840 fast recipes

Add some flavor to your chicken with this recipe that uses honey and lime juice to make a tantalizing marinade.

Baste and Bake Chicken inspired by Boston Chicken uses a honey-lime-paprika basting sauce on bone-in chicken breasts, baked uncovered until deeply browned. The foil-rest step keeps every bite juicy.

This tasty yet refreshing spinach salad is a classic Korean side dish that you can pretty much find in every Korean restaurant. It's quick, easy to make at home, it goes well with most of the BBQ, any meat dish, or just simply serve it with some steamed rice.

Frozen hot chocolate blends frozen chocolate-milk cubes into a thick, slushy chill, the iconic NYC dessert made light with low-fat milk and cocoa. Top it with marshmallows or shaved chocolate.

Fresh or frozen blueberries blend with low-fat yogurt, milk, and vanilla into smooth, tangy frozen yogurt that tastes like summer in a bowl. No ice cream maker needed if you freeze and stir.

Apricot ice cream with low-fat yogurt and fromage frais instead of cream. A lighter frozen dessert built on dried apricot puree, perfect for hot afternoons without the heaviness of dairy ice cream.

A touch of Irish Cream teams up with chocolate for a mouth-watering change of pace.

Black bean hummus with tahini, lime, garlic, and cumin. A southwestern twist on the classic chickpea spread, vegan and ready in 5 minutes in the food processor. Smooth, smoky, and dippable.

Fragrant Indian chicken biryani layered with saffron-streaked basmati rice, tender potatoes, and a spiced yogurt-tomato sauce with cardamom, cloves, and cumin. Served with sweetened whipped yogurt.

Chocolate fudge pound cake is a low-fat bundt cake using egg whites, nonfat yogurt, and cocoa powder for deep chocolate flavor without yolks or butter. Dense, fudgy, and naturally lower in saturated fat.

Your basic hummus. Try adding a handful of black beans, spinach, or other "flavors" and spice to create your own unique taste!

Classic baba ghanoush with fire-charred eggplant, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic, topped with parsley and olive oil. The traditional Middle Eastern smoky eggplant dip done right.

A light and healthy version of a creamy ranch salad dressing.

Strawberry yogurt ice cream with just four ingredients: pureed strawberries, sugar, yogurt, and whipped egg white. Lighter, tangy, no-cook summer treat.

Cheddar mashed potatoes made creamy with buttery Yukon Golds, tangy buttermilk, and extra-sharp cheddar melted right into the mash. Fresh chives add a green oniony bite to this lighter comfort-food side.

Fresh corn blinis topped with smoked salmon and chive cream. Fluffy cornmeal pancakes flecked with fresh corn kernels, crowned with silky cold-smoked salmon and a dollop of tangy cream. Elegant bite-sized appetizer.