Kid friendly American bbq party recipes with 200 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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Cabbage Apple Slaw - Netta Belle's Choice

A heart healthy crispy salad of cabbage, apples, celery, walnuts and raisins. A salad for all seasons.…

Happy Kids Guacamole

This makes my kids happy. It is homemade guacamole. A pretty basic, nutritious, delicious recipe. Try it, you might love it!

Skinny Shredded Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches, No Crock Pot Needed

I’ve trimmed the fat and calories by making the coleslaw with a skinny…

The Best Barbecued Chicken With an Amazing Homemade Sauce

What makes this chicken de-licious is the fabulous homemade sauce! It’s sweet and a little spicy. You’ll…

Bacon Stuffed Shell Salad

This recipe takes pasta salad to a big flavor level. Great to make ahead and serve for a simple luncheon. Serve with fresh seasonal fruit.

Super Simple Chewy Banana Granola Bars

These are super easy to make. We often have Granola cereal in because we add it to our yogurt for homemade…

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my…

Guacamole Tex-Mex

Super simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality…

Barbeque Pulled Pork

Crock Pot Barbeque Pulled Pork - tangy and delicious! On the lighter side too!

Double Corn & Green Chile Muffins

Whole kernel corn adds texture, flavor and moistness to ordinary cornmeal muffins. Add to that sharp cheddar…

Baked Cheese & Olive & Pepper Warm Dip

Delicious warm dip for any get together, serve with crackers or chips.

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I’ve tried many recipes of oatmeal raisin cookies but settled on this as the best one yet. It’s from Joy of Cooking (1997). The cookies are…

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Sweet and chewy bars are a cinch to make and will please most all of your hungry nibblers! The original recipe…