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

Basil Pesto Chicken

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

Ricotta Gnocchi

Simple pasta dish

Paella Wannabe

I had all of the ingredients I needed although I had to change things up a little from the traditional paella. I used brown rice instead of bomba or…

Fish Mornay

The popular French seafood dish, baked in a microwave.

Bowties with Spinach and Barley.

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce

Pomodoro style sauce with black olives, capers and chillies adding subtle character. Rich stewed tomato depth…

Arrabbiata Sauce

This easy, versatile sauce is revved up with a jolt of crushed red pepper for extra flavor. Perfect over penne pasta, with shrimp, scallops or…

BBQ Chicken Calzone

Ah, the calzone. “They’re delicious, but I could never make one myself,” you say. That’s all about to change, my friend. Not only is it easy to…

Orange Pork and Tomato Pie

Allow the pie filling to cool completely before adding to your pie crust to bake. This pie was made in an 8" pie dish and cuts into 6 slices.…

Easy Lasagna

Italian comfort food. Freezes and reheats well.

Pasta Primavera With Cheese

This is a nice dish to make in late summer when fresh vegetables are plentiful and less expensive. It's also very flexible. Any pasta and vegetables…

Braised Lentils with Spinach (Lenticchie Brasate)

Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich. This is delicious side dish…

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Chickpeas Veggie Burger Patties

This recipe is perfect for camping trips because it doesn’t spoil fast and it is also very filling. I don’t normally fry veggies but I had to finish…

Ledson Family Hearty Lasagna

Fantastic lasagna from a homemade winery recipe