Pear and Blue Cheese Dip

You can use celery sticks to dip or a few of the wafer thin crackers. You can even just eat it with a spoon!

Rockin’ Guacamole

Efrem says, "This is a really easy to make, great tasting guacamole to accompany any Mexican dish.

Creamed Spinach

Creamed spinach makes a wonderful, old-school side dish or you can use it as a dip. Serve with Melba rounds and just reuse your…

Scotch Eggs

A traditional Scotch Egg involves wrapping sausage around a whole hard-boiled egg. It is commonly eaten in Scotland, where the…

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers

Depending on the size of your peppers you might have filling left over. You can keep this for later. It will make a lovely…

Parmesan-Reggiano in the “Raw”

There's only one ingredient in this recipe. The success is in the quality and the presentation. Cooking rookies and gourmets in a…

Extra Easy Meal Ideas

Here's a list of very quick and easy dishes that you can prepare in minutes.

Sauteed Swiss Chard with Peppers and Onions

This dish is full of vitamins. One cup of Swiss chard has over 700% of the vitamin K you need in one day. Over 200% of the…

Curried Asparagus Soup

Serve in soup bowls with a protein of choice. In Z2 this is your veggie portion. You can have plain salad greens on the side if…

Easy Gazpacho (Cold tomato soup)

This is super easy! Lovely in the summer when it’s hot. I served this with a simple grilled chicken breast.

Spicy Sweet Real Tomato Soup

This recipe was contributed by Plan Z dieter Debbie. Garnish with fresh basil for a unique and special treat.

Mediterranean Stewed Shrimp

This is an amazingly easy dish to make that is comforting and can be fancy enough to serve to company.

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

This soup can be served hot or cold.

Tomato Soup

Talk about easy to make. This soup is done in a flash. If you’re like me you’ll make a triple batch. You can freeze the……

Pepper Soup

You’ll never eat Campbell’s Tomato Soup again! This is so EASY!

Roasted Asparagus Soup

Season to taste. I put a fair amount of pepper on top. My husband loves pepper on top of soup. Garnish with the asparagus tips…

Chili

This is a great comfort food. Make a big pot and pack it up for lunches on future days for a nice hot meal on a cold day.

French Onion Soup

This will taste pretty darn official!

Peanut Butter Dream

Think peanut butter chiffon pie without the crust. For a low carb diet this is perfect.

Tomato Pizzettas

This is a great side dish but also makes a great appetizer platter to bring to a party or get-together.

Tomato Leek Casserole

This dish re-heats just fine in a microwave or oven if you're taking it to work or another event.

Cowboy Onions

These onions are NOT spicy. In fact they are almost sweet and have a little zing at the end. You can kick them up hotter as you…

Roasted Asparagus with Artichoke Heart “Sauce”

Serve this with a simple small filet or grilled chicken breast for a wonderful meal.