Light Recipes

Here’s our collection of recipes that are lower in fat and calories. All recipes have been made in our own kitchen. We hope you love them as much as we do!

Perfect Sauteed Spinach with Garlic

Perfect Sauteed Spinach

Easy Homemade Granola Bars Recipe

Soft and Chewy Granola Bars

Best Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips

Garlic Parmesan Zucchini Pasta Recipe

Best Zucchini Noodles We’ve Made

Best Cauliflower Rice Recipe We’ve Made

Best Cauliflower Rice We’ve Made

Easy Roasted Cabbage

Quick Easy Roasted Cabbage

Garlic Butter Sautéed Zucchini

Quick Easy Sauteed Zucchini

Easy Roasted Garlic

Easy Roasted Garlic

The Best Quinoa Salad

The Best Quinoa Salad

Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe

Easy Honey Mustard Dressing

The Best Oven Roasted Potatoes

The Best Roasted Potatoes

Blueberry Smoothie

Best Blueberry Smoothie

Strawberry Smoothie

Quick Easy Strawberry Smoothie

Easy Banana Smoothie Recipe

Easy 5 Minute Banana Smoothie

Best Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Best Juicy Pork Tenderloin

How to Cook Spaghetti Squash

How to Cook Spaghetti Squash Perfectly

Simple Whole Roasted Chicken Recipe

Perfectly Roasted Chicken

How to Cook Black Beans From Scratch

How to Cook Black Beans Perfectly

The Best Black Bean Burger

Quick Easy Black Bean Burgers

Best Veggie Burger Recipe

Best Veggie Burger We’ve Ever Made

Easy Avocado Pasta Recipe

Quick Easy Avocado Pasta

No-Fail Method for How to Cook Mushrooms

How to Cook Mushrooms Perfectly

Perfect Roasted Mushrooms

Perfect Roasted Mushrooms

Perfect Poached Chicken

Perfect Poached Chicken

Perfect Poached Salmon

Perfect Poached Salmon

Easy Lemon Garlic Sauteed Cabbage Recipe

Lemon Garlic Sauteed Cabbage

Homemade pico de gallo (fresh tomato salsa)

Fresh Pico de Gallo

Easy Lemon and Herb Couscous Salad

Easy Lemon Herb Couscous Salad

Moist Turkey Meatloaf Recipe

Unbelievably Moist Turkey Meatloaf

Easy Homemade Vegetable Soup

Quick Easy Vegetable Soup

Easy Poached Eggs

Easy Poached Eggs

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Easy Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

No-Fail Method For How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs

Easiest Hard Boiled Eggs

Homemade Pizza Sauce

Homemade Pizza Sauce (Better than Store-Bought)

Roasted Eggplant

Easy Roasted Eggplant (Family Favorite!)

Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

Easy Eggplant Parmesan

Easy Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Easy Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Homemade Red Pasta Sauce

Homemade Red Pasta Sauce

Best Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Ultra-Satisfying Chicken Noodle Soup

Sweet Potato Noodles with Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce

Sweet Potato Noodles with Creamy Avocado Sauce

Easy Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

Easy Avocado Egg Salad

Simple Avocado Toast with Egg

Simple Avocado Toast with Egg

Honey Roasted Carrots with Tahini Sauce

Honey Roasted Carrots with Tahini Sauce

Oven Roasted Carrots

The Best Oven Roasted Carrots

Garlic Herb Roasted Green Beans

Easy Garlic Roasted Green Beans

Garlic Butter Sauteed Green Beans

Garlic Butter Sauteed Green Beans

Simple Overnight Oats Recipe

Easy Overnight Oats

Easy Veggie Spaghetti

Easy Veggie Spaghetti

Homemade Mushroom Powder Seasoning

Essential Mushroom Powder Seasoning

Lemon Garlic Chicken Marinade

Easy Lemon Chicken Marinade

Grilled Shrimp that's sat in an Asian Shrimp Marinade

Easy Shrimp Marinade (Ginger & Sesame)

Quick Homemade Sauerkraut

Quick and Easy Sauerkraut

Homemade Sauerkraut

Homemade Sauerkraut (Beginner Friendly!)

How to Prepare and Cook Quinoa

How to Cook Quinoa (Light & Fluffy)

Lemon Tahini Dressing

Easy Tahini Dressing

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe

Easy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

The Best Easy Smooth Hummus Recipe

Easy Hummus (Better than Store-Bought)

Homemade Vegan Meatballs

Our Best Vegan Meatballs

Brown Sugar Baked Salmon with Green Beans

Brown Sugar Baked Salmon

BLT Summer Rolls Recipe

BLT Rice Paper Rolls

Dreamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Our Best Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Best Juicy Chicken Breasts

The Best Juicy Chicken Breasts

Homemade Almond Butter

Easy Homemade Almond Butter

Sausage Stuffed Peppers with Spinach Recipe

Easy Sausage Stuffed Peppers

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Veggie Burritos Recipe

Spicy Veggie Burritos

Easy Black Bean Soup Recipe

Our Best Black Bean Soup

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Pecans

Coconut Oil Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Meatballs

Honey Dijon Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Honey Dijon Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Easy Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Easy DIY Pumpkin Puree Recipe

Easy Pumpkin Puree from Scratch

Easy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Easy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

A bowl filled Greek salad made with a salad made of cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, red onion, and feta cheese.

Our Best Greek Salad

Vegetable and Bean Soup Recipe

Easy White Bean Soup

12 Kale Recipes You’ll Love

Kale and Bean Salad Recipe with Tahini Dressing

Creamy Tahini Kale Bean Salad

Naturally Sweet Lemon Ginger Power Beet Juice Recipe

Lemon Ginger Power Beet Juice

Spinach Feta Breakfast Burritos Recipe

Easy Breakfast Burritos

Perfect Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Perfect Sweet Potato Fries

Tomato Gazpacho Soup

Our Best Tomato Gazpacho

Homemade Tomato Broth

Easy Tomato Broth

Roasted Veggie Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Sauce

Easy Veggie Tacos

Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce

Our Best Enchilada Sauce

Easy Turkey Chili

Our Best Homemade Turkey Chili

Ultra-Satisfying Vegetarian Chili Vegetarian Chili

Easy Vegetarian Chili

Our Everyday Oatmeal

Our Best Everyday Oatmeal

Tangy Cucumber Salad Recipe

Our Best Cucumber Salad

Easy Tzatziki Recipe

Easy Tzatziki Sauce

How to Make Oat Milk

How to Make Homemade Oat Milk

Green Iced Tea Recipe with Fresh Mint and Lemon

Easy Mint Green Iced Tea

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