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Light and healthy recipes for everything from appetizers to salads and the main course to dessert that won’t weigh you down!

Fish en Papillote is pretty much everything! An easy, light, healthy, delicious dinner with zero clean-up! Wrap up a healthy, light and easy dinner with Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps and Mediterranean Chicken is like a culinary escape to sunny southern France on a plate.

Grilled Tajin-Seasoned Chicken Fajitas on wood board with all the accompaniments.

Grilled Chicken Fajitas with Tajin Seasoning

Classic French Ratatouille in white Dutch oven garnished with fresh basil.

Traditional Ratatouille Recipe

Photo of Roasted Beet Salad with Walnuts Goat Cheese and Honey Balsamic Dressing on white oval platter with serving utensils.

Roasted Beet Salad with Walnuts Goat Cheese and Honey Balsamic Dressing

Four Mediterranean chicken breasts with tomatoes, artichokes and lemon slices in white enamel cast iron skillet.

Easy Skillet Mediterranean Chicken

Photo of Easy Weeknight Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet with gray napkin and serving utensils.

Easy Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet

Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos with Chipotle Lime Slaw - Overhead shot of three tacos with garnishes on light blue background

Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos with Chipotle Lime Slaw

Butternut Squash in Fresh Green Curry

Butternut Squash in Fresh Green Curry

Baked Tilapia with Spinach Pecan Pesto

Baked Tilapia with Spinach Pecan Pesto

Pesto and Goat Cheese-Stuffed Chicken with Roma Tomatoes - Finished dish being served with serving fork from white baking dish

Pesto and Goat Cheese-Stuffed Chicken with Roma Tomatoes

Cauliflower Tabouli with Lemon Tahini Dressing and Feta Cheese - Overhead hero shot of salad on large oval platter garnished with parsley and lemons

Cauliflower Tabouli Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing

Sichuan Bang Bang Chicken - Overhead close-up shot of finished dish on black oval platter

Sichuan Bang Bang Chicken

Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry - Overhead hero shot of curry in white cooking vessel garnished with cilantro and lime wedges on pale blue background

Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry

Curried Roast Vegetables - Overhead hero shot of vegetables on platter garnished with lime wedges and cilantro

Curried Roast Vegetables

Greek Quinoa Cakes with Tzatziki - Overhead hero shot of cakes garnished with lemon

Greek Quinoa Spinach Cakes with Tzatziki

Slow Cooker Southwestern Turkey, Butternut Squash and Black Bean Stew - Overhead hero shot in black bowls garnished with avocado, sour cream and lime

Slow Cooker Southwestern Turkey Stew

Lemony Broccoli, Barley and Bean Salad - Overhead shot of salad in white bowl garnished with parsley

Lemony Broccoli Barley and White Bean Salad

Chicken with Romesco Sauce and Saffron Cauliflower Rice - Full meal on white background garnished with parsley and almonds

Chicken with Romesco Sauce and Saffron Cauliflower Rice

Spicy Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta Cheese - Close-up overhead shot of dish on pale blue background

Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta Cheese

Italian Vegetable Stew

Italian Vegetable Stew

Turkey Quinoa Chili

Turkey Quinoa Chili

Baked Veracruz-Style Fish (Pescado A La Veracruzana) - Overhead hero shot of dish in white baking dish

Baked Veracruz Fish (Pescado A La Veracruzana)

Grilled Citrus Chicken with Spicy Basil Chimichurri

Grilled Citrus Chicken with Spicy Basil Chimichurri

Grilled Vegetable Kabobs on oval white platter garnished with parsley and lemon slices.

Grilled Vegetable Kabobs

Chicken Tostadas with Black Bean Guacamole and Salsa Fresca - Another overhead angle on wooden tray

Chicken Tostadas

Turkish Eggplant Casserole - Imam Bayildi - Overhead hero shot of dish on dark gray background, gray towel garnished with chopped parsley and pine nuts

Turkish Eggplant Casserole – Imam Bayildi

Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Butternut Squash Chickpeas and Olives on gray-rimmed platter.

Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Butternut Squash Chickpeas and Olives

Turkey Apple Meat Loaf with Balsamic Ketchup Glaze in white baking dish on gray towel.

Turkey Apple Meatloaf with Balsamic Ketchup Glaze

Sheet Pan Mediterranean Chicken Sausage and Vegetables with Garlic Parmesan Polenta in white bowl.

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage and Vegetables with Garlic Parmesan Polenta

Middle Eastern Chopped Salad in a white serving bowl garnished with mint sprigs and lemon slices.

Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad

Seared scallops in white bowl with watermelon salsa on beige folded napkin.

Pan-Seared Sea Scallops with Watermelon Tomato Salsa

Southwestern Spiced Grilled Pork Chops with Plum Jalapeno Salsa showing it on an iron griddle.

Southwestern Spiced Grilled Pork Chops with Plum Jalapeno Salsa

Baked Fish with Cherry Tomato Olive Sauce + Lemon Chive Asiago Orzo - Hero shot on light gray background with light gray napkin

Baked Fish with Cherry Tomato Olive Sauce + Lemon Chive Asiago Orzo

Crab Mango and Avocado Salad with Chile Lime Dressing in Endive - Overhead hero shot on pink salt block

Crab Mango and Avocado Salad with Chile- Lime Dressing in Endive

Tuna Kimchi Cakes with Soy Ginger Dipping Sauce - On plate over baby arugula

Tuna Kimchi Cakes with Soy-Ginger Dipping Sauce

French Lentil Salad on white background in white bowl with serving spoon and fork.

French Lentil Salad

Seared Salmon with Warm Roasted Cherry Tomato Salad in white bowl on beige napkin.

Seared Salmon with Warm Roasted Cherry Tomato Salad

Mojo Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Black Beans in brown earthenware bowl garnished with cilantro and lime wedges.

Cuban-Style Mojo Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Black Beans

Indian Spiced Sea Bass with Braised Red Lentils in black bowl with fork, cilantro sprigs and lime wedges.

Indian Spiced Sea Bass with Braised Red Lentils

Stack of four Sheet Pan Sweet Potat, Poblano and Black Bean Quesadillas wedges.

Vegetarian Sheet Pan Quesadillas

Pecan Crusted Turkey Cutlets with Red Onion Marmalade - Overhead hero shot of dish on gray-rimmed platter

Pecan-Crusted Turkey Cutlets with Red Onion Marmalade

Four Grilled Japanese Beef and Shishito Pepper Skewers on oval gray-rimmed platter garnished with sesame seeds.

Asian Beef Skewers with Shishito Peppers

Turkish Turkey Meatball Wraps and all the accompaniments in brown ceramic bowl.

Turkey Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Tzatziki

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