Italian Recipes (Most Popular)
"Lightened", healthier version of a family favorite. Add a tossed salad for a great Italian feast!
I cooked this up to minimize calories and fat and also to incorporate some healthy veggies from our local farmer's market. I just love the Hunt's Zesty and Spicy Spaghetti sauce-it has great flavor and you can use it as a base for many things! The bread just helps everything come together and thickens it up so it is nice and hearty!
Loose Interpretation of the Olive Garden Favorite. It's much thicker than soup. The can of diced tomatoes I used had garlic in it. If you can't find the ditalini pasta, small shell pasta works too.
Really simple risotto that is great as a side for dishes with stronger flavors (I sometimes pair it with curry or really spicy sauces).
Simple baked frittata using zucchini... But the beauty of frittata is that you can use any vegetable you like!
absolutely delicious creation with fresh veggies. Great source of calcium and protein as well!!
definitely not healthy, but soo delicious. I'm working on tweaking it to make it a little healthier! using a different brownie mix and such will probably help.
A twist on classic Italian Risotto. I was playing around in the kitchen and it came out absolutely delicious!
Great hearty soup for cold weather :)
The potatoes are optional but thicken up the soup nicely! I also used prosciutto filled tortellini instead of the cheese ones.
5 chicken breasts. Boil until tender, cool then cube
3 cans (15oz each or so) Great Northern Beans, undrained
2 cans (15 oz each or so) Rotel Tomatoes and green chilis
1 small can (4oz) chopped green chilis
49 oz (6 cups) chicken broth (swanson low sodium)
1 160z reduced fat sour cream
3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (low fat if you can find it!)
2 tsp cumin
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 medium onion chopped
I LOVE this soup! I make it often and in my opinion very filling. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
A basic easy marinara sauce. One half cup or 4 oz. equals one serving. Entire recipe yields 3 1/2 pounds, or 56 ounces (14 servings).
This is a homemade sauce that makes plenty to freeze, and is SO amazing with no salt added! "Less is more" works here.
I get RAVE reviews every time I make these! Each serving is 4 mushrooms!
This recipe is superb, and you can adjust it accordingly to your liking and nutrition needs!
I love eggplant and asparagus, so am always trying to find a way to combine them. I could only get 3 on the plate for the pic. Based on the farily decent calorie count, you can pair this with a nice side dish of pasta tossed in EVOO and spices!
From Every Day with Rachael Ray...says serves 6 but it is like 600 calories for that portion size and is a LOT of food for one serving.
Quick and easy mini English muffin pizzas. Feel free to add fresh veggies! Easily halved or doubled if needed.
Slightly high on the calories, but delicious alternative the the high calorie version at the pizza stores.
