Italian Recipes (Most Popular)
This is a variation on another user's Pizza Pasta Casserole with some "healthier" ingredients that I use in my home.
Lasagna featuring portabello mushrooms, spinach, and zucchini noodles.
A homemade baked pasta dish that is lactose free, relatively low in sodium, and also full of veggies and protein.
A slightly lighter version of Giada's recipe, with the oil and butter reduced, and the classic Bechamel sauce made with nonfat milk.
Fast, easy, great soup recipe that uses no meat. Great with garlic bread for dipping. Directions included for pressure cooker, crock pot, or regular soup pot!
This is a quick pizza that is low-cal (only 280 calories for the whole thing)! Cook time is only 8 minutes. Prep is about another 5 minutes. Fast, low-cal, and delicious! We love pizza!
Grissini are easy to flavor: Add 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary to the dough. Or add freshly cracked black pepper, thyme, caraway or other spices or herbs. Or sprinkle the grissini with sea salt or other specialty salt just before baking.
Be sure to rinse and drain the artichoke hearts or substitute with a pound of fresh asparagus tips. Scallops may also be substituted for the shrimp.
This recipe was originally posted on Real Simple's site. I adapted it for a lower-fat lifestyle by using lower fat cheeses. You can also have it as a main dish and add either lean ground beef or extra lean white meat ground turkey.
I absolutely love the taste of tiramisu cream, but I'm not a big fan of coffee. So, I experimented with a few different things until I found a flavor that I did like in it. Now I've changed the recipe to reduce the calorie content.
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I love this recipe. It's quick and easy. You can also add whatever you want. Change it up every time. These are just my preferences. I love a hearty salad.
Taken straight off the box of Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Lasagna, using low-fat 99% fat-free ground turkey and part skim mozzarella and ricotta.
I found this recipe on the Weight Watchers recipe boards a few years ago.
