53 healthy creamy Recipes

boneless skinless chicken , cut into pieces, green onions, sliced, tart cooking apples, thinly sliced, ground nutmeg, salt, ground pepper, cider vinegar, evaporated milk, dried cranberries, whole wheat penne, chopped fresh chives, to top with, grated sharp cheddar cheese, to top with

skim milk (or any other milk), soymilk, fortified (substituting with any other milk is fine), butter, white whole wheat flour (while a healthy and delicious flour, substituting with any other flour is acceptable), salt (more of less to taste), pepper (more or less to taste), garlic powder (more or less to taste, alternately, 1-2 cloves of minced fresh garlic would be nice as well), onion powder (more or less to taste, alternately, 1 small onion diced and sauteed would be great in this dish), ground mustard (more or less to taste), whole wheat pasta, uncooked (approximately 10 oz, i.e. macaroni, spirals, shells, mini penne... may substitute with enriched ), cheese, sliced (i use a jack-and-colby-combo cheese that comes in 10 slices), mozzarella cheese , grated 0r cut into small cubes (may substitute with any other creamy-textured cheese, i.e. muenster, provolone, edam)

fat-free sweetened condensed milk, creamy peanut butter, bisquick baking mix , heart healthy, vanilla, splenda sugar substitute

apple, cinnamon, nonfat yogurt, greek-style nonfat yogurt (aka strained & stirred ), granulated artificial sweetener

rotini pasta, carrots, thinly sliced, broccoli florets, red bell peppers (i like to use 1 of each to add color) or 2 medium green bell peppers (i like to use 1 of each to add color), celery, thinly sliced (i leave this out ), red onion, plain nonfat yogurt, reduced-calorie mayonnaise (or regular depending on how you want it to taste), fresh parsley, chopped, fresh lemon juice, dried dill

chopped yellow onion, sliced leek (whites only ), granny smith apples, cored, peeled and quartered, reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth, bay leaf, salt (to taste), dried thyme, fat-free evaporated milk, potatoes, peeled and sliced, brie cheese, cut into small cubes

mixed lettuce greens , torn into bite-size pieces (such as boston bibb or leaf lettuce), plain yogurt, mango chutney (or your favorite chutney), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced, red bell pepper, coarsely chopped, snipped fresh chives, snipped fresh coriander, diced cooked chicken, pineapple chunks (fresh or canned ), fresh baby tomatoes, crouton , for serving

two 1-lb bunches thick asparagus, ends trimmed, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, blanched sliced almonds, lemon juice, sugar, lemon zest

cubed peeled sweet potato, chopped onion, diced red bell pepper, garlic cloves, minced, jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, chopped cooked chicken breast (about 8 oz), bottled salsa, ground cumin, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, healthy choice chicken with rice soup or any less-sodium chicken-and-rice soup, undiluted, black beans, drained, creamy peanut butter

skim milk, cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, cold water, cinnamon (optional), chili powder (optional) or 1/8 tsp sweet paprika (optional), dried mint (optional), almond extract (optional), espresso (optional), kahlua (optional), baileys irish cream (optional), peppermint schnapps (optional)

fresh ginger, peeled (the size of a walnut), carrots, chopped, vegetable broth, cream cheese (low-fat ), cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, apple, chopped finely (optional)