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    Healthy and Simple Italian Recipes

    Italian food is one of my favorite cuisines. Having visited Italy three times, I used what I learned there to create these healthy and simple Italian recipes.

     

    A cast iron skillet filled with pizza baked gnocchi.

    Pizza Baked Gnocchi

    A blue casserole dish with Chicken Rotini Bake on a cutting board with a dish towel and serving spoon on the side.

    Baked Chicken Rotini with Broccoli and Sundried Tomatoes

    An overhead shot of a white bowl with tomato pizza sauce and can of San Marzano tomatoes on the side.

    5-Minute Pizza Sauce

    A white bowl filled with pizza pasta salad garnished with fresh basil leaves.

    Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Salad

    A bowl of spaghetti and meatballs with a fork on the side.

    Best Baked Italian Meatballs

    A brown-rimmed bowl with zucchini pasta salad and a spoon on the side.

    Summer Pasta Salad with Zucchini

    A white round baking dish filled with pizza dip sitting on a cutting board with pita chips.

    I Heart You Pizza Dip

    An overhead shot of a blue ceramic plate with butternut squash risotto.

    Creamy Butternut Squash Risotto

    A side shot of a bowl of lemon risotto with a spoon on the side.

    Springtime Lemon Risotto

    tuscan-roasted-pork-tenderloin

    Tuscan Roasted Pork Tenderloin

    A yellow Dutch oven filled with 5-ingredient Italian bean stew that is stopped with shredded Parmesan cheese.

    5-Ingredient Italian Bean Stew

    An overhead shot of a piece of bruschetta potato chip chicken on a white plate.

    Oven-Fried Potato Chip Chicken with Bruschetta Topping

    An overhead shot of a food processor with basil pesto inside.

    Homemade Pesto Recipe

    Neapolitan meatball pizza cut into four single serve slices.

    Neapolitan-Style Meatball Pizza

    Side view of a mini salad pizza with greens, prosciutto, and asparagus on mozzarella.

    Simple Salad Pizza with Strawberries and Spring Veggies

    Glass cooking dish with roasted cauliflower topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.

    Roasted Cauliflower Parmesan

    Zucchini Flowers are lightly breaded and fried in this favorite appetizer recipe from Italy.

    Fried Zucchini Flowers

    A prosciutto pizza with strawberries and arugula.

    Prosciutto Pizza with Strawberries and Arugula

    An overhead shot of strawberry bruschetta on parchment paper and a cutting board.

    Strawberry Tomato Bruschetta

    A white bowl filled with Italian marinated mozzarella pearls with a sprig of fresh basil on top.

    Italian Marinated Mozzarella Pearls

    A white bowl filled with lasagna soup and topped with cheese and a spoon in the bowl.

    Easy Lasagna Soup

    An overhead shot of a white soup ramekin filled with ribolita soup and topped with crusty bread on black background.

    Instant Pot + Slow Cooker Ribolita (Italian Bread Soup)

    A loaf of crusty bread inside of a yellow Dutch oven.

    Dutch Oven Rosemary Raisin Bread

    A white bowl filled with warm olives with lemon and rosemary with an antique spoon on the side.

    Warm Olives with Lemon and Rosemary

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    • A cinnamon roll on a white rimmed plate.
      Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls
    • Two Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders on a blue ceramic plate with a baking dish of sliders and blue napkin in the background.
      Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders
    • A cast iron skillet filled with pizza baked gnocchi.
      Pizza Baked Gnocchi
    • A green plate piled high with apple cinnamon donut holes.
      Baked Apple Cider Donut Holes
    • A large dish of sweet potato casserole with a spoon taking a serving out of the side.
      Apple Cider Sweet Potato Casserole
    • A pink bowl on a cutting board filled with sweet potato lentil curry and rice.
      Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach

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    A pink bowl on a cutting board filled with sweet potato lentil curry and rice.

    Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach

    An overhead shot of a wooden plate with a stuffed poblano peppers and fork on the side.

    Quinoa and Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers

    A white bowl of soup filled with posole verde and garnished with avocado and cilantro.

    Instant Pot Chicken Posole Verde

    A red cast iron braised filled with beef stew and a cutting board with cornbread on the side.

    Beef and Root Vegetable Stew

    Overhead photo of an Italian beef sub and a cup of dipping au jus.

    Easy Italian Beef Sandwiches - Slow Cooker & Instant Pot!

    An overhead shot of a wicker charger with parchment paper and Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos with a side of mojo sauce and avocado ranch on the side.

    Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos

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