Quick and easy North american recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

Speedy Fish & Chips

This is supposed to be a good for you dish, but all I can say it is a really good dish. I got this from my mother it was one of our favorites when I…

Cream of Potato and Onion Soup

Yes, as much as we hate to admit it to ourselves in the Northern Hemisphere, Winter is upon us; cold, damp, and snowy weather is the time to bring…

BEST EVER PEANUT BRITTLE

I never knew how good peanut brittle was until I made this and I also never knew how easy it was. You just need to make sure you have a candy…

Pork and Hominy Chili

Banana Bread

I've been making this banana bread for years, making small changes here and there. It's a great one to make with the kids, and enjoy hot out of the…

Easy Fruit Cobbler

This is a super simple dessert that's great for a large or small gathering. I generally use nectarines or peaches and some sort of berries, but…

Warm Brussles Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Parmesan

I adapted this from a Oprah recipe. She makes the salad with raw brussel sprouts. I couldn't quite trust…

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

A dark chocolate cookie with peanut butter undertones swirled with chocolate chips. Delightfully fluffy and…

Chicken Barley Bake

If you like barley, then you are going to love this tasteful, healthful, and easy one pot meal. This recipe originally in the Better Homes and…

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Cauliflower can be delicious, I promise Even your kids will love this recipe; just tell them it’s Mashed Potatoes. I was a little hesitant at…

Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Dip

Still snowed in and entertaining the stranded! So I tried another Ellie Krieger recipe for a game day or appetizer dip option. Even though Ellie…

Delicious Edamame, Spinach Hummus

You'll just love this easy to make dip. It’s loaded with such good-for-you ingredients. Unlike most hummus,…

Cheeseburger in Paradise Skinny Soup

Okay, so this is a soup not the burger Jimmy Buffett was singing about but it has all the fabulous flavors of a…

Comeback Dressing for Salads, Sandwiches, and Seafood

Best with iceberg, red, butter, and green lettuces, or spring mix. Definitely calls for tomates, cucumbers,…

Giggling Gourment's Slurpn'ly Good BBQ Sauce

Here's my version of a BBQ sauce for the summer season! It has a nice mild sweetness/smoked flavor to it when…