North american main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

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Rich Sauce with White Eggplant & Herbs

Rich Sauce with White Eggplant & Herbs

Eggplant has nothing to do with eggs - unless you dip and bread them. This sauce is a knockout! We grow…

Amos Miller
Sep 2011
Professional
13 votes
16536 views
Good Luck Black-Eyed Pea Crockpot Chili

Good Luck Black-Eyed Pea Crockpot Chili

Ensuring good luck for the New Year means including black-eyed peas on your menu. This chili makes for a…

Salad Foodie
Dec 2010
Professional
4 votes
3890 views
Shredded Mojito Chicken Soft Tacos

Shredded Mojito Chicken Soft Tacos

Part of a dinner party menu on a budget!

Debi Shawcross
Mar 2010
Professional
4 votes
7837 views
My Dry Rub

My Dry Rub

Its that time of year when the barbecue hits the grills & smokers and so I thought I'd post my favorite dry rub recipe. I only use this rub & a…

Amos Miller
Jun 2012
Professional
4 votes
16390 views
Chicken Barley Bake

Chicken Barley Bake

If you like barley, then you are going to love this tasteful, healthful, and easy one pot meal. This recipe originally in the Better Homes and…

Ryan Boudreaux
Mar 2010
Professional
3 votes
6530 views
Savory Meatloaf with Zucchini

Savory Meatloaf with Zucchini

In planning a birthday dinner for a mutual friend, a fellow-foodie and I devised this juicy meatloaf with prominent herb flavors. We started with 3…

Salad Foodie
Oct 2011
Professional
3 votes
15922 views
Panko Crusted Baked Tilapia

Panko Crusted Baked Tilapia

So I didn't find a recipe I liked for this and had to bungle my way through it alone. But it turned out pretty darned good! Nice crispy crunch, and…

Salad Foodie
Sep 2012
Professional
3 votes
19330 views
Beef Fajita Best Marinade

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
11496 views
Chicken Soup to Live For!

Chicken Soup to Live For!

Common, nourishing, fast & easy - unbelievably fragrant, a dish anyone can make and serve. This is a soup, "to live for"! A perfect 'comfort food'.…

Amos Miller
Apr 2011
Professional
3 votes
4933 views
Honey Rosemary Chicken

Honey Rosemary Chicken

I really liked the marinade/glaze and its rosemary and balsamic flavors. If preferred, substitute boneless skinless chicken breasts and/or thighs or…

Salad Foodie
Dec 2013
Professional
3 votes
13792 views
Zucchini Meatballs in Cream Sauce

Zucchini Meatballs in Cream Sauce

Not your typical meatball here! A great way to use up surplus zucchini, and get the kids to eat more…

Salad Foodie
Aug 2012
Professional
3 votes
3376 views
Sunday Supper Smothered Pork Chops

Sunday Supper Smothered Pork Chops

Based on a recipe from the old Irondale Cafe in Irondale, Alabama.

myra byanka
Oct 2012
Professional
3 votes
11629 views
Psari Plaki

Psari Plaki

I copied this from The Essential Mediterranean Cookbook. I only changed it slightly.

Kyra Martin
Jun 2013
Professional
3 votes
8627 views
Hearty Turkey Chili

Hearty Turkey Chili

A Medium Hearty Chili that has tons of veggies and is low Calories but Doesnt Seem Like it

Monocot
May 2010
Professional
3 votes
4061 views
Ham & Cabbage Hash

Ham & Cabbage Hash

This is a fast dinner-in-a-skillet recipe, and a good way to use up leftover ham or roast beef. Lots of vegetables make the meat go further and keep…

Salad Foodie
Jan 2013
Professional
3 votes
10144 views