8,375 fat free recipes

Slow-simmered black beans with ham, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and cilantro in chicken broth. A from-scratch dried bean recipe with Cuban-inspired flavors topped with sour cream.

Spaghetti tossed with smoked sausage, broccoli, and Parmesan in a light evaporated milk sauce with Italian seasoning. A creamy one-skillet dinner ready in 35 minutes.

Scandinavian-style meatball cakes made from ground veal and pork with cream and eggs, served alongside beer rice cooked in French onion soup. A hearty, pub-inspired dinner.

Plum cake is the grand Victorian celebration fruitcake: pounds of raisins, currants, dates, citron, and almonds bound by spiced butter cake batter. Christmas, weddings, and christenings on a serious scale.

Fig square is a sweet yeast bread rolled around an allspice-scented fig filling, coiled jelly-roll style into a square pan, and baked golden. Slice into squares for breakfast or tea.

Spanish seafood empanadillas filled with shrimp, bay scallops, anchovy, peppers, and tomatoes in a flaky lard pastry crust. Baked golden and served warm or at room temperature.

Carne con papas: cubed round steak simmered with potatoes in tomato sauce, cumin, and garlic. A simple Mexican-style meat and potatoes dish ready in one hour, one pot.

Texas-style chocolate sheath cake with buttermilk and a warm marshmallow-nut cocoa icing spread on while the cake is still hot. One pan, one hour, and feeds a crowd.

BBQ Beans with molasses, chili powder, cumin, mustard, and tomato sauce, sauteed oil-free and ready in 30 minutes. Serve on buns like sloppy joes, over whole grains, or as a picnic side.

Tangy sour cream flavors this moist apple cinnamon coffee cake covered with crunchy nuts and cinnamon brown sugar.

Sautéed scallops or shrimp with vegetables and couscous, chilled and stuffed into pita bread. A make-ahead seafood sandwich that's picnic-ready and packed with Mediterranean flavor.

Sarma cabbage rolls stuffed with a three-meat filling of ground beef, pork, and ham with rice and paprika, simmered in tomato broth for over two hours until tender.

Popcorn cake binds popped popcorn, mixed nuts, and rainbow gumdrops with melted marshmallows and butter, then molds it all into a tube pan. A no-bake retro showstopper for parties and bake sales.

Slow cooker alphabet beef soup with stew meat, stewed tomatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, and alphabet noodles. A kid-friendly crockpot soup with just 5 minutes of prep.

Holiday cheddar date cake bakes a tube of brown sugar batter loaded with shredded sharp cheddar, dates, pecans, candied cherries, and golden raisins. A surprising savory-sweet fruitcake that keeps for 6 weeks.

Classic Midwestern longjohns: rectangular yeast-raised doughnuts fried golden and topped with a cooked brown-sugar maple frosting. Old-school bakery comfort.