500 or fewer calories Recetas

Skinny Turkey Chili

Nothing beats a delicious and hearty chili on a cold day. Having friends over? Why not set up a chili bar where everyone can top their own. This…

grilled red pepper and corn kernels soup

with red pepper grilled and suated corn kernels its whole meal by itself.

Skinny 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…

Lighten Up with this Easy Turkey and Apple Meatloaf



This is a light, flavorful twist on a classic meatloaf. To make it skinny, I’m using ground turkey and adding…

ginger crinkle cookies #

Texas Ranch Country Spicy BBQ Sauce

Good general purpose sauce with a kick.

Vegetarian Black Bean Burger

Great food for you veggie-heads!

Easy Prep BBQ Sauce

I'm experimenting with low-cost, easy to make bbq sauces, and like this one a lot. It's basic and you can add things to it like Tabasco, celery…

Baked apples with amaretti crumble

The amaretti and ricotta combo turn an everyday dessert into a special treat.

Banana and chocolate muffins

A mood-lifting treat!

Crockpot Pinto Beans

Make these in the slow cooker, or stovetop, and bake some cornbread. Yum! Usually, I make pintos with tomato sauce, but chile sauce adds a nice…

Quinoa and Edamame Salad

I wasn't a huge fan of the dressing for this, so feel free to experiment. I made a big batch though and it reheated nicely and was also good cold…

Texas Sheetcake for a Large Group

Nice one-layer cake that will feed 20 or more. Make the cake from scratch, but use canned frosting.…

Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese

Yea. It's as good as it sounds. As so easy!

crawford street salad

Jennifer Bain of the toronto star cookbook says this salad using "salty, lemon-lime-soaked onions" was inspired by a Chilean one served by Jumbo…