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Cooking Light Recipes

From my earliest days of cooking, I've discovered many of my favorite recipes in the pages of Cooking Light Magazine. A few years after I launched Panning The Globe, the folks at the magazine invited me to be a Cooking Light featured blogger.

In this collection, you'll find my all-time favorite Cooking Light Recipes, such as Slow Cooker Chicken with Dried Cherries, Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Fried Shallots, Blackened Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw, and many more.

 

6 almond cookies, each with an almond in the middle, on a glass plate with 3 whole almonds decorating the plate.

Spanish Almond Cookies (Almendrados)

snowflake mugs filled with Swedish Glögg. delicious hot spiced mulled wine and spirits

Swedish Glögg: Hot Mulled Spiced Wine

One piece of saucy cheesy eggplant lasagna on a small plate topped with a basil leaf.

Eggplant Lasagna

bowl of shrimp and corn chowder topped with crumbled bacon and chopped scallions

Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Raw Kale Salad: The most delicious healthy salad you've ever tasted | Panning The Globe

Perfect Simple Kale Salad

Colombian Chicken Soup: Creamy with no cream or dairy - thickened with potatoes and corn.

Colombian Chicken Soup: Ajiaco

a dozen spice crusted sauteed shrimp on a white platter sprinkled with chopped cilantro

Sautéed Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce

crisp tortilla topped with corn, piece of chicken, avocado crema and cilantro

Easy Chicken Tostadas

overhead shot of a black cast iron skillet filled with chicken piccata, thin chicken cutlets with a few thin slices of lemon tossed on top and some chopped parsley

Chicken Piccata

close up of a platter of shredded brussels sprouts topped with crispy fried shallots and a slice of lemon to garnish

Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Fried Shallots

a bowl of Korean Chicken Stew with Gochujang Sauce

Korean Chicken Stew with Gochujang

Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Dried Cherries

white rectangular platter topped with grilled figs, prosciutto and burrata and arugula

Grilled Figs, Prosciutto and Burrata Appetizer

7 grilled skewers of chicken souvlaki with zucchini and red onions

Lemony Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce

overhead shot showing a blue bowl filled with Chinese beef and broccoli stir fry. A spray of scallions in the center to garnish

Chinese Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe

It takes just 20 minutes to make this super flavorful, healthy dinner recipe: Thai Beef Bok Choy Rice Bowl with an egg on top. Add your favorite hot sauce!

Quick Thai Beef Rice Bowl Recipe

bowl of cooked ground beef with corn and peas in sauce topped with fluffy mashed potatoes.

Healthy Shepherd's Pie

Asian honey soy chicken in a bowl sprinkled with scallions.

Asian Honey Soy Chicken

This elegant Moroccan Chicken Tagine recipe is perfect for the slow cooker. The chicken tenderizes as it absorbs the fragrant North African spices and fills the house with the most delicious aromas. There's plenty of sauce and chickpeas to spoon over the chicken and a bed of rice or couscous.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Chickpeas

My Favorite Vegetarian Chili: loaded with vegetables, beans and a secret ingredient that makes it "meaty" | Panning The Globe

My Favorite Vegetarian Chili

Bowl of fettuccini with thick tomato meat sauce swirled around a fork.

Quick Turkey Ragu: Delicious Healthy Meat Sauce Recipe

slow cooker Cuban ropa vieja

Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja

9 little appetizers on a platter - chopped smoked salmon piled onto cucumber rounds and rice crackers and topped with a dab of sour cream and a sprinkle of chives.

Smoked Salmon Tartare

two grilled turkey tips on a bed of spinach with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, crumbled feta and kalamata olives.

Greek Spinach Salad with Grilled Turkey Tips

Pain Perdu (French Toast) with berries and berry sauce

Pain Perdu with Berry Sauce: French style French Toast

This creamy, fragrant, DELICIOUS Thai coconut curry chicken soup has spinach and rice noodles and everything you want for dinner, all in one pot!

Coconut Curry Chicken Soup

Fresh ginger, coconut milk and basil are the base of this fragrant Thai green curry chicken recipe. Fluffy white rice is all you need to complete the meal. Perfect for weeknights when you want something quick and delicious.

Thai Green Curry Chicken

Thai Steamed Fish in Coconut Sauce • Panning The Globe

Thai Steamed Fish in Coconut Sauce

This wild rice salad is bejeweled with cranberries, apricots and pecans and dressed with orange shallot vinaigrette. It's The perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or any festive meal.

Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries, Apricots and Pecans

Two bowls of carrot soup topped with a dollop of yogurt, a small jar of honey on the side and half a lemon.

Moroccan Carrot Soup with Lemon Honey Yogurt

Llapingachos: Ecuadorian Cheese and Potato Patties

Two grilled chocolate pizzas topped with Nutella, m&m's and potato chops, on a wooden cutting board with a pizza slicer

Grilled Chocolate Pizza

Brazilian Feijoada: a slow cooker version of Brazil's famous meat and bean stew

Slow Cooker Brazilian Feijoada

Here's a delicious and fun twist on the classic Italian Caprese Salad recipe. Grilled zucchini is added to the mix and everything is arranged in stacks. It's an easy appetizer recipe that looks elegant. Or serve it for lunch or brunch l www.panningtheglobe.com  

Grilled Zucchini Caprese Salad Stacks

blackened fish tacos recipe

Blackened Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

Senegalese Chicken Yassa by Panning The Globe

Senegalese Chicken Yassa

Chicken Cacciatore with Roasted Vegetables and Potatoes by Panning The Globe

Chicken Cacciatore with Roasted Vegetables and Potatoes

Here's a home-cooking recipe for the delectable Middle Eastern street food, Chicken Shawarma: spicy grilled chicken, Israeli chopped salad and lemony tahini sauce. Adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi and Cooking Light

Spicy Chicken Shawarma

swiww rosti shredded potato casserole with soft cooked egg on top and a fork

Rösti: Shredded Potato Casserole with Ham & Eggs

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Healthy Easy Recipes for Spring!

  • Easy White Bean Turkey Chili Verde
  • Bowl of lemon asparagus risotto topped with shredded basil and parmesan
    Lemon Asparagus Risotto
  • Rows of colorful chopped veggies and chicken in a serving bowl: cherry tomatoes, chicken, cucumbers, red onion, carrots and avocados.
    Rotisserie Chicken Chopped Salad
  • a bowl of Korean Chicken Stew with Gochujang Sauce
    Korean Chicken Stew with Gochujang
  • overhead shot of a cast iron skillet filled with paella: shrimp, sausages, chicken, strips of pimiento and a parsley leaf in the middle
    Easy Spanish Paella Recipe
  • white bowl filled with roasted fennel, tomatoes and white beans
    Roasted Fennel, Tomatoes and White Beans
  • Fish in crazy water is a classic Neopolitan dish of fresh fish, poached with carrots, celery, onions and tomatoes. The fish is tender, the veggies are crisp-tender, the broth is sweet and delicious, and dinner is on the table in just 30 minutes.
    Fish In Crazy Water
  • rimmed baking sheet topped with baked chicken thighs, potatoes, red bell peppers, zucchini and green olives.
    Baked Chicken Thighs with Potatoes Peppers and Olives

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