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Home ยป Recipes ยป Lighter Fare

Lighter Fare and Lunches

Browse dozens of deliciously light recipes you'll feel great about feeding to your family. Loaded with fresh vegetables and lean proteins, these are always a hit at the dinner table and make excellent easy lunches if you have leftovers.

Menu planning is as easy as a You Pick Two from your favorite combo of soups, salads, and sandwiches. Go meat free with a light egg dish for dinner or plan your meal around a lean protein like chicken or fish.

A white bowl filled with lettuce and topped with a chopped up cheeseburger.

Leftover Cheeseburger Salad

A seasoned fish filet is on a hamburger bun with shredded lettuce and a sliced tomato.

Blackened Mahi Mahi Sandwiches

A bowl of raw vegetables with croutons.

Raw Veggie Salad

The white bowl of shredded chicken meat.

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

A blue plate has a bed of rice topped with chunks of chicken, pineapple, and roasted vegetables.

Sheet Pan Hawaiian Chicken

A plate filled with fresh fruit and veggies and a hard boiled egg.

30 Easy Summer Lunch Ideas

An oven baked turkey burger sits on an open faced bun and is topped with fresh tomato slices, green arugula leaves, and a melted slice of cheese. Tater tots sit next to it for a side dish.

Juicy Baked Turkey Burgers {Oven or Air Fryer}

An egg and cheese breakfast quesadilla on a plate with a cup of salsa.

Breakfast Quesadilla

A plate filled with salad greens, fresh strawberries, and pickled red onions.

Strawberry Feta Salad

An aluminum foil packet is filled with cooked shrimp, corn on the cob, and potatoes.

Shrimp Boil Foil Packets {Grill or Oven}

A white dish is filled with broccoli, yellow squash, peas, and onions.

Stir Fry Vegetables in the Oven or Air Fryer

A platter of chicken and broccoli is heavily seasoned with lemon wedges on the side.

Sheet Pan Chicken Diavolo

A white platter of cubed butternut squash has been air fried to a golden crispy brown.

Air Fried Butternut Squash

The white bowl filled with pineapple salsa.

Pineapple Salsa for Tacos {Fish or Chicken}

A spiced shredded chicken taco has slaw on the top with flour tortillas. Fresh lime wedges in the back.

Crockpot Chicken Tacos

A baking dish with creamy chicken pot pie has phyllo dough on the top.

Lighter Chicken Pot Pie

A fry pan with melted butter and a slice of bread with the center hole missing. An egg has been cracked into the hole.

How to Make Eggs in a Basket {VIDEO}

The taco salad bowl has ground turkey, tomatoes, shredded cheese, and tortilla strips.

Taco Salad Bowl

The breaded fish is on a blue plate with a scoop of rice pilaf.

Baked Fish with Breadcrumbs

A plate of scrambled eggs with vegetables.

Scrambled Eggs and Vegetables

A platter of charred roasted mini peppers.

Roasted Mini Peppers {Oven or Air Fryer}

A piece of toast is being dunked into a soft egg in a rich tomato sauce.

Eggs in Purgatory {Easy Shakshuka}

A bowl filled with ground pork and cabbage mixture drizzled with spicy mayo and crispy wonton strips.

Spicy Pork Egg Roll Bowls

A big bowl of red and yellow cherry tomatoes have been sliced in half and marinated in an Italian dressing.

Marinated Tomatoes

A white bowl filled with cranberry jalapeรฑo meatballs has chopped green onions sprinkled over the top for garnish.

Cranberry Jalapeรฑo Meatballs

A white bowl is filled with a light green salad topped with Thai chicken and lime wedges.

Thai Chicken Salad

A platter of crispy baked chicken tacos has bowls of tomatoes, green onions, and sour cream in the background for garnishing.

Baked Chicken Tacos

A platter filled with roasted gnocchi, butternut squash, and parmesan cheese shavings with ripped fresh sage sprinkled over the top.

Roasted Gnocchi

The fresh garden salad is served in a white bowl. You can see lettuce, cherry tomatoes, croutons, and cucumber.

Quick Prep Garden Salad Recipe

The baked turkey brie sandwich has been sliced in half so you can see the layers of turkey, apple, brie, and arugula.

Turkey Brie Sandwich

A serving of the chicken cheese roll up sits on a plate next to fresh carrots, tomatoes, and a veggie tray with dip.

Cheesy Chicken Roll Ups

A grilled ham, pear, and havarti sandwich is cut in half so you can see the layers of filling inside.

Grilled Ham and Havarti Sandwich

The oven roasted carrots have golden brown edges and are being served on a white platter with a serving spoon.

Oven Roasted Carrots

A metal pan of chicken and broccoli rice casserole is ready for the freezer.

Freezer-Friendly Chicken Rice Casserole

A baking pan lined with foil has finished baked chicken breasts on top.

12 Easy Baked Chicken Breast Recipes

A brown bowl filled with raw baby spinach leaves.

30 Tasty Baby Spinach Recipes

A bowl of homemade matzoh ball soup has a spoon showing the carrots and chicken while three matzoh balls float in the broth.

Faster Matzo Ball Soup

The salmon filet is coated in a brown sugar and mustard glaze and served on a white plate next to a bed of baby spinach.

Broiled Mustard Glazed Salmon

A plate of bruschetta pomodoro with a bowl of the tomato topping.

Italian Bruschetta al Pomodoro

A breakfast sandwich has 2 egg patties, sliced tomato, and fresh arugula leaves on an english muffin.

Baked Egg Patties

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