Main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

Pan-roasted Chicken

This is adapted from a great Milanese recipe by one of my favorite chefs. It's comfort food that my kids love, but it's interesting enough to serve…

Garlic Cheddar Chicken for Two

The original recipe was for 8 servings but I scaled it down for the two of us. The original recipe used regular bread crumbs and cheddar cheese.

Turkey Sausage Ragu

Perfecto! Great healthy alternative to pork and beef-based ragu. I cheat a little in this recipe and use Trader Joe's Marinara Sauce. Your guests…

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…

Garlic Rosemary Grilled Leg of Australian Lamb

Creamed Corn Casserole

Delicious side dish for some BBQ!

Broccoli Casserole With Cheez Whiz

A sure fire crowd pleaser.

Spicy Pork with Black Beans

A very spicy Chinese type cuisine. One of our favorites. Wonderful with a side of vegetables prepared Chinese style with a light garlic sauce.

Mediterranean Filet of Sole

Dover Sole was on sale at the local supermarket, and I felt inspired to try an recreate some of the simple, delicious flat fish dishes while…

Sauted Shrimp

Light and refreshing

Shrimp Or Onion Ring Batter

Perfect and light for frying all kinds of things.

Cuban Black Beans And Rice

Pork Chop, Rice And Mushroom Casserole

Perfect one pot meal. If you don't like pork chops you could use sliced pork loin.

Arrabbiata Sauce

This easy, versatile sauce is revved up with a jolt of crushed red pepper for extra flavor. Perfect over penne pasta, with shrimp, scallops or…

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce

Pomodoro style sauce with black olives, capers and chillies adding subtle character. Rich stewed tomato depth…