Italian recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Eggplant Ragout with Hazelnuts, Chocolate and Raisins

EARLY SUMMER VEGETABLE SOUP WITH MINT PISTOU

Watermelon and Arugula Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Quite a refreshing summer salad

Toasted Pfoo Almond Cookies

Not sure why these are called Pfoo cookies. Maybe because you eat a batch as they are coming out of the oven and scald your mouth. And then you…

Weir Dough for Pizza

Lamb Risotto

I want to call this a "Lebanese Risotto" because I used a lot of the spices and ingredients that are in a lot of the recipes I grew up cooking. So…

The Stinking Rose ® Garlic Rose Relish

Garlic & Lemon Butter Shrimp

This recipe for pan searing shrimp is one of my favorites. I adapted it from a Cooks Illustrated recipe. It is full of flavor and the shrimp will…

Minestrone Romagna Style

This is the way minestrone is made in Romagna. It's not a lot of prep time, but you simmer the soup for a long time until all of the vegetable…

Panna Cotta with Berries

This is a great light dessert to serve at a dinner party because it can be made ahead of time. And it looks and tastes like it took forever in the…

Biba's Minestrone Soup

Biba Caggiano is a well-known chef and restaurateur in Sacramento. She has also made numerous national tv appearances. Her Minestrone Soup is one…

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

This dish will go with just about any main - pasta, meat, small plates. Whatever you're in the mood for.

Pork Sausage with Braised Fennel

This is one of our most popular dishes at SPQR. You can cook the sausage any way you like but I'd recommend…

Roasted Asparagus and Parmesan

This is a simple and delicious Italian recipe adapted from the Barefoot Contessa. We leave out the egg and sometimes the lemon (depends on what you…

Spinach Basil Orzo

Can you believe I *just* discovered Orzo about 2 months ago? I'm officially a huge fan and this is one of the many recipes I've come up with using a…