Italian recipes with 600 or more calories

Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta with Lentil Puttenesca

This is one of those meals you-never-knew-you-couldn't-live-without!

Autentica " Pasta alla contadina "

Recipe of Calabria. We are in southern Italy. A recipe that my mother gave me and that I have taken over the…

Tomato Sauce

Panettone (Italian Christmas Cake)

Pizzelles

For those of you who are unfamiliar, pizzelles are also known as Italian wafer cookies. Their name comes from the Italian word “pizze” meaning round…

Pink and Black Pasta Di Mara

I came up with this combination one year for a New Year's Eve party. The pink and black colors make it a very festive dish--almost "confetti-like."…

Torrone: A Delicious Chewy Candy Fit for a Wedding

The Festa del Torrone is held every year in the historical center of Cremona in mid November.

Caponatina - Sicillian Summer Vegetable Medley

Caponatina is a lighter and easier version to make than its cousin Caponata – which requires frying three…

Almond Poppyseed Cheesecake

This is one of my favorites,with its sweet almond taste, and poppy seeds, reminds me of my childhood, and my nonna's italian cooking and baking.

Chicken in Green Olive Sauce

Chicken is simmered in a salty wine-laced buttery sauce. There's a luscious tang to this dish that soaks into a bed of yellow rice. An easy meal…

Penne Pasta with sun dried tomatoes and chili

Lasagna Soup

Wow your friends with this delicious soup...great for the winter!

My Stuffed Crust Pizza

My Stuffed Crust Pizza To see the recipe with supportive photos & tips for a perfect dough:…

Michetta, The sweetbreads of Dolceacqua, Italy

The story of michetta: The Marquis Doria sent a young bride who refused to give herself to him to prison to…