Italian recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Creamy aubergine and cannellini soup

Creamy and gutsy soup to be eaten with warm crusty bread. Borrowed from great chef Jamie Oliver.

Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini)

There are many zucchini recipes, but this is one that I kinda made up. It is nourishing, a good Lenten dish…

Lemon-Cranberry Biscotti

The biscotti had its origin in Roman times They are a dry, crunchy cookie that contains no fat and quite nourishing. .A food with sustenance and…

Meatballs

Lifted from http://busycooks.about.com/ od/groundbeefrecipes/ r/easymeatballs.htm

Crab Salad Napoleons with Fresh Pasta

Oh how delicious and comforting the mayo mixture with crab salad, makes it worth the wait, with an added lemon…

Homemade Marinara

This is a great marinara recipe made from garden fresh tomatoes. Since I don't have those year around I adapted a recipe found with home preserved…

German Potato Salad (Insalata Patate Tedesca)

Normally I am not a German Potato Salad eater but I love this tangy, potato salad and it has become a favorite…

Bowties with Spinach and Barley.

Pizza Sauce

Goes great with pizza crust recipe

Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry

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

Stuffed Crepes

I loved this! It was basically a fun new twist on lasagna. The tomato sauce was really simple, but delicious. It'd be great to use on loads of other…

Tomato and Fresh Basil Sauce

This is, by far, my wife's favorite sauce, and it's quick, easy, and delicious.

Barciole. Italian for "good freaking food"

However you want to pronounce it, and I have heard several ways...Bar'cola...Bar'cio...Bar-joel....what ever,…

Eggplant and Tomato Sauce

Make your own Italian cherry wine (visciolato)

There are various fruit wines, but especially in Italy develops a very special cherry wine, discover how it…