Winter main dish recipes with 200 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving added by professional chefs

Garden Marinara Sauce with Spaghetti

This marinara is chock full of veggies, and served atop whole grain spaghetti noodles, makes a guilt-free pasta…

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…

Beef Fajita Best Marinade

This is fast, simple and super delicious! You should have a very hot (very) cast iron griddle or pan to do this right. I preheat the griddle and…

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…

Ham & Cabbage Hash

This is a fast dinner-in-a-skillet recipe, and a good way to use up leftover ham or roast beef. Lots of vegetables make the meat go further and keep…

Guilt-free Chicken Nuggets, Oh Yeah

Most kids love McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. I’m sure many grown-ups do too. But, they are so unhealthy!…

Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs

Dinner on the table in 30 minutes - perfect! Easy sweet and sour sauce make chicken thighs lip-smacking tasty. Double the amount of glaze if you…

The Barefoot Contessa’s Recipe for Perfect Roast Turkey Made Skinny

I love Ina Garten’s (Barefoot Contessa) recipe for roasting turkey. I…

Savory Meatloaf with Zucchini

In planning a birthday dinner for a mutual friend, a fellow-foodie and I devised this juicy meatloaf with prominent herb flavors. We started with 3…

Rich Sauce with White Eggplant & Herbs

Eggplant has nothing to do with eggs - unless you dip and bread them. This sauce is a knockout! We grow…

Crown of Roast Pork