Main dish recipes costing less than $2.0 per serving

Chickpea Cutlets

*Note: A great alternative to eggplant or chicken cutlets.

Ham & Cabbage Hash

This is a fast dinner-in-a-skillet recipe, and a good way to use up leftover ham or roast beef. Lots of vegetables make the meat go further and keep…

Sardine Varuval (Dry Style)

Simply simple. Yet crazily yum with rice,tosai or toast

Burrito Pie

This month we are trying out our favorite “international” recipes. The Husband and I love Mexican food. I used to make a variation of this recipe…

Banana Glazed Butterflied Pork Tenderloin

This is a recipe adapted from Cheryl & Bill Jamison's book "Born To Grill." The original used pork chops but I…

Bacon Wrapped Trout

The salt and smoke from the bacon gives this delicate white fish all the seasoning it needs.

Lasagna

Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!

Moroccan chickpea and lentil stew

Tasty, flavorful stew ideal for UN dieters and vegetarians.

Crispy Chicken Tacos with Jalapeno Slaw

Asian Sloppy Joe Sliders

This is adapted from a recipe that appeared in Cuisine At Home recently. I added red onion and used more cilantro than the original. It is an easy…

Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage

Our good friend Linda Hansen saved this top recipe from the SF Chronicle in 2004 and it has become one of her…

Simple, Tasty and Skinny, Egg Salad Sandwich

Perfect to make with leftover eggs...There are dozens of ways to make egg salad but this one is my favorite!…

Skinny Chicken Pot Pie

It’s officially fall and it’s all about comfort foods. Chicken pot pie is considered the ultimate comfort food! It’s a savory pie filled with a…

Hot Dog Casserole

With the ingredients in this recipe the final result for the taste is that of Deviled Eggs. I sometimes grate some cheddar cheese and mix in before…