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American dinner party recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

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San Antone Black Bean Salad With friends and family living in the great state of Texas, my frequent visits have always meant new flavor profiles to experience, new ways to…	Amos Miller Jan 2011 Professional	9 votes 5 reviews 9 comments 20726 views
Green Beans with Basil and Tomato This is an attractive and tasty side dish. The butter, basil and tomato adds a nice flavor boost to the green…	John Spottiswood Jul 2012 Advanced	9 votes 4 reviews 3 comments 7519 views
Romaine Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing The crisp inner leaves of romaine lettuce goes wonderfully with this light and creamy basil-infused dressing.…	John Spottiswood Jan 2012 Advanced	7 votes 4 reviews 3 comments 12006 views

Creole Pralines Better than a cookie (sorry bakers, but this is a Creole group) and with the true taste of New Orleans, Creole Pralines are one of the signature…	Amos Miller Feb 2011 Professional	5 votes 2 reviews 4 comments 10219 views
Garbage Salad (not really) This salad will make the meal, or be the meal. Broccoli, oranges, almonds, raisins, mushrooms, onion & bacon - and a fabulous classic sweet & tangy…	Amos Miller Dec 2011 Professional	4 votes 3 reviews 9 comments 13923 views
Romaine Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing A simple but fantastic salad with a very nice dressing. Oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes add depth and flavor to…	Nancy Miyasaki Dec 2010 Intermediate	4 votes 1 review 5850 views
Guacamole Tex-Mex Super simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality…	Amos Miller May 2015 Professional	4 votes 1 review 5 comments 9525 views
Easy Candied Pecans A snack for the gods! Sprinkle atop your favorite greens, blue cheese topped or chicken salad. For holiday entertaining leave the pecans in halves…	Salad Foodie Oct 2012 Professional	4 votes 1 review 2 comments 16994 views
Pâté with Bacon & Onion A "pâté" (pah-TAY) is simply a paste of meat and a fat. It can be super fancy, or, as in this recipe, super simple. Guaranteed to impress your…	Amos Miller Jun 2012 Professional	3 votes 2 reviews 4 comments 7727 views
Beef Fajita Best Marinade This is fast, simple and super delicious! You should have a very hot (very) cast iron griddle or pan to do this right. I preheat the griddle and…	Amos Miller Dec 2013 Professional	3 votes 2 reviews 7 comments 11496 views
Christmas Apple Salad Red and green color apples make a Christmas statement for this fresh, healthy and simple fruit salad. Select apples for the deepest color you can…	Salad Foodie Dec 2011 Professional	3 votes 1 review 2 comments 11490 views
Delicious Easy Appetizer: Sweet Potato Casserole Sweet potatoes are another delicious vegetable that are great for any fall or holiday dinner party. This…	John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks Oct 2013 Intermediate	3 votes 2 comments 5793 views
Giggling Gourmet's "Don Quixote's Boca de Fuego!" Hot Sauce For those that like it hot: Here's a hot sauce personal favorite of my own design that I have been working on…	Giggling Gourmet Apr 2012 Advanced	2 votes 1 review 8365 views
Honey-Ginger Glazed Carrots This is a standard side dish for us when we're serving an asian-inspired meal. It's also great with any grilled meat. The honey brings out the…	John Spottiswood Jul 2012 Advanced	2 votes 1 review 5926 views
Skinny Lemon Glazed Chicken, Sweet and Sassy This spectacular sweet and spicy lemon glazed chicken will make your taste buds sizzle! Studies show eating…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Feb 2013 Professional	2 votes 1 comment 6071 views