Saute main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories

penne pasta with chicken

a good healthy meal that is easy to make in about an hour.

Basil Pesto Chicken

yummy pesto sauce mixed with your choice of pasta along with cherry tomates and bites of chicken.

Beef Sandwiches

AJ's Dirty Yellow Rice

I kept this a bit plain because of the kids. You can spice it up by adding more of the Cajun seasoning.

Kung Pao Chicken

Versatile, quick, easy, healthy stir fry.

NOT Momofuku Ginger Scallion Noodles

This is not Momofuku's famous Ginger Scallion Noodles, but my take on them using some extra flavors I was…

Scallops with couscous

Simple to prepare and great for a large group. Done in just a few steps. Quantity can be adjusted to fit the size of the group

Spicy Pork Orange

Life is like an orange, the opposite of the famous anecdote..life is an apple. My recipe for today is pork cooked with soy sauce and orange juice. I…

Rice and Beans Southwest Style

This recipe is adapted from one I found along time ago in a Richard Simmons diet cookbook.

Crawfish Etouffee

In New Orleans, frozen crawfish tails are a heavily relied upon convenience food. Many folks outside of Louisiana are unaware of this great product…

Seasoned Rice and Kale

This is a delicious blend of flavors using various herbs, walnuts, rice and kale. It is rich in texture and taste - filling and satisfying.

Chicken Fried Steak with Green Chili & Egg

Southwestern Pueblo style chicken fried steak with a simple green chile gravy and a soft cooked egg.

Pork Chops with Bell Pepper and Caper Sauce

ONE OF MY FAVORTIES!!!!!! The combination of the bell peppers, shallots, capers sets for an AMAZING marriage to…

Lentil Chicken Quesadilla

Lentils, brown rice, and chicken make this yummy version of quesadilla!

Sloppy Sloppy Joes

These get really sloppy, but taste really good. The aroma brings everyone running to the table long before it is finished cooking.