American summer main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Lighten Up with this Easy Turkey and Apple Meatloaf



This is a light, flavorful twist on a classic meatloaf. To make it skinny, I’m using ground turkey and adding…

Barbecued Beef Steak

Barbecued Beef Steak is an easy and quick 25 minute recipe that uses bottled barbecue sauce, orange marmalade and cinnamon. This would be a great…

Ham Burgers

I like those ham steaks you get at the supermarket, the big ones with the little round bone. I like to grind them up and make burgers. The ham is…

Apricot-Pesto Chicken

If you have a container of pesto in your refrigerator that you like, use it instead of the basil leaves, dried apricots, pecans, parmesan cheese,…

Caribbean Shirmp

This sweet and spicy shrimp will keep you coming back for more. It's seductively simple but very flavorful. It goes very well with blackeyed peas…

Herb Salmon

A light and tasty salmon that my mama made for me growing up... mmm!

Barbecue Beef on Rolls

From Fix It & Forget It Big Cookbook P. 319 Makes 12 servings Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 6.5-8.5 hours Ideal slow cooker size: 4 qt

Cherry and Goat Cheese Stuffed Pork Loin

Easy, delicious and healthy roasted Cherry and Goat Cheese Stuffed Pork Loin is overflowing with flavor.

grilled shrimp and mushrooms

good with hot cooked rice or green noodles(spoon remaining sauce over,if desired) steamed vegetables in season and a spinach salad

Slow Cooked Pulled Barbecue Chicken

From Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two page 108 Cooker size: 1 1/2-3 qt Setting and Cooking…

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes)

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab…

Bean Soup, a Simple One

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the…

Citrus Scallops

A fun summer tasting way to dress up your scallops!

Beer Grilled Pork Chops

Grilled Pork Loin with Pineapple Salsa

Adjust the level of sweetness or heat in the salsa as a perfect compliment to the smokey-citrus flavor of the…