European main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

Sunday Sugo Rosso (Red Sauce)

This recipe is adapted from one in Jeff Smith's book The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines published in 1989. I modified it a bit to make…

Italian Meatballs

These are tasty meatballs. Everyone has their own version. This one was based on what I had on hand and the fact that I needed to use up some…

Microwave Chicken Parmesan

Spaghetti and Meatballs

No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Never buy jarred pizza sauce again! It’s so easy to make it homemade, you’ll save money and have a sauce that is exactly the way you like it. I’m…

Portuguese Stew

This is a page from the Grandmother's Unwritten Cookbook. Readers you will be tasting my heritage and genuine spirit in this dish. When preparing…

Lasagna

The classic Italian dish, baked in a microwave.

Better-for-you-burgers

Healthy, cheap and easy to make

Porcini and Sweet pepper Sauce

From the Madonna del Piatto blog and Letizia Matiacci, with gratitude.

Gyro Meat

I Love Gyros ! I found this recipe and changed some of the ingredients ( spices ) to what I thought was more traditional for gyro meat. My…

Beef Braciole

This is one of my sons favorite dishes served with pasta I personally like it served with a side of roasted spaghetti squash. In the recipe I use…

Manicotti

Gnudi

These are also referred to as "Naked Ravioli". They are like a Gnocchi made from ricotta cheese and a very small amount of flour. My recipe is…

Chicken Parmesan

Cheese-flavored chicken, baked in a microwave.

Meat-filled Dinner Pastries

Delicious biscuit dough pastries stuffed with a hearty blend of ground beef, vegetables, potatoes, and seasonings. Recipe makes six large entree…