7,151 light recipes

Thai-style basil chicken with chicken breast chunks, bell pepper, chili pepper, garlic, and fresh basil in a quick tomato juice pan sauce spiced with cumin, cinnamon, and ginger. Lean and fast.

Chilled Avocado Soup with ginger, serrano chile, and lime, topped with cilantro cream and walnut oil-dressed julienned radishes. A layered Mexican-inspired cold soup that also works served hot.

Peach cheesecake built on a cottage-cheese filling for a lighter, less dense bite, with a vanilla wafer pecan crust and a sour cream topping crowned with sliced peaches.

Microwave fish tacos with lime-seasoned fillets, salsa, green pepper, and cheddar in crispy shells. A quick, lighter take on Mexican fish tacos ready in 30 minutes.

Fitzwilliam Inn Nutty Pie with Caramel Sauce recipe

French-style stuffed eggs with ham, Dijon, and thyme, topped with a broiled breadcrumb crust. A lightened-up deviled egg appetizer with a warm, crispy topping perfect for Easter brunches.

Buttery pie crust layered with caramelized apples and silky maple custard, topped with cinnamon whipped cream. This showstopper combines fall flavors in one stunning dessert.

Hazelnut double fudge pie with cocoa, chocolate chips, hazelnut liqueur, and cream baked in a flaky shell. Dense, wet-brownie texture with intense fudge richness. Slice thin, it's that decadent.

Oatmeal coconut cake with a soft cinnamon-spiced crumb and a broiled brown-sugar coconut-nut topping that bubbles into a chewy caramel crown. Lazy Daisy-style, the way grandma made it.

A two-layer cocoa cake with a cooked fudge frosting made the old-fashioned way, heated to soft-ball stage and beaten until thick. Cake flour keeps the crumb feathery light against that dense, candy-like frosting.

A deliciously rich chocolate pecan pie using dark, milk and white chocolate studded with pecans.

Experimentation led Mary Ann Zarczynski of Franklin to create this recipe, which she described as "very rich and delicious."

Fermented black beans can be found at Asian markets; but if unavailable, you can substitute prepared black bean sauce.

I have been making this recipe for years, and my family and my friends all absolutely adore it. The beef is so tender, and the sauce is just delicious. We usually have some kimchi and Korean seafood pancakes aside, of course :)

Lighter chocolate cake with oats, egg whites, skim milk, and fresh orange: 50% less fat but loaded with chocolate chips and bright citrus zest for moist, tender sheet cake.

Walnut-stuffed dates wrapped in buttery sour cream cookie dough and brushed with a vanilla glaze. These retro blind date cookies are chewy, nutty, and irresistible.