Low-Fat No-Cook Recipes for Summer

When it’s just too hot to cook, and you don’t want to resort to delivery pizza, there are plenty of healthy and delicious low-fat meals you can make without going anywhere near the stovetop or oven. Some of these recipes require a store-bought rotisserie chicken or some pre-cooked shrimp, while others simply necessitate opening a jar or can or two from your pantry—think tuna, salmon, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and beans of some description. Put these together with stock items from your refrigerator or freezer, like salad leaves, veggies, and low-fat condiments, and you can prepare all kinds of no-cook meals to see you through the dog days of summer.

Low-Fat No-Cook Recipes

• Shrimp and Mango Salad
• Mediterranean Salad
• Shrimp, Edamame and Artichoke Salad
• Tuna and Spinach Salad
• Shrimp and Fresh Herb Salad
• Chicken and Apple Salad
• Chicken Caesar Salad
• Southwestern Chicken Salad
• Melon Mango Soup
• Gazpacho
• Reduced-Fat Thai-Style Chicken Salad
• Curried Chicken Salad

When it comes to no-cook desserts, ice cream is the top of most people’s lists, but even if you stick the measly half-cup serving, you could be eating more than half the daily value of saturated fat. So instead of reaching for the ice cream scoop, try some of these low-fat desserts.

Low-Fat No-Cook Dessert Recipes

• Quick and Easy Strawberry Shortcake
• Balsamic Strawberries
• Summer Fruit Salad
• Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles
• Summer Parfaits
• Chocolate Banana Parfaits
• Melon Berry Medley
• Angel Food Dessert
• Tropical Fruit Salad

If putting together a dessert seems too much effort, simply cut some wedges of watermelon, or treat yourself to a bowl of unadulterated fresh cherries or berries. You can’t get much more low fat than that.

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