Recipe Sifter

Creamy chicken and rice casserole for two with mushrooms and green pepper in a from-scratch white sauce. No canned soup needed. Bubbly and golden in about an hour.

Lighter cheesecake made with Neufchatel and blended cottage cheese for a tangy, creamy filling with less fat than classic versions. Graham cracker dusted pan, no crust fuss.

Potato chowder with diced potatoes, grated carrot, and onion simmered in chicken broth, then finished with a creamy skim milk base thickened by a flour slurry. A lighter chowder with all the comfort and none of the heaviness.

Drop biscuits made with sweet potato and sour cream, topped with a crunchy brown sugar crust. Tender, slightly sweet, and golden. A Southern-style biscuit that needs no butter.

A scrumptious bread that is easy to make and tastes great plain or toasted.

Pumpkin muffins with cinnamon, golden raisins, and walnuts. Lightened up with skim milk, canola oil, and extra egg whites for a tender crumb without the butter weight.

No fat banana muffins use mashed banana, egg whites, and corn syrup instead of butter or oil for tender low-fat breakfast muffins flavored with cinnamon.

Lemon pancakes lightened with club soda and whipped egg whites. Tiny silver-dollar size, fragrant with fresh lemon zest, fluffy as a cloud.

Chewy spice cookies are low-fat molasses cookies sweetened with applesauce, scented with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice, then drizzled with lemon icing. Holiday spice cookies without butter or eggs.

Low-fat mocha chip muffins with cocoa, instant coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Applesauce replaces most of the oil for a tender, fudgy crumb under 100 calories per muffin.

Homemade pet treats with whole wheat flour, soy flour, honey, and canola oil baked into mini cakes for dogs or tiny squares for cats. Simple, wholesome ingredients only.

Creamy low-calorie crab and asparagus soup with dry sherry, lemon zest, and fresh vegetables in a light skim milk base. A guilt-free bowl of comfort ready in one hour.

Creamy cauliflower soup made with skim milk and a light roux base, finished with white pepper and nutmeg. Lower-calorie, silky, and ready in an hour.

Low Cal Baked Beef Stew with Sour Cream Biscuits recipe

A from-scratch double-crust chicken pot pie packed with potatoes, peas, corn, and carrots in a light thyme-scented milk gravy. No canned soup, just real chicken and garden vegetables under a flaky golden crust.

Low-fat fettuccine primavera tossed with broccoli, red bell pepper, and a microwave cheese sauce made from skim milk, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Light, creamy, and under 30 minutes.