European summer main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Carrabba's Italian Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms

These are a great summertime meal.

Weir Dough for Pizza

Simple Sole Meuniere

I seem to have a fetish with dover sole right now. It’s so plentiful and inexpensive, I keep looking for different ways to cook it. This easy…

Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers

Lasagna

Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Wine-braised string beans

Light and nutritious meal ideal for scorching summer days.

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce

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

Romanian Mititei (Little Sausages)

This is a great traditional recipe for Romanian Mititei. Mititei are skinless sausages, usually grilled, and…

Basil Pesto Chicken

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

penne pasta with chicken

a good healthy meal that is easy to make in about an hour.

Ricotta Gnocchi

Simple pasta dish

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…

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…