Father's day main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories

grilled shrimp and mushrooms

good with hot cooked rice or green noodles(spoon remaining sauce over,if desired) steamed vegetables in season and a spinach salad

Mediterranian Spice Mix for Meats

Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

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…

Instant Tom Yam Noodle Soup

Spicy and tangy tom yam flavors but reached out with instant noodles in a simplified style.

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…

Beer Grilled Pork Chops

Grilled Pork Loin with Pineapple Salsa

Adjust the level of sweetness or heat in the salsa as a perfect compliment to the smokey-citrus flavor of the…

Yummy Baked Chicken Thighs

I made this chicken recipe tonight using a number of sources for ideas and ended up making baked chicken thighs that were absolutely delish! The…

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.

Pork Chops with Bell Pepper and Caper Sauce

ONE OF MY FAVORTIES!!!!!! The combination of the bell peppers, shallots, capers sets for an AMAZING marriage to…

Grilled Chicken Pesto Open Faced Sandwich

May is sandwich month at Carolina HeartStrings. I love sandwiches. All kinds and I love looking in my fridge…

White Dry Rub

I was using my red rub for all meats. It was good but thought the beef needed to treated differantly. I came up with this rub for my red meats. Now…

Baked Salmon with Wilted Spinach, Tomatoes, and Mushrooms

Grilled Swordfish with Eggplant-Tomato Relish

Good for summer entertaining