Quick and easy Italian vegetables main dish recipes

Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry

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

Ricotta and Greens or Spinach Pasta

This is another excellent dish that takes advantage of delicious and healthy greens. This is a Sicilian dish…

Italian Steak Salad

We adapted this from a Giada De Laurentis recipe. It's simple, but incredibly delicious. Our kids powered through more than we imagined possible. No…

Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta with Lentil Puttenesca

This is one of those meals you-never-knew-you-couldn't-live-without!

Pasta Primavera, Fat Free

This classic Italian pasta made just as flavorul and fulfilling without any added fat (ok, maybe the cheese).

Pasta Melanzana (Eggplant)

This is one of my favorite winter pastas. It is so hearty that the family doesn't even notice there is no meat.

Stuffed Eggplant Caponata

A Wonderful Meatless Dinner Alternative!

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…

Home made pasta with pumpkin sauce

Zucchini Fettuccine al Pesto

Who doesn’t crave pasta? I certainly do. Classic comfort food, right? But no one wants to wake up in the morning with carb face :) The solution:…

Minestrone d'inverno

There is nothing better on a cold winters day than a nice, hot bowl of authentic minestrone. It's a very forgiving and versatile dish, you can adapt…

PURPLE AND WHITE EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA--BAKED--NOT FRIED

I think that the first time I ever made eggplant parmigiana was in 1979. Back then, it was the "typical pizza…

Carrot Noodle Puttanesca

Spiralized Carrot "Noodles" pair perfectly with this garlicky, briney, spicy tomato sauce. A delicious low-carb, low-cal alternative to regular…

Vegetable-Pasta Bake

Vegetable-Pasta Bake is an easy, quick and healthy meatless recipe for a great any time meal. It is a low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low…

Pepperoni-Minestrone Soup

Pepperoni-Minestrone Soup s a delicious, and hearty Italian soup recipe. It is not actually a Minestrone soup but similar. It is made with frozen…