American recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

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Pork & Chickpea Stew Super easy to make. Toss all ingredients in the pot (or slow cooker) and forget about it until dinner time. Healthy...and is good vegetarian with…	John Spottiswood Jan 2008 Advanced	4 votes 2 reviews 1 comment 15799 views
Zucchini Blueberry Bread This is a good master recipe that you can modify to meet your taste and dietary needs. My kids love it.	Aspen Lee-Moulden Aug 2008 Intermediate	4 votes 1 review 2 comments 13710 views
Homemade Belgium Waffles These are delicious homemade waffles, and are very easy to make. Feel free to add fresh blueberries, strawberries, or bananas to this recipe! Also,…	Elena Jimenez Aug 2008 Beginner	5 votes 13318 views

Shredded Brussel Sprouts If you've never had shredded brussel sprouts before, you're in for a treat! These are really tasty. They have less of the bitter taste you get…	Nancy Miyasaki Oct 2009 Intermediate	4 votes 1 review 9638 views
Chocolate Date Cake, Southwestern-style A moist fudgy cake with the spicy flavors of ground red chili and cinnamon, great compliments to chocolate. No…	Marlin Rinehart Feb 2010 Intermediate	4 votes 2 reviews 2960 views
Spring salad Refreshing spring salad with greens and radish.	Mary Shaldibina Apr 2010 Intermediate	4 votes 2 reviews 3269 views
Blueberry Sugar Muffins Blueberry muffin topped with sugar.	Joy Jun 2010 Intermediate	4 votes 2 reviews 7615 views
Brown Sugar - Apple Cookies Gooseberry Patch - Nancy Hannon	Jeannie Zastawny Sep 2010 Advanced	4 votes 1 review 5 comments 6223 views
Speedy Fish & Chips This is supposed to be a good for you dish, but all I can say it is a really good dish. I got this from my mother it was one of our favorites when I…	Jennifer Blair Oct 2010 Advanced	4 votes 2 reviews 3822 views
Cream of Potato and Onion Soup Yes, as much as we hate to admit it to ourselves in the Northern Hemisphere, Winter is upon us; cold, damp, and snowy weather is the time to bring…	Nick Roche Nov 2010 Advanced	4 votes 1 review 1 comment 5733 views
BEST EVER PEANUT BRITTLE I never knew how good peanut brittle was until I made this and I also never knew how easy it was. You just need to make sure you have a candy…	Claudia lamascolo Jan 2014 Professional	4 votes 2 reviews 1 comment 9190 views
Banana Bread I've been making this banana bread for years, making small changes here and there. It's a great one to make with the kids, and enjoy hot out of the…	Rose Elliott Mar 2008 Intermediate	4 votes 2 reviews 1 comment 8950 views
Peanut Butter Brownies Very rich peanut butter and chocolate brownies with a fluffy peanut butter topping.	Piper Seeger Mar 2009 Advanced	4 votes 10264 views
Easy Fruit Cobbler This is a super simple dessert that's great for a large or small gathering. I generally use nectarines or peaches and some sort of berries, but…	Nancy Miyasaki Jul 2009 Intermediate	5 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 26464 views
Warm Brussles Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Parmesan I adapted this from a Oprah recipe. She makes the salad with raw brussel sprouts. I couldn't quite trust…	Nancy Miyasaki Nov 2009 Intermediate	4 votes 1 review 6959 views