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

Best served over ravioli; especially a pumpkin ravioli or a butternut squash ravioli.

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

I used cod for my version of this dish but you can use just about any fish fillet.

You’ll never miss the pasta if you start serving these with your Italian dishes. They are pretty, too!

Dieter Anna sent this fantastic recipe in to us that we would love to share with you! An Italian lasagna with no need for the noodles. Thank you Anna!

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

For an Asian flair with plenty of protein try this new stir fry recipe that's sure to add some sizzle to your weeknight.

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

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.

I Zolafied this decadent Italian appetizer by minimizing the bread crumbs and using zucchini noodles instead of pasta.

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

I love to take the leftover turkey and transform it into something different. French comfort food. BIG YUM.

With the winter months peeking over our shoulder this hearty soup will shake off the chill while the leaves are still falling. ZTeam coach Grace made this at home and enjoyed it so much she wanted to share it with the Plan Z community!

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.

Breakfast. Lunch. Brunch or even a light dinner. You can even serve this as a side dish at a family event. Even the kids who don’t like veggies will like this one.

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 meal makes for a perfect summer barbecue. The sweetness of the apricot and plums melds nicely with the delicious meatiness of the sausage. Don't be afraid! Although it sounds strange these two ingredients compliment each other wonderfully.

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

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!

Invent your own low carb “sandwich” that is a combination of both traditions. This is how a sandwich looks in ZLife. You can also serve this over greens and eat it anytime in ZReboot.

This is an amazingly simple dish to make. You can look like a cooking whiz with this one even if you’re not.

Deviled eggs are great for summer parties. It’s sort of a retro-thing that I’m on a mission to bring back into style. My mother’s deviled eggs were quite simple.

Never use bottled barbecue sauce again!

If you like sesame and garlic, you will love this dressing!

You can use this pizza “sauce” for your pizza Zola style. Sauce is added warm after the pizza cheese portion is cooked. Make the pizza with no sauce or give this a try.

This dipping sauce could go well with a grilled chicken breast or even a steak.

For those missing their Big Mac, here’s the secret to the sauce!

Dieter Kurt offered up this recipe for a versatile sauce. If you like zing you’re going to love this sauce.

To prep for this dish soak your wooden skewers in water for 15 or 20 minutes to they will be wet and won’t burn on the grill. Or use metal skewers.

There’s no way to use a commercial sauce for barbecued meats. They ALL have copious amounts of sugar in them. I know, I checked every bottle in the store.

You can serve these as an appetizer, a party buffet food, a lunch or even as a dinner option. If you have never had Thai food and want an easy way to try it, this is a perfect dish.

This is recipe was contributed by Plan Z dieter Shana. What a great idea! Super easy.

There’s no way to use a commercial sauce for barbecue ribs. They ALL have copious amounts of sugar in them. I know.

Stop, look now eat. Simple dish even the kids will enjoy.

In this picture you’ll see the steak served with a scattering of roasted butternut squash and a few bits of raw red bell pepper for color.

Great as an appetizer or a main meal. Try them, your kids will love them too and their healthy.

This is one of the easiest appetizers on the planet.

I titled these Yum Yum Onions for the obvious reason. I am convinced they will receive rave reviews at your table, like they did at mine.

When you’re feeling in a retro mood, pull this recipe out, serve with crackers and you’ll be singing the yum-yum song.

This dressing can be served warm over spinach to wilt a salad. It can also be stored cold if you would like cold Asian dressing. You can serve it with any salad.

I made this dressing to mimic what you’d get in a large steakhouse. YUM!

Serve this salsa over a grilled chicken, grilled fish or even your favorite meat. You can also, of course, serve it with chips!

Making dressing is very easy on Plan Z by Zola. Here are some hints and tips that will help you add a little zest to your ZReduction foods.

This rub recipe that can be used on burgers, fish, chicken or any kind of meat.

This stuff tastes amazing on grilled steak, chicken, grilled shrimp. You name it.

From Zola’s blender comes another dressing for Plan Z Reduction!

Be creative. This is a zingy, zippy sauce. Leave out a chili if you want it less spicy. You could even take this sauce and serve it with simple, grilled chicken. Big YUM

This barbecue sauce is most like the tangy sauces you find in a jar at the store. This just doesn’t have the nasty sugar they add to all of the other sauces.

This is a very spicy dressing. I served it over grilled chicken tenders on a big salad with raw veggies. Really flavorful.

"I really wanted to have a cocktail sauce with my shrimp, so I did some exploring. This is an adaptation from Joy of Cooking. "

One of the most difficult things to do for the ZReduction phase of the diet is to come up with sauces that don’t taste sour. Not with this sauce.

This is a super-simple dessert or entrée accompaniment.

Gini did a great job of coming up with a sweet dressing. I can’t wait to try this on a spinach salad.

Mix together – will keep in refrigerator for several weeks!

You can eat this with the shrimp cocktail salad or serve it on greens as a salad dressing. As and oil-free dressing this is quite tasty!

For a change of pace you might like to try a barbecue sauce that has an Asian flair. This one is tangy, with a bit of fire to it. You can make it even hotter by adding more pepper flakes.

This mustard sauce served with grilled Chinese Eggplant is to die for. Big YUM! And so easy!

This recipe was submitted by our VP of Anger Management, Chris. He likes a thicker dressing and tends to add extra mustard, but you can adjust the measurements to get a consistency you like.

This recipe was submitted by Plan Z dieter Karen, who is a huge fan of Charlie Trotter. She found this recipe in Charlie Trotter's first cookbook. Thanks Karen!