American summer main dish recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

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…

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…

Apricot-Pesto Chicken

If you have a container of pesto in your refrigerator that you like, use it instead of the basil leaves, dried apricots, pecans, parmesan cheese,…

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…

Herb Salmon

A light and tasty salmon that my mama made for me growing up... mmm!

Chunky Vegetable Lasagna (made with zucchine "pasta")

A variation on vegetarian lasagna using strips of a large zucchini (or butterstick squash) in place of…

Barbecue Beef on Rolls

From Fix It & Forget It Big Cookbook P. 319 Makes 12 servings Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 6.5-8.5 hours Ideal slow cooker size: 4 qt

Mushroom Cap Chorizo Burger

You will not miss the bun with this extremely flavorful stuffed Portobello Mushroom Cap Chorizo Burger. It is sure to impress even the pickiest…

Cherry and Goat Cheese Stuffed Pork Loin

Easy, delicious and healthy roasted Cherry and Goat Cheese Stuffed Pork Loin is overflowing with flavor.

Slow Cooked Pulled Barbecue Chicken

From Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two page 108 Cooker size: 1 1/2-3 qt Setting and Cooking…

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes)

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab…

Southwestern Mac & Cheese

Southwestern Mac & Cheese, we have to laugh, of all the recipes we get asked for from gourmet to down home, what we get the most requests for is…

Bean Soup, a Simple One

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the…

Beer Grilled Pork Chops

Yummy Baked Chicken Thighs

I made this chicken recipe tonight using a number of sources for ideas and ended up making baked chicken thighs that were absolutely delish! The…