Light recipes

Add these light summer meals to your weekly menu this season. You'll have everyone excited about summer dinners, and they're perfect for dining al fresco!

Wholesome light dinner ideas that fill you up without weighing you down. Easy to make and perfect for those with little appetite.

Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta is a great choice for a simple weeknight dinner. The recipe uses basic everyday ingredients and is perfect for family meals. You can use homemade or store-bought basil pesto. Chicken Pesto

This easy vegetable soup recipe is packed with flavor and healthy vegetables. It's the perfect light dinner for fall and winter soup season!

Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken that's pan-seared, coated in a creamy coconut milk sauce and then baked to perfection and ready in 30 minutes!

Once you've tried this tangy, yet delicate lemon chicken piccata, you won't hesitate to make it for company. Seasoned with parmesan and parsley, the chicken cooks up golden brown, then is drizzled with a light lemon sauce. —Susan Pursell, Fountain Valley, California

This is a super easy anti-inflammatory recipe for a delicious cauliflower chicken soup! This homemade soup recipe is light, flavorful, healthy and loaded with anti-inflammatory foods. Perfect healthy dinner idea for busy weeknights as it's ready in around 30 minutes, this clean eating recipe is low carb, gluten free, dairy free and paleo.

This Creamy Lemon Ricotta Pasta (Under 10 Minutes!) is a simple to make pasta recipe. Each bite is full of creamy ricotta and vibrant lemon flavors.

36 quick and easy chicken recipes for your summer dinners. Includes grilled, salad, and crockpot options that are healthy, light, simple, and cheap for the family.

This easy one pan lemon chicken gnocchi recipe has tender pan-fried chicken and pillowy gnocchi nestled in a luxurious lemon cream sauce.