American recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

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…

Hot Cros Buns

Lemonade Syrup Base

When there's several lemons to either use up or lose out, make Lemonade Syrup Base. This recipe is from Sunkist and I have made it for years and…

Skinny Springtime Sugar Cookies, Terrific for Easter

These colorful old-fashioned sugar cookies are crispy, delicate and buttery tasting. And, I’m using just a…

Dirty Rice with Andouille Sausage

This is a great recipe for potlucks or holidays. I have substituted andouille sausage for gizzards.

Fiddlehead Fern and Cholla Bud Quinoa Salad

1/2 cup freekah or quinoa 1/2 pound baby artichokes- fresh or frozen or cholla buds 1/2 pound fiddlehead…

Tex-Mex Breakfast Pizza

To make it easier, use referigerated pizza dough. Works with chorizo, or any breakfast meat.

Banana Bran Muffins

These muffins are delicious, and so healthy! Over time I have tweaked the original recipe until I got it just right and this version is the keeper!

Skinny Salisbury Steak, a Diner Classic

Salisbury steak has been a classic dish long before TV dinners were in the picture. Look on the menu of most…

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.…

Southwestern Waffles

What happens when salsa meets waffles? Fusion cuisine - a marriage of unexpected culinary elements! I was skeptical of how good this might be and…

Zucchini Meatballs in Cream Sauce - Microwave Quick!

Several good reasons to save this recipe: to use up zucchini; to keep the kitchen cool by microwaving the main…

Ham, Peas & Pasta Salad

A nice choice for a summer cookout or picnic, this pasta salad can be made up to a day ahead for convenience. My pasta choice for this is ditalini,…

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies

Zucchini cookies much like pumpkin cookies tend to have a cake-like texture rather than crisp or crunchy from the extra moisture of the vegetable.…

Easy Dinner Rolls for a Large Group

Classic recipe for yeast rolls from the Satellite Cafe in Missouri.