Italian Recipes (Most Popular)

whole wheat pasta and ragu

Chicken breast mixed with vegies and cheese tortellini

We bake this on a pizza stone with corn meal under it. The corn meal prevents burning and gives the crust a slightly sweet taste.

I lightened up a recipe from mom by using chicken sausage - not Emeril's, but an organic type I found - and chicken broth instead of beef.

Simple recipe for homemade marinara sauce - leaves your house smelling amazing!

A vegan meal for dinnertime. Pasta and veggies with vegan cheese.

Easy, no mess and good.

No one will guess tofu is buried in the layers of this delicious lasagna! The slimmed-down classic comes from Christine Laba of Arlington, Virginia.

Healthy

I adapted this recipe for a hot dish, as well as a cold salad - made it healthy!

We make our own pesto from summertime Basil grown in our home garden, with just a hint of olive oil, mostly basil, water, garlic, pine nuts and salt for a low fat version. We then use plastic wrap to roll-up the pesto in log shape, bag them and freeze for future use. Our "sundried" tomatoes are made from our own tomatoes too - dried in a dehydrator machine, and stored for the winter in freezer bags.

This pasta is so delicious and creamy, you won't believe it's light! And it is SUPER easy to make. Would also be good with chicken and broccoli or other veggies.

As close as I could get to Olive Garden's version.

No cream, just eggs, bacon and a little parmesan. Delicious and simple.

This is a hearty lunchtime treat, full of fresh vegetables and some tortellini for a some protein and carbs. It's great served with a whole wheat roll or crusty french bread (but skip the butter!). This recope makes a lot and is great to take to lunch.

Whole Wheat Pizza using Mama Mary's whole wheat pizza crust, turkey pepperoni, 1/2 jar Ragu pizza sauce, 1 cup Veggie Shreds, 4 tsp. grated low fat parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup each green peppers & onions

A low carb pizza crust made with cream cheese and eggs

Adding eggplant really bulks up this dish without adding a bunch of calories. Plus, it gets one more serving of veggies into your day!

A weird tortilla i made out of anything i could find in my kitchen. Its delicious for healthy wonky food. I dont have a picture but trust me, at an arial view, it just looks like a quesadilla with goat cheese sprinkled on top.