Meatless Appetizers

These popular Chinese pastries can be filled with red bean paste, lotus paste, or sweet black bean paste before frying.

Method:   deep fryer
Time:   under 30 minutes

These meatless dumplings make a great lunch or snack. They are filled with ginger, zucchini, and bell pepper, and served with a spicy Thai dipping sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Enjoy a healthier twist on a favorite snack with our low fat nachos. Combining fresh veggies, no-fat refried beans, and reduced-fat cheese, these nachos deliver all the taste without the...

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

A layered taco dip that brings together creamy layers of bean dip, seasoned sour cream, and fresh toppings. Just right for dipping with tortilla chips.


Time:   2-5 hours

A treat for the olive lover! Ripe olives are made into a paste with pine nuts, olive oil, and garlic and spread on toasted slices of French bread.

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

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This spicy cracker recipe uses cheddar and cayenne, but once you've got the general idea you can add in whatever flavors you like for your own creations.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with egg yolk, refrigerated crescent rolls, cream cheese, dill weed

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salsa, green onions, flour tortillas, cream cheese, sour cream


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with salsa, black olives, refrigerated crescent rolls, refried beans, sour cream, taco seasoning mix, cheddar cheese, green onions, green bell pepper, tomatoes

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with salsa, Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, potatoes, egg, black olives, green onions, fresh cilantro

Method:   oven, microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with Parmesan cheese, olive oil, sesame seed, refrigerated crescent rolls, pitted ripe olives, tomato

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with honey butter, sugar, cornbread muffin mix, egg, milk

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with garlic salt, black pepper, broccoli, cider vinegar, oil, sugar, dill weed, Accent, salt


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with garlic, red bell peppers, baguette, olive oil, fresh basil

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with celery, cream cheese, sour cream, green olives, walnuts, Tabasco sauce


Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with frozen chopped spinach, butter, phyllo, eggs, onion, cream cheese, black pepper, feta cheese

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with jalapeno pepper, taco sauce, sour cream, cream cheese, monterey jack cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with French bread, salt and pepper, sage, lentils, water, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, olive oil

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with margarine, black pepper, garlic, egg substitute, salt, celery salt, beans, bean juice, bread crumbs, oil

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with cream of mushroom soup, zucchini, onion, canned mushrooms, eggs, seasoned salt, ground beef

Method:   oven, crock pot
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with sauerkraut, American cheese, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, meatless corned beef, party rye bread

Method:   microwave, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes