Chicken and black bean salad with red and yellow peppers, tomatoes, and fresh coriander in a zesty lime-jalapeno dressing. A no-cook, high-protein meal ready in 20 minutes.
Tofu is tossed with a mixture of honey, soy sauce and sesame oil, then baked in the oven, which develops delicious flavor and great texture. Mix together these yummy baked tofu cubes with cooked quinoa, carrots, and Asian seasonings. A flavorful dish that can be served as a side dish or a simply tasty main dish.
A light Chinese chicken noodle salad with angel hair pasta, shredded chicken breast, crisp snow peas, cucumber, and red bell pepper tossed in a teriyaki-sesame-rice vinegar dressing. Served cold or at room temperature.
Pasta Provencal tosses delicate angel hair with a light, brothy tomato sauce full of summer squash, mushrooms, scallions, and fresh basil. A quick, vegetable-forward weeknight dinner finished with Parmesan.
Warm lentil salad with stir-fried carrots, celery, scallions, and water chestnuts tossed in balsamic vinaigrette. High-fiber, diabetic-friendly, and served on crisp lettuce.
Spaghetti in a creamy peanut sauce with sesame oil, soy sauce, lime juice, and crushed red pepper, topped with blanched summer squash, scallions, and red bell pepper.
Chicken pumpkin chili simmers cubed chicken breast with pumpkin, beer, pinto beans, and a touch of cocoa for surprising depth. A 45-minute fall chili that rewards a single quiet pot.
Hot and sour celery soup with tofu, sunchokes, and jicama in a ginger-spiked broth thickened with cornstarch. A low-fat, high-fiber twist on the Chinese classic.
Big-batch weekend chili that feeds 30 to 40 people, slow-simmered for 6 hours with ground beef, kidney beans, Rotel tomatoes, and bold spices. The ultimate game day or potluck crowd-pleaser.
Slow cooker one-dish meal with ground beef, bacon, smoked sausage, and four kinds of beans in a sweet-smoky ketchup and honey sauce. A hearty crowd-feeder for 10.
Baked rice and beans casserole with cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, and shredded carrots. A low-calorie vegetarian one-dish meal with a bubbly cheese top.
Spicy tofu salad with julienned vegetables, chopped peanuts, and a chili-soy-rice vinegar dressing. Thai-inspired, loaded with crunch, and completely plant-based.
A chilled, crunchy gazpacho-style soup packed with black beans, corn, jicama, peppers, cucumber, and zucchini in tangy tomato juice. Low-fat, vegetarian, and loaded with fresh vegetables.
This is an authentic family recipe that my mother taught me in 1950 in New Orleans. It makes a great dinner party main dish. Like chinese food, it is long on chopping and assembling, but goes together and cooks rather quickly.
Roasting concentrates flavors without adding fat and lends a buttery-soft texture.
Get some home-grown, store-bought or local farm-produced spring vegetables to make a hearty, tasty, chunky and crunchy spring stew, the fresh ingredients make the stew taste so refreshing.
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