American beef main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Sausage and Pinto Bean Cornbread Casserole

This is a recipe my father and I created, which was inspired by Southern Living's Chicken and Black Bean…

Barbacoa De Cabeza

Barbacoa de Cabeza is a slow cooked dish prepared with parts from the head of a cow, such as the cheeks. Popular in South Texas, I've adapted the…

Greek Sliders

Grilled Mini Burgers with feta, calamata olives, garlic and oregano on mini water rolls with tzaziki sauce Great with potato salad, hummus/fresh…

Catchy Casserole

I created this a while back for a pot-luck gathering, and the blend of ground beef, ranch style beans, cheddar cheese, and rice was a huge hit.

Tex-Mex Meatloaf

Tex-Mex Meatloaf is an easy to assemble recipe for a spicy and healthy Mexican-Style meatloaf. It is loaded with antioxidents from the paprika,…

Pi's Hamburgers

Super moist and delicious burgers!

Sloppy Sloppy Joes

These get really sloppy, but taste really good. The aroma brings everyone running to the table long before it is finished cooking.

Hearty Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Carrots and Potatoes

Monica's Marvelous Meatloaf

This is most amazing meatloaf recipe anywhere. Monica created this to sneak tons of vegetables onto our kids plates without them knowing. She's even…

Tex-Mex Beef Wraps

This is one of my husband's favorites. Very easy!!

Creamy Pepper Steak

Beef Shepherd's Pie

AJ's Dirty Yellow Rice

I kept this a bit plain because of the kids. You can spice it up by adding more of the Cajun seasoning.

Beef Cutlets Easy

This recipe is very popular in European countries: in Austria it’s called schnitzel, in the US it’s called a cutlet. We cook cutlets with beef and…

South of the Border Lasagna

A different take a lasagna that my family loves.