2,691 light recipes

Flounder fillets stuffed with a creamy brown rice, mushroom, carrot, and zucchini filling seasoned with dill. A light, elegant baked fish dinner with a built-in side dish.

Santa Fe pumpkin soup blends canned pumpkin with enchilada sauce, fire-charred red peppers, and half-and-half for a creamy, smoky bowl with Southwestern heat. Topped with sour cream and fresh cilantro.

Turn leftover turkey into crispy corn tortilla tacos loaded with a spicy tomato-onion filling, mashed avocado crema, shredded lettuce, and Monterey Jack. A healthy post-Thanksgiving dinner in under 40 minutes.

Brownie and cookies, you can eat both of them at the same time, moist, crunchy and delicious!

Yuletide ginger cookies made with oat bran and egg whites instead of butter and whole eggs for a lighter holiday treat. Rolled in festive colored sugar crystals for sparkle and crunch on every bite.

More like a spring roll, this vegetarian appetizer wraps veggies in beancurd sheets ending up crispy on the outside and loaded on the inside.

Chewy coconut cookies loaded with toasted almonds and sweet dates bake low and slow until golden-bottomed with crisp edges for 4 dozen treats.

Surprise-center butter cookies with 4 hidden fillings: Andes mints, cherries, chocolate chips, and pecans. Each batch gets its own color-coded icing. A fun holiday baking project.

Chewy oatmeal cookies packed with shredded zucchini, chunky peanut butter, and chopped dates. These moist drop cookies disappear fast, so plan to eat them within a day of baking for peak texture.

Award-winning almond shortbread cookies with a buttery dent filled with homemade butterscotch frosting and topped with chopped pistachios. A 1986 classic.

Chinese-style steamed whole chicken with a ginger-scallion dipping sauce made with smoking-hot peanut and sesame oil. Tender, juicy, and deeply flavorful.

Crispy deep-fried tofu stir-fried with dried Chinese mushrooms, broccoli, and ginger in a spicy hoisin sauce. A quick vegan weeknight stir-fry ready in 35 minutes.

Buttery pecan shortbread cookie balls dipped in vanilla frosting and rolled in tinted coconut. Melt-in-your-mouth tender, baked low and slow, and perfect for holiday cookie exchanges. Makes 48.

Whole wheat penne in a creamy tomato-vodka sauce with crispy pancetta, garlic, a kick of cayenne, and fresh basil. Your new favorite weeknight penne alla vodka.

Homemade vegetarian pizza with a quick-rise yeast dough, soy sauce glaze, fresh vegetables, and low-fat mozzarella. Individual-sized rounds bake up golden and crispy.

Cranberry honey pecan crunch pie with a tart cranberry-orange puree filling and a caramelized honey-pecan topping. A stunning holiday pie with bright fruit and buttery crunch.