Easy Recipes

This is a Mexican-style sauce. The sauce is definitely served cold and makes a great contrast to warm fish. You can also do this with chicken if you prefer.

This peach relish tastes a bit on the Indian-side. I had mine with salmon but you could serve it over chicken or pork, too. Plus it tastes fancy enough for company.

These fast and fun kabobs can be made with any of your favorite ZReduction approved spices.

Anniversary chicken is a rather famous recipe. Been around a long time. I don’t have any idea, though, where the name came from. I made my own twist on this recipe. Most often it’s made with chicken breast. I made mine with chicken tenders.

This is semi-spicy. If you want less heat, just back off on the pepper flakes.

These mushrooms are a super side dish. Perfect for a quiet dinner for two. Or make a giant bowl and serve on a holiday.

I don’t eat potatoes very often but these are worth the splurge a few times a year. The yellow potatoes they are made from in my recipe are lower in carbohydrates than a Russet potato, so that’s a bonus, too.

It took the Cubs 108 years to win the World Series. It only took VP Anger Management 7 years to “invent” this recipe.

Tuna is a hearty piece of fish full of antioxidants and protein. This meal will leave you full and satisfied.

I did a cooked variation of this dish and served it as an entrée. Loved it.

This peach relish tastes a bit on the Indian-side. I had mine with salmon but you could serve it over chicken or pork, too. Plus it tastes fancy enough for company.

Gremolata, by definition, is a chopped herb and citrus condiment. Super simple and so fancy sounding.

A perfect way to cool down over the hot 4th of July weekend. Here’s everything you need to make a refreshing carbonated lemonade or limeade; depending on which way you choose to go.

Grilling makes Plan Z easy and popular. This dish can be served to a whole family or even as part of an outdoor cookout party.

Easy and delicious roasted red potatoes, with onions and balsamic vinegar! These are great on a buffet served hot or room temp. I use them for cocktail parties too.

This is a cheesy and bubbly casserole that will keep you warm for dinner during the cold winter weeknights!

Once you get your system cleaned out with ZReduction and you stabilize in ZReboot, you can “go a little wild” once in a while and venture out into the world of a bit of sugar. I took a recipe that called for an entire cup of syrup (yep, you read that right) and totally redesigned so it could be eaten in ZReboot 3.5.

The touch of nutmeg in here really makes the dish. Try this as a substitute for mashed potatoes. It’s really quite delightful

The dish is QUICK. EASY. Brunch for dinner maybe? Or this can be a fun breakfast or lunch, too.

AKA VP Anger's 65th Birthday Dessert. This super-simple, light and dreamy dessert is easy enough for a weeknight treat and fancy enough to serve to a dinner party.

This is a cheesy and bubbly casserole that will keep you warm for dinner during the cold winter weeknights!

Dieter Rebecca first had this warm and rustic side dish while in Ireland on a road trip in 1994. These mushrooms where in every Irish B&B Dieter Rebecca visited. She loved the recipe so much she recreated it for Plan Z! Hope you enjoy.

This dish takes a humble vegetable like the eggplant and turns it into a crunchy, warm and Italian inspired meal. Big yum!

It’s all the rage in the big city. Have a runny egg on top of your burger. Well, you can do that in ZReduction too! I just ate mine and I’m stuffed!

This recipe works for breakfast or for dessert. Really satisfying! A great treat and super fast!

This crust can be used with any kind of a savory dish. This is going to be a super-popular recipe.

We had this quiche as a vegetarian entrée for a light dinner. My husband loved it so much he had it again the next morning for breakfast.

This dish is easy to put together. The spouse or the kids can help chop and it comes together fast. You can be doing other things while your dinner bakes in the oven. Makes great leftovers, too.

Serve this at your next family event instead of potatoes and you’ll save 30% of the carbs.

Can be a vegetarian entrée or a side dish. SUPER Yummy because as the squash bakes it becomes sweet.

This sauce is amazing. You can use it on beef, chicken or even a steak-like fish (Swordfish comes to mind. Or Tuna). Also a pork loin chop in Z2. In Z3 you can choose any meat/poultry or fish.

This dish comes together quickly. Two pans and voila. If you don’t like spicy food you can leave the cayenne out. It does give a nice little zip to the sweet cherries though so you might consider leaving it in or just cutting it back.

This is one of my favorite summer dishes. You can eat this hot or cold.

This lovely, light peach salsa can be served with all kinds of light meat and fish. I’d serve it over grilled chicken. I served it last time with sautéed scallops.

As we turn into the last few weeks of summer I'm firing up my grill as much as possible. This meal is easy to prepare, balancing a wonderful protein-packed piece of white meat with a touch of sweet. Rhubarb is that long red stalk with green leaves you see in the supermarket. Though technically a vegetable, rhubarb has a unique sour, fruity taste.

This dish comes together in a flash! You can also make it with steak or even seafood. When I get a hankering for pasta, I crave Chicken Alfredo. This one did it for me!

This is a must try, a wonderfully light and healthy dessert.

This makes a super simple dessert that tastes so authentic. This can work for ZReduction or you can add the crust and make tarts or a pie. This is hometown-feelin’ food. This can also be made with raspberries or a combo that can include blueberries too

The humble cucumber strongly stands in for bread in this protein packed lunch staple. Crunchy. Wonderful. And it is so much better for you!

This is quick cooking at its best…or novice cooking for those who are just discovering their talents in the kitchen.

This dish takes no time at all. All you have to do is crust it and toss it in your oven. Come back later, and your entrée is ready! I served mine with sautéed spinach with garlic and tomato.

Add this zippy side dish to your favorite piece of protein for a vitamin packed veggie punch.

This is very close to my mother's meatloaf recipe. I used to serve this with mashed potatoes and corn when I wanted comfort food. Not Anymore! I also used to say that if I ever ended up on death row and they asked me what I wanted for my last meal, this would be it. It’s such a BIG YUM and brings back fond memories.

This side dish comes together in a snap. The vibrant purples and greens of the cabbage and pea pods make a boring dish pop.

Aka VP Anger's 65th Birthday Dessert. This super-simple, light and dreamy dessert is easy enough for a weeknight treat and fancy enough to serve to a dinner party.

Dieter Emily sent us this easy to make crock pot weeknight recipe. Emily says, "when I came home from work, it smelled heavenly! This soup has so much flavor and is also quite filling!"

This spice blend is super easy to mix up and adds a nice bit of zip to your chicken.

This is a colorful dish that’s also healthy. Fresh and fancy enough to serve to company. No one will miss rice. Easy for a weeknight too.

They say everything goes better with bacon. From the sounds coming out of my husband when he took his first bite I’d say that’s on target. He loved this dish.

Dieters rave about taco salad. This one is my new favorite.

I was shocked. I have made this casserole so many times in so many variations -- I had no idea I had never typed it up to share with all of you! I am going to give you one version here but I’ll also editorialize a bit and give you other options to experiment. This recipe is so easy it comes together in under 15 minutes and then you just bake to heat it. A novice can handle this one for sure…and a busy parent can get a kid-friendly recipe on the table fast.