American recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing more than $3 per serving

Tomato Sauce with Pork Loin

Place macaroni in a serving platter. Top with the sauce, a drizzle of olive oil and the grated Romano cheese. Slice the pork and serve with the…

No Salt Spice Blend

This recipe is Great for anyone who is on a restricted sodium diet. Use this blend on meats and vegetables, any recipe where you want flavor but…

Grilled Scallops and Papaya Salsa

Great light dinner or lunch. Make sure to have some good crusty bread with it.

Super berry green smoothie

Grilled Salmon and Pineapple with Avocado salsa

None of our kids thought they were going to like the grilled pineapple in this recipe, but they all ended up…

Luncheon Pasta Salad

A refreshing light pasta salad for a main dish luncheon or summer potluck. I like small or medium shell pasta, but elbow, ditalini or bow tie pastas…

Day after turkey

Merlot/Balsamic Marinade

This was a marinade that I made for some lamb chops.

Chicken soup

Money-saving recipe using bone-in whole chicken.

Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie

Weighing in at only 210 calories this simple blueberry smoothie is loaded with antioxidants. It has enough volume to be satisfying and makes a…

Caribbean Peas & Rice

This popular dish throughout the Caribbean is similar to red beans and rice, but made with a few more spices and with crowder, pidgeon, or…

Easy Russian Snack

Hawaiian Fuzzy Navel

Spinach Strawberry & Peach Salad

Know what you eat: Spinach is an awesome source of vitamin C & iron as well as a powerful antioxidant and…

Light and Delicious Tuna Melt

My mother loves her tuna melts, but the typical tuna melt is loaded with fattening mayonnaise, and tons of calories. I decided to lighten up the…