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Kid friendly American main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

All recipes » Main dish » American » 500 or fewer calories

	Beef Fajita Best Marinade This is fast, simple and super delicious! You should have a very hot (very) cast iron griddle or pan to do this right. I preheat the griddle and…	Amos Miller Dec 2013 Professional	3 votes 2 reviews 7 comments 11496 views
	Swai with Lemon-Basil Pesto We made this dish with Swai, but it would work equally well with basa, tilapia, catfish, sole, or any other mild and flaky white fish. The pesto is…	John Spottiswood Feb 2015 Advanced	3 votes 1 review 1 comment 8232 views
	Quick Meatloaf & Potatoes Start to finish this can be on the table in 30 minutes, which represents 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes cook time in the microwave. This…	Salad Foodie Apr 2017 Professional	1 vote 5532 views
	Shrimp & Rice This dish turned out light and delicious.	Kimi Jun 2010 Advanced	1 vote 1763 views
	Easy Gluten Free Baked Chicken Breasts Ever single time we do a survey on the blog and ask what kinds of new recipes readers would like to see, the #1…	RecipesnFood Jun 2015 Intermediate	1 vote 1 comment 7341 views
	Shrimp with veggies This dish is light, saucy and delicious.	Kimi Jul 2010 Advanced	1 vote 1728 views
	Maple Mustard Pork Chops So easy, you will laugh...so delicious, you will cry	Schnoodle Soup Dec 2011 Intermediate	2 votes 2013 views
	Creamy Spinach and Spaghetti!!! This is a gourmet taste without the gourmet price!! With Love, Catherine xo	Catherine Pappas Mar 2012 Intermediate	3 votes 1 review 2713 views
	My Taco Salad An easy recipe on a hot summer night that doesn't heat up the house.	Tanya Noyes Sep 2010 Intermediate	1 vote 1815 views
	Guilt-free Chicken Nuggets, Oh Yeah Most kids love McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. I’m sure many grown-ups do too. But, they are so unhealthy!…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Sep 2012 Professional	1 vote 5953 views
	Grown Up Chicken Nuggets A super easy kid friendly, but healthy grown up way to eat chicken nuggets.	Erin S Apr 2011 Intermediate	2 votes 1929 views
	Zucchini Fritters These fritters are excellent as an appetizer or simply part of a delicious meal. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo	Catherine Pappas May 2011 Intermediate	3 votes 1 review 1 comment 3381 views
	Beef Cutlets Easy This recipe is very popular in European countries: in Austria it’s called schnitzel, in the US it’s called a cutlet. We cook cutlets with beef and…	Helenscooking Oct 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 2981 views
	Savory Country Style Corned Beef Hash This recipe is a simple satisfying and quick meal. Canned corn beef is matched with potatoes, onions and green…	Smokinhotchef Mar 2012 Advanced	1 vote 1 comment 4504 views
	Watercress, Bok Choy and Cabbage Pasta (Salad) vegetarian	tigerfish Jul 2010 Intermediate	1 vote 2486 views

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