American recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving added by professional chefs

Salsa Taquera

This fresh, somewhat hot salsa is great as a dip for chips, and for eggs and tortilla dishes.

Chocolate Tapioca Pudding

Take old-fashioned tapioca pudding to a grand level for a special Valentine dessert - add chocolate! Be patient as you cook the pudding, it can…

Easter Egg Omelette

When Easter is on it's way, most families with kids have plenty of extra eggs in the fridge! Put all those eggs to good use and stir-up an omelette…

Copper Carrots

Pepperoni Pizza Dip

A dip that pizza lovers will love. Serve with breadsticks, baguette pieces, or one of the new pita chips, or other fun crackers on the market.…

My Skinny Recipe for Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is a staple for coffee lovers each autumn. It’s smooth, sweet-yet-spicy flavor is…

Red Cabbage Coleslaw

Think outside the box for your next slaw with this creamy deep red cabbage version. The dried cranberries are camouflaged by the cabbage color and…

Easy Tex-Mex Refried Bean Dip

Inexpensive, easy prep recipe that guests will love. I sometimes use this recipe to make quesadillas, too.

Breakfast Muffins

A light, flaky biscuit topped with egg, sausage, and cheese - in a convenient muffin.

Marinated Cheese Dip

Try this with crackers, or warm French bread slices.

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my…

Quick & Easy Fruit Compote with Vanilla Sauce (and a no-added sugar or low-sugar variation)

A fruit compote on the table in 15 minutes? Here's a dessert kids (and…

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…

New Best Angel Biscuits

Wonderfully moist and light when first out of the oven. Butter and honey never had such a great companion.

Creamy Zucchini, Ham & Pasta

Low calorie, low fat - this saucy one dish meal is a comfort food unto its own yet one which won’t break your New Year’s resolution goals! Each…