242 plain recipes

Poached salmon steaks for two, simmered in an aromatic bay-dill-peppercorn broth and served with a cool yogurt-cucumber sauce. Light, elegant date-night dinner.

Low-fat cheesecake made with overnight-strained yogurt and blended cottage cheese instead of cream cheese. Dense, silky, and tangy on a graham cracker crust with no cream cheese at all.

Salmon steaks poached with white wine, bay leaf, and fresh dill, served with a creamy cucumber dill sauce made from yogurt, mayo, and grated cucumber.

Tropical chicken salad with rice, pineapple, banana, grapes, and coconut in a light yogurt-mayo dressing. No cooking required, just toss and serve for a refreshing lunch in 10 minutes.

Grilled tandoori chicken kebabs marinated in spiced yogurt with cumin, coriander, and ginger, threaded on skewers with blanched cauliflower and sweet red peppers. Bold Indian flavour, easy grilling.

Manicotti shells stuffed with water-packed tuna, nonfat cottage cheese, lemon, and dill, topped with a creamy yogurt-cottage cheese sauce and Parmesan. A high-protein, low-fat spin on stuffed pasta that's ready in an hour.

Try this East Indian favorite that will create a succulent aroma in your kitchen, with some help from your slow cooker of course.

Low-fat plain yogurt, chopped fresh parsley and scallions make the dish creamy and tasty. An excellent way to cook mini potatoes.

A simple but delicious bread that tastes amazing plain, as toast or sandwiches.

A simple quick and easy rice side dish. A great way to quickly dress up plain rice.

Quick and easy finger food/horderves for your next party or good for any gathering. Prosciutto wrapped around a bread stick.

Quick and easy finger food/horderves for your next party or good for any gathering. Smoked salmon wrapped around a bread stick. Easy to make and easy to serve horderve.

A light and healthy version of a creamy ranch salad dressing.

Very easy to prepare and packed with fairly strong Asian style sweet-sour flavor. Perhaps a bit much on the vinegar, would be good with plain white rice to balance things out.

Wow your guests with your own one of a kind cheesy nut mix. Easy recipe to mix and match nuts, herbs and adapt to spicy/sweet or just plain mixed up cheesy combos.

Classic baking powder biscuits from scratch with just five pantry staples: flour, baking powder, salt, shortening and milk. Tender, flaky, and on the table in about 20 minutes. The plain, reliable biscuit recipe to memorize.