25 filling nut recipes

Low-calorie gumbo-style vegetable soup with okra, tomatoes, corn, celery, and rice. A thin, snackable broth for when you want something hot and filling but light on calories.

Nanny's honey tea sandwiches pair a soft honey-and-tea loaf with lemony banana filling, cut into flower shapes and dotted with chocolate sprinkles. A dainty treat for showers, birthdays, and tea parties.

Maki sushi with soy-simmered kampyo, shiitake, carrot, watercress, and eel, rolled in seasoned sushi rice and nori. Traditional hand-rolled Japanese sushi.

Crispy phyllo dough, cheesy and juicy spinach and cheese filling with sweet yet juicy tomato slices on top, this quiche not only looks appealing, but also tastes delicious.

Microwaved artichokes transform into edible bowls filled with tangy yogurt-dill sauce and crowned with tender poached shrimp for an elegant appetizer that looks restaurant-fancy but cooks in 45 minutes.

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Eccles cakes pack currants, mixed peel and warming spice inside flaky rough puff pastry, glazed with milk and crunchy caster sugar. Classic Lancashire teatime pastry from northwest England.

Turkey loaf with spinach is a lean food-processor meatloaf: pureed turkey breast with carrot and onion wrapped around a spinach-Parmesan filling, baked into a pinwheel-sliced main. Low-fat, high-protein, and elegant enough for company.

Chocolate pudding studded with chopped Almond Joy candy pieces fills a graham cracker-candy crust for a no-bake pie that tastes like your favorite candy bar in dessert form.