6 Healthy Recipes Celebrities Love To Make
Many of our favorite celebs flex their chef skills in the kitchen. We can always count on them serve up healthy recipe inspiration, whether on social media, cooking shows, or in their own cookbooks. From Cameron Diaz's vegetarian buffalo wings to Courteney Cox's keto-friendly chips and guac, here are six healthy recipes from celebs that you'll want to add to your weekly rotation.
1. Meghan Markle's Sun Tea
Meghan Markle shared many of her favorite recipes on her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. One of them is for sun tea, which is just like it sounds—tea steeped in the warm rays of the sun. Her recipe includes hibiscus leaves and dehydrated lemon wheels, and it's made by placing the glass tea jar in the sun for three to four hours. The recipe can also be modified to include things like dehydrated orange wheels and fresh slices of ginger.
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2. Cameron Diaz's Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
Actress Cameron Diaz shared a recipe for cauliflower buffalo wings on Instagram. She captioned the post, "Great for Game Day & pairs great with @avaline rose. Go Lakers!!"
The ingredients include:
- 1 head of cauliflower
- Your favorite buffalo wing hot sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp butter
- Your favorite ranch dressing (or sour cream and ranch packet seasoning)
3. Courteney Cox's Keto Chips and Guacamole
Courteney Cox whips up healthy and keto-friendly snacks. The actress shared a recipe for keto mozzarella chips and guacamole she loves to prepare, courtesy of cookbook author The Big Man's World.
The chips ingredients include:
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- seasonings of choice
The guacamole ingredients include:
- avocados
- lime
- Maldon sea salt
- cilantro
According to Courteney, here's how you make it: "1. Start with almond flour and seasonings in a large mixing bowl. 2. Microwave mozzarella cheese for 1.5-2 mins, until warm and melted. 3. Pour the melted cheese on the almond flour and mix well, until a thick dough forms. 4. Transfer the ball of dough onto a large sheet of parchment paper and flatten it. Place a second sheet of parchment paper over the top and press down. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until about 1/4 inch thick. 5. Use a pizza cutter to cut out small triangular shapes. Place the tortilla chips on a lined baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Allow cooling on the baking sheet completely. Serve with guac!"
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4. Chrissy Teigen's Greek Yogurt Banana Split
Chrissy Teigen is known for being an excellent chef and her brand, Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, which features baking mixes, cookware, and of course, scrumptious recipes.
On Instagram, the celeb shared her healthy alternative to a banana split, which she calls a "Dirty Healthy" recipe. Instead of ice cream, Teigen uses Greek yogurt, places it on top of sliced bananas, and adds strawberries and nuts.
She captioned the post, "PB & chocolate Greek yogurt banana split = perfection. These new 'Dirty Healthy' recipes are light, flavor-packed meals you can make in under 45 mins!!"
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5. Stanley Tucci's String Bean Minestra
Stanley Tucci isn't just an amazing actor, he's also an impressive chef. One recipe Stanley enjoys making is string bean minestra, which he says is "incredibly easy" to whip up. Tucci shared a video on Instagram of himself describing the recipe and revealed that his grandmother and mother used to make it. He adds ingredients like string beans, potatoes, zucchini, fresh tomatoes, garlic, onions, a little bit of marinara sauce, salt, olive oil, and water into a pot, and lets it cook.
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6. Eva Longoria's Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Eva Longoria is another celeb who's known for her impressive cooking skills. In a piece for Eating Well, she shared her version of loaded sweet potatos.
The ingredients include:
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 6 bacon slices
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup freshly grated quesillo, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, or queso fresco
- 1/2 cup Mexican crema
Eva chatted about her recipe with the outlet, sharing, "Sweet potatoes, or camote, are very popular in Mexican cuisine, but I didn't grow up eating a lot of them. As a Texan, I did grow up eating loaded baked potatoes—roasted russets cut open and slathered with butter and then stuffed with sour cream, crispy bacon, yellow Cheddar cheese and chives. It turns out they're even more delicious with camote! Something about the combo of salty bacon and slightly sweet potato is just so good. I like to serve these whole with bowls of all the fixings on the table, letting everyone slice their own little pocket and fill it with the perfect amount of butter, stringy quesillo cheese, bacon, crema and scallion."
