Easy Recipes

I redesigned this recipe to incorporate cream to make a smooth sauce that will remind you of an old spaghetti house. Just no spaghetti.

Serve the salmon hot or you can let it cool and chill it in the refrigerator. On a hot day a cold piece of salmon is wonderful!

Quick, simple and a great side to any dish.

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

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 vitamin A you need and over 50% of your vitamin C.

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

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

You can make these in a large batch and store leftovers in the refrigerator. They reheat well and can travel well too. Eat them hot or cold.

A great side dish with any grilled or roasted meat.

Roasted Brussels sprouts are easy to make. Super Easy!

A great side dish with any meal.

This dish pairs perfectly with a simply grilled steak. You can serve it with any meat but the tomato/onion combo works very well.

The time it takes to roast the peppers will bring out the heat in the cracked pepper so be prepared for a spicy hot dish. Just a very few cracked pepper bits will do.

Great for your summer barbecue.

This is a meaty chili with some veggies tossed in for crunch factor. Makes a satisfying lunch.

This super easy comfort meal is a cinch to make. Even novice cooks can handle this one! And it’s so yummy.

This is comfort food at its finest. The pork tenderloin with the cumin on it lends a bit of an exotic flavor; like Indian food.

To make life simple you can put your green beans or asparagus in another oven proof pan and they can roast right alongside each other.

You can do this with just about any approved fish. In the picture you’ll see I did it with salmon.

This dish sounds a bit exotic but the mint and the mustard make for a delightful sauce. You can use this sauce on any other type of fish you like too. Super Easy!

This dish comes together in what feels like an instant. The sauce is quick and easy and because you are using cooked shrimp it doesn’t take long to cook.

This recipe is very similar to one that was in Bon Appetit in 1994.

I served this with pea pods and cherry tomatoes that I cooked in a small pan with chicken broth. Very plain, but tasty.

Serve with your veggie portion and an optional salad.

You can make this dish with any fish. I just was in the mood for scallops.

This falls under the category of “so easy even a bachelor who professes to know nothing” can cook it.

Perfect for ZReduction. This iced tea makes you feel special.

This tastes amazingly like gooey apple pie! This is delightful. Just like Grandma used to make.

This dessert will become a very special one during ZReduction. You can make it as a special treat.

In a hurry for a ‘fancy’ dessert? Well, it’s really not fancy but it tastes different and tastes gourmet so most folks would call it fancy. And it’s super simple. Enjoy!

This is a super-simple dessert or entrée accompaniment.

Mix together – will keep in refrigerator for several weeks!

The lemon pepper cream tastes particularly delightful with chicken or turkey. It makes it very special.

This recipe uses one of my favorite seasonings, but I hesitated to list this ingredient because of its name. It’s really spelled like the swear word. Special Sh*t. I know some would be very entertained by this and others would be appalled by the vulgarity. I use mine OFTEN. It’s great on meat, fish, veggies and more. I even use it to season nuts as a cocktail snack. I hope you enjoy it, too.

Some love the more exotic taste of Indian food.

This recipe was submitted by Zola Diet participant, Amy Z. Amy says, "This was great. The kids gobbled them up!"

This is a fairly mild recipe for what is usually a HOT dish. SUPER easy!

These little meatloaves transport very easily. They can be taken to work for lunch, or a picnic in the park. I hope you enjoy them!

A simple salad to go with your favorite ZReduction dressing.

When you are on ZReduction even the least little bit of cream tastes like heaven. This is a super simple dessert that combines cream with your favorite berries.

This is a dish you can mix up before work and it’s all ready to cook when you get home. Just takes a few minutes to get the marinade ready.

The leftovers for this meal will travel well so make extra and you can take some to work for lunch! This is not an overly spicy dish. If you want it HOT you can add some cayenne.

Many grocery stores now have 6-8 oz filet mignon steaks available. They are about 3/4 “ thick and a perfect size for Plan Z.

There are two stages to making burgers this way. The Rub. The Burger. If you are not a major cook don’t worry. This looks harder than it is. Stick with this and you’ll love your burgers!

Taco salad is super easy to make. Super Easy!

This is a long description for an incredibly EASY meal to cook. So many people ask me the secret to a good steak, so I thought I’d throw in all the extra commentary.

This sauce is made in a French style. It’s a take-off of a classic cucumber sauce. You can serve this with grilled fish - hot or cold.