1,180 sook recipes

Mincemeat bars with a buttery oat-walnut crust sandwiching a thickened mincemeat filling. Old-fashioned holiday dessert squares that store beautifully in a tin.

No-bake chocolate peanut butter oat bars with a chewy brown sugar base topped with melted chocolate chips and crunchy peanut butter. A classic candy bar copycat that comes together with just a few pantry staples.

Sauteed chicken tenders tossed with rice, mandarin oranges, sliced almonds, and celery. A quick, light skillet dinner with sweet citrus and nutty crunch in every forkful.

Plantation shrimp with rice is a lightened Southern skillet dinner with sweet peppers, mushrooms, bay, and Worcestershire. The shrimp cook just until pink and fold into warm rice for a protein-packed low-fat main.

Balsamic and black pepper filet mignon broiled in under 20 minutes with a two-ingredient molasses-balsamic glaze. A weeknight steakhouse dinner with deep caramelized crust and tender beef.

Oven-baked eggplant slices coated in seasoned egg whites and crushed corn flakes. Crispy without frying, no oil needed, and just as good cold as hot.

Mexican rice with ground beef, salsa, Mexicorn, and melted Monterey Jack. One skillet, seven ingredients, ready in 35 minutes. Weeknight-fast Tex-Mex dinner.

Filo nests made from layered phyllo pastry sheets with chopped pecans, baked until golden and crisp. Fill with sweet or savory fillings for an elegant presentation.

Light chicken salad sandwich filling with shredded carrots, celery, grated onion, and light mayo. Make it ahead and stash it in the fridge for quick lunches all week.

Oatmeal leek soup made with just five ingredients: leeks, milk, oats, salt, and pepper. A simple, creamy Scottish-style soup thickened naturally with quick oats.

Red cabbage apple casserole braised with onions, butter, and white wine, then baked with nutmeg. A German-Polish style side dish for pork roast, sausages, or holiday roast goose.

One-pot chicken dinner simmers a whole chicken with tomatoes, green pepper, okra, and chili powder into a Southern-style stew spooned over rice. Honest, hearty, and feeds a crowd of 8.

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.

Cold seafood pasta salad with shrimp, tri-color spiral pasta, zucchini, carrots, and bell pepper tossed in a creamy white wine Worcestershire dressing.

Chicken a la king simmers leftover roast chicken with mushrooms and asparagus in a creamy stock-and-cream sauce, served over white rice. A comforting, retro way to use up Sunday's roast.

Homemade low-fat turkey sausage patties with dried apples, sage, and nutmeg. Ready in 30 minutes, these breakfast sausages skip the grease and pack real country flavor into every bite.