Boil recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Caribbean Peas & Rice

This popular dish throughout the Caribbean is similar to red beans and rice, but made with a few more spices and with crowder, pidgeon, or…

Sweet Zucchini Pickles

Too many zucchini - what to do? A recipe by Chuck Allen (Palm Springs) caught my eye. Expectations are high from this retired chef, so he takes this…

Broccoli with Mustard Sauce

This is a delightfully tasty and simple side dish. The creamy mustard sauce is also a nice complement to cauliflower.

Peach Rhubarb Jam

This rhubarb jam is "just peachy" with a touch of cinnamon.

Chow-Chow Relish

Fall's green tomatoes are a perfect base for a batch of chow-chow. This pickled relish or condiment is lip-smacking good on hotdogs, hamburgers,…

Butter Basmati Rice

Okay - so I know this is a painfully easy recipe, but it's amazing how much you can dress up rice with just a couple of touches. I make this for my…

Broccoli Rabe Garlic Pasta

The garlic flavored oil makes the broccoli rabe less bitter, and with toasted garlic, it's a great dish.

GAJAR KA HALWA (CARROTS DESSERT)

This is one of the best Indian dishes I couldn't forget in my life. It's incredibly tasty and exotic. I didn't…

bubur ayam

Tabbouleh Salad

A refreshing, low calorie, garlicky, tasty bulgur salad.

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…

Grandmother’s Handkerchief & Sausage Soup (Fazzoletto di nonna e la zuppa di salsiccia)

A friend of mines mom was making pasta sheets, which I thought was to be…

Pumpkin Risotto

Risotto is a class of Italian dishes of rice cooked in broth to a creamy consistency. The broth may be meat, fish, or vegetable-based. Many types of…