500 or fewer calories, Italian Recetas

Basil Tomato Mozzarella Salad

I'm always trying to find new ways to work vegetables into our menu. I've never really been a tomato fan, until now...

Chick Pea Soup, Milanese Style

Grilled Mushroom Sandwiches

Grilled Mushroom Sandwiches-is an easy and quick to prepare recipe for a delicious meatless sandwich for your outdoor grilling menu. Features…

Easy Panzanella

Easy Panzanella is an easy and quick Italian bread salad recipe. Juicy tomatoes, onions and parsley combined with basil, leftover bread and a…

Easy Vegetable Frittata

Easy Vegetable Frittata is a delicious, easy and quick (25) minute recipe which is also generally healthy. It is a low calories, low sodium, low…

Polenta with Home Style Marinara Sauce

Polenta with Home Style Marinara Sauce is a delicious, meatless, traditional Italian dish. Try this for dinner…

Chunky Garlic and Herb Marinara Sauce

Chunky Garlic and Herb Marinara Sauce is the ultimate comfort food on a chilly fall evening! Simple, delicious…

Vegetarian or Vegan Sausage Bread

Vegetarian or vegan sausage bread is a braided loaf of homemade bread that is over-stuffed with Vegan sausage…

Braised Lentils with Spinach (Lenticchie Brasate)

Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich. This is delicious side dish…

Pesto with Almonds

Pesto is a great spread that can replace butter or dip. Pesto is like Italian salsa. Enjoy and Always Cook with Lots of Love, Catherine

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Baked Farro or Pearl Barley with Asparagus

We served this recipe with a Moroccan Lamb Shank last night. It was a delicious accompaniment. We had Farro…

Bean Gratin

This delicious and healthy recipe can be made with any variety of white bean, dried or canned. I used dried cannellini beans. Great Northern beans…

Lemon Rosemary Risotto

Sunny colours and refereshing, zingy taste.

Melissa's Bolognese Sauce