Finding free recipes that are easy to follow, easy to prepare and easy to eat can be a time consuming challenge. There are a variety of About.com sites that offer many high quality free recipes that will help you spend less time searching and more time cooking and eating.

I've put together a handy index of free recipes on About.com. No matter what your tastes, dietary restrictions, or cooking skill, you should be able to find free recipes you can use.

The links on the index are primarily to recipe collections on other About.com sites. There is. of course much more than just recipes on all of those sites. Don't forget to explore each site for great cooking tips, in depth articles and extensive libraries of useful links.