Italian food is comforting and delicious, which makes it the perfect choice for Sunday dinner.
These recipes feature classics like lasagna as well as provide new, tasty spins on carbonara and pizza.
Store-bought chicken meatballs keep the low-effort theme going all the way to the table.
Look for them on your supermarket olive bar or in jars with Italian ingredients.
Not a fan of polenta?
Try this healthy chicken dinner over pasta instead.
The tomatoes get sweet and tender and turn into sauce with the stock and the pasta.
Without ever adding any butter, the spaghetti sauce is rich and silky.
Adding the herbs at the end gives the dish a fresh pop of color and flavor.
This is one healthy pasta recipe we can definitely get behind!
Prep it in the morning and let your crock pot do the work.
Either way, you’ve got an easy weeknight dinner that’s ready in 25 minutes.
Thawed frozen corn works in place of fresh, just pat it dry before sprinkling it on the pizza.
Serve with mashed potatoes.
Serve with crusty whole-grain bread to soak up the broth.
This savory pesto sauce coats low-carb zucchini noodles and heart-healthy seared salmon to create an absolutely delicious pasta dinner.
A simple flavor-packed sauce marries the tender pasta with cooked shrimp.
If you don’t eat shrimp, use rotisserie chicken instead.
In this easy recipe, they’re full-size, full-flavored and plenty filling.
There are also 11 grams of filling protein in this hearty vegetarian side dish.
Serve with a mixed green salad with sherry vinaigrette.
Source: EatingWell Magazine, January/February 2015
