7,057 light recipes

Pan-seared chicken breasts topped with a creamy feta cheese sauce made from evaporated skim milk, chives, and crumbled feta. A lighter take on cheese sauce that still delivers rich flavor.

Calves liver stroganoff with sautéed mushrooms, onions, and white wine in a tangy low-fat yogurt sauce over noodles. A lighter, iron-rich spin on the classic in just 30 minutes.

General Tso's chicken with orange zest, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried red chiles in a dark soy and rice wine stir-fry. A lighter, more authentic take without deep-frying or heavy batter.

One-skillet chicken legs and Italian sausage browned and simmered with toasted rice, mushrooms, green peppers, and tomatoes in red wine. A rustic Italian rice dish that feeds eight.

Crepe batter is not ladled onto a griddle but into a crepe pan, a shallow, round frying pan specifically designed for making crepes. If you don't have a crepe pan you may employ a non-stick eight inch skillet.

Lexington Avenue seafood salad with shrimp, crab, peas, cucumber, and celery in a horseradish-spiked Thousand Island yogurt dressing. A lighter deli-counter-style seafood salad.

Low-calorie tuna pita sandwiches made with fat-free mayo and yogurt, celery, and red onion. A lighter tuna salad stuffed into pita pockets, ready in 10 minutes.

A lighter, golden fruitcake with apricots, golden raisins, candied orange peel, and walnuts in a buttery brandy batter. Baked in decorative molds for a gorgeous holiday centerpiece.

Guiltless brownies made with pureed bananas, cocoa, whole-wheat flour, and chopped nuts. A lighter brownie with no butter that still satisfies the chocolate craving.

Blue cornmeal pancakes made with egg whites, vanilla, and safflower oil for a lighter stack with a nutty, earthy crunch. Served with honey or molasses.

Whole chicken simmered into rich homemade broth, then combined with sweet corn, chopped tomatoes, and a squeeze of lemon for a hearty chowder that feeds eight. From-scratch comfort in a bowl.

Broken corn tortillas layered with chicken, Rotel tomatoes, melted Velveeta, and sour cream, baked into a bubbling Tex-Mex casserole that feeds eight. Big flavor, minimal effort.

Low-calorie molded cranberry salad with ginger ale, apple, celery, and orange zest set in unflavored gelatin. A lighter take on the classic holiday Jello salad.

Greek potato salad with a creamy yogurt-feta dressing, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, oregano, and rosemary. A lighter Mediterranean twist on potato salad with no mayonnaise.

Lettuce cups with ground beef and tofu in a savory chili-garlic, hoisin, and sesame sauce. A lighter take on Chinese lettuce wraps with hidden tofu stretching the beef.

Crustless turkey and rice quiche with mozzarella, fresh tomato, basil, and green pepper. A lighter leftover turkey recipe with a rice base instead of pastry crust.