Italian Recipes (Most Popular)

Roast all veg and garlic w/evoo. Add herbs,1 sm can tomato sauce,ect to veg and blend w hand mixer. season to taste w basil,red pepper ect..Heat on stove or micro. keep it chunky. Use over 1C pasta. Can grate 1T. fresh parm. over. Serve w/ Gnarly Head red from Lodi. avail at Sam,s Club for @$8. Yom...

Another healthy version of pasta salad that I tried to lighten up a bit

A rich, simmered meat sauce full of vegetables and ground turkey

low carb meatball

Simple to make. Just fresh veggies and canned tomatoes mixed with pasta. Makes an easy weeknight vegetarian meal.

Easy and full of antioxidant veggies. Great as a side dish or as a sauce for pasta. Crumbled browned Italian sausage, pork, or ground beef can be added if serving with pasta.

Knock off of Olive Garden's famous soup with italian sausage, bacon, and greens.

Another one or two pan wonder.

Modified chicken dish similar to Roman Chicken from Food Network's Giada.

Easy pasta supper with spinach and Italian sausage

Tomato based but with a little kick

Meatballs to eat alone, on a sub sandwich, or in sauce.

Adapted from a recipe by Giada De Laurentis.

An easy casserole, a little high in calories but a meal in itself.

Hearty meat and veggie sauce.

Hearty and healthy full meal soup.

Make a batch of these, freeze, and eat one or two for breakfast throughout the week

This healthy alternative to pasta is always a hit in my house!

Good for extra protein and a chocolate fix. Add canolli pastry shell to make a real italian canolli. Adjust calories as needed.

all fresh ingridients
dry beans different kinds
fat free chicken broth
one can of cambells minestrone soup condensed
fresh herbs
zuckinni

I've used this recipe with dry lasagne noodles for 30 years. It's excellent and now I come to find out through this feature of Sparkpeople that it's also relatively low in calorie. You can also use meat sauce but the calorie count would be higher per serving.

Lovely side with fish or chicken.