Kid friendly main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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BAKED CHICKEN GARLIC

BAKED CHICKEN GARLIC

I love garlicky food. It gives so much flavor and good for health. This Indian dry dish is so tasty and succulent up to the last bite...

MARIA LOURDES V. LIPARDO-AYUB
Jul 2010
Advanced
1 vote
3919 views
Lazy homemade pasta with minced pork and beef meat

Lazy homemade pasta with minced pork and beef meat

This recipe is as simple as 1-2-3! You can make it with pasta from a store but it’s more tender and delish…

Helenscooking
Jul 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
2491 views
Skinny Sliders with Caramelized Onions

Skinny Sliders with Caramelized Onions

Minimizing is the new super-sizing and these little sliders are terrific. No need to heat up the barbecue…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Feb 2012
Professional
1 vote
2387 views
Shrimp Pita with Avocado Dressing

Shrimp Pita with Avocado Dressing

We love shrimp at Carolina HeartStrings and Alessa and I both decided to create a wonderful sandwich using this…

Carolinaheartstrings
May 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
3032 views
Tuna Tomato Frittata

Tuna Tomato Frittata

I had always wanted to try making a frittata but not having a skillet with an oven resistant handle I never had. Then the other day it occurred to…

Carolinaheartstrings
Feb 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
2494 views
Skinny Chinese Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Dan Dan Noodles)

Skinny Chinese Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Dan Dan Noodles)

Here’s a fabulous Chinese take on an Italian classic, spaghetti and meat sauce! You’ll see this delicious dish…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Apr 2013
Professional
1 vote
3419 views
Shrimp Relleno

Shrimp Relleno

Shrimp (“camarones” in Spanish) are one of my favorite foods to cook. This easy to make Relleno Sauce complements the shrimp well and goes great…

Carolinaheartstrings
May 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
1590 views
White Bean & Pesto Salad

White Bean & Pesto Salad

Catherine Pappas
Jul 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
2619 views
Quinoa and Butternut Squash Casserole

Quinoa and Butternut Squash Casserole

Classic casseroles are our theme this month and I wanted to make something with the colors and flavors of fall…

Carolinaheartstrings
Nov 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
2647 views
Pasta Primavera

Pasta Primavera

A healthy vegetarian meal that is made in one skillet. It can be adapted to whatever leftover vegetables you have on hand or whatever fresh…

Gretchen Wasniewski
Feb 2014
Intermediate
1 vote
2213 views
Corned Beef Cabbage Bake

Corned Beef Cabbage Bake

Modified from a recipe in the Taste of Home magazine. I'm someone who DOES NOT like cabbage, and I found it hard not to eat the whole pan on my own.

peace
Feb 2017
Intermediate
1 vote
1408 views
Best BBQ Chicken Recipe

Best BBQ Chicken Recipe

Best BBQ Chicken Recipe has my super simple secret method for making the moistest, flavorful, delicious BBQ chicken you will ever eat. When I make…

Doctor Jo
Jun 2020
Intermediate
1 vote
447 views
Gluten Free Flax Pizza Dough

Gluten Free Flax Pizza Dough

A low Carb, Gluten Free pizza crust that is Real Yummy!

Monocot
Mar 2011
Professional
1 vote
3887 views
Chicken Afritada with Pineapple

Chicken Afritada with Pineapple

Lidy Concepcion
Dec 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
11481 views
Now That's More Like It..... Sloppy Joes

Now That's More Like It..... Sloppy Joes

Joann Mathias
Mar 2010
Intermediate
2 votes
2423 views