Quick and easy main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Mu Shu Pork

This is a great leftover recipe. The recipe calls for cubed...but sometimes I like to shred mine. It all depends on what I have left over...

Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Chicken Spaghetti

I received this recipe from my grandmother one Christmas attached to a homemade potholder. Her original recipe called for ground beef, but I…

Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)

This recipe is delicious! It tends to be on the spicy side so if you would like to make it more mild hold off…

Slow Cooked Pulled Barbecue Chicken

From Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two page 108 Cooker size: 1 1/2-3 qt Setting and Cooking…

KP's Zucchini Pie

This quiche is an old stand-by for me. Throw all ingredients into one bowl, mix it up and bake. So easy! It’s best served warm, with a side caesar…

Megan's Chicken Fettuccine

My daughter's requested ingredients...chicken and pasta

Chicken Parmesan

It is easy to prepare and it is nice to serve it at lunch time with well chilled bottle of white wine. bon apetit.

Low Fat, Three Cheese Mac and Cheese, Made From a Box But Healthier

For years I’ve been on the quest for a decadent tasting classic macaroni…

"Italian" Meatballs

This is an easy economical recipe that can be adapted to your favorite meat and herb.

Portobello Spinach Burgers

Of my contributions this is by far my favorite “creation” for our month of healthy recipes. I had always been curious about portobello “burgers” on…

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes)

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab…

Santa Fe Stuffed Chicken

A stuffed chicken breast with a great Tex Mex flair and flavor.

Skinny Orange Shredded Chicken, Baked or Crock-Pot

Oh my this chicken dish is wonderful! It can be baked in the oven or made in a crock-pot. The sauce is super…

Instant Tom Yam Noodle Soup

Spicy and tangy tom yam flavors but reached out with instant noodles in a simplified style.