Healthy recipes for someone woefully inexperienced in the kitchen?

Hello everyone,

I've recently put on quite a bit of weight (combination of stress from grad school, moving states, and generally being chained to my desk for studying and WFH) and I'm looking to make a big change in my diet. I'm not interested in any "quick fix" or extreme diets, just generally things with less carbs/dairy and more protein/veggies.

I'm seriously inexperienced in the kitchen. I've eaten a lot of ready-to-eat meals (tried factor for a while, it was just okay) since I get stressed out by recipes with a lot of prep time and/or more advanced techniques. We're talking entry-level baby steps cooking here.

I've looked online but a lot of "easy recipes" actually turn out to be fairly complex with a ton of ingredients. Can anyone recommend some healthy recipes for someone with limited time who has no idea what they're doing?? My goal is to start small and work my way up.

Omnivore diet, only food intolerance is bulb onions and shallots which I've learned can be substituted with leeks/chives/scallions. I'm open to vegan and vegetarian recipes, but no seafood, please!

Note: I do have a partner and a roommate who are both quite talented cooks and can supervise to make sure I don't burn the house down 😅