North american slow cook main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

Classic chili Paleo friendly

An easy and super tasty dish. You can leave out the Modello beer to make it compliant to your dietary needs.

Ken's Lemon Rub for Lamb Spareribs

This lemon rub is great on lamb and chicken. The mint and lemon are a classic combination. Slow roasted in the…

Gluten Free Hearty Stovetop Chili

Serve this on a bed of rice or mashed potatoes and it's not only cost effective but filling too!

Barbecue Beef on Rolls

From Fix It & Forget It Big Cookbook P. 319 Makes 12 servings Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 6.5-8.5 hours Ideal slow cooker size: 4 qt

Chili (Slow Cooker)

Beef Burritos

Great tasting American style burrito. Can be made with canned ingredients but I always use fresh, homemade ingredients.

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…

Mexican Style Beef Short Ribs

very simple meal I serve with a salad and depending on the mood i am in either potatoes cooked in with the ribs or with rice. These will fall off…

Curried Pork

Smoked Pepper & Onion Stuffed Chicken

Smoked with sassafras wood, marinated with lemon and honey, and stuffed with peppers and green onions.…

Beef Noodle Casserole

Comes from 175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics p. 101 Large (minimum 5 qt) oval slow cooker Lightly greased slow cooker stoneware

Bean Soup, a Simple One

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the…

Cherry Pork Carnitas with Cherry Chipotle Salsa

Salsa Verde Pork

This recipe is mainly from the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook, but I didn't add the dried apricots or hot pepper sauce. This pork makes…

Slow Cooker Enchiladas

Comes from Fix It & Forget It Big Cookbook p. 285