North american winter main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Carol's Chili

The Best Chili Recipe though I may be prejudiced!

Veggie Pot Pie

Modified from pillsbury.com "Veggie Lovers' Pot Pie" (https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/veggie-lovers-pot-pie/77a6b30c-f446-43b7-8a76-cb8e3cd4ca51).…

Pork and Poblano Chiles in Red Sauce

This is a spicy pork stew - we serve over penne pasta, but it works over rice, too

Seasoned Rice and Kale

This is a delicious blend of flavors using various herbs, walnuts, rice and kale. It is rich in texture and taste - filling and satisfying.

Lighten Up with this Easy Turkey and Apple Meatloaf



This is a light, flavorful twist on a classic meatloaf. To make it skinny, I’m using ground turkey and adding…

Hearty Chicken Vegetable Soup with Dumplings

A quick to make, hearty and healthy dinner for a cold winter night. This recipe begins with a rotisserie…

Chilaquiles Casserole

packed with nutritious beans and vegetables.

Fern's Dumplings

This is a wonderful NO FAIL recipe. Taste so great on a cold day. I always make more than what the recipe calls for so I will have left overs the…

Herb Salmon

A light and tasty salmon that my mama made for me growing up... mmm!

Chili (Slow Cooker)

Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Slow Cooked Pulled Barbecue Chicken

From Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two page 108 Cooker size: 1 1/2-3 qt Setting and Cooking…

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes)

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab…

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…

South of the Border Lasagna

A different take a lasagna that my family loves.