Sesame Kale

This recipe was submitted by Plan Z coach, Pearl. She loves kale and makes this recipe often.

Simple Crusted Salmon

This is my favorite, simple way to cook salmon. If you want to jazz it up you can also make my tzatziki sauce. Yum.

Steak Kebabs

Depending on how you cut your veggies and arranged them on the skewers you might be having more than one kebab. Your meal on…

Waldorf Salad

A traditional Waldorf salad has grapes or raisins and lots of walnuts -- but it doesn’t have to. This one worked great as a side…

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Plum Sauce

A dish that is easy to make for a weekday meal, but you could also serve this to guests, and no one would guess this is diet…

Asian Chicken with Veggie Slaw (ZReduction Version)

This looks like a lot of ingredients, but you’ll see it’s sort of a dump and cook recipe. Not difficult at all. If you love…

Seared and Roasted Burgers

My favorite technique for cooking low-fat burgers is to quickly sear the burger and finish it by roasting it in the oven. Here’s…

Chicken with Creamy Sundried Tomato Sauce

This is one dish I never thought I could pull off for ZReduction. But here it is! And it's delicious.

Outlaw Chili Verde

This award-winning chili recipe won best Verde Chili by the International Chili Society in 2018. "Texas Chuck," the creator of…

Tuna-Salad-Salad

Tuna salad on top of a salad? Let's do it!

Tuna Salad

Dieter Sarah eats tuna salad to help her lose weight on ZReduction. This is her "magic" recipe.

Oven Roasted Okra

This delicious recipe was submitted by dieter Nicole. She served it with pork chops and roasted tomatoes. Thanks, Nicole for the…

Roasted Tomato Sauce

You’ll think you’re eating at an Italian Grandma’s house when you taste this.

Smoked Salmon Salad

Since leafy greens are unlimited you can double (or triple) the amount of greens used in this recipe if you want to make it…

Roasted Lemon Chicken

When you are in the ZReduction portion of Plan Z you will not be eating the skin of the chicken or any of the dark meat. Breast…

Grilled Eggplant

I have decided the grilled Chinese eggplant tastes better than potato chips! Even better than French fries! And it’s so easy.

Dieter Claire’s Taco Seasoning

From Dieter Claire: Make this in bulk and store it in a jar. It's less expensive than taco seasoning packets and has no fillers.…

Sun Dried Tomatoes

No need to salt them. No need to season them. They will be delicious and have PLENTY of flavor. 

Roasted Sea Bass

Easter is the perfect time to make this. Sea bass is probably the most wonderful fish on the planet. It's taste is…

Lockdown Chili (Z2 Version)

What better time to have a spicy chili than when I am in lockdown, practicing social distancing. 

Roasted Red Pepper and Beef Chili

Okay, so I opened my pantry and saw a jar of roasted red pepper strips. I thought… I could make a new chili with these! So here…

Italian Sausage Soup (ZReduction Version)

This simple Italian Soup is packed with flavor and convenience. It travels well and heats in the microwave too. Leftovers are a…

Tarragon Mustard Shrimp

This dish made a wonderful lunch salad entrée in our Plan Z kitchen. I think it would be GREAT as an appetizer at a cocktail…

Chicken Breasts with Zola’s French Pan Sauce

This is my favorite new creation. I think I have made this three times in the last two weeks and that’s pretty much a record for…