Popular Categories
- Kid Friendly Recipes
Course
- Main dish
Cuisine
Main Ingredient
Healthy/Special
Cook Method
Holiday/Occasion
Calories
Cost per Serving

Kid friendly main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Show: Quick/Easy Kid Friendly With Photo By Professionals

All recipes » Main dish » 500 or fewer calories

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 1 review 3 comments 5765 views
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 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 2 reviews 1 comment 5492 views

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 2 reviews 12131 views
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 8 reviews 2 comments 30772 views
Green string beans with potatoes and smoked sausage Seasonal, light and nutritious.	Easy Cook - Laka kuharica Jul 2013 Intermediate	1 vote 10141 views
Glazed pork chops Pan-grilled pork chops with amazing balsamic and honey glaze.	Easy Cook - Laka kuharica Nov 2012 Intermediate	1 vote 6521 views
Yellow Split Peas with Vegetables (Dal Takari) Wow, this is such a wonderful dish and so easy to cook! The keys to this dish are the yellow lentils, fried…	John Spottiswood Feb 2011 Advanced	7 votes 1 review 7 comments 7181 views
Butter Chicken - Chicken Makhani My kids love Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken) and Chicken Tikka Masala whenever we go to an Indian buffet. So…	John Spottiswood Feb 2013 Advanced	8 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 10415 views
Asian-Style Grilled Black Bass This fish is simply delicious. The flesh is like butter and the flavor is from heaven. I know that sounds extreme, but it's true. I was in Costco…	John Spottiswood May 2013 Advanced	5 votes 3 reviews 1 comment 8707 views
Grilled Whole Salmon Indonesian Style This is an excellent and flavorful way to cook fish that I adapted from the Barbecue Bible. I had a large,…	John Spottiswood Sep 2009 Advanced	5 votes 3 reviews 9187 views
Grilled Flanken Style Korean Short Ribs (Galbi or Kalbi) I adapted this recipe from one in Bon Appetit and another from Chef John (foodwishes.blogspot.com). Chef John…	John Spottiswood Feb 2013 Advanced	5 votes 3 reviews 2 comments 11453 views
Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…	myra byanka Jun 2016 Professional	2 votes 1 review 4746 views
Roast Pork Rib End This is such a nice Sunday dinner. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo	Catherine Pappas Apr 2013 Intermediate	1 vote 9497 views