American bbq party recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Potatoes au Gratan

This recipe was adapted from a little booklet put out in the 1930s by Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. for the new electric range…

Hazelnut Cheese Bits

Wow! These yummy bite-size bursts of flavor make an exceptionally delicious appetizer! You will need to make more than you think, because this easy…

Avocado and Feta Salad

This recipe works as a guacamole when served with tortilla chips, or can stand alone as a salad, or used as a chutney.

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

*Using shortening instead of butter produces a thicker more ‘cake-like’ cookie. Don’t use margarine or butter substitutes!

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…

Chocolate Kiwi Smoothie

A dreamy blend of coconut, kiwi, banana and white chocolate. Very smooth, a perfect Summer drink.

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.

Festive Bacon And Cheese Dip

This is great with crackers, vegetables and crusty bread.

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…

Garden Salmon Loaf

Chicken with Grapes and Almonds Salad and Sandwich Filling

Serve atop mixed greens as a salad, or as a sandwich filling for breads and rolls.

Pinwheel Tortilla Roll-ups

Perfect party appetizer