Quick and easy kid friendly recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving with photo added by professional chefs

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…

Arroz A La Mexicana

Easy Tex-Mex Refried Bean Dip

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

Skinny and Sensational, Thai Chicken and Peanut Noodles

I love any kind of Asian noodle dish, especially a Thai one that includes peanut butter. Good news too: Peanut…

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.

Naan Bread II

Great flatbread for wraps, soups, stews, etc. Requires a comal or cast iron skillet. Recipe easily doubles.

Incredible, Skinny Roasted Garlic Mashers

This recipe is it! These are one of my favorite ways to make mashed potatoes. And for garlic lovers, a dream…

Best Crispy Waffles

This is my favorite recipe for a crisp waffle. If that’s the way you like them, don’t reduce the oil, cause that’s what makes them crispy! Lazy soul…

Favorite Oatmeal Muffins

No, not just my favorite oatmeal muffin, these are actually my Number 1 Favorite Muffin ~ period! I love that they are comparatively low-fat and…

Steamed Green Beans with Lemon & Dill

Delightfully easy and refreshing, these lemon-laced green beans compliment chicken, pork, beef or vegetarian…

Skinnylightful Chicken Fried Rice

I’ve shared this healthy recipe for this popular Chinese dish in the past but it’s soooo delicious I’m sharing…

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…