194 wedding cookie recipes

Barbara's Applesauce Meat Loaf makes a lighter turkey meatloaf with oats and unsweetened applesauce for moisture, cooked in a microwave in just 10 minutes with a ketchup-mustard glaze.

Lower-fat Philly cheesesteak with thinly sliced flank steak, sauteed peppers and onions, and reduced-fat cheddar on hoagie rolls. Broiled until bubbly in 20 minutes.

Slow cooker Cajun jambalaya with chicken, smoked sausage, and shrimp simmered with the holy trinity of pepper, onion, and celery. Hands-off Louisiana comfort food in a single pot.

Baked couscous casserole with black beans, corn, roasted red peppers, and creamy ricotta, served over fresh spinach. A hearty vegetarian one-dish dinner for six.

This is a super easy and savory casserole, everyone loves it, definitely a great recipe.

Lean pork loin strips seared fast and tossed with red, yellow, and smoky poblano peppers in a ginger-sesame sauce. A quick, low-carb skillet dinner that's on the table in 15 minutes.

Whole red snapper stuffed with saffron paella rice, chorizo, shrimp, and toasted almonds, then basted in lime butter. A showstopping Spanish-inspired seafood centerpiece.

Crustless vegetable quiche with broccoli, potatoes, and red peppers in a light cottage cheese and egg substitute base. Low-fat, high-protein, and packed with fresh vegetables.

Sweet and sour chicken breast with pineapple, peppers, and carrots made two ways: crockpot (8-10 hrs) or oven (2 hrs). Tapioca thickens the sauce without any fuss. Serve over rice.

Roasted acorn squash halves stuffed with crispy SPAM, jicama, red bell pepper, and tomatoes in a ginger soy glaze. A fun, hearty weeknight main dish.

Crispy crab and shrimp cakes crusted in crushed potato chips, spiked with Dijon, horseradish, and hot sauce. Golden, crunchy, and on the table in 20 minutes flat.

Authentic Cincinnati chili simmered with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and unsweetened chocolate, then chilled overnight to deepen the flavors. Serve over spaghetti with shredded cheddar for a true 3-way.

Set-it-and-forget-it sweet and sour chicken in the slow cooker. Frozen chicken simmers with pineapple, carrots, peppers, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Serve over rice for an effortless weeknight win.

Slow cooker sweet and sour chicken with pineapple chunks, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, carrots, and green pepper. A dump-and-go crockpot dinner that works with frozen chicken.

Classic shrimp creole with the holy trinity, stewed tomatoes, thyme, bay leaf, Worcestershire, and a dash of hot sauce over fluffy rice. A roux-thickened Louisiana staple that's on the table in 45 minutes.

Korean-style grilled chicken thighs marinated in soy, sesame oil, ginger, and honey, served with a cool minted cucumber salad. A bright, balanced weeknight dinner.