Dinner in 10 minutes: Quick Healthy Meals with Tomato Sauce & Pesto

Need healthy weeknight dinners that are fast, delicious and family-friendly? In this episode, Dr. Falquier shares how keeping on hand frozen tomato sauce and pesto, or a high-quality prepared sauce, can help you create quick, nutritious meals in minutes. Perfect for the busy back-to-school season, these practical meal prep strategies make healthy eating easier, even on your busiest days. In this episode we cover:Healthy Italian cooking [1:20]Cooking with marinara [2:10]Pasta toppings [3:15]Pesto recipe ideas [3:45]Referenced in the episode: BISCredits:Host – Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLMSound and Editing – Will CrannExecutive Producer – Esther Garfin©2026 Alternative Food Network Inc.To help support the podcast, please go to Buy Me a Coffee.Dr. Sabrina Falquier is a board-certified physician and a leader in Culinary Medicine. She specializes in bridging the gap between scientific evidence and the actual food on your plate, empowering listeners to use the kitchen as a place of wellness and healing.Show Topics Include: Nutrition, Food as Medicine, Health and Wellness Podcasting, Microbiome, Metabolism, Weight loss, Gut health, Healthy recipes, Health, Inflammation, Longevity, Blood sugar, Protein, Magnesium, Sleep quality, Immunity, Hormone balance, Sunday meal prep, Medically tailored meals (MTM), Produce Prescription (PRx), Prevention, Teaching kitchen, Health equity, Evidence-based nutrition, food podcast insights