Four Cheese & Sausage Stuffed Manicotti by Salad Foodie

Cheese-stuffed manicotti personifies comfort food anytime, but take it up a notch with a cheese four-some and Italian sausage and it’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. This was inspired by a few pasta manufacturer web site recipes, but I added my own spin here and there and was pleasantly surprised how well they worked. Oh Mama-Mia, this…

Italian Sausage Stuffed Peppers II by Salad Foodie

I decided to create a recipe for stuffed peppers using surplus garden produce and Italian sausage on hand. But there's "nothing new under the sun" as Linda Hendricks' Cooking Tip of the Day blog had posted one a year ago. My version shortens the baking time considerably by steaming the peppers and pre-cooking the rice, and varies…

Braised Lamb Shank by Jason Balestrieri

Italian Shrimp Scampi for Nu-wave or Flavorwave oven by Jennifer Testalone

This is an easy recipe that you can prepare in advance and bake right before dinner. It works well in a Nuwave, and it's truly delicious, if not exactly low fat. Make sure to give it a squeeze of fresh lemon just before serving!

Lasagna Italiana by ExhilaratingChef

Inspired from the streets of Tuscany, I developed this recipe by reducing the amount of sodium, eliminating sugar, and reducing the total fat content of a traditional lasagna. Enjoy!

Favorite Thin Crust Pizza Supreme by Salad Foodie

Homemade pizza for us means thin crust, preferably whole grain, a sparse smear of pizza sauce plus meats, cheese and veggie toppings. This is the recipe we’ve made for eons, developed over time to our taste by trial and error. The crust is thin yet firm enough to hold both the toppings and its shape without flopping when eaten. We…

Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini) by J. Gino Genovesi

There are many zucchini recipes, but this is one that I kinda made up. It is nourishing, a good Lenten dish and quick and easy to make. Prepare items a head of time. I know your family will like this dish.

Vegetable Lasagna by Salad Foodie

Lasagna laced with garden vegetables and whole wheat noodles makes a healthier pasta alternative to traditional lasagna. Don’t let the list of ingredients and/or chopping daunt you.(I just consider it my afternoon therapy session.) The veggies are cut in small pieces to layer better between noodles. Sub any combo of veggies preferred…

Beyond Decadent, Skinny Lasagna Alfredo by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Get ready to “wow” your family and friends with this out of this world dish! No one will ever guess it’s low in calories. I’m already thinking this recipe will be on my top 10 favorites for 2012. My husband and I ended up eating it 3 days in a row. I made it skinny by using whole grain lasagna noodles, delicious store bought light…

Beyond Decadent, Skinny Lasagna Alfredo by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Beyond Decadent, Skinny Lasagna Alfredo...Delicious for Sunday night dinner or any night of the week! Leftovers freeze great, too. The skinny for one serving is 290 calories, 9.5 grams of fat and 7 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. I hope you love this dish as much as my family and friends do!

Baked Penne with Vegetables by Salad Foodie

Reminiscent of lasagna but loaded with veggies, this dish will take center stage at group gatherings. It makes good use of summer's zucchini surplus, so file the recipe away in your stash of squash faves. Don't let the cauliflower put you off - it is so well camouflaged that while many noticed the zucchini, no one detected cauliflower…

Baked Manicotti by Chez la mere

Cooks Country recipe

Baked tagliatelle with spinach and ground pork by Lemon Squeezy

A quick alternative to lasagne that everyone will love

Lasagna Shrimp Florentine by Claudia lamascolo

Shrimp, Spinach, Ricotta in a Lasagna all surrounded in a delicate tomato and white wine sauce.

Cast Iron Skillet Deep Dish Pizza by B Innes

You make up your pizza any way you want red, white, green a combination the choices of what to add to a pizza are astronomical. You can use a home-made dough if you have a good recipe or buy some at a pizza shop or in most grocery chains today.