Italian recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

Pan-roasted Chicken

This is adapted from a great Milanese recipe by one of my favorite chefs. It's comfort food that my kids love, but it's interesting enough to serve…

Polenta with Mushrooms

This uses cornmeal polenta, not instatant.

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This is a recipe I discovered visiting the Alto Adige Christkindlmarkts…

Focaccia with Rosemary and Onions

Gorgonzola-Sauced Pasta

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Chicken Milano

Megan's Chicken Fettuccine

My daughter's requested ingredients...chicken and pasta

"Italian" Meatballs

This is an easy economical recipe that can be adapted to your favorite meat and herb.

Roasted Chicken Purses

Porcini and Sweet pepper Sauce

From the Madonna del Piatto blog and Letizia Matiacci, with gratitude.

No Bake Cake

Too much sugar for me, but I am willing to try adapting it to make it lower in carbs, at least enough to make this easy, no bake cake for special…

Summer Vegetable soup

Eating 5 vegetables a day is easy with this vegetarian summer soup. Some would call it summer minestrone. This can be made a day ahead,…

Italian Chicken Stew

Italian Chicken Stew is an easy, quick, delicious and healthy, low fat, low calories, low carbohydrates, Weight Watchers (6) PointsPlus recipe for a…

Cheese Ravioli in Chunky Homemade Marinara

Great on the go weeknight meal!