Recipes From Cuisine: Italian
Lentil and Spinach Soup
Lentils are a popular legume in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. They are high in fiber and protein and low in fat. Lentils are used for soups, salads, and entrees. Lentil and spinach soup combines healthy lentils with the leafy green spinach, but any leaf green will do or you ...
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Slow Cooker Pesto Minestrone Soup
Slow Cooker Pesto Minestrone Soup is packed with vegetables, and has about 125 calories and 7 grams of fiber per 1-cup (240 ml) serving. Recommended Slow Cooker Sizes This recipe makes about 5 qts. (18 cups, 5.7 liters) of soup. While a 6 qt. slow cooker is ideal, you can ...
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One-Pan 30 Minute Ground Beef or Poultry Lasagna
In about the time it takes to make ground beef lasagna from a box, you can make this easy, delicious One-Pan, 30 Minute Ground Beef or Poultry Lasagna recipe without additives like: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) Natural flavor (whatever that is) Partially hydrogenated soybean oil Artificial colors (yellow 5 & 6) Cook’s Tip: ...
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20 Minute Pasta With Shrimp
In about the time it takes to boil water and cook pasta, you can make 20 Minute Pasta With Shrimp. This simple, 2-pot recipe is high in protein, and low in saturated fat and sodium. The flavor comes from herbs and spices not from added salt. Red pepper flakes provides some ...
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Parmesan And Herb Baked Squash
You can make Parmesan and Herb Baked Squash using tender yellow summer squash or zucchini. Experiment with different herbs and adjusting the amounts to taste. Substitute Romano cheese, or use a combination of Romano and parmesan. The best flavor is achieved by using the best parmesan- parmigiano-geggiano. A little does ...
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Pasta With Sardine Sauce
Pasta with sardine sauce is a variation on the theme of southern Italian pasta served with a seafood tomato sauce. Tuna is a common seafood ingredient, but if you are concerned about mercury levels in tuna you can substitute any seafood. Anchovies are popular in Italy, but many Americans loath the super salty canned variety ...
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Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies
This Italian variation on America’s favorite homemade cookie, chocolate chip, has less chocolate chips and replaces vanilla extract with almond extract and amaretto an almond flavored liqueur. The method of preparation for Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies is similar to chocolate chip cookies, but rather than placing a spoon full of cookie dough onto the ...
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Fresh Tomato Sauce
No jarred, canned, and very few restaurant fresh tomato sauce comes close homemade sauce made with vine ripened tomatoes from your garden or a farmers market. Easy variety of tomato (Roma, slicing, cherry, grape) has its own unique flavor. Depending on the type and ripeness of tomatoes used, the color of ...
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20 Minute Fagioli e Pasta (Beans & Macaroni)
When I came across canned, organic, white beans, I realized I had not made Fagioli e Pasta in over a year. This simple recipe has less than 500 calories per serving while providing 10 grams of fiber and 28 grams of protein. I used homemade tomato sauce, but you can use ...
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Thin Crust Pizza Dough
Authentic Southern Italian pizza is made with a crisp, thin, crust. In the United States it is associated with New York-style pizza. The original American pizza made by Italian immigrants in New York City. As pizza traveled west, the crust became thicker and the pizza bigger and heavier culminating in ...
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