Weeknight Meals

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Grating the carrots in a processor makes this one-dish meal really easy to assemble.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serve these chicken roulades with rice pilaf and steamed baby squash. Slices of purchased chocolate mousse cake would make an elegant dessert.

Purchased phyllo pastry is used here instead of a regular pie crust for quick and easy assembly. This tart is best when served at room temperature.

A combination of spicy, tangy and aromatic flavors, this light soup is also really satisfying.

A low-fat but tasty version of a typically calorie-laden favorite.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serve this with white rice to soak up the delicious sauce.

Nice with the chicken, as a side dish for burgers, or on its own as a snappy vegetarian main course.

Red pears are first choice here, but any ripe, firm pears would be delicious. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A salad of baby greens and raspberry vinaigrette and some pencil-thin breadsticks go well with the pasta. End the dinner with orange sherbet, Swedish butter cookies and, perhaps, a shot of aquavit.

Using sun-dried tomatoes that are not packed in oil cuts down on fat. You can find them at some supermarkets, specialty foods stores and Italian markets.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. We found this pasta just as delicious without the salmon.