Italian dinner party recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Baked Farro or Pearl Barley with Asparagus

We served this recipe with a Moroccan Lamb Shank last night. It was a delicious accompaniment. We had Farro…

Bean Gratin

This delicious and healthy recipe can be made with any variety of white bean, dried or canned. I used dried cannellini beans. Great Northern beans…

Melissa's Bolognese Sauce

Roasted Tomato, Basil & Mozarella Bruschetta

This is a slightly modified recipe from Barefoot Contessa's Roasted Tomatoes recipe, see link. Very, very…

Crunchy Green Bean Salad

Chicken Piccata

Chicken breast cutlets, dredged in flour, browned, served with sauce of butter, lemon juice, capers, and stock or wine.

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Stuffed Artichokes

I will never forget the first time I ate Stuffed Artichokes.......It was love at first site......25 years later I still make it the same way my mom…

Zucchini con Anice

Parmesan-Coated Sweet Potato Fries

These are oh so delicious, and super kid friendly !! My grandson still calls them "Nonnie's Cool French Fries"

Twisted Butter's Corn Ravioli in Sweet Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce

Twisted Butter Chef and Owner Jane Johnson makes hearty, homemade ravioli…

Panacotta. (Italian cream custard)

Very delicious but quite rich so don't 'pig out'

Turkey italian sausage

Like to eat italian, try this and you'll love it..my Nonna's Recipe try it once and tell me what you think..Put it in your Pasta no matter what kind…