Recipes and Cooking Tips

Want more ideas on how to make healthy and delicious meals for you and your family? Just click on the links below to find helpful cooking tips and more recipes.

Recipes

Just click on the recipe titles below to learn about some simple, low-cost recipes that will help you make healthy meals for you and your familiy. Enjoy!

• Breakfast
  • Baked Potato Pancakes
  • Banana Breakfast Shake
  • Banana Pancakes
  • Breakfast Burrito
  • Oatmeal Pancakes
  • Pumpkin-Cranberry Pancakes
  • Red and Yellow Bell Pepper Omelets
  • Sweet & Crunchy Raisin Granola

 

• Sides
  • Baked Sweet Potato Wedges
  • Basic Tomato Salsa
  • Black Bean Relish
  • Broccoli with Hazelnuts
  • Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Dried Cranberries
  • Butternut Squash Risotto
  • Candied Yams
  • Cider-Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Cranberries
  • Classic Ratatouille
  • Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey
  • Curried Bean Dip
  • Crunchy Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
  • Green Beans with Tomatoes and Herbs
  • Grilled Eggplant with Feta and Tomato
  • Lite Hummus Dip
  • Macaroni with Tomatoes and Summer Vegetables
  • Mediterranean Couscous
  • Mediterranean Lima Beans
  • Multi-Bean Medley
  • Potato Saute with Onions and Bell Peppers
  • Red Beans
  • Rice with Orzo and Mint
  • Roasted Summer Vegetables
  • Santa Fe Sunset Dip
  • Spiced Ratatouille
  • Spinach Artichoke Gratin
  • Spinach Dip
  • Spinach with Roasted Garlic
  • Sweet Potato and Leek Gratin
  • Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Apples
  • Zesty Mexican Cauliflower
  • Zucchini Bites

• Soups
  • Asparagus and Scallion Soup
  • Blueberry Soup
  • Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
  • Chilled Melon Soup
  • Creamy Asparagus Soup
  • Hearty Bean and Vegetable Soup
  • Meatball and Vegetable Soup
  • Mulligatawny Soup
  • Quick Mexican-Style Soup
  • Robust Bean Soup
  • Spring Pea Soup
  • Winter Broccoli Soup

• Salads
  • Apple and Fennel Salad with Cider Vinaigrette
  • Asian Coleslaw
  • Beef Steak and Roasted Vegetable Salad
  • Blueberry Tabouli Wheat Salad
  • Broccoli, Cherry Tomato, and Watercress Salad
  • Curried Chicken Salad
  • Fresh Empire Apple Salad
  • Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
  • Green Salad with Edible Flowers and Mustard Vinaigrette
  • Honeydew Salad with Crab, Chives, and Watercress
  • Marinated Artichoke and Potato Salad
  • Marinated Cucumber Salad
  • Mediterranean Tuna Salad
  • Minted Melon Balls
  • Navy Bean and Tuna Salad
  • No Chop Cajun Coleslaw
  • Salad Greens with Oranges and Strawberries
  • Southwestern Black-Eyed Pea Salad
  • Strawberry-Kiwi Slaw with Poppy Seed Dressing
  • Tuscan White Bean Salad on Crostini
  • Waldorf Salad
  • Whole-Grain Salad
  • Wild Rice and Corn Salad

 

• Entrees
  • Chicken
    • Chicken A La King
    • Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas
    • Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
    • Chicken and Snow Pea Stir Fry
    • Chicken and Vegetable Pasta with Orange-Basil Sauce
    • Chicken and Vegetables
    • Chicken Brussels Style
    • Chicken Cacciatore
    • Chicken Fingers with Dipping Sauce
    • Chicken Gumbo
    • Crispy Oven Baked Chicken
    • Greek Chicken with Tomatoes, Peppers, Olives, Feta
    • Greek-Style Stewed Chicken
    • Herbed Couscous with Chicken
    • Hungarian Chicken
    • Jamaican Jerk Chicken
    • Jerk Chicken
    • Noodles with Veggies, Chicken, and Ginger
    • Oregano and Lemon Grilled Chicken
    • Sideline Chicken Chili
    • Skewered Shrimp, Chicken, and Pineapple with Honey-Orange Dipping Sauce
    • Southern Barbeque Chicken
    • Sun-Dried Tomato and Kalmata Olive Chicken
    • Sweet and Sour Chicken
    • Vegetable Chicken Enchiladas
  • Beef
    • Beef Stroganoff
    • Beef and Vegetable Casserole
    • Italian Beef Stir Fry
    • Southwestern Meatloaf
  • Fish
    • Festive Tuna Roll-Ups
    • Fish Tacos
    • Ginger-Poached Salmon with Orange & Honey
    • Grilled Tuna with Kiwi Mango Salsa
    • Oven-Baked Salmon with Snow Peas
    • Salmon Florentine
    • Skewered Shrimp, Chicken, and Pineapple with Honey-Orange Dipping Sauce
    • Steamed Fish with Yogurt Dill Sauce
    • Tuna Teriyaki Stir-Fry
  • Turkey
    • Apple Turkey Wraps
    • Barley, Turkey, and Butternut Squash Casserole
    • Bean Casserole and Chicken Breasts
    • Turkey Reuben Grilled Sandwiches
    • Turkey Vegetable Pot Pie
  • Pork
• Baked Pork Chops
• Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Salsa
• Three-Pepper Pork
• Vegetarian
  • Eggplant Lasagna
  • Eggplant Pizza
  • Fettuccine Swiss Chard
  • Grilled Veggie Sandwiches
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Roasted Vegetable Wrap
  • Salad Pizza
  • Spanish Tortillas with Black Beans and Rice
  • Spicy Black Bean Chili
  • Stuffed Eggplant
  • Stuffed Peppers
  • Super Veggie Wrap
  • Tortilla Vegetable Pizzas
  • Vegetable Lasagna
  • Vegetable Stew
  • Vegetable Stir-Fry
  • Vegetable Quesadillas
  • Veggie Bean Wrap
  • Veggie Pita Pizza

 

• Drinks
  • Appleade
  • Cherry Smoothie
  • Cranberry Spiced Tea
  • Energizing Smoothie
  • Minted Honeydew Cooler
  • Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie
  • Very Berry Smoothie
  • Watermelon-Ginger Cooler Smoothie

 

• Desserts
  • Apple Crisp
  • Cherry Good Cobbler
• Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
• Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake with Sliced Strawberries
• Grilled Fruit with Strawberry Dip
• Jonagold Apple Nut Bread
• Lemon Chiffon Angel Food Cake
• Mixed Berry Cobbler
• No-Bake Cookies
• Peach and Berry Crumble
• Peach Baked Gala Apples
• Quick Orange Streusel Cake
• Raspberry Custard Holiday Souffle
• Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle
• Root Beer Floats
• Strawberry Mousse
• Super Moist Chocolate Cake with Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse
• Sweet Potato Pie

Are you interested in getting more easy and delicious recipes? If so, please click on the links below to find more recipes for healthy meals that taste great.

• Cancer Center Recipes Just for You!
  This University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center's website features healthy recipes searchable by ingredients. Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet, developed the recipes and demonstrates them in videos on the site. You can tailor your recipes and menu choices at the site by choosing your favorite ingredients. You can request recipes that use more fruits and vegetables, or are dairy-free, low-fat, or vegetarian. You can also search by recipe names and create your own recipe box.

• Fruits and Veggies: More Matters
  

• Get FRESH! Cookbook
  This cookbook developed by Michigan State University Extension for Project FRESH has many easy and low-cost recipes.

Cooking Tips

Here are some easy cooking lessons developed by Michigan chef Ethel Pangborn for Michigan State University Extension. Click on the lesson to learn more about these cooking techniques.

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