Browsing Recipes from Diet

Grilled Veggie Flatbread Pizzas

Grilled Veggie Flatbread Pizzas

A grilled flatbread pizza dough topped with grilled vegetables, such as broccoli, onion and mushrooms. Topping with a variety of vegetables allows you to use very little cheese but still satisfy the pizza craving!

Veggie Packed Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Veggie Packed Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Soup is a fantastic way to get a hefty dose of vegetables into a convenient cup. After buying the organic carton brand of red pepper soup, I decided it was time to tackle it my own way. It’s not only delicious but it’s also gluten and dairy free! And it’s husband and toddler approved!

Southwest Flank Steak Pinwheels

Southwest Flank Steak Pinwheels

Here is a recipe with a southwest flair that can be assembled and frozen, a stuffed flank steak. Then, on serving day, thaw the night before and place in the slow cooker in late morning. By dinner, you’ll have a healthy meal with a little kick. The cilantro, peppers and corn give it the flavor and kick you need while still keeping it healthy.

Baked Chicken and Vegetable Spring Rolls

Baked Chicken and Vegetable Spring Rolls

This combination is a baked roll with a mixture of chicken, cabbage and carrots though many ingredients could be easily substituted to fit your individual preferences. Baking them and filling them up with lots of vegetables keeps them lighter in calories and fat yet still gives you the taste you enjoy from the fried variety.

Pure and Simple Crab Cakes

Pure and Simple Crab Cakes

These may not be the most budget friendly meal you will see on here, but they are definitely worth the splurge for a pound of lump crab meat. A simple crab cake with virtually no filler make for a light, delicious spring or summer meal.

Lighter Buffalo Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Lighter Buffalo Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Are you a fan of buffalo sauce? But not a fan of all the butter in buffalo sauce? This is a great recipe with no butter but still lots of flavor. In addition, lettuce wraps are a great healthy way to have a fun meal without extra carbs and calories.

Shrimp and Orzo Bake

Shrimp & Orzo Bake

Using fish and seafood is a great way to keep meals lower in calories and fats. Here’s a lighter pasta dish that is easy to assemble and tastes great. The shrimp keeps it light and just a small amount of feta cheese adds great flavor.

Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls

Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls

With a filling of black beans, spinach and other veggies, these Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls are great for your waistline. Serve them on their own or dip in Homemade Salsa. These egg rolls can also make a great Meatless Monday or Lent Friday (especially once you get sick of fish) meal, too, as they’re naturally vegetarian.

Light Southwest Breakfast Pizza

Light Southwest Breakfast Pizza

A breakfast pizza full of flavor that is still light and healthy enough for those watching what they eat. A whole wheat crust is used along with egg substitute, increasing the overall nutrition and lowering the calories and fat. Salsa and diced bell peppers give it an extra flavor kick

Vegan Spinach Meatballs

Vegan Spinach Meatballs

Not only are these Spinach Meatballs a unique meatless option, but with all the vitamins and minerals from the spinach, the pumpkin and the black beans, they’re also super healthy. This is also a great option for non-vegetarians during Lent Fridays, when you’re getting sick of fish.

Healthy Vegetable Minestrone Soup

Healthy Vegetable Minestrone Soup

This Minestrone Soup recipe is chock full of vegetables in a chicken or vegetable stock base. Add chicken to make it a little more hearty or leave the chicken out and use vegetable stock to make it vegetarian. Either way, it makes a quick lunch that easy to serve from freezer to table and is healthy, low-calorie and quite tasty

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