American recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Sweet and chewy bars are a cinch to make and will please most all of your hungry nibblers! The original recipe…

Nuwave Pork Roast

This is a make ahead recipe. Buy a large pork roast when it goes on sale. Divide it into one pound portions. Then follow the recipe below.

Spring Mix, Arugula, Endive & Fennel with Prosciutto and a Pear Vinaigrette

Sweet, Sour & Salty

Chicken with Mushroom Olive Cream Sauce

The mushrooms and olives make this sauce full flavored and quite rich. This goes great over rice or pasta.

Berry Cobbler

Super easy, SUPER yummy cobbler. Got berries? A cup of almonds? You can probably come up with the flour, sugar, butter and cornstarch to be…

Creamed Bananas in Puffed Pastry Shells

An original dessert recipe I created for our guests at our Bed and Breakfast Lodge. It's a finalist in a recipe…

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Light and airy mini cupcakes with a hint of cinnamon and a spicy kick of cayenne, cooled down with a dollop of cream cheese frosting.

Chili Colorado

“Oh Mom, that looks so good!” Yeah, I did it again! Another soup Max will eat! He loves Lima beans, he loves chili, and he loves carrots and red…

Nutella Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Our 12 year old daughter Amanda has been asking for brownies, she's the brownie princess of the house. She…

Hot Cros Buns

Monica's Marvelous Meatloaf

This is most amazing meatloaf recipe anywhere. Monica created this to sneak tons of vegetables onto our kids plates without them knowing. She's even…

Magically Delicious Marshmallow Crunch Brownie Bars

Easy Berry Pie

I took the kids to a berry farm and we picked a few bags of olallie berries (similar to black berries) and I made this wonderful pie from them.…

Chili Roasted Potatoes

These are super simple and really tasty. If you like roasted potatoes, but are looking for something a little different, give these a try. I…

Marinated Grilled Shrimp