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Spinach and Ricotta Pasta
Here's a delightfully quick and easy creamy low-fat pasta dish using low-fat ricotta cheese, fresh spinach and basil, and your favorite pasta.

Creamy Polenta
Creamy polenta makes a nice change from rice, mashed potatoes and other side dishes. But polenta has a reputation of being labor intensive. Well, not this oven baked version. All it requires is a good stir of the whisk mid-way through cooking, and at the very end. enjoy this low fat polenta with any number of entrees.

Mushroom Barley Soup
A soothing and warming low-fat mushroom and barley soup that's prefect for even the coldest days of winter. Enjoy with some crusty whole grain bread for a satisfying lunch.

Zucchini Soup
A perfect late-summer, early fall soup made from some of that abundant zucchini you might want to use up. This low fat zucchini soup is flavored with curry powder for a little added spice.

Eggs Florentine
Not quite Eggs Benedict, this Eggs Florentine recipe features poached eggs and spinach on an English muffin. A low fat creamy sauce is drizzled on top, making a delicious breakfast or brunch dish. Perfect for spring time or Easter.

Low Fat Pea and Mint Soup
Serve this delightful low fat pea and mint soup at Easter or as a light spring lunch. In the summer, serve this soup chilled witha tablespoon of low fat sour cream or yogurt on top.

Low Fat Leek and Potato Soup
Try some warming, low fat leek and potato soup on St. Patrick's Day.

Stuffed Acorn Squash
Enjoy a hearty stuffed acorn squash for a great fall or winter dinner. It's low in fat, high in fiber and full of important vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A and C, and potassium.

Red Lentil and Tomato Soup
This colorful low fat red lentil and tomato soup makes a nice lunch or a first course for an evening meal.

Spaghetti with Fresh Tomatoes
A low fat spaghetti and tomatoes dish that's quick and easy to prepare, and perfect for a simple summer supper.

Low Fat Zucchini and Tomato Gratin
Perfect as a side dish or even as a meal in itslef, this low fat zucchini and tomato gratin makes the most of the summer harvest.

Marinara Sauce
A fresh-tasting marinara sauce that's quick and easy to make. Why eat the jarred variety when it's so simple to make your own?

Macaroni and Cheese
The secrets to this low fat macaroni and cheese are no butter, fat-free milk and reduced fat extra-sharp cheese, yet you still get a nice, creamy texture and a delicious cheesy flavor.

Lentil Soup
A warming, nutritious, high-fiber, low fat lentil soup that's perfect for cold fall or winter days.

Low Fat Sweet Potato and Apple Soup
A lovely low-fat fall soup that's sweet and mildly spicy at the same time. Enjoy with some crusty whole grain bread.

Low Fat Potato Latkes
Potato latkes are delicious but hardly low fat since they're fried in a generous amount of oil. But these low fat potato latkes aren't fried, they're baked at high temperature, which makes them just as delicious and almost as crispy.

Low Fat Split Pea Soup
Here's a comforting low-fat split pea soup. This version doesn't have ham but still makes for a warming and delicious soup. To make it truly vegetarian, use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.

Low Fat Tomato Spinach Soup
A soup for all seasons, this low fat tomato spinach soup makes a perfect lunch.

Potato Spinach Frittata
A filling and tasty reduced fat potato and spinach frittata makes a great lunch, brunch or light supper.

Black Bean Burgers
Whether or not you're vegetarian, these low fat black bean burgers make a delicious alternative to hamburgers.

Low Fat Mediterranean Salad
A delicious low fat Mediterranean salad featuring cannellini beans, roasted peppers, grape tomatoes, artichoke hearts on a bed of arugula. This Mediterranean salad would make a terrific low fat lunch or a light supper.

Quick and Easy Low Fat Breakfast Wrap
Make this quick and easy low fat breakfast burrito is less than five minutes--perfect for a warm and nutritious start to a busy day.

Low Fat Pasta and Bean Soup
Warm yourself with this hearty, comforting low fat soup. Filled with healthy vegetables, beans and pasta, this makes a filling and highly nutritious lunch or supper. Best of all, it's easy to make.

Low Fat Lasagna
Try this healthy and nutritious low fat lasagna made with garden vegetables and fat free ricotta cheese. It's a great low fat vegetarian option any time of the week.

Farfalle with Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes
Serve this low fat vegetarian pasta dish with fresh asparagus and sweet cherry tomatoes when you need to make an elegant spring supper in under 30 minutes.

Low Fat Fettuccine Alfredo
Low fat Fettuccine Alfredo? This creamy low fat pasta dish makes a satisfying supper.

Low Fat Cream of Asparagus Soup
If you're looking for low fat asparagus recipes, try this low fat cream of asparagus soup, using fat-free sour cream and potato instead of heavy cream.

Low Fat Eggplant Bake
Eggplant, spinach, marinara sauce and ricotta cheese combine to make a wonderfully nutritious, low fat vegetarian dish.

Eggplant Parmesan
This low fat eggplant parmesan from the government's 5 A Day for Better Health campaign makes a delicious and nutritious low fat supper dish.

Gazpacho
A chilled gazpacho soup featuring fresh vine-ripe tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, red onions and cilantro.

Bean and Vegetable Stew
A hearty, low fat bean and vegetable stew that makes a great winter meal.

Low Fat Vegetable Curry
A highly nutritious low fat vegetable curry that's hearty and filling.

Low Fat Watercress Soup
In honor of St. Patrick's Day or any time during spring and summer, enjoy the mildly peppery taste of watercress in this low fat watercress soup.

Broiled Portobello Mushrooms
Meaty and filling, broiled portobello mushrooms are delicious on their own with a green salad or in a whole-grain bun or pita.