Recipe Sifter

Turkey tortilla soup with green chilies, taco seasoning, tomatoes, and fresh cilantro. Low-calorie, served over melted cheese and crushed tortilla chips in the bowl.

A golden cornmeal-Parmesan crust pressed into a deep-dish pie pan and loaded with saucy kidney beans, zucchini, bell pepper, and seasoned tomatoes, then blanketed with melted mozzarella. Hearty, protein-packed vegetarian comfort in one gorgeous pie.

A Vietnamese twist on meat sauce with ground pork, fresh tomatoes, fish sauce, lime, and serrano chilies served over steamed rice. Ready in 30 minutes flat.

Weight Watcher Curried Rice with Chicken and Walnuts recipe

White bean soup with rosemary, country ham, and mirepoix simmered in chicken stock then pureed smooth. Make up to three days ahead.

Wild rice chicken casserole: cubed chicken, wild rice mix, cream of chicken soup, water chestnuts, and mushrooms baked with soy sauce for a Midwestern potluck classic.

Rich cheese soup loaded with sharp aged cheddar, tender vegetables, and optional ham. Creamy Wisconsin-style soup with carrots, celery, mushrooms, and spicy kick.

Chicken and yellow rice that's baked to perfection in a casserole.

Beer cheese soup with carrots, celery, and a warm spice blend of cumin, nutmeg, and cloves. Sour cream stirred in at the finish, melting cheese on top. Lighter and more aromatic than classic beer cheese.

Creamy corn and bell pepper chowder: a low-fat skim-milk chowder with sweet corn, red bell peppers, scallions, and shallots. Pureed corn gives it body without heavy cream.

Cream of pumpkin soup with fresh or canned pumpkin pureed with onions, celery, garlic, and thyme, finished with cottage cheese for silky body. Lighter take on a Thanksgiving classic.

Cream of carrot soup made the classic way: onions sweated in butter, a quick roux for body, then carrots simmered in stock, blended and strained silky-smooth, and finished with cream. Velvety, elegant, and simple.

Cream of pumpkin soup with coriander, curry powder, and a finishing drizzle of walnut oil. Smooth, golden, and ready in an hour using fresh or canned pumpkin.

Easy broccoli cheddar soup made from scratch with a quick butter-flour roux, milk, chicken broth, broccoli florets, and sharp cheddar. A creamy 25-minute weeknight soup recipe.

Curried squash soup made with pre-cooked butternut squash, garlic, curry powder, and chicken stock. A 40-minute warming bowl topped with sour cream and scallions for color and tang.

Mom's spiced carrot soup purees tender carrots into a silky bowl warmed with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and a whisper of cayenne. Healthy, low-fat, and on the table in 30 minutes.