Italian main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Lemon & Rosemary Grilled Chicken

This is so easy and so good you will think you went out for dinner! Enjoy and Cook with Love, Catherine

seared breast of chicken with mashed fennel,

seared breast of chicken with mashed fennel,

Basil Pesto Chicken

yummy pesto sauce mixed with your choice of pasta along with cherry tomates and bites of chicken.

Ricotta Gnocchi

Simple pasta dish

Make Ahead Pesto Polenta Lasagna

This recipe is from allrecipes.com, submitted by Fiffen. It is a super simple do ahead dish. All it requires is…

Bowties with Spinach and Barley.

20 minute Skillet Baked Eggplant Parmesan

Delicious Italian Dish-so easy and so tasty!

Chicken with Marsala Mushroom Sauce

Chicken with Marsala Mushroom Sauce is tender chicken breasts sautéed and covered with a fabulously rich…

Arrabbiata Sauce

This easy, versatile sauce is revved up with a jolt of crushed red pepper for extra flavor. Perfect over penne pasta, with shrimp, scallops or…

BBQ Chicken Calzone

Ah, the calzone. “They’re delicious, but I could never make one myself,” you say. That’s all about to change, my friend. Not only is it easy to…

Linguine alle Noci (Linguine with Walnut Sauce)

Serves 4 to 6 A quick, easy and delicious meatless main course. It's perfect with a salad of baby lettuces…

Easy Lasagna

Italian comfort food. Freezes and reheats well.

Pasta Primavera With Cheese

This is a nice dish to make in late summer when fresh vegetables are plentiful and less expensive. It's also very flexible. Any pasta and vegetables…

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…

Polenta with Home Style Marinara Sauce

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