Summer main dish recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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…

Beer Grilled Pork Chops

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.

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…

Tangy Chicken Kebabs

Chicken Kebabs with an orange/pineapple juice marinade which is then reduced and used as a sauce while grilling. This is a colorful dish which not…

penne pasta with chicken

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

Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa

Yummy, and the marinading time is only three minutes!