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Quick and easy kid friendly summer recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving with photo added by professional chefs

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Skinny, Mini Mexican Meatball Tostada Appetizers Delight your guests with these itty, bitty meatballs atop a mini tostada. This is such a yummy and simple…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Jun 2012 Professional	5 votes 1 review 3 comments 26400 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
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

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
Japanese “Rare” Cheesecake No bake cheesecakes are called “rare cheesecakes” in Japan. It is a soft type of cheesecake and usually gelatin is used to harden the filling. Rare…	Henry Moline Oct 2011 Professional	1 vote 13470 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
Quick Meatloaf & Potatoes Start to finish this can be on the table in 30 minutes, which represents 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes cook time in the microwave. This…	Salad Foodie Apr 2017 Professional	1 vote 5532 views
Graham Cracker Snowballs (a no-cook confection) An easy confection ~ not a cookie, not a candy, but a cross somewhere between. No cooking, no baking. Easy to…	Salad Foodie Dec 2012 Professional	2 votes 1 review 8771 views
Ellie's Black Bean & Chipotle Dip Thanks to Ellie Kreiger for this healthy and zippy dip - just the thing on a day when you're cooped up,…	Amos Miller Feb 2011 Professional	1 vote 7316 views
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…	Salad Foodie Jan 2013 Professional	3 votes 1 review 4457 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
Super Skinny Sweet and Sour Chicken This sweet and sour chicken taste sensational. It’s so much healthier than take-out and my family thinks it…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Aug 2012 Professional	1 vote 3 comments 6291 views
Skinny Sliders with Caramelized Onions, Yum! Minimizing is the new super-sizing and these little sliders are terrific. No need to heat up the barbecue…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Jan 2013 Professional	1 vote 1 comment 3884 views
Pineapple Rice with Green Soybeans This colorful rice side or vegetarian entrée is a healthy and novel departure from same-old, same-old steamed…	Salad Foodie Dec 2013 Professional	1 vote 4916 views