Italian recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving added by professional chefs

Ciabatta Bread I

The first of two ciabatta bread recipes I am trying out - this first one is from Fleischmann's Yeast. It is rated "Advanced" in difficulty and I…

Torta al Limone (from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd edition)

Caffe Principessa (Princess Coffee)

Tuscan Panzanella Salad (from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking)

Almond Biscotti

Crunchy biscotti are my go-to coffee dunkers. The sweet toasts make a perfect hostess or holiday gift besides. This recipe features almonds but…

Herbed Olive Sandwich Loaf

Hone your artisan baking skills making this savory Italian loaf bread. Olives, garlic, rosemary and Parmesan cheese flavors predominate, and…

Garden Marinara Sauce with Spaghetti

This marinara is chock full of veggies, and served atop whole grain spaghetti noodles, makes a guilt-free pasta…

Pesto Swirl Bread

Swirl breads are the “lookers” of the yeast bread world! In this recipe traditional cinnamon filling is replaced with basil pesto as the star…

Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

I am enamored with pasta, tomatoes and basil recipes and have tried out several. This one is from Cook's…

Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…

Four Cheese & Sausage Stuffed Manicotti

Cheese-stuffed manicotti personifies comfort food anytime, but take it up a notch with a cheese four-some and…

Italian Pasta and Vegetable Salad

This pasta salad has a nice texture balance of smooth to crunchy, plus the tart-sweet of red wine vinegar and…

Italian Monkey Bread

Serious sports fan friends of ours are making pasta for the big game. They’re calling it the “Spaghetti Bowl”. Sorry I couldn’t get the sauce…

Lasagna Italiana

Inspired from the streets of Tuscany, I developed this recipe by reducing the amount of sodium, eliminating sugar, and reducing the total fat…

Eggplant Parmesan (Slow Cooker or Crockpot version)

This recipe based on one from Allrecipes.com served 8 and was cooked in a 5-quart slow cooker. I cut the…