Italian main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Pan braised quail with whole garlic

Quick, easy and tasty. Italian style simplicty that lets you savour each flavour.

Chicken Cacciatore

Cacciatore in cuisine refers to a meal prepared “hunter style” with meat, tomatoes, onions, herbs, wine (and depending on region and availability…

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…

Pancetta, French Lentil and Spinach Risotto

A quartet of alliums—onion, leek, shallot, and garlic—imbues savory flavor to this entrée dotted with green…

Lemon & Rosemary Grilled Chicken

This is so easy and so good you will think you went out for dinner! Enjoy and Cook with Love, Catherine

Braised Lentils with Spinach (Lenticchie Brasate)

Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich. This is delicious side dish…

Lasagna

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

Broccoli Rabe Garlic Pasta

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

Broccoli Rabe with Bacon & Anchovies

This is a delicious meal to place on any table. Enjoy with much Love, Catherine

Delicious Homemade Carbonara Recipe

Learn to create a fantastic carbonara pasta at home.

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Winter Red Sauce over Spaghetti Squash

Cod fillets in a milky sauce

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

Rotini with Pesto, Tomatoes and Spinach

My friend's daughter tasted this last year on a vacation and dubbed it the "Best Pasta Ever." I'll go along…

Spinach and Sausage Gnocchi

This is a delicious and beautiful dish. We just served it for a normal weeknight meal, but the presentation is such that it would be good for…