Italian Recipes (Most Popular)
I used about 1/10 the butter that it called for in most recipes to make this a more diet-friendly recipe. Not for every day, but for special occasions, you don't have to blow your diet entirely to have a nice shrimp and pasta dish!
Do it all on the stove! Very much like baked ziti or lasagna, cheesy and gooey and so yummy!
This yummy fish is rather new the the American market. It is a type of catfish-shark. Much milder than the American channel catfish, it is more similarly flavored to the flaky white fish we are familiar with - tilapia, cod, flounder, etc. But the big difference is that swai is very firm, and not mushy at all, and has very little fishy flavor! This recipe uses crushed triscuits for the fish breading to give a super crunchy bite. Experiment with diffent seasonings!!
Cacciatore means "hunter" in Italian. In cuisine, alla cacciatora refers to a meal prepared "hunter-style" with tomatoes, onions, herbs, often bell pepper, and sometimes wine. Cacciatore is popularly made with braised chicken or rabbit. --Wikipedia
This chicken cacciatore is an easy one-pot meal, with no extra calories from dredging in flour or frying in oil. It's also an economical way to make 3 chicken thighs stretch to four (extremely large!) servings. Boneless/skinless thighs and frozen peppers and onions make this a super fast nearly-work-free meal! Each serving also includes at least one serving of vegetables.
Most nice, thin pesto is about 1/2 oil!! This pesto concentrate paste has all the flavor, with next to no fat! Keep this in a container in the fridge and thin to your liking when needed.
Inspired from another recipe on this site, this dish is low in calories and fat, and high in protein! I threw this together with what I had on hand. A nice and easy pasta with garbanzo beans, cheese and fresh veggies!! Easily vegetarian by using veggie bouillon instead of chicken.
This a really quick and tasty 3 ingredient meal. Serve with a side salad. Kids love this too!
It's a good source of protein too - about 16 grams/serving.
Loved the extra veggies in this filling italian meal. Ronzoni's Smart Taste pasta give you a larger serving of fiber than white pasta without the taste and texture of wheat that some people just don't care for. You could always substitute a whole wheat pasta instead if your family prefers.
The best red sauce works well in many recipes! Try stuffed bell peppers; or add to meat loaf; or your favorite mixed vegetables.
While this Italian dish is not very low in calories made per directions (398 cal. per serving), it was worth eating a bit less earlier in the day to make room! Next time I plan to use lean Italian sausage made with turkey.