45 wedding cookie recipes

Meatless red beans and rice simmers dry red beans with onion, garlic, and a clever pinch of fennel seed that echoes sausage, cooked down to a thick, creamy gravy and spooned over rice. Vegan comfort, no meat needed.

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.

Spicy black beans and tomatoes simmer into a quick vegan skillet dinner. Garlic, the kick of red pepper flakes and fresh cilantro over rice, ready in about 15 minutes and naturally low-fat.

A succulent pot roast dish made with red wine vinegar and a variety of other herbs and spices.

Honey curried red snapper bakes fish fillets under a glaze of Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice, and curry powder. Light, low-calorie dinner ready in under an hour.

Pacific pot roast studded with whole garlic cloves, braised low and slow in a Dutch oven, then served with a tomato-spiked flour gravy over rice. Simple, old-school comfort.

Vegan golden lentil soup pureed from red lentils, onion and vegetable stock with a finishing lemon zip. A 35-minute oil-free meal with 17g fiber per bowl.

Crustless turkey and rice quiche with mozzarella, fresh tomato, basil, and green pepper. A lighter leftover turkey recipe with a rice base instead of pastry crust.

Cherry with almonds are always a good combination, and this cake is very delicious with cherry and almonds mixing.

Crispy corn tortilla quesadilla stuffed with charred corn, sundried tomatoes, red onion, and smoky melted mozzarella. Vegetarian, light, and done in 16 minutes flat.

Grilled fruit kabobs brushed with maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, bitters, and red pepper flakes. Sweet, smoky, and spicy summer dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Rosie's Pizza Dough uses durum semolina flour and a food processor to make 8 individual crusts with a chewy, pizzeria-style texture. Includes a quick herb tomato sauce.

Sweet summer corn can't be beat. Highlight it in this chowder along with buttery Yukon Gold potatoes and smoky Canadian bacon.

A cost-effective veggie only hash that uses up basic pantry vegetables. Develops a nice crusty brown surface as it cooks.

Crock-Pot minestrone soup with kidney beans, zucchini, carrots, red pepper, and crushed tomatoes slow-cooked 8 to 10 hours. A set-it-and-forget-it vegetable soup with rice.

A scrumptious and cheesy potato croquettes recipe that is great for entertaining friends or family.