European main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

Tomato and Fresh Basil Sauce

This is, by far, my wife's favorite sauce, and it's quick, easy, and delicious.

Barciole. Italian for "good freaking food"

However you want to pronounce it, and I have heard several ways...Bar'cola...Bar'cio...Bar-joel....what ever,…

Zucchini Pie

Easy summer supper for a hot day.

Italian Zucchini Pie

Easy summer supper for a hot day.

Green string beans with potatoes and smoked sausage

Seasonal, light and nutritious.

Warm Macaroni and Veggie Salad

Florentine Salisbury Steak

This dish is restaurant quality food which when served with mashed potatoes and green beans makes a delightful presentation. At home,this was a…

Spaghetti with vegetable sauce

Though I am an ardent fan of Indian cuisine and can eat day after day through out, I like to explore and enjoy food from world wide.When it comes to…

Sunday Sugo Rosso (Red Sauce)

This recipe is adapted from one in Jeff Smith's book The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines published in 1989. I modified it a bit to make…

Italian Meatballs

These are tasty meatballs. Everyone has their own version. This one was based on what I had on hand and the fact that I needed to use up some…

Microwave Chicken Parmesan

Spaghetti and Meatballs

No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Never buy jarred pizza sauce again! It’s so easy to make it homemade, you’ll save money and have a sauce that is exactly the way you like it. I’m…

Chicken in a herby tomato sauce

Deliciously aromatic dish that virtually cooks itself

Butternut squash with quinoa

A great vegetarian alternative to chilli con carne