Homemade Pierogis by David St. John

Garden Marinara Sauce with Spaghetti by Salad Foodie

This marinara is chock full of veggies, and served atop whole grain spaghetti noodles, makes a guilt-free pasta entrée. Use the last of summer’s garden tomatoes, or use canned if time is short. It fills your whole home with a wonderful Italian aroma as it cooks!

crawfish meatballs by shawn brown

groud meat shrimps crawfish with brown gravy and rice or spigettes.

Spinach and Sausage Gnocchi by John Spottiswood

This is a delicious and beautiful dish. We just served it for a normal weeknight meal, but the presentation is such that it would be good for entertaining. It's rich, so good to serve with a green salad with vinaigrette.

Light Fettuccine with Mushrooms by Catherine Pappas

Bowties with Spinach and Barley. by Catherine Pappas

Porcini and Sweet pepper Sauce by Phyllis Smith

From the Madonna del Piatto blog and Letizia Matiacci, with gratitude.

Hearty Seafood Cioppino Pasta by jason kim

We finally decided to make some real pasta besides our usual tomato sauce in a jar + noodles combination (which is fine with me and the kids) by making a super hearty cioppino pasta. Having only limited experience and knowledge with Italian cooking, we were surprised to find out that this cioppino dish originated from San Francisco…

Low Fat, Three Cheese Mac and Cheese, Made From a Box But Healthier by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

For years I’ve been on the quest for a decadent tasting classic macaroni and cheese that’s low in calories and fat. All of a sudden a light bulb went off! I could doctor up one of the newer whole grain boxes but add all healthy ingredients, make it…

Penne with tomato pesto and smoked mozzarella by Jeff Basenberg

Creamy Spinach and Spaghetti!!! by Catherine Pappas

This is a gourmet taste without the gourmet price!! With Love, Catherine xo

Turkey italian sausage by Phil M Carver

Like to eat italian, try this and you'll love it..my Nonna's Recipe try it once and tell me what you think..Put it in your Pasta no matter what kind it is it's great on Pizza just brown it first.

Low Fat and Dreamy, Chicken Stroganoff by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

This time of year is all about hearty comforting foods. Traditional Stroganoff is made with thin slices of beef, onions, mushrooms, all sautéed in butter and combined with a rich sour cream sauce. This skinny recipe uses similar ingredients but with many reduced-fat replacements. For example, I’ve swapped the beef with boneless,…

Wild Mushroom & Bacon Pasta by Kari Smith

This was from a simple pasta recipe..that I bumped up .The mushrooms & bacon...add lots of flavor. I love it...and hope you give it a try.Any kind of mushroom will do...the wild ones have extra flavor.

Basil Pesto Chicken by Jennifer Sikora

yummy pesto sauce mixed with your choice of pasta along with cherry tomates and bites of chicken.