Italian recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

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…

Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry

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

Coffee Biscuits

Nice coffee biscuits ideal for breakfast or as snack for a break.

Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes

Garlic and Oregano Roasted Tomatoes

These plump, scarlet, glistening little bullets of flavour are wonderful bobbing about in soup, tumbling around…

Tuna Stuffed Eggs

I first had these as part of a beautiful salad that also included fried eggplant rounds and several types of olives, at the Locanda Rosati near…

Easter Maritozzi

Rising Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes If you want to make something even more sinful, Italian pastry shops often squirt whipped cream into…

Shrimp Scampi with Angel Hair Pasta

This is a spin off of the Cheesecake Factory's recipe!

Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp

Soba Noodles with Asparagus, Parmesan, Bacon & Egg

This recipe sounds strange...but if you can get over the unusual ingredients you are in for an amazing meal.…

Lasagna

The classic Italian dish, baked in a microwave.

Bowties with Spinach and Barley.

Quick Broccoli Side Dish

Italian seasoning and crunchy pine nuts really jazz up the flavor of this versatile veggie side dish.

Lemon & Rosemary Grilled Chicken

This is so easy and so good you will think you went out for dinner! Enjoy and Cook with Love, Catherine

Roasted Pepper Halves with Bread Crumbe Topping Peperoni Arrostiti

Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen. These make a delicious…