European main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Garden Marinara Sauce with Spaghetti

This marinara is chock full of veggies, and served atop whole grain spaghetti noodles, makes a guilt-free pasta…

Turkey Sausage Ragu

Perfecto! Great healthy alternative to pork and beef-based ragu. I cheat a little in this recipe and use Trader Joe's Marinara Sauce. Your guests…

Irish Whiskey Wings without the Whiskey

As an individual that does not drink I wanted to make an Irish recipe for St. Patrick's Day that did not have…

Italian Rice and Beans

This is a nice rice and beans dish that is similar to risotto. It is rich and creamy. We've made the lacto-ovo vegetarian version but it can easily…

Roasted chicken with vegetables

Succulent, aromatic and so delicious.

Stuffed Crepes

I loved this! It was basically a fun new twist on lasagna. The tomato sauce was really simple, but delicious. It'd be great to use on loads of other…

Pork Sausage with Braised Fennel

This is one of our most popular dishes at SPQR. You can cook the sausage any way you like but I'd recommend…

Stuffed Peppers

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.

Pasticito

This is Greek Lasagna, hearty and flavorful

Chicken with Marsala Mushroom Sauce

Chicken with Marsala Mushroom Sauce is tender chicken breasts sautéed and covered with a fabulously rich…