Recipes

Forget about a boring tuna sandwich for lunch - with just 10 minutes of work, this light and colorful tuna salad will fill you up without weighing you down.

Tea doesn't have to stay in your cup - Tosca Reno's biscotti use antioxidant-rich green tea as their star ingredient!

While tortilla soup is usually made with cooked chicken, spicy sausage gives it a fiery kick. The garnishes are the key to making this soup healthier: Radishes and cabbage add fiber and vitamins, while the tortilla strips add complex carbohydrates and a satisfying crunch.

Ingredients vary widely when it comes to these trendy, French bistro-style, open-faced sandwiches. Start with our basic recipe for snack time and, later on, try adding lean chicken, turkey, fish or more vegetables for a heartier meal.

Crisp, golden toasted ravioli with rich marinara sauce is now your perfect skinny snack (we save you 14 grams of fat!).

Replace the bacon in your BLT with lean tuna and you've got a CE-approved snack. We've also swapped out the bread for Boston lettuce for a sushi-inspired mini-meal - with each wrap packing a mere 52 calories!

Take a refreshing break with these all-natural thirst quenchers created by chef Adam Goetz's Sample Restaurant of Buffalo, New York's, known for their ever-evolving cocktail list that only uses the best ingredients.

Serve your family a clean and tasty Thai-inspired chicken dish in just 35 minutes (and it's freezable!) Try serving your protein with brown rice, a seasonal veggie or your favorite quinoa dish.

Pork's mild flavor pairs nicely with a balance of naturally sweet fruit and salty teriyaki sauce. You'll also adore the wonderful crunch of water chestnuts and bok choy in every bite.

Oven-baked chicken thighs are given a gourmet makeover with our sticky-sweet tamari and honey flavoring. Paired with steamed broccoli and drizzled with a velvety, rich Asian-style almond butter sauce, this is a meal that truly tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen!

By making your own homemade BBQ blend, you'll be able to control every last ingredient that goes in (plus, tinker with our recipe to whip together your own signature secret sauce in the process).

Light on the fat and heavy on the fiber, we use sweet potatoes for our cleaned-up French fries. The best part? A creamy, smoky chipotle sauce for dipping!

Turn your usual sweet potato pie into bite-size truffles, a totally rich and decadent treat that lets you flex your festive creativity!

Food Network's Private Chefs of Beverly Hills co-star Manouschka Guerrier shared a killer sweet potato ice cream recipe. Bonus: no ice cream maker needed!

These sweet potato brownies are a great way to pack more immune-boosting vitamin A into your day.

To save time and make this healthy sweet and sour chicken recipe even simpler than it already is, pre-chop your vegetables and let your chicken marinate in the fridge up to eight hours ahead of time. Then, when you and your loved ones are ready to eat, it'll take just 10 minutes to get your Asian-inspired dinner on the table!

With a heady brew of sweet, tart, smoky and spicy flavors, this 15-minute dish takes tofu to a whole new level.

The pork and veggies in our quick stir-fry bounce around your taste buds, thanks to a sauce with salty soy, tangy vinegar, spicy ginger and sweet orange juice, all ringing in at less than 350 calories per serving!

Your tart shells need not be full of butter to perfectly contain our sweet and savory filling! Enjoy the elegant and slimming tarts as a quick snack or serve them to guests at your next dinner party.

This Asian-inspired salmon salad makes a hearty winter lunch or a flavorsome summer picnic dish - either way, it's a satisfying meal ready in just 30 minutes!

This sushi salad unrolls all of the quintessential flavors of your favorite sushi platter. Crisp strips of nori softened with chewy brown rice, crunchy vegetables and plump pieces of crab. Silky avocado and a peppy wasabi vinaigrette top the deconstructed California roll on a bed of baby spinach.

Caponata (pronounced kap-oh-nah-tah) is a Sicilian dish often served as a salad or relish – here, as a topper for chicken sausage. Our lower-sodium variation of this traditional Italian topping with eggplant, tomatoes, anchovies, olives and capers beats sugary relish any day!

We've lightened up a winter favorite, keeping all the flavor elements intact (thick mushroom sauce, bread crumbs, green beans) but with a welcome summery twist.

This side is about as simple as they come, though it's not without healthy vitamins and minerals, thanks to the addition of nutrient-rich edamame and corn.

Our reader's fan-favorite recipe, a stuffed zucchini made with just 8 ingredients, is the perfect way to turn extra veggies into a satisfying, low-cal meal!

Bright peppers are as lovely as they are healthy, with ample vitamin A and C. Our stuffed turkey peppers are filled with wild rice and turkey for a generous dose of protein and fiber.

This intensely satisfying treat, infused with traditional Middle Eastern flavors, relies on dates for its sweetness — remember to use pit-in dates; they contain more moisture than their pitted counterparts.

Tart, green tomatillos are a key ingredient in Latin American sauces, such as the one in this recipe. While delicious roasted, they may also be eaten raw or added to soups.

This decadent recipe attracted an army of clean-eating enthusiasts - just look at the ooey-gooey buns you get for 145 calories! Freeze a batch for Sunday morning treats.

Smaller spring potatoes, also known as new potatoes, tend to be sweeter, making this an ideal time of year to try a variety other than America's beloved Russet (otherwise known as the Idaho potato). Our Herbed New Potatoes is a side that's both simple and elegant.

You can put together your own combination of preferred mushrooms or look for already-combined sampler packages at your local market. Try the sautéed side over top of pan-seared chicken, polenta or even pizza.

Pungent blue cheese balances out the sweetness of dates in this meal-worthy salad made with a combination of baby spinach and arugula.

Queen Catherine de' Medici introduced artichokes to France. When you introduce artichokes to your leftover steak and combine them with wild mushrooms, it's easy to create elegant pizzettes.

We've chosen to keep it light for this steak pasta recipe with a tomato-based sauce smoothed with sour cream. Top that off with lean steak and lesser-known whole-wheat farfalle pasta, and you've got yourself a deliciously clean dinner sure to please any pasta lover in your family.

Hearty barley, split peas and ham give this classic soup a comforting appeal that will stick to your ribs long after you've scraped the final spoonful from your bowl.

If you have memories of eating split pea soup with ham as a child, our soup will fill that spot in your heart (and help improve heart health with omega-3 fatty acids).

Chilling your risotto mixture overnight allows for a stickier texture, perfect for rolling into bite-size balls. Your guests will swoon for these crisp Greek-inspired risotto balls and their accompanying Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.

Melded with one pound of whole-wheat linguine, our pesto recipe provides a filling meal without the fat of traditional, heavier pestos. The vibrant green translates into ample chlorophyll, which helps trigger hemoglobin and red blood cell production.

Infuse iron-rich spinach and protein-powered chickpeas with some simple flavor thanks to garlic, paprika, cumin and red wine vinegar.

Since fresh tomatoes aren't in season this time of the year and pre-made marinara sauce is often loaded with sodium, canned diced tomatoes with no added salt are a healthy solution.

Instead of the traditional lemon and dill lineup, our tuna melt recipe takes a cue from Tex-Mex cuisine and employs some southern flavor with a little kick.

Looking for a crunchy, savory snack? These thin, crisp and delicious baked chips will soon become a surprise hit in your house.

This spicy beef jerky recipe is better-than-purchased with basic kitchen materials: All you need are some flavorful spices, an oven, and a few hours to spare.

Kick up your mother's meatloaf with a spicy homemade glaze and serve with your favorite potato salad or mashed potatoes!

Food Network mainstay Kelsey Nixon is known for making professional-looking dishes that are surprisingly easy, and this impressive pork tenderloin is no exception!

Spice up your evening with this succulent beef tenderloin topped with fiery sauteed shrimp.

Chock full of antioxidants, apples make a great base for this festive winter bevy - our cool, cocktail-worthy take on hot apple cider (with less than a gram of fat).

These tofu steaks become pleasantly toothsome thanks to their time on the grill, and the flavorful smoky-sweet rub lends delicious dimension to a somewhat plainly flavored protein.

Spanakopita, or spinach pie, is a classic fixture in Greek cuisine, most often sold as individual triangular pastries. Enjoy our casserole version as a light snack or appetizer, or pair it with a lentil soup or fresh tomato salad for a more filling main for the whole family.

With less natural sweetness than butternut, mild spaghetti squash pairs well with slightly bitter radicchio and salty Kalamata olives. This side dish would be a refreshing change of pace with pork tenderloin, baked white fish or as part of a vegetarian meal.

We've taken your favorite classic carbonara and reinvented it with the same velvety texture that you're used to - but without the cream. Fresh asparagus adds a touch of color and texture, while chicken sausage stands in for bacon to provide meaty flavor.