Main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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Simple Sole Meuniere

Simple Sole Meuniere

I seem to have a fetish with dover sole right now. It’s so plentiful and inexpensive, I keep looking for different ways to cook it. This easy…

Nancy Miyasaki
May 2009
Intermediate
3 votes
15389 views
Québec Tourtière (Meat pie)

Québec Tourtière (Meat pie)

A typical, traditional Québec meat pie, usually served during the Holiday Season.

Micheline
Jul 2010
Intermediate
2 votes
9062 views
Bistro Chicken

Bistro Chicken

A healthy, tasty, easy recipe for the whole family.

The Accidental Chef
Nov 2011
Advanced
3 votes
25255 views
Baked Chicken with Tomatoes and Basil

Baked Chicken with Tomatoes and Basil

Catherine Pappas
Jun 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
7288 views
Healthy Veggie Fajitas

Healthy Veggie Fajitas

This is one of those dishes I like to just whip up for dinner. It's kind of like a Mexican stir fry. You can add meat if you want to. I usually…

Lyndsey
Jan 2008
Beginner
3 votes
13600 views
Shrimp and Tofu with Black Bean Sauce

Shrimp and Tofu with Black Bean Sauce

We're on a mission to create the ultimate black bean sauce. This recipe is getting pretty close I think. I…

John Spottiswood
Jan 2011
Advanced
5 votes
5765 views
Thai Basil & Curry Shrimp - Pattaya

Thai Basil & Curry Shrimp - Pattaya

This is a delicious curry flavored shrimp stir fry without a heavy curry sauce. The combination of curry and…

John Spottiswood
Mar 2011
Advanced
4 votes
9554 views
Spaetzle with Succulent Beef

Spaetzle with Succulent Beef

Our good german friend Helmut Solfrank loves to cook Spaetzle. He recently returned from a summer vacation in Germany and brought us a Spaetzle…

John Spottiswood
Aug 2011
Advanced
6 votes
5492 views
Chicken Jambalaya

Chicken Jambalaya

Jambalaya is a Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French influence. It may have been created in Louisiana and may have its origins in Spanish…

Robyn Savoie
Jul 2013
Advanced
2 votes
7905 views
Dutch West Indies Chicken Kebabs - Boka Dushi

Dutch West Indies Chicken Kebabs - Boka Dushi

This dish offers an amazing collage of flavors blending Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish and West African…

John Spottiswood
Dec 2014
Advanced
3 votes
12131 views
Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk

Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk

For a more kid-friendly, non-spicy version, just do steps 2-4. It’s still super-moist and delicious – and even faster and easier! On really rushed…

Kristin Chen
Jul 2008
Intermediate
12 votes
30772 views
Green string beans with potatoes and smoked sausage

Green string beans with potatoes and smoked sausage

Seasonal, light and nutritious.

Easy Cook - Laka kuharica
Jul 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
10141 views
Tourtière du Québec (Quebec meat pie)

Tourtière du Québec (Quebec meat pie)

A typical, traditional Quebec meat pie, served mostly during the Holiday Season.

Micheline
Sep 2010
Intermediate
3 votes
7667 views
Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

Dominick Chirichillo
Jul 2008
Professional
4 votes
18410 views
Chicken Barley Bake

Chicken Barley Bake

If you like barley, then you are going to love this tasteful, healthful, and easy one pot meal. This recipe originally in the Better Homes and…

Ryan Boudreaux
Mar 2010
Professional
3 votes
6530 views