7,151 light recipes

Asian-style stuffed mushrooms with crispy bacon, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and garlic in a savory bread crumb filling. Blanched caps keep their shape, and they're make-ahead friendly.

Lemon pie with a crisp baked meringue crust, lemon curd filling, and sweetened whipped cream topping. A no-pastry dessert that's light, tangy, and completely gluten-free with a cloud-like meringue shell.

Plump shrimp in a from-scratch tomato-basil sauce with mushrooms, served over fettuccine with tender asparagus and Parmesan. A light, veggie-loaded Italian dinner ready in 35 minutes.

Linguine tossed with fresh spring vegetables including asparagus, broccoli, snow peas, mushrooms, and leeks. A light, veggie-packed pasta dish that puts the season's best produce front and center.

Grilled shrimp skewers threaded with orange sections and black olives, marinated in olive oil, sherry vinegar, orange juice, and fresh basil. A Mediterranean-inspired appetizer or light main.

A flourless-style chocolate cake with ground almonds, rum-soaked currants, and pine nuts on top. Bittersweet chocolate and whipped egg whites create an intensely fudgy, gluten-light torte.

Cafe con miel is Spanish honey coffee with warm milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. A cozy 20-minute drink that doubles as a light dessert. Three ingredients you already have.

Szechuan-style shrimp velveted in a light egg-cornstarch batter, then wok-tossed with ginger, garlic, and dried chili in a sweet-sour-spicy sauce. Serve over steamed rice for a Chinese kitchen classic.

Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake with cocoa, instant coffee, and buttermilk frosted with sweetened whipped cream. A tender, not-too-sweet chocolate cake with a light, airy frosting.

Variety coleslaw: light yogurt-dressed slaw with cabbage, carrot, and green pepper plus chopped apple, pineapple, or raisins. A lighter spin on creamy coleslaw for picnics and BBQs.

Sweet fried bananas soaked in rum, lemon juice, and orange zest, dipped in a light egg white batter, and fried until golden. A Caribbean-inspired dessert served hot with sugar.

Cranberry star mold: a retro raspberry gelatin dessert folded with whipped cream, pineapple, and orange sections, chilled in a star mold. A classic holiday side or light dessert.

Easy multigrain bread machine recipe with bread flour, multigrain cereal, honey and active dry yeast. Set it and forget it: tender crumb, hearty grain texture, lightly sweet from honey.

Florida-style red snapper fillets bake under a citrus-blanket of orange and grapefruit zest with a whisper of nutmeg. Five ingredients, foil-covered, on the table in 25 minutes. Light, fragrant, full of Sunshine State sunshine.

Roast cod with a crispy French persillade crust of garlic and parsley, served on wilted spinach with black olives and lemon. An elegant 30-minute dinner.

Jumbo shrimp marinated in brandy, garlic, and lemon then skewered with bok choy and broiled until charred and succulent. A show-stopping appetizer or light dinner ready in under an hour.