Healthy Italian Recipes and Menus

Healthy Main Dish Recipes

Use any vegetable in place of pungent broccoli rabe to make...
The assertive flavor of broccoli rabe can be a schoolyard...
Escarole adds an assertive bite to an Italian-themed soup...
Don't be afraid of escarole, which looks like slightly...
Dried porcini give an earthy, punch to this Italian classic...
We use just a touch of pancetta—cured Italian-style bacon—...
For this recipe, convenient store-bought potato gnocchi are...
Grilled polenta tops sweet shrimp tossed with a spicy...
Hunter's Chicken is found across Northern Italy, with...
Our velvety tomato sauce is spiked with cubes of salty...
This healthful and comforting vegetarian casserole is...
This dish showcases how deliciously pork complements the...
This is a traditional roast from the Italian province of...
Eggplant gives this pasta sauce a rich meatiness that...
This recipe is an example of a favorite Italian trick--...
Superfine angel hair and delicate scallops are coated with...
In this version, the eggs are cooked into a custardlike...
Domestic white (or “button”) mushrooms stand in for the...
Everyone knows tortellini make a quick weeknight pasta...
Inspired by the Italian dish spaghetti al tonno e pomodoro...
This dish is elegant enough for company, yet easy enough to...

Healthy Salads & Side Dishes

Pungent broccoli rabe (or broccoli rape, broccoli raab or...
For this simple sautéed chard, flavored with rich-tasting...
This easy polenta takes only a few minutes of stirring...
Long, crispy, thin breadsticks like these grissini are laid...

Healthy Dessert Recipes

This Italian-inspired dessert is velvety in texture. Milk...
Here's how we make our luscious Tiramisù with about a...