Main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Easy, moist and different chicken recipe. My hubby loved it.

Vegetable Lasagna

Lasagna laced with garden vegetables and whole wheat noodles makes a healthier pasta alternative to traditional lasagna. Don’t let the list of…

Southwestern Sweet Potato Casserole

I adapted this from a Stuffed Acorn Squash recipe that sounded great. My kids aren't big fans of squash...but…

Chickpea Cutlets

*Note: A great alternative to eggplant or chicken cutlets.

Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes

courtesy from In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite, by Melissa Clark and http://www.pink-parsley.com/…

Savory Herb Meatloaf

I keep Stove Top stuffings on hand to use in place of leftover breadcrumbs, so I decided to add some to a meatloaf recipe. It turned out very tasty.…

Chicken and Eggplant Stew

This recipe was given to me by my good friend Brian Bedrosian. He raved about it, so we made it last night. It was very tasty. Our kids all ate…

Ham & Cabbage Hash

This is a fast dinner-in-a-skillet recipe, and a good way to use up leftover ham or roast beef. Lots of vegetables make the meat go further and keep…

Spicy Asian Grilled Pork Chops

This is an old favorite that I've made since my days living in Chicago. We lived near the main Korean part of town (near Lawrence I think) and…

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food to me. Creamy, doughy, chicken goodness all in one neat little pile on my plate. This month Alessa…

Sunday Sugo Rosso (Red Sauce)

This recipe is adapted from one in Jeff Smith's book The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines published in 1989. I modified it a bit to make…

Sardine Varuval (Dry Style)

Simply simple. Yet crazily yum with rice,tosai or toast

Baked Honey-Ham

Baked Honey-Ham-is an easy recipe for a delicious ,oven-baked, honey and orange glazed ham. It will become your go-to recipe for your Easter,…

Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

Buy a bottle of Teriyaki sauce? NO!! It is amazingly easy to make teriyaki sauce at home. All you need is soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The key…

Pork and Hominy Chili