time I Have Ripe Bananas—and It's Ready in Just Four Steps
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These Chickpea Dumplings Are a High-Fiber Hug in a Bowl
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This Is the Soup I Make Whenever I Get Sick
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Why This 30-Minute Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Is Always In My Weeknight Dinner Rotation
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The #1 Condiment You Should Make, Not Buy, According to a Food Editor
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5 Kitchen Habits You Have to Stop—They're a Fire Hazard, According to an Expert
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Giada De Laurentiis' Crispy Parmesan Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad Is a Delicious Way to Eat Your Veggies
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Is It Safe to Eat Expired Pumpkin Puree?
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The Best Way to Peel Garlic (with Photos!)
5 mins
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The #1 Mistake You're Making When Opening Canned Food
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The #1 Substitute for Anchovies, According to a Food Writer
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The Surprising Ingredient in Raw Cookie Dough That Could Make You Sick (No, It's Not Eggs)
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The #1 Upgrade Your Boring Salad Needs
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The #1 Restaurant Trick I Do to Make Every Sandwich Tastier
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The #1 Mistake You're Making with Overnight Oats, According to a Registered Dietitian
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Air-Fryer Anxiety Keeps Me from Using Mine
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This 1-Ingredient Upgrade Makes Every Chicken Dinner Better
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The #1 Mistake You're Making When You Roast Veggies Is Surprisingly Easy to Fix
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Will It Air Fry? 8 Frozen Foods You Didn't Think to Try
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How Did Italian Wedding Soup Get Its Name, Anyway?
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Which Cheese Rinds Are Edible? A Cheese Expert Weighs In
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6 Bad Baking Habits You Should Break, According to a Professional Recipe Developer
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The #1 Baking Mistake You’re Probably Making, According to Claire Saffitz
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The #1 Mistake You're Making When Following a Recipe, According to Lidia Bastianich
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Is It Safe to Leave Baked Goods Out?
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Can You Eat Squash Skin?
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Bobby Flay Just Shared a Homemade Vinaigrette He Made Right in a Mustard Jar
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Joy Bauer Just Used a Surprising Ingredient to Make an Easy Vinaigrette—and I'm Trying It ASAP
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3 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Put Your Knives in the Dishwasher
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That Can of San Marzano Tomatoes Might Be Fake—Here's How to Spot the Real Deal