American main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

Fast and simple baked chicken with apple and strawberries

This is my invention: apples give the chicken sweetness and honey flavor, strawberry adds bit of acidity to…

Oven Roasted Peppers and Eggplant

When I was growing up it seemed that everything was simple. My mother would go outside and pick a few things…

Cilantro Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks

Barbecued Beef Steak

Barbecued Beef Steak is an easy and quick 25 minute recipe that uses bottled barbecue sauce, orange marmalade and cinnamon. This would be a great…

Lazy Day BBQ Meat Loaf

Quick and easy and just plain good!!!

Garlic Mash with Beef & Vegetables

Great way to use leftover mashed Potatoes in this delicious casserole.

Beef & Rice Casserole

Beef, soup & rice.

Country style cube steak

This was an immediate favorite in our house

Ham Burgers

I like those ham steaks you get at the supermarket, the big ones with the little round bone. I like to grind them up and make burgers. The ham is…

Stuffed Fish Fillets

I cook for a senior center and we have fish occasionally, these folks want simple food so this is something I can give them without complaints

Caribbean Shirmp

This sweet and spicy shrimp will keep you coming back for more. It's seductively simple but very flavorful. It goes very well with blackeyed peas…

Mama's Tuna Patties

My mom used to make Tuna Patties when I was growing up and then I made them when I was married. When you make them up in advance you can make…

Fern's Dumplings

This is a wonderful NO FAIL recipe. Taste so great on a cold day. I always make more than what the recipe calls for so I will have left overs the…

Apple and Onion Pot Roast

Zesty Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken