Italian Recipes (Most Popular)
Delicious! Easy! I recommend a can of imported Italian crushed or pureed tomatoes. This is Ina Garten recipe. I reduced the olive oil, added crushed red pepper and added Splenda.
You can add browned ground turkey, chicken, ground beef , sausage or seafood to this sauce. Its a great basic chunky sauce with lots of flavor that's good over pasta ...
Sodium was reduced by including some no salt added tomato sauce.
Quick and easy pasta dish. Great in summertime. Can be eaten cold or warm.
The ingredients in my list are the ones I used to figure the nutritional info, so it will vary a little with different products.
This yummy sauce is an excellent way to sneak vegetables into your children's diet! this recipe makes a whole lot and freezes well.
What I keep around to save me on the days when I'm running low on time and am rushing out the door for work and stressing about what to bring for lunch/dinner
Plain pizza dough recipe. This recipe can make two 12in pizzas, and one serving is one slice. Toppings not included in nutrition info.
Admittedly, the sodium is quite high in this... but there is no better way to satisfy a pizza craving without breaking the diet. . .
it also offers a whopping 16 grams of fiber...!
Adapted from an old kids' recipe for "spaghetti pie". Our 10 year old loved making it!
We made this risotto for guests who could not eat garlic (which is usually a big part of the flavor of our risottos). We added portabello mushrooms to give it a little more oomph to make up for the lack of garlic. Delicious served with roast chicken, bruschetta with fresh mozzarella, and a dark greens salad!
Delicious and incredibly simple appetizer, perfect for an Italian meal. You can get fancier by using whole, fresh basil leaves and adding tomato slices, but it's not necessary. However, good quality extra virgin olive oil is essential for the right taste.
Making your own soup isn't hard and it can save you a lot of sodium compared to canned commercial soups, which even in their "low sodium" varieties usually have a lot more than you might want.
White and black pepper flavor up this low-sodium soup. It is hearty and thick - almost like a stew. (You can decrease the white pepper for milder flavor. You can also increase the amount of chicken broth for a thinner, less hearty soup.)
This is not classic minestrone, which would have white and/or kidney beans rather than just garbanzo beans, but garbanzos are what we had on hand ... which is fine!
Serve with garlic bread or crackers.
Classic saffron-infused risotto, with the tang of asiago sausage and the surprising crunch of fresh corn. Well worth the time invested in stirring!