Recipes
Having regular and reliable meals is a great way of providing good nutrition for health and wellness. Planning for enjoyable food makes meals or snacks pleasurable and trying a new recipe can help add variety to repetitive meals.
Check out the Health4U recipe collections featuring MSU chefs and Health4U staff members to help spice up your routine!
Please feel free to use these recipes and to share with family and friends. If you share them on-line or publish them in any way, please follow these guidelines:
- If you’re adapting someone else’s recipe, begin with a short note of the goal and what you looked for, perhaps something you changed and why. Then give credit to the person who you got it from: "Recipe adapted from ___________" and give a link to the original source.
- If you used someone else’s recipe for inspiration, but changed it substantially and the product is somewhat similar to the published recipe, give credit to the original by saying, " This recipe by (me) was inspired by ____________. The original recipe can be found here." and give a link to the original recipe.
- If you change the ingredients substantially or completely came up with the product on your own; and you write directions in your own words for how you prepared it, the recipe is your own and you should claim it.
Spinach and Artichoke Israeli Couscous
Coming from a humble beginning, Israeli couscous has been discovered by the culinary world. Consider it a trendy and upscale addition to any menu.
Shiitake Mushroom Barley Risotto
This risotto is absolutely delicious with its shiitake mushroom flavor!
Roasted Beet and Maytag Bleu Cheese Salad
This recipe features both golden and red beets—the colors of autumn on your plate. Bleu cheese adds creamy goodness to the earthy flavor of the beets. A flavor combination worth repeating!
Sweet Corn Soup with Poblano Peppers
Save some fresh corn for this sweet summer soup! The fresher, the better.
Basil Pesto Quinoa
Switch up your routine! Instead of basil pesto pasta, try this basil pesto quinoa!
Salmon Niçoise Salad
Summer's freshest produce come together in this satisfying main dish salad.
Grilled Portobello Mushroom with Vegetable Couscous
Mushrooms get better with age, but don't let that stop you from using them for this recipe. Pair your mushrooms with the vegetable couscous and drizzle the marinade on top!
Baked Oatmeal
Baked oatmeal is so easy to serve as a family breakfast. Double the recipe for a large group. Also great to make ahead for a quick weekday reheat-in-the-microwave breakfast. One of the all-time-favorites in Recipe for Health history.
