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Shortcut beef pot pie with canned beef stew and store-bought pie crust, topped with Parmesan and parsley. A 45-minute weeknight comfort dinner.

Ricotta souffles with raspberry sauce are light, puffed individual desserts baked in a water bath with lemon zest, vanilla, and cinnamon. Slashed open at the table and filled with bright raspberry sauce.

Penne pasta with chicken sausage, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, and sage in a light chicken broth sauce topped with Parmesan. A quick one-pan weeknight dinner.

Ricotta stuffed shells with arrabbiata sauce fills jumbo pasta shells with creamy ricotta, Parm, and herbs, then bakes in spicy pancetta-laced marinara. Italian comfort food with a fiery red-pepper kick.

Easy calzones use refrigerated pizza dough cut into squares, folded over a sausage-mushroom or ham-spinach filling, brushed with egg, and baked golden. Six personal-sized handheld pizza pockets ready in 25 minutes.

Outstanding combination of cranberry sauce and cream cheese whipped together into this fluffy no-bake frozen pie recipe. It's love at first bite.

This is the best Monte Cristo sandwich in the world... and I don't just mean Disneyworld. It seems complicated but believe me..it is well worth the effort. Make each item in the order given. The Currant Jelly Sauce and the Fruit Compote go alongside.

Lighter spinach lasagna made with low-fat cottage cheese, egg substitute, and Italian seasoning layered with spaghetti sauce and melted mozzarella. All the comfort, fewer calories.

No-crust spinach pie with ricotta, eggs, sauteed mushrooms, and red peppers. A crustless, low-carb take on spinach quiche that comes together in minutes.

Baked until bubbly, broccoli and cauliflower casserole makes a nearly complete meal or side for your main protein. Instead of using a can of soup which ends up being too salty you make your own using mushrooms and milk.

Spinach ricotta gnocchi (gnudi): pillowy Italian dumplings made without potatoes. Just ricotta, spinach, parmesan, and a touch of breadcrumb. Poached gently and dressed with butter or tomato sauce.

No-bake lemon chiffon cheesecake made light with blended cottage cheese, nonfat cream cheese and lemon gelatin, folded fluffy with whipped cream and crowned with cherry pie filling. A cool, airy dessert with no oven required.

Crab and cream cheese log seasoned to taste with sherry, mustard, or Worcestershire and rolled in fresh parsley. A two-ingredient appetizer that comes together in 15 minutes and looks impressive on any cocktail tray.

Petite cheesecakes baked in mini muffin tins with a vanilla wafer base and cherry pie filling on top. Bite-sized, freezer-friendly, and perfect for parties and potlucks.

Vegetarian lasagna layered with Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, ricotta, goat cheese, and bright lemon zest. A lighter, garden-fresh twist on classic Italian lasagna.

Orzo with spinach and toasted pine nuts, cooked risotto-style in garlic-infused water with Parmesan. A 15-minute Mediterranean side dish or light vegetarian dinner.