7,057 light recipes

Flaky puff pastry filled with broccoli, creamy ricotta, and bold crumbled blue cheese. A savory tart that's golden, rich, and ready in 45 minutes. Serves eight.

Southern lemon pecan fruitcake with candied pineapple and cherries. A lighter, brighter alternative to dark rum fruitcake, loaded with nuts and citrus.

Ground chicken sloppy joes loaded with bell pepper, onion, and rice in a tangy sauce, piled on toasted buns. A lighter twist on the classic that kids devour.

Quick sweet pickles for canning, eight pounds of cucumbers in a sugar-vinegar brine spiced with allspice, celery seed, and mustard seed. A big-batch summer canning project.

Old-fashioned pound cake with a full pound of real butter, eight eggs, and no leavening. Baked low and slow for a dense, velvety crumb with deep buttery flavor.

Baked walleye fillets in herbed tomato sauce topped with melted mozzarella cheese. An easy Italian-style fish dinner with just eight ingredients.

Crab or tuna cakes bind crumbled crackers, red pepper, parsley, and herbs into golden oven-baked seafood patties. A lighter, no-fry baked-not-fried version of the classic.

Orange cake made in the slow cooker with just 4 ingredients: cake mix, orange juice, eggs, and fresh orange zest. A hands-off, oven-free cake that serves eight.

General Tao's Chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, fresh orange zest and Sichuan peppercorns. A lighter, restaurant-style recipe that skips the heavy batter for a punchier version served over white rice.

Broiled porterhouse steak with caramelized Spanish onions and a mushroom-sherry pan sauce. A lighter steakhouse dinner for two with a Weight Watchers-friendly approach.

Mom's banana loaf bakes ripe bananas, butter, and eggs into a tender, simple quick bread. Eight-ingredient family recipe, makes one large loaf or three small.

Whole wheat carrot spice quickbread with orange zest, golden raisins, and walnuts. A lighter, warmly spiced loaf that comes together fast with no yeast required.

Buttermilk-soaked Canadian goose stuffed with prunes and apples, wrapped in bacon, and slow-roasted until tender. Served with a rich sour cream and currant jelly sauce. A showpiece roast for eight.

Traditional German Kasekuchen made with sieved cottage cheese, sour cream, and raisins in a buttery cookie crust. A lighter, tangier European-style cheesecake.

Gluten free rice batter bread: a quick eight-ingredient loaf using brown rice flour and potato starch, leavened with baking powder. No yeast, no kneading, ready in under an hour.

Palm Beach brownies are dense, fudgy, and almost truffle-rich. The Maida Heatter classic with eight ounces of unsweetened chocolate, espresso, almond extract, and walnuts. Yields 36 squares.