Recipes From Cuisine: Southern Italian

Homemade Lasagna for Four

Lasagna For Four


Lasagna For Four uses no boil lasagna noodles available at most supermarkets. Briefly soaking the noodles in hot water cuts baking time in half and the noodles do not absorb as much sauce resulting in a moister lasagna. One box of Barilla® no cook lasagna contains about 15 sheets; enough ...

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Homemade Lasagna with Meat Sauce

Tomato Meat Sauce (Ragu)


Tomato sauce is a relatively recent addition to the Italian culinary scene. Hundreds of years after the tomato was introduced to Europeans it was still considered poisonous. Today, some organizations classify the tomato as a super food. How times have changed. Although this recipe is for Tomato Meat Sauce you can ...

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Homemade Stuffed Eggplant with Pasta

Stuffed Eggplant or Zucchini Recipe


An 11-oz. (300 g) serving of Stuffed Eggplant or Zucchini has less than 300 calories. That is the same number of calories or less than many frozen entrees and meals, but with no preservatives, artificial flavors and artificial colors. Moist, delicious Stuffed Eggplant or Zucchini gets it flavor from fresh ...

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Homemade Marinated Zucchini

Marinated Eggplant & Zucchini


Marinated Eggplant & Zucchini is a popular southern Italian recipe served as an antipasto, side vegetable and eaten alone or with other ingredients in sandwiches. This versatile recipe is very low in calories with no added sodium. The intense flavor comes from the fresh mint and vinegar in the marinade. Nutrition ...

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Serving of Panko Fried Shrimp

Panko Fried Shrimp Recipe


Low sodium Japanese style panko breadcrumbs are used to make crisp, succulent, restaurant quality Panko Fried Shrimp at a fraction of the cost of a restaurant shrimp dinner. Importing farm raised shrimp has caused prices to fall in the United States. What was once a luxury is now available for ...

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Homemade Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup


Lentils are high in fiber and protein and do not require presoaking before cooking. Lentil soup is simple and can be prepare and served dozens of ways. Lentil soup is low calorie and high fiber. Lentils are one of the best sources of legume fiber and protein. An 11 ounce ...

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Baked white fish with potatoes

Baked Fish and Potatoes Recipe


Baked Fish and Potatoes is a simple, low calorie and sodium recipe that serves 4 to 5 people. It uses frozen fish fillets that allows you to make this recipe any time in just about 90 minutes without having to first thaw the fish. The 60 minute cooking time thaws and cooks ...

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Homemade Focaccia

Focaccia Barese


Focaccia Barese (Bari Focaccia) from the Southern Italian state of Apulia (Pulia) is nothing like the flat, chew, bread served by many Italian-American restaurants or available in stores throughout the United States. Some stores carry Bari style focaccia, but like most American made foods it neither looks nor tastes like the real ...

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