Quick and easy Italian main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving with photo

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Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry

Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry

There is nothing better than wonderful summer veggies from my local farmer's market. Our small but wonderful…

Sherri Williams
Sep 2013
Advanced 		17 votes
17 reviews
8 comments
11453 views
Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

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…

myra byanka
Jun 2016
Professional 		2 votes
1 review
4746 views
Gino's Noodle Dough

Gino's Noodle Dough

Noodles, in many forms, have been a staple food in many parts of the world for centuries. China, Japan, Italy all take credit for creating the…

J. Gino Genovesi
Jul 2013
Professional 		2 votes
1 comment
6734 views
Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini)

Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini)

There are many zucchini recipes, but this is one that I kinda made up. It is nourishing, a good Lenten dish…

J. Gino Genovesi
Jan 2014
Professional 		3 votes
2 comments
9085 views
Lasagna

Lasagna

Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!

Sofia Reino
Mar 2010
Advanced 		2 votes
4445 views
Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage

Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage

Our good friend Linda Hansen saved this top recipe from the SF Chronicle in 2004 and it has become one of her…

John Spottiswood
Apr 2011
Advanced 		10 votes
8 reviews
1 comment
7837 views
Easy Italian Stuffed Peppers

Easy Italian Stuffed Peppers

Easy Italian Stuffed Peppers is an easy recipe for a delicious stuffed bell peppers meal. Made with extra lean ground beef, Italian sauce, brown…

RecipeKing
Dec 2014
Intermediate 		1 vote
5308 views
Crockpot Chicken Vesuvio

Crockpot Chicken Vesuvio

Crockpot Chicken Vesuvio is an easy and delicious casserole recipe created by an Italian chef who created this after World War II. A very popular…

RecipeKing
Apr 2015
Intermediate 		1 vote
4497 views
Tomato Vodka Sauce

Tomato Vodka Sauce

Creamy & as spicy as you want it to be! (Just adjust ground red pepper to taste)

Mary Joseph
Feb 2008
Advanced 		2 votes
9886 views
Bubble Up Pizza

Bubble Up Pizza

Modified version of the original Pampered Chef Bubble Up Pizza Recipe

Beth Roan
Mar 2012
Intermediate 		1 vote
3659 views
Chicken with Olives, capers & Tomatoes

Chicken with Olives, capers & Tomatoes

This is is very quick recipe, it only require couple of ingredients and it can be serve with variety of…

MANJULA
Nov 2011
Advanced 		2 votes
2 reviews
5995 views
Gnocchi

Gnocchi

If you have never had gnocchi, you are in for a great dish. I refer to my dish as Gnocchi even though the dough contains no potatoes.. Many areas…

J. Gino Genovesi
Feb 2014
Professional 		1 vote
4494 views
Broccoli Rabe Garlic Pasta

Broccoli Rabe Garlic Pasta

The garlic flavored oil makes the broccoli rabe less bitter, and with toasted garlic, it's a great dish.

Evelyn Scott
Mar 2010
Advanced 		2 votes
3159 views
Florentine Salisbury Steak

Florentine Salisbury Steak

This dish is restaurant quality food which when served with mashed potatoes and green beans makes a delightful presentation. At home,this was a…

J. Gino Genovesi
Jun 2013
Professional 		1 vote
1 review
4 comments
13525 views
Involtini di cavolo ( Stuffed Cabbage)

Involtini di cavolo ( Stuffed Cabbage)

I know there are many recipes on how to make stuffed cabbage rolls. I like to use fresh ingredients and pride…

J. Gino Genovesi
Feb 2014
Professional 		1 vote
6078 views
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