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These recipes have whole fruits and vegetables, at least 50 percent whole grains, and no more than 1 teaspoon (4 grams) of sugars per serving.
Appetizer recipes
- Chickpea hummus
- Chickpea polenta with olives
- Crispy potato skins
- Eggplant with toasted spices
- Fresh fruit kebabs with lemon lime dip
- Grilled pineapple
- Hummus
- Pita wedges with green olive tapenade
- Shrimp marinated in lime and Dijon mustard
- Smoked trout spread
- Sweet and spicy snack mix
- White bean dip
Beverage recipes
Bread recipes
- Best honey whole-wheat bread
- Buckwheat pancakes
- Carrot and spice quickbread
- Chickpea polenta with olives
- Creamy polenta with roasted red pepper coulis
- Double-corn spoon bread
- Irish brown bread
- Raspberry chocolate scones
- Whole-grain buttermilk biscuits
Dessert recipes
- Ambrosia with coconut and toasted almonds
- Apple berry cobbler
- Carrot and spice quickbread
- Creamy fruit dessert
- Fresh fruit kebabs with lemon lime dip
- Grapes and walnuts with lemon sour cream sauce
- Grilled fruit with balsamic vinegar syrup
- Grilled pineapple
- Mixed fresh berries with ginger sauce
- Poached pears
- Red, white and blue parfait
- Seasonal fruit palette
- Tasty apple pie
Main dish recipes
- Baked macaroni
- Baked oatmeal
- Baked salmon with Southeast Asian marinade
- Baked ziti with vegetables
- Beef and vegetable kebabs
- Beef fajitas
- Beef stew with fennel and shallots
- Black bean burgers with chipotle ketchup
- Braised chicken with mushrooms and pearl onions
- Buckwheat pancakes
- Buttermilk waffles
- Caesar salad with grilled chicken
- Caribbean red beans and brown rice
- Chicken and spinach calzones
- Chicken fajitas
- Chicken stir-fry with eggplant and basil
- Corn tamales with avocado-tomatillo salsa
- Cranberry-walnut oatmeal
- Grilled chicken salad with buttermilk dressing
- Grilled chicken salad with olives and oranges
- Grilled miso salmon
- Grilled pear and watercress salad
- Grilled pork fajitas
- Grilled portobello mushroom burgers
- Halibut with tomato basil salsa
- Hawaiian calzone
- Hearty turkey chili
- Moroccan fish tagine
- New York strip steak with whiskey-mushroom sauce
- Nutty berry granola
- Paella with chicken, leeks and tarragon
- Pan-braised swordfish with feta
- Pasta with marinara sauce and grilled vegetables
- Pasta with spinach, garbanzos and raisins
- Philly steak sandwich
- Pineapple chicken stir-fry
- Polenta with fresh vegetables
- Polenta with roasted Mediterranean vegetables
- Potato soup with apples and brie cheese
- Prawns puttanesca
- Quesadillas
- Quinoa risotto with arugula and Parmesan
- Rice and beans salad
- Roasted red snapper
- Salad greens with pears, fennel and walnuts
- Salade nicoise with tapenade
- Sea bass en papillote
- Seared scallops with new potatoes and field greens
- Sesame-crusted tofu
- Shrimp and mango curry
- Soft tacos with southwestern vegetables
- Southwestern wraps
- Spaghetti with summer squash and peppers
- Spicy ground turkey tacos
- Spinach mushroom frittata
- Steak with steamed vegetables, soba noodles and ginger sauce
- Stuffed chicken breasts
- Stuffed eggplant
- Sun-dried tomato, thyme and basil pizza
- Sweet peppers stuffed with scalloped corn
- Swordfish tacos with lime and cilantro
- Three-bean chili
- Tomato-basil pizza
- Tuna steak sandwiches
- Turkey potpie with baby vegetables
- Vegetarian chili
- Vegetarian kebabs
- White chicken chili
- Yellow lentils with spinach and ginger
Salad recipes
- Ambrosia with coconut and toasted almonds
- Baby beets and carrots with dill
- Beet walnut salad
- Black-eyed pea and sweet corn salsa
- Bulgur and chickpeas with preserved-lemon vinaigrette
- Caesar salad with grilled chicken
- Citrus salad
- Edamame and summer bean salad
- Fattoush
- French green lentil salad
- Greek salad
- Grilled chicken salad with buttermilk dressing
- Grilled chicken salad with olives and oranges
- Grilled pear and watercress salad
- Mango tango salad
- Mesclun salad with radishes, avocado and blood oranges
- Mixed bean salad
- Quinoa risotto with arugula and Parmesan
- Rice and beans salad
- Roasted red pepper with feta salad
- Salad greens with pears, fennel and walnuts
- Salade nicoise with tapenade
- Seared scallops with new potatoes and field greens
- Spinach berry salad
- Tabbouleh
- Tabbouleh salad (cracked wheat salad)
- Tossed greens with pasta, fruit and balsamic vinaigrette
- Tuna pasta salad
- Warm coleslaw with honey dressing
- Yellow pear and cherry tomato salad
Sandwich recipes
- Chicken and portobello baguette
- Chicken Caesar pitas
- Grilled portobello mushroom burgers
- Philly steak sandwich
- Tuna pita pockets
- Tuna steak sandwiches
Sauce and dressing recipes
Side dish recipes
- Artichokes alla Romana
- Asparagus with hazelnut gremolata
- Baby beets and carrots with dill
- Baby minted carrots
- Baked acorn squash with pine nuts and garlic
- Black bean and corn relish
- Black bean cakes
- Black-eyed pea and sweet corn salsa
- Braised celery root
- Braised kale with cherry tomatoes
- Broccoli rabe with toasted garlic
- Brown rice pilaf
- Brussels sprouts with shallots and lemon
- Bulgur and chickpeas with preserved-lemon vinaigrette
- Butternut squash and plantain mash
- Cannellini beans with wilted greens
- Cauliflower mashed 'potatoes'
- Creamed Swiss chard
- Curried vegetable couscous
- Edamame and summer bean salad
- Eggplant with toasted spices
- Fava beans with garlic
- Garden peas with fresh mint
- Garlic mashed potatoes
- Glazed root vegetables
- Green beans with red pepper and garlic
- Grilled portobello mushrooms with thyme and garlic
- Grilled radicchio
- Lentils with wild rice and crispy onions
- Lima bean ragout with tomatoes and thyme
- Pan-braised onions with rosemary
- Quinoa risotto with arugula and Parmesan
- Roasted potatoes
- Roasted root vegetables with cumin and coriander
- Sauteed fresh corn
- Sauteed zucchini coins
- Savory buckwheat pilaf with toasted spices
- Seared endive
- Sichuan broccoli and cauliflower
- Soybeans with fennel, thyme and oregano
- Spicy red lentils
- Steamed summer squash with warm leek vinaigrette
- Stewed flageolets in lemon broth
- Stuffing with cranberries
- Sugar snap peas with fresh marjoram
- Sweet carrots
- Tabbouleh
- Tabbouleh salad (cracked wheat salad)
- Tangy green beans
- Wild rice pilaf with cranberries and apples
- Wilted greens with warm balsamic vinegar
Soup recipes
- Beef stew with fennel and shallots
- Chicken adobo soup with bok choy
- Curried carrot soup
- Fresh tomato soup with crispy herb toasts
- Gazpacho with garbanzo beans
- Moroccan fish tagine
- Posole with fresh corn gorditas
- Potato soup with apples and brie cheese
- Potato-fennel soup
- Pumpkin soup
- Summer vegetable soup
- Three-bean chili
- White chicken chili
- Wild rice mushroom soup
