Kid friendly main dish recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

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Pene ala Strider

My husband came up with this dish one night, we love it and have it about once a week. It's light, refreshing and absolutely Delicious.

Baked Chicken

Many of you may already have tried this but I just made it up one day and I love it.

Bryan's Stromboli

Delicious stromboli that will satisfy everyone from parents to kids. The filling can be easily changed to vegetarians and use spinach, mushrooms,…

Healthy Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Spinach

Comfort food at it's best, macaroni and cheese isn't a meal generally thought of as lean and healthy, never…

Turkey Shepherd's pie

Beef Shepherd's Pie

Ginger, Garlic and Basil Chicken Stir Fry.

This is a first for me! Blending Italian and Asian together. I've never done it before let alone made it. I…

Chicken and Chickpea Curry

This recipe was shared with us by our good friend Marci Chan. Every dish Marci has ever made for us has been delicious, and this was not exception.…

LEMONADE FRIED CHICKEN

GREAT SUMMER FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE, BUDGET FRIENDLY AND SUPER EASY TO MAKE! KID APPROVED TOO ;)

Tagine of Chicken with Preserved Lemon

This dish may not sound as exciting to you as some of the other tagine's I've posted (which is why I didn't try…

Pomegranate-Glazed Chicken with Blackberries

Antipastagravanza

This is a leftover home run. I used the remains of an Italian BBQ to create a second day leftover family dinner. Big hit with the 14 year old, 12…

New Mexican Red Chile Chicken

This recipe is very similar to the Southwestern Green Chile chicken I posted, but uses flavorful dried New Mexico chiles instead of fresh green…

Cheesy chicken bake

I made this for my family who are picky eaters and they loved it. Serve with a nice salad and warm rolls.