Italian Recipes (Most Popular)

Easy and delicious way to make fresh, homemade sauce and avoid preservatives, HFCS. This is the "winter" version of the recipe. In summer use your own fresh roma tomatoes and skip the tomato paste for an even fresher, healthier, tastier treat!

San Marzano tomatoes are the best to use, but they are quite pricey in the can. Just be sure to use Roma tomatoes, crushed and peeled.

I do not put quanitites of spices, because you can adjust to your own taste. Therefore, nutritional info does not include added salt in the sodium calculation.

Makes 28 1/4 cup servings or 14 1/2 cup servings, depending on your emal. Recipe doubles nicely for freezing!

I love pasta and this recipe satisfies my craving every time! Try adding your own favorite pasta sauce and ingredients. As a bonus, this pasta dish is packed with protein, fiber and vitamins. This is also wheat and gluten free.

Two Lasagnas. Enough for a large gathering, or eat one now and freeze the other for later.

Alfredo Sauce made with fat free half & half.

Tomato, Peppers and Mozzarella

A comfy classic

Asparagus Risotto in 45 minutes.

I was experimenting with my pizza dough recipe, and came up with this

This is from the "Eating for Life" cookbook by Bill Phillips (page 80).

An 8 inch mini-pizza using healthy, low-cal and low fat ingredients.

A very hearty lasagna made with ground turkey

Thick Rich Hearty stick to your ribs sauce.

Lovely & Light

Just like your favorite in the Italian restaurant chain.

This is one of those meals that I just whipped up with stuff I had in the kitchen and it turned out to be a real crowd pleaser

Creamy Risotto with Chicken is high in protien and full of comfort

We love this sauce because its plain but tasty. If you like more veggies you can always add to the recipe but it is great on its own.

(You can make this healthier by using Fat Free Cheese, etc.)

This is a perfect place to use a food processor to save time. Finely chopped raw carrot will work as well as puree.