Kid friendly main dish recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

QUICK Stuffed Peppers

A fast, easy version of stuffed peppers

Noodles with Cabbage, Mushrooms and Roasted Seaweed

I use instant noodles "cakes" for this. I partially cook them in boiling water prior to using, in order to get…

Salmon Patties

I love these salmon patties and make them often.

Easy Crunchy Chicken Biscuit Bake

A quick and easy casserole using things I usually have on hand. My kids love this whenever I make it.

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Healthy pizza

I made this for my son and he loved it ! Its a great dish for picky eaters, it is so good they wont notice the healthy things about it !

Tonkatsu Sauce

A sauce for Japanese pork cutlets. Used in fried rice, and yokisoba. Would probably go well on a lot of other things too!

Asian Chicken BBQ

Herb Chicken and Rice

Our family favorite! Never met anyone that didn't love it! Serve over white rice.

Sour Cream Marsala Noodles w/ Breaded Pork Chops

I found a similar recipe- and then again I revamped it to make it more my thing. Enjoy!

Fast & Easy Chile-Cheese Casserole

Parmesan Couscous with Fresh Spinach

love couscous and I found a whole wheat version at Trader Joe’s. The perfect grain for our Food from the…

Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta Puttanesca is an Italian dish that is packed with flavors of tangy, spicy and saltiness. This recipe is debuting arugula - a spicy leafy green…

Mexican Casserole with Brown Rice

This is a healthy version of this casserole, using lean ground beef, brown rice & reduced fat cheese. It's…

Grilled Chicken Pesto Open Faced Sandwich

May is sandwich month at Carolina HeartStrings. I love sandwiches. All kinds and I love looking in my fridge…