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

Spice Rubbed Roast Turkey

This salty-spicy-sweet rub keeps the meat lean but still plenty of flavor. This recipe easily converts to a 3 - 4 pound roasting chicken. Just…

Easy Herb Chicken in Pastry

What a great company entree! Chicken breasts top an herb cream cheese base before being wrapped in puff pastry. While they bake, toss a green salad…

Weir Dough for Pizza

Jenny Craigs Italian Chicken Rolls

This delicious, crispy chicken dish is from Jenny Craig's Simple Pleasures Cookbook. It reminds me of Chicken…

Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini)

There are many zucchini recipes, but this is one that I kinda made up. It is nourishing, a good Lenten dish…

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…

Sardine Varuval (Dry Style)

Simply simple. Yet crazily yum with rice,tosai or toast

Bacon Wrapped Trout

The salt and smoke from the bacon gives this delicate white fish all the seasoning it needs.

Pork Tacos cooked in a spicy green chili sauce

Yummy tacos in spicy green chili sauce! A couple of days ago I posted a recipe for my green chili salsa, well I…

Garden Salmon Loaf

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

I served this at an informal dinner as mini-cocktail meatballs (1" size) but in a sweet and sour sauce, rather than barbecue, and everyone loved…

Dalca (Dhal Mutton Curry)

Tender mutton pieces submerged in a dhal gravy with potatoes, carrots and brinjals swimming aimlessly.

Skinny Baked Vegetarian Egg Rolls with Peanut Sauce

“Meatless Mondays” or any day of the week never tasted so yummy with these skinny vegetarian egg rolls! You…

Camaron Rebusado

One of the favorites in the family. Prawns! However you cook it, it's a hit. This recipe is one in my top list. I serve this when friends come and…