5,074 low sugar recipes

New Orleans-style oyster cream sauce with fresh oysters, oyster liquor, herbs, and a butter roux. Rich and briny, perfect over pasta, fish, or steaks.

A 15-minute chicken or shrimp curry with crushed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh coriander. Quick enough for the busiest weeknights.

Leftover turkey with cranberry papaya salsa tops sliced cold turkey with a fresh, spicy tropical relish of diced papaya, dried cranberries, pickled jalapeños, cilantro, cumin, and lime. Ready in minutes, no cooking required.

Oyster and spinach soup with pureed oysters, spinach, milk, and half-and-half, finished with broiled whipped cream on top. A rich, velvety bisque-style soup with a golden cream cap.

Apricot horseradish sauce whisked together in five minutes from jam, fresh horseradish, and lime juice. A sweet-and-fiery dipping sauce for ham, smoked salmon, or roast pork that keeps for weeks.

Chicken wrapped in bacon and baked over a bed of dried beef, then blanketed in a creamy sour cream and celery soup sauce. A retro comfort casserole that's salty, savory, and made for spooning over rice.

Stuffed chicken breast wrapped in puff pastry with a spinach, cream cheese, garlic, and basil filling. A golden, flaky main dish that looks impressive but comes together in 40 minutes.

Best corned beef cures your own brisket from scratch in a spiced salt brine, then simmers it tender. Real-deal homemade corned beef with garlic and pickling spice, far better than anything from a packet.

Garlic mud chicken roasted under a thick paste of 50 garlic cloves, olive oil, Cajun spice, and flour that bakes into a crispy, flavor-sealing crust. Seriously garlicky.

Pork chops in wine sauce rubbed with sage, rosemary, and garlic, browned in butter, then braised in dry white wine. The pan sauce reduces to a syrupy glaze poured over the chops.

Authentic gorditas made with masa harina, lard, and a touch of flour. Pressed thin, griddle-seared, then fried until puffed and crispy. Ready to split and fill with your favorite toppings.

Hungarian pastry cookies made with a flaky sour cream dough, filled with prune lekvar or apricot preserves, folded into pockets, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Bacon and egg carbonara with raw egg yolk stirred into hot pasta at the table, sour cream warmed in the bowl, crispy bacon, chives, and Parmesan. A rich, interactive dinner.

Homemade salami from ground beef with curing salt, mustard seeds, coarse black pepper, and hickory liquid smoke. A three-day process baked low and slow.

Butterflied leg of lamb marinated in olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and fresh herbs, then roasted to a rosy medium-rare. The centerpiece of a Greek Easter table.

Garlic-ginger bourbon chicken: cubed chicken marinated in soy sauce, bourbon, fresh ginger, garlic, and brown sugar, then baked, grilled, or broiled. Big-flavor weeknight dinner.