1,954 lowfat recipes

Fresh ripe tomatoes stewed with scallions, green pepper, dill, and basil, thickened with cornmeal and enriched with sunflower seed butter. Diabetic-friendly and naturally vegan.

Honey glaze for roasting meat with black pepper, dill, fennel, and cinnamon cooked to soft ball stage. Scales per pound and works on pork, ham, chicken, or beef roasts.

Spaghetti squash stir-fry with mushrooms, zucchini, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sherry. A veggie-packed, low-fat stir-fry that turns squash strands into noodle-like gold.

Stir flour, yeast, and water together to create a simple sourdough starter that bubbles to life in days, ready to bake tangy bread without fussing over wild yeasts.

Garlic vegetable soup with two whole heads of garlic simmered into a creamy, vegan, fat-free puree with potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion. The cure-all soup for cold and flu season.

Strawberry fruit leather made with pureed berries, applesauce, and a hit of lemon juice. Slow-baked until it peels cleanly from the plastic for a chewy, naturally sweet snack you can roll up and stash for later.

Summer soup with potato, leek, watercress, and fresh basil in vegetable stock. A light, peppery vegetarian soup that celebrates green flavors without cream or heavy thickeners.

Tangy-sweet rhubarb chutney with fresh ginger, garlic, jalapeno, mustard seeds and currants in a brown sugar vinegar base. A sharp Indian-inflected condiment for grilled meats, cheese boards and curries.

Traditional Jewish tzimmes with beef, carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes, and dried apricots braised in orange juice. A sweet and savory one-pot holiday dish simmered low and slow until fork-tender.

Fiery hot salsa fresca with diced tomato, onion, sweet yellow and green bell peppers, and three habaneros for serious heat. Brightened with cilantro, oregano, and fresh lime juice. No cooking required.

Lemon-ginger marmalade uses whole lemons soaked overnight, simmered with fresh ginger juice and sugar until set. Just four ingredients, water-bath canned, and shelf-stable for up to a year.

Puree of apricots made from dried apricots simmered tender, blended smooth with honey and orange zest. A three-ingredient sauce for desserts, cakes, custards, or spooning over yogurt.

Pepper pasta sauce with julienned red and yellow bell peppers, mushrooms, pepperoni, fresh tomatoes, and a dash of hot sauce, simmered 45 minutes over your favorite pasta.

Orange sweet potatoes whipped with fresh orange juice, zest, brown sugar, and a secret splash of Angostura bitters. A lighter, butterless holiday side dish.

Bean-free turkey chili slow-cooked overnight with cocoa, cinnamon, and cumin for deep, complex flavor. A dump-and-go crockpot recipe using turkey thighs and fresh jalapeños.

Kuemmelkartoffel, a traditional German caraway potato side dish. Boiled potato slices tossed with caraway seeds and finished with melted butter for earthy, aromatic flavor.