American spring recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

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Spinach-Romaine Lettuce Salad

Spinach-Romaine Lettuce Salad

This was a 'gourmet' salad from Bon Appetit, 1978. It now is a favorite in my recipes. Sliced red onions and/or feta cheese make good additions to…

Julia Ann Souders
Aug 2015
Intermediate
1 vote
3246 views
Fluffy Frittata

Fluffy Frittata

A healthy Fluffy Frittata slow baked in the oven. It is packed with savory chicken sausage and a colorful, fresh vegetable medley!

Culinary Envy
May 2016
Advanced
1 vote
3111 views
Banana Cherry Custard Muffins

Banana Cherry Custard Muffins

Banana Cherry Custard Muffins are the perfect quick breakfast or guilt-free healthy, 4 ingredient, sweet, lo-calorie snack!

Culinary Envy
Jan 2017
Advanced
1 vote
3031 views
Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I’ve tried many recipes of oatmeal raisin cookies but settled on this as the best one yet. It’s from Joy of Cooking (1997). The cookies are…

Frosted Flaker
Jun 2018
Intermediate
1 vote
2433 views
Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

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…

Salad Foodie
Dec 2020
Professional
2 votes
445 views
Sinful Saltines

Sinful Saltines

Saltine Crackers at their finest...sweet, salty, crunchy and gooey. Wow!

Andra Kiser
Jul 2012
Intermediate
2 votes
7390 views
Italian Cauliflower Bake

Italian Cauliflower Bake

A cheesy cauliflower dish with lots of flavor....

Casey
Jul 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
4409 views
Apple Muffins ( no butter)

Apple Muffins ( no butter)

These apple muffins are moist and mildly sweet. Oil is substituted for butter.

A Cook at Heart
Nov 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
3741 views
Apple Bacon Cheddar Crostini

Apple Bacon Cheddar Crostini

Great fall appetizer, party food or fun snack.

Denise Sherin
Aug 2014
Advanced
1 vote
4213 views
Grilled Cajun Steaks

Grilled Cajun Steaks

Grilled Cajun Steaks is an easy and quick 21 minute recipe that you'll want to consider for your outdoor grilling rotation. Beef strip steaks with a…

RecipeKing
Jun 2015
Intermediate
1 vote
2766 views
Boston Baked Beans

Boston Baked Beans

Deep flavored, muscular, savory baked beans for people who love the experience of good slow-cooked fare.

Glenn
Sep 2012
Beginner
1 vote
8127 views
Top of the Line Banana Nut Bread

Top of the Line Banana Nut Bread

This bread is light and tender yet firm,, and has a mixture of flavors appealing to the taste buds. I began…

J. Gino Genovesi
Apr 2013
Professional
1 vote
7148 views
Cardamom Carrots

Cardamom Carrots

This side of sweet carrots with a hint of cardamom blend well. They're particularly nice during the holiday's, served up with poultry.

Robyn Savoie
Feb 2014
Advanced
1 vote
6641 views
Oat Pecan Praline Cookies

Oat Pecan Praline Cookies

Chewy, slightly soft texture with a hint of caramel pecan, these attractive cookies make a nice snack for company with coffee, tea or milk.…

Salad Foodie
Aug 2014
Professional
1 vote
3567 views
Giggling Gourmet's "Don Quixote's Boca de Fuego!" Hot Sauce

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
8365 views