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Kid friendly Italian recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

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Awesome Pizza Dough This recipe is adapted from one perfected at Greens restaurant in San Francisco. The crust is crunchy on the outside but also chewy. I think it's…	John Spottiswood Feb 2010 Advanced	80 votes 33 reviews 35 comments 57529 views
Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry There is nothing better than wonderful summer veggies from my local farmer's market. Our small but wonderful…	Sherri Williams Sep 2013 Advanced	17 votes 17 reviews 8 comments 11453 views
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…	John Spottiswood May 2008 Advanced	14 votes 7 reviews 2 comments 21619 views

Brett & Bart's favorite spaghetti This is an old Italian recipe that I've been cooking for 30 years, and my boys and husband all love it. I got…	jeanne templeman Nov 2008 Intermediate	8 votes 5 reviews 15221 views
Roasted Broccoli This roasted broccoli recipe, adapted from the Barefoot Contessa, is really wonderful. It has a lot of flavor. We served it with a mild pasta, and…	John Spottiswood Jan 2011 Advanced	25 votes 9 reviews 6 comments 21183 views
Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli at Home You’ll love, love, love this rich and hearty soup! It tastes very similar to the pasta e fagioli at Olive…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Mar 2011 Professional	2 votes 1 review 7 comments 18459 views
Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…	myra byanka Jun 2016 Professional	2 votes 1 review 4746 views
Italian Pretzel cookies I'm not even sure if there is such a thing as an Italian Pretzel Cookie, in any case I decided to make up my own version. I took a Taralli Dolci…	Daydreamer Desserts Feb 2010 Intermediate	5 votes 3 reviews 8999 views
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…	J. Gino Genovesi Jan 2014 Professional	3 votes 2 comments 9085 views
Reese's Peanut Butter Biscotti If you love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and you happen to have some at home, this is one recipe you must try. I must warn you though, once you…	Daydreamer Desserts Feb 2010 Intermediate	4 votes 1 review 1 comment 7696 views
Torta Caprese al Limone Seriously delicious, #decadent and #moist #cake, originally from the island of Capri, full of #lemony flavor.	Easy Cook - Laka kuharica Dec 2015 Intermediate	2 votes 1 comment 2596 views
Lasagna Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!	Sofia Reino Mar 2010 Advanced	2 votes 4445 views
Three Way Lasagna A while back I got this nifty lasagna pan and somehow with all the cooking posts I’ve been preparing I just never did get around to using it. It…	Carolinaheartstrings Oct 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 2004 views
Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes Since we can have great tomatoes year around, we can always enjoy their fresh flavor this way. Remember: Never store your fresh tomatoes in the…	Robyn Savoie Mar 2014 Advanced	2 votes 1 review 2 comments 6849 views
Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage Our good friend Linda Hansen saved this top recipe from the SF Chronicle in 2004 and it has become one of her…	John Spottiswood Apr 2011 Advanced	10 votes 8 reviews 1 comment 7837 views