10,000 low fat low cab recipes

The secret to making the cucumbers crunchy is to salt them first and let the salt draw out excess moisture before use.

Nuclear chicken wings: oven-baked wings glazed with a double-hot sauce of Tabasco and habanero, brown sugar, vinegar, and ground red pepper. For the chili-head crowd. Serve with blue cheese.

Easy homemade taco beef with ground beef, salsa, chili powder, and cumin. Ditch the seasoning packets and make flavorful taco meat from scratch in 35 minutes. Use for tacos, burritos, or salads.

Fresh cherries brined in a simple vinegar, water, sugar, and salt solution. Zero cooking, zero heat. Just jar them up and let time do the work.

Honey roasted chicken quarters glazed with olive oil, orange juice, honey, and paprika. Just 5 ingredients for golden, sticky-sweet roasted chicken with crispy skin.

Boiled chicken in cream of mushroom sauce with mandarin oranges, sliced mushrooms, and water chestnuts. A retro casserole-style dinner with sweet citrus and savory cream sauce, served over rice.

Layered portabella mushroom pasta bake with wheat germ-crusted mushroom slices, chunky tomato sauce, and melted mozzarella. A vegetarian Italian comfort dinner for two.

Perfect for a quick summer dinner, this scrumptious dish involves you stuffing your fish for a change.

Crustless vegetable quiche with broccoli, potatoes, and red peppers in a light cottage cheese and egg substitute base. Low-fat, high-protein, and packed with fresh vegetables.

Vietnamese fruits in syrup (trái cây) with orange, pineapple, and lychees in a sherry-citrus sugar syrup. A simple, elegant tropical dessert chilled to perfection.

Layered Mexican chicken casserole with corn tortillas, cheddar cheese, and a creamy Rotel sauce. Freezer-friendly comfort food that bakes up hot and bubbly every time.

Homemade turkey sausage patties seasoned with sage, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. A low-fat alternative to pork sausage with bold, spicy flavor in every bite.

Calorie-counters who are hungry for flavor will find this a very satisfactory salad dressing. It is only 26 calories per tablespoon.

Greek-style pizza on honey wheat crust with spinach, red bell pepper strips, crumbled feta cheese, and black olives. A Mediterranean twist on homemade pizza.

Slow-baked country ham with a brown sugar, honey, dry sherry, and Dijon mustard glaze applied three times for a sticky, caramelized crust. The centerpiece for any holiday feast.

Basic Irish sausages grind lean pork with pork fat, then season with allspice, sage, mace, and warm spices. Bread-crumb-bound and stuffed into casings for traditional banger-style sausages.