Italian main dish recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

Cod fillets in a milky sauce

Cod with a little onion and a little milk: one of the most classic north Italian fish recipes.

Spicy Romano Chicken & Pasta

An adapted version of the yummy Johnny Carino's Spicy Romano Chicken

Cheesy Vegetable Lasagna

This is the best meal I have found to hide vegetables. You can use any raw vegetable you want. I prefer zucchini but you could use squash, broccoli,…

Easy Chicken Parmesan

Easy Chicken Parmesan is an easy, and delicious Italian chicken recipe with only four ingredients and just 5 minutes of prep time for 6…

Pesto Polenta Lasagna

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…

CREAMY SHRIMP FETTUCCINE

My husband loves this recipe. I haven't made it in a while. You can prepare it with shrimp or chicken. I prefer chicken, but shrimp is what I had on…

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…

Pasta Primavera

A healthy vegetarian meal that is made in one skillet. It can be adapted to whatever leftover vegetables you have on hand or whatever fresh…

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!

Italian Meatballs

These are tasty meatballs. Everyone has their own version. This one was based on what I had on hand and the fact that I needed to use up some…