Main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Chicken Tender Rollups with Bacon Wrap

The basic version of this recipe abounds on the Internet, using boneless chicken breasts and gouda cheese. I…

Quick Meatloaf & Potatoes

Start to finish this can be on the table in 30 minutes, which represents 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes cook time in the microwave. This…

Pecan-Crusted Salmon Fillets with Honey Mustard Sauce

Salmon can be dressed up for company or simply broiled or grilled plainly and be equally divine. This treatment…

Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…

Zucchini Meatballs in Cream Sauce - Microwave Quick!

Several good reasons to save this recipe: to use up zucchini; to keep the kitchen cool by microwaving the main…

Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry

This recipe was featured in "30 Minute Meals" (Rachael Ray Magazine 6/15) and we agreed it's a keeper. I didn't meet the half hour timeline though,…

Rotini with Pesto, Tomatoes and Spinach

My friend's daughter tasted this last year on a vacation and dubbed it the "Best Pasta Ever." I'll go along…

Broiled Flounder Amandine

Delicious fish with a wonderful nutty lemony butter sauce.

Veal Home Chef Style

Method Add stock and wine to medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Heat 2…

Chicken Chef Fantasy

Chicken Almond (from The Nut Tree Restaurant)

My favorite entrée at the Nut Tree Restaurant (before it closed in ‘96) near Vacaville CA was Chicken Almond.…

Low Calorie and Delish, Coq au Vin

This is a wonderful low calorie and low fat version of the French classic chicken dish. The French…

Skinny Greek-Style Meatballs over Whole Wheat Couscous

Wonderful, flavorful, Greek-style turkey meatballs… A delicious change from Italian meatballs over spaghetti!…

Skinny Chinese Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Dan Dan Noodles)

Here’s a fabulous Chinese take on an Italian classic, spaghetti and meat sauce! You’ll see this delicious dish…

Chicken in a herby tomato sauce

Deliciously aromatic dish that virtually cooks itself