Traditional Italian food is hard to come by, but once you find a recipe like this Mamas Meatballs recipe that's been in the family for generations, you know you've found a keeper. Mamas Meatballs is a meatball recipe like none you've ever tried before. The meatballs are tender and full of flavor - you'll like these better than the spaghetti you serve them with! They're great over pasta, on sandwiches, or even on their own. You'll never go back to frozen meatballs once you've tried this delicious Italian dish.
Bucatini is a long, thick pasta with a hole through the middle that allows it to pick up more sauce. This Bucatini with Summer Vegetables A Tomato-Anise Broth is sure to become one of your favorite quick dinner ideas. The sauce is light and, when paired with fresh vegetables like zucchini and tomatoes, helps to make this dish one of those classic summer pasta recipes you'll make again and again. For a truly fresh flavor, use fresh produce sourced from your backyard or favorite farmers market. You'll be glad you did!
Add a unique taste to almost any meal when you include this recipe for Onion Soubise! This easy sauce recipe is the perfect complement to just about any roast you plan to cook, and will instantly elevate any dinner to all-star status. Your family and friends will also be incredibly impressed that you can whip up this onion soubise with seemingly little effort and have it ready to serve in no time.
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This Orecchiette with Pesto Rosso uses a tomato-based pesto recipe rather than one that requires pine nuts, but this version is actually easier and has a more unique flavor. Orecchiette pasta and savory fish combine to make this one of those easy dinner ideas that's not hard to make, but is still something different than your usual pasta dishes. It has that authentic Italian food taste without making you spend too much time in front of the stove - it cooks up in under an hour!
Everyone loves a good fried chicken, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. This Flash-Fried Finger-Lickin Chicken gives you all the taste of your typical fried chicken recipe but with less calories and fat! Other "healthy" fried chicken recipes used an oven baking technique, which doesn't have quite the same effect as frying it. By flash frying the chicken, you don't have to sacrifice anything in order to get the chicken you love without the grease! The flash frying technique can even be modified to be used in your other easy chicken recipes, too - it'd be delicious for chicken and waffles.
Looking for a new way to prepare your salmon? Here is a new twist for your upcoming dinner party. Roasted Miso Salmon with Pineapple is an incredibly flavorful dish that your guests will find impressive. The wonderful thing about miso is it never spoils. You can keep it in your refrigerator for a long, long time and you know it will be ready for you when you need it. The pineapple also also adds a sweet touch to your salmon and freshens it up for you and your guests.
If you are looking for a touch of Spanish cuisine on your next menu, here is a dish that is sure to please. Jambon de Bayonne, Baby Artichokes and Arugula is a great starter dish for any dinner party you are planning. This arugula salad is simply over the top once the Jambon de Bayonne is added. If you are not able to get that ingredient, prosciutto is a worthy substitute. This salad also features black peppercorn, fennel seeds, onion and garlic. It is just the opening dish you need for your next exciting dinner event.
Shabu-shabu is one of the more popular Japanese dishes and it usually involves boiling thinly-sliced beef in hot water to cook it. Its name comes from the sound that the pot of water makes as you stir the dish, and it's usually cooked and eaten with a group of people for a fun social activity. This Beef Shabu-Shabu recipe takes the popular Japanese food and turns it into a delicious, savory soup. You won't want to go back to your typical shabu-shabu recipe once you taste how delicious this Asian soup turns out to be!
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Miso is a seasoning commonly found in Japanese recipes. With this Quick Miso Chicken, a burst of miso flavor and a taste of sweet orange marmalade come together to take a plain chicken breast to the next level. If you're looking for easy chicken breast recipes that the whole family will enjoy, this one's for you - it's quick enough to make any night of the week! This is a great way to incorporate a little Japanese flair to your cooking without venturing too far outside your family's comfort zone.
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This Indian Beef Curry recipe is chock-full of savory beef and sauteed vegetables, creating a dish that's full of flavor. Greek yogurt lends the curry a creamy consistency without adding a lot of fat, while garlic and basil give the curry powder a little extra kick. Unlike some other Indian curry recipes, this one doesn't take long to make - it cooks up in less than 30 minutes, making it a perfect last-minute dinner dish! Bring it to a dinner party for a surefire conversation starter.
This easy chicken piccata recipe will help you bring the taste of an Italian restaurant into your own kitchen. To make Chicken Piccata, seasoned chicken is dredged in flour and egg before getting sauteed in butter. The residual butter and drippings are then transformed into a velvety sauce. Garlic, lemon juice, and flour are added to the sauce for additional flavor and thickness. Capers are stirred into the sauce right before it gets spooned over the tender, juicy chicken. This Italian-American recipe will become a staple in your recipe box once you taste the bright and tangy chicken.
Editor's Note This Pepper and Basil Frittata is chock-full of healthy vegetables and low-fat ingredients that make it one of the most guilt-free breakfast ideas out there. Cauliflower, zucchini, and (of course) red peppers combine with the flavors of basil and garlic to bring you a vegetable frittata recipe that is truly out of this world. The recipe serves six, so it's perfect for Sunday brunch or a big family breakfast - and with the delicious low-fat adjustments in this healthy frittata recipe, you won't have to sacrifice nutrition for taste!
Who doesn't love a cheesy, rich Fettuccine Alfredo recipe? It feels great to indulge in a dish like that, but not so great if you're trying to diet. This whole-wheat pasta alfredo, however, can be consumed guilt-free the alfredo sauce recipe uses low-fat Greek yogurt instead of cream for a much healthier alternative. This way, you cut out some of the fat while maintaining the flavor and creamy texture of the alfredo. Your kids will never know the difference, and you might even find you enjoy the texture of the whole-wheat pasta better than its white flour alternative!
This Real Chicken Marsala recipe tosses out the less-than-healthy ingredients usually found in marsala sauce, such as butter and white flour, and instead relies on the natural flavors of the ingredients involved for an authentic Italian taste. Greek yogurt is the key to maintaining the creaminess of the dish without adding a lot of fat, and keeping things simpler than in other chicken marsala recipes allows the true stars of the dish - the mushrooms, chicken, and garlic - to shine. This is an easy chicken recipe to throw together for dinner any night of the week.
Vodka sauce is the perfect marriage of tomato and cream, but No Cream-No Cry Penne alla Vodka is one pasta recipe you don't have to feel guilty about indulging in. If you've been wondering how to make vodka sauce that's not heavy on the calories, here it is this low-fat vodka sauce recipe swaps out the cream for Greek yogurt, maintaining the rich flavor of the sauce while cutting the fat and calories. Pair it with whole-wheat penne for a penne alla vodka recipe that you can really feel good about.
If there's one steak recipe you should have in your repertoire, it's Pepper Steak. Charred peppers and a thick, rich sauce lend their flavor to beef tenderloin in this pepper steak recipe which is quick enough to make for a weeknight dinner. It's an easy but flavorful dish that packs a peppery punch! This is a classic steak recipe that's popular at restaurants, but with this recipe you'll learn how to make pepper steak on the stove at home, filling the house with a wonderful aroma that will have your family drooling.
Spaghetti and meatballs is one of those classic dinner ideas you make again and again. These Mama-Approved Spaghetti and Meatballs uses a low-fat marinara sauce and lean turkey, among other low-fat ingredients such as eggplant, to create homemade meatballs that are much healthier than a traditional meatball recipe! The meatballs are tender and bursting with flavor but with a fraction of the calories and fat. Whole-wheat spaghetti is the final component to this low-calorie pasta recipe. Adults can indulge guilt-free in this waistline-friendly dinner and kids will never know the difference.
Steak au Poivre is one of those classics that immediately comes to mind when you think of French recipes. Peppercorn-crusted steak combines with a creamy brandy or cognac sauce to create this rich, delicious French steak recipe that's a favorite the world over. This version is a healthier alternative to the typical steak au poivre recipe as it calls for skim milk rather than heavy cream, making for a lighter sauce that tastes just as good. No one will know that you made the substitution!
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