Quick and easy American main dish recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Steak With Natural Mushroom Butter

This recipe is so delicious, my family loves it. It is tender, juicy, and very flavorful!!!

One Dish Rosemary Chicken with New Potatoes, Mushrooms and Green Beans

This is a simple, but beautiful, chicken dish that you can serve directly…

Southwestern Rib Rub

This is a very simple rub that takes only a few minutes to put together. I use it on pork ribs but it’s excellent on beef also. Rather than baby…

Apricot Ginger Glazed Pork Tenderloins

I love the combination of sweet and spicy! The sweet from the Apricot Ginger glaze and the spicy from the…

"BTP" Bacon Tomato Pasta

Zesty Lime Marinated Chicken with Homemade Watermelon Salsa

This recipe is a true gem…Truly fresh and refreshing! First, the chicken is so tender and flavorful.…

Bacon and Egg Mac & Cheese

Grilled Sockeye Salmon over Israeli Couscous with a Yogurt, Lemon, Chive Sauce, Mozzarella and Tomato Salad with a Beet Vinaigrette and Fresh Garden Greens, Radish, and Scallion

Sometimes we do not have a ton of time to cook and having containers of fresh greens, herbs, and vegetables around the yard really is a time and money saver. Also having the freezer and refrigerator holding other ingredients from previously butchered fish or chicken and mother batches of tomatoes, chilies, poached garlic and, in this case roasted beets, allows a quick meal without a journey to the…

Giggling Gourmet's Sofrito Recipe

Here is a base Sofrito recipe from our family lineage, this batch will make relatively 8 Cups of Sofrito give…

Shredded Mediterranean Chicken a la Crock Pot

This recipe is from Mom Around Town at…

Oven Brisket with Au Jus

This brisket recipe makes a very flavorful natural gravy that can be used for French Dip Sandwiches, cheesesteaks, and other things. Since beef…

Turkey Meatballs with Spinach, Bacon & Cream Sauce

Yummy turkey meatballs, This is good with some tabasco sauce!

Seared Mahi Mahi w Rainbow Medley

For our fish Fridays, we got the kids some mahi-mahi fillets and simply seared them on the stove top. We also…

Chicken Breast Croquettes with Sherry Sauce

Ground chicken works just fine for these as well. I also add a little salt & pepper to the chicken mixture to…

Sesame-Crusted Tuna with Wasabi-Ponzu Sauce

This tuna recipe takes on an Asian flair with a coating of sesame seeds and a sauce of wasabi paste, soy sauce…