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

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Baked Spaghetti

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…

Chicken in a herby tomato sauce

Deliciously aromatic dish that virtually cooks itself

Tuscan soup - Zuppa Toscana

Wonderful soup, easy to make, brings the flavors of Tuscany to your table.

Stuffed Fennel

This recipe came over from Italy. Orignally, it had no measurments or instructions.

Easy Eggplant AntiPasto

Basil shortbread biscuits

Delicate, crumbly shortbread with a hint of basil

Almonds in dark chocolate

Quick and easy after-dinner treats. These delicious morsels of velvety chocolate and crunchy almonds are quick and easy to put together and make a…

Focaccia (Italian Flat Bread)

A basic focaccia recipe easy to make. Serve with any number of entrees, salads, soups, use as sandwich bread or as a base for a variety of focaccia…

Porcini and Sweet pepper Sauce

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

Beef Braciole

This is one of my sons favorite dishes served with pasta I personally like it served with a side of roasted spaghetti squash. In the recipe I use…

Manicotti

Pasta and White Beans with Sizzling Garlic-Rosemary Oil - Smitten Kitchen

Adapted, barely, from Sara Jenkins via Bon Appetit For the pasta, I…

Gnudi

These are also referred to as "Naked Ravioli". They are like a Gnocchi made from ricotta cheese and a very small amount of flour. My recipe is…