low fat meals

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Vegetarian Chili

This vegetarian and vegan chili is quick, easy, and gluten-free to boot. It's a flavorful and filling option for a weeknight dinner, family meal, p...

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Whole Wheat Pancakes

Enjoy these tasty pancakes with fresh fruit and a tiny bit of powdered sugar for just a touch of sweetness. If you aren't looking to cut back on su...

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Thai Chicken Salad

Larb gai is best served while the chicken is still hot from the pan and the greens are cold, though you can also serve it with rice. A key ingredie...

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Vegan Mushroom Bean Burger

The plant-based cuisine movement has delivered endless beautiful and wholesome burger recipes, packed with nutrition and flavor. Our vegan gluten-f...

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Vegan Broccoli Quiche

This healthy, egg-free quiche recipe with broccoli is a crowd-pleaser for vegans and omnivores alike. It uses tofu instead of eggs or egg replacer,...

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High-Protein Barley Vegetable Soup With Lentils

For the Worcestershire sauce, be sure to read the label carefully because not all brands are vegetarian.

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Low-Fat Spinach and Ricotta Pasta

Quick-and-easy spinach and ricotta pasta will satisfy any craving for a decadent and creamy pasta, but this one is low-fat!

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Gluten-Free Quinoa Salad

There's a lot to love about quinoa—it has about 11 grams of protein per cup cooked and has iron, magnesium, and fiber. It can be prepared faster ...

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Vegan Black Bean and Hummus Wrap Recipe

This tasty plant-based lunch is just one of the hundreds of possibilities that you can enjoy when eating whole foods that are mostly plants. Who sa...

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Vegan Curried Tofu Scramble With Spinach

Looking for an Indian-inspired vegan dish you can make at home? This curried tofu scramble with spinach recipe takes a basic vegetarian and vegan t...

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Perfect Israeli Couscous

This recipe as written is suitable for dairy-free and vegan diets, but make sure to read the labels on all ingredients to make sure that there are ...

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Quick and Easy Canned Tuna Fish Tacos

Since taco refers more to a way of serving something (wrapped in a warm tortilla) than to specific ingredients, tacos can be made from almost any t...

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Vegan Indian Palak Paneer

This vegan and gluten-free recipe for Indian palak paneer, however uses tofu instead of paneer, for a completely dairy-free and vegan dish. Palak p...

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Low-Fat Turkey Chili

There are all kinds of ways to make chili: with meat, without meat—and if you use meat, different kinds of meat. This particular low-fat chili us...

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Easy Creamy Spinach Soup

This fresh spinach soup is wonderfully nutritious and delicious. It's also easy to put together and can be ready in about 30 minutes, making it an ...

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Taco-Rubbed Flank Steak

This recipe for taco-rubbed flank steak gets the stamp of approval from the American Heart Association. Traditional Mexican taco seasonings are rub...

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Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew

Chock-full of vegetables, including carrots, butternut squash, and mushrooms, this is a filling and nutritious stew that is the perfect comfort foo...

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Glazed Pork Medallions

These lean pork medallions are tender and delicious, with a slightly sweet tang thanks to its honey-mustard and balsamic glaze. Ready in less than ...

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Turkey and Lentil Soup

The soup is quick to prepare, starting with sauteing onion, carrots, celery, and cremini mushrooms in oil until softened; then the curry powder and...

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Low-Fat Spice-Rubbed Cod

A simple seasoning mix of paprika, cumin, coriander, and turmeric is a great rub for cod. This recipe creates a low-fat fish entrée that is perfec...

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Couscous Salad

Couscous can be prepared in just 5 minutes. Simply follow the instructions on the package for foolproof, fluffy couscous every time. As a rule, a 1...

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Lentil and Black Bean Soup

And the preparation of comfort food does not have to be time consuming either. The green lentils in this recipe don’t require soaking prior to co...

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Low-Fat Skillet Ground Beef and Vegetables

This recipe is an exception, combining ground beef with plenty of vegetables to make this hearty supper dish. The trick is to use extra-lean ground...

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Crock Pot Chicken and Apples

This combination of apples, onions, curry powder, and chicken is reminiscent of and inspired by Indian chicken Mughlai without the addition of milk...

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Sesame Ginger Broiled Halibut Recipe

This simple, Asian-inspired recipe combines soy sauce, sesame, and ginger and really highlights the meaty flavor of the halibut.

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Low Fat Vegetable Lasagna

This meatless, low-fat lasagna is chock full of colorful vegetables, making this a healthy and nutritious supper dish. You can even prepare this ve...

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Baked Whole Trout With Lemon And Dill

Although a whole fish comes with the head and tail intact, your local fish market will scale and gut the fish for you, leaving a clean opening wher...

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Low-Fat Broccoli Soup

Our healthy and nutritious recipe for low-fat broccoli soup uses a Yukon Gold potato to add body to the texture. It's a gluten-free alternative to ...

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Tomato Basil Soup

This is a perfect soup for all seasons, and in the summer, you can actually use fresh chopped tomatoes and basil, which will add a little but not a...

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Creamy Low-Fat Mushroom Risotto Recipe

Our risotto is naturally gluten free as long as the broth you use is a gluten-free brand. Many store-bought broths use wheat-based ingredients as t...

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Low-Fat Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Pot roast is a less tender cut of meat that is usually sold in a chuck or round cut. It is often inexpensive and benefits from slow, long cooking t...

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Low-Fat Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Our recipe is very simple, easy to follow, and uses a convenient ready-made marinara sauce to simmer the meatballs. There's no standing near the po...

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Carrot and Zucchini Soup

Soup is one of the easiest foods to prepare and it can be one of the most rewarding ones, too. Why settle for canned soup when you can make your ow...

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Meaty Broiled Portobello Mushrooms

Large portobellos are meaty and filling. For the broiler, all they need is a marinade of garlic, olive oil, vegetable broth, and balsamic vinegar. ...

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Cheesy Vegetable Bake

This cheesy vegetable bake casserole has 7 grams of protein and only 4 g of fat per serving, making it an ideal side dish for any dinner.

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Maple-Glazed Chicken Breasts

Here's an easy main dish that's sure to set you on your own quest for the best maple syrup. Start the chicken breasts marinating on a Saturday afte...

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Broccoli and Cauliflower Sauté

Mix up these nutrient-packed cruciferous vegetables for a flavorful and healthy side dish.

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Seasoned Cod

Sprinkle with seasonings, broil a few minutes, and the succulent fish is ready to serve. It's a dinner that's ready in under 20 minutes.

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Shrimp & Fish Stew

This hearty shrimp and fish stew is inspired by cioppino, an Italian-American dish that originated in San Francisco. Serve with crusty bread to soa...

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Garden Tomato Sauce

This garden-fresh tomato sauce is a delicious way to use summer-ripe tomatoes. Or freeze whole tomatoes and make this sauce later on in the winter....

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Smoked Salmon & Avocado Toasts

They would have been canapés back in 1979--today they're trendy avocado toasts. Let your guests creatively customize their nibbles by setting out ...

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Easy Chicken Pasta

This quick and easy recipe tops multigrain or whole-grain pasta with flavorful chicken, broccoli and diced vegetables. With 0 grams of saturated fa...

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Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Cream Sauce

This easy, creamy sauce is bound to become a favorite. Roasting the garlic brings out its inherent sweetness for a rich, flavorful sauce that's hea...

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Soft Green Beans

Modern cooking may champion barely cooked, tender-crisp veggies, but the soft and luscious ones you find in many Southern kitchens, like these supe...

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Baked Parmesan Zucchini Curly Fries

This healthy recipe combines two bar food favorites--fried zucchini and curly fries--into one tempting package. Serve these baked zucchini fries wi...

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Egyptian Lentil Soup

This recipe is adapted from Zooba, an Egyptian fast casual restaurant chain that also has a location in New York City. Use red, yellow or even brow...

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Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

A pork tenderloin is marinated in a mixture of balsamic vinegar and rosemary, then brushed with an easy balsamic glaze for this simple, low-calorie...

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Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts have surged in popularity recently and it's easy to understand why. They're high in nutrients while low in calories and can be pre...

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Panko-Crusted Chicken

This recipe is the perfect way to add some extra flavor to your dinner. Combine this recipe with your favorite vegetables and a serving of whole-gr...

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Dakgangjeong

A sticky glaze of soy sauce and brown sugar gets subtle heat from fresh jalapeños to give these crispy fried wings the perfect level of spice, swe...

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Soba Noodles with Crispy Duck and Hot Dipping Sauce

The combination of cold, chewy homemade soba noodles with steaming-hot crispy duck and dashi-enriched dipping sauce is an unparalleled delight. Tim...

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Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons

Ina Garten includes all your favorite aromatic vegetables in this comforting soup, which sports a creamy broth, tender chicken, and flaky puff past...

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

In the realm of cookies, it doesn't get much better than chocolate chip with brown butter. The butterscotch-tinged dough is a perfect complement to...

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Easy Polenta

Most polenta recipes require nearly an hour of patient stirring; this streamlined version comes together off the heat, with a final whisk just befo...

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Egg in a Bagel Hole

Adding water to the skillet helps cook the eggs evenly without burning the bagel halves, resulting in a lightly toasted bagel wrapped around a perf...

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Thousand-Layer Duck Fat Potatoes

Fluffy on the inside and impossibly crisp on the outside, these gorgeous layered potatoes are sure to steal the show every time.

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Poulet Mafé

In Senegal at the Keur Moussa monastery, a typical meal includes poulet mafé, a thick peanut sauce with chicken, root vegetables, and cabbage serv...