10,000 low sodium recipes

Classic French chicken fricassee from the Poitou region. Golden-browned chicken braised on a bed of caramelized onions that melt into their own sauce.

Pasta with tomatoes, white beans, and pepperoni in a quick Italian sauce with basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes. A hearty, protein-packed weeknight pasta for two.

Roasted Cornish hens stuffed with lemon, garlic, and rosemary, basted with honey-lemon glaze and finished with a white wine pan sauce. Elegant individual portions for special occasions.

Deep-fried apple fritters with diced apples in a simple egg batter, served with a homemade maple-brown sugar syrup. Crispy outside, tender and fruity inside.

Pecan-crusted grouper bakes flaky white fish under a Dijon-and-pecan crust for a crunchy, buttery shell with no skillet of hot oil. A 35-minute Southern-style fish dinner.

Homemade orange sherbet with fresh orange juice, lemon juice, whipped cream, and beaten egg white. No ice cream maker needed, just an ice cube tray and a freezer.

Eggplant with tofu stir-fries thinly sliced Japanese eggplant and silky tofu cubes with garlic, fresh chiles, basil, and salty yellow bean sauce. A Thai-style 30-minute vegetarian main.

Make your family go crazy over this succulent crockpot dish made with lean pork chops and spices of your choice.

With the sauce prepared in advance, this colorful dish makes a quick entree for two, good served over fluffy rice.

Kekstorte is a classic German no-bake cookie cake layering crisp butter cookies with rum-spiked cocoa-coconut cream, chilled overnight in a loaf pan until sliceable and rich.

Mapo tofu is a Sichuan classic: silky tofu simmered with ground pork, black bean garlic sauce, and red chili paste, ladled over steamed white rice.

Layered banana pineapple dessert: a no-bake 9x13 with graham crust, sliced bananas, vanilla pudding with cream cheese, crushed pineapple, and a fluffy whipped topping. Feeds a crowd of 15.

Delicate French curled cookies (tuiles) made with butter, powdered sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Paper-thin ovals baked until golden, then rolled around a wooden spoon handle.

You could also try adding some onions, mushrooms and white wine.

Low-fat cheesy potatoes are the classic hash brown casserole, lightened up with reduced-fat soup, cheddar, and sour cream. Creamy, comforting, and crowned with a crunchy crushed-cereal topping.

Make your life divine with this dish made of egg whites, pecans and corn syrup.