Italian main dish recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

Cara's Marinara

Thers are 3 simple rules that any Italian grandmother will tell you on how to make a good "gravy". Rule #1: Less is more! The key to a good sauce…

Chicken and Vegetables Parmesan

Chicken and Vegetables Parmesan is an easy and quick recipe for a delicious, quick, Italian chicken meal. Frozen mixed vegetables, garlic and…

No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Never buy jarred pizza sauce again! It’s so easy to make it homemade, you’ll save money and have a sauce that is exactly the way you like it. I’m…

Warm Macaroni and Veggie Salad

Balsamic Chicken

A simple yet delicious chicken recipe. This only takes about 10 minutes of actual work, plus the marinating and cook time you’ll have an easy…

00 Flour Grilled Pizza

A pizza dough that is perfect to grill and makes indoors or out. Summertime fun with this grilled pizza on a charcoal or gas grill is going to…

Italian Baked Chicken Breasts

Tender and juicy, this chicken is lightly breaded on outside, moist on the inside... and delicious!

Netta Belle's Choice Lemon Bar-B-Que Chicken Breasts

Chicken breasts are marinated in lemon juice, lemon zest and herbs. A tantalizing barbecue chicken without…

Turkey Sausage Ragu

Perfecto! Great healthy alternative to pork and beef-based ragu. I cheat a little in this recipe and use Trader Joe's Marinara Sauce. Your guests…

Italian Rice and Beans

This is a nice rice and beans dish that is similar to risotto. It is rich and creamy. We've made the lacto-ovo vegetarian version but it can easily…

Stuffed Crepes

I loved this! It was basically a fun new twist on lasagna. The tomato sauce was really simple, but delicious. It'd be great to use on loads of other…

Basil Pesto Chicken

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

Bowties with Spinach and Barley.

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…

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…