Recipes

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BE recipes are written to professional standards - many published in 'Before and After', the best selling bariatric book by founder Susan Maria Leach, nominated for 3 IACP culinary awards.

Thai Peanut Chicken Iceberg Lettuce Wraps

It isn't any tastier, easier or faster than a stir fry of Thai peanut sauced chicken, carrot and scallion stuffed in big crisp leaves of iceberg le...

Italian Spaghetti Sauce

Watch your sauce change from bright red to the beautiful red orange in my photo as it slowly simmers. It is Italian magic!

Sloppy Joes - A classic, made Bariatric Friendly!!

A few fresh ingredients copycat that wonderful sweet & tangy Sloppy Joe flavor but the technique for cooking the meat is GENIUS. Soft tender be...

Shrimp Tacos in Lettuce Cups

This dish is so delicious you'll wonder why its not on every Mexican menu - so fresh and flavorful with that pop of fresh lime and kick of chipotle!

Italian Sub in a Tub... be a Goomba!

There is nothing quite like the unmistakable flavor profile of The Italian Sub. Put this one in a Tub! Who needs bread when the insides taste this ...

Manicotti, made with tender egg crepes called Crespelle

Being Italian has always meant pasta, but since my surgery, I do not eat macaroni. Hard line. I grab a meatball or have sauce over ricotta with lot...

Air Fried Coconut Shrimp

The trick is to find the unsweetened coconut in your supermarket - it is often labeled as 'dessicated' or dried. Check the label and make sure suga...

Lemon Chicken

This weeknight version of Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken is one of my husbands favorite meals. It leans towards Greek and Italian with the heavy hand of o...

Ten Minute Thai Chicken Soup

This soup is so delicious you could pick up the bowl and drink it! The red curry paste and coconut milk are the keys to its wonderful mmmmmm flavor...

Stuffed Pepper Soup

My amazing Stuffed Pepper Soup is perfect for a weeknight meal with plenty of leftovers for lunches.

Meatball Parm Soup

I traveled to Salt Lake City for a meeting and had some soup from Caputo's Italian Deli that was so delicious that I had to recreate it at home.

Lasagna Soup

Yes, it does taste like lasagna! We have had this recipe on the website for many years and it is one of the most popular. Not a lot of ingredients ...