Takes a long time, but sooooo worth the effort

ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Tartar sauce:
  • low-fat mayonnaise
  • sweet pickle relish
  • Creole mustard
  • Crab cakes:
  • finely chopped onion
  • finely chopped red bell pepper
  • chopped fresh parsley
  • fresh lemon juice
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • vegetable oil
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • These rolls require some assembly time but are a nice change of pace from layered pasta. Use baby spinach to eliminate the task of trimming stems.
  • Lasagna:
  • uncooked lasagna noodles
  • olive oil
  • finely chopped onion
  • part-skim ricotta cheese
  • salt
  • crushed red pepper
  • Sauce:
  • red wine vinegar
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • crushed red pepper

Calories: 398, from fat: 41%; FAT 18.2g (7.8 sat, 6.6 mono, 2.3 poly); PROTEIN 22.2g; CARBS 38.5g; FIBER 2g; CHOL 56mg; IRON 2. 8mg; SODIUM 1,036mg; CALC 407mg

ready in about 330 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • 15oz carton fat-free ricotta cheese
  • pesto
  • sliced cremini or other mushroom
  • frozen spinach
  • Cooking spray

CALORIES 252 (37% from fat); FAT 10.3g (sat 2.3, mono 4.4, poly 2.5); PROTEIN 27.7g; CARB 11g; FIBER .1g; CHOL 65mg; IRON .9mg; SODIUM 470mg; CALC 33mg

ready in about 30 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Cooking spray
  • rice vinegar
  • Chinese-style hot mustard
  • low-sodium soy sauce
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
ready in about an hour and 20 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • sprays cooking spray
  • rolled oats
  • garlic powder
  • chili powder
  • ground cumin
ready in about 15 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • sprays cooking spray
  • minced garlic
  • table salt
ready in about 15 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • sprays cooking spray
  • minced garlic
  • table salt
ready in about an hour and 5 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • part-skim ricotta cheese
  • low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
  • dried oregano
  • table salt
  • grated Parmesan cheese
ready in about 45 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • low-fat plain yogurt
  • fresh lime juice
  • ground cumin
  • ground coriander
  • olive oil
  • ground cumin
  • paprika
  • canned tomato sauce
  • fat-free evaporated milk
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti
  • sprays cooking spray
  • curry powder
  • fat-free chicken broth
  • plain fat-free yogurt