Italian lunch/5 recipes

Keep in the Freezer for left overs, and when you want it again just heat-up with Microwave oven.

Fabulous Pasta E Fagioli recipe

Add some variety to your meals with these delicious salad made of collard greens and italian plum tomatoes.

This tomato basil bulgur pilaf recipe kicks things up a notch and is packed with fresh summer flavors. We eat it as a bulgur salad or use it with olive oil and pita as a dip or a side dish.

This is a very simple one-bowl meal, perfect for when you don’t have the time to spend cooking after work. You can easily double or triple the recipe and use the leftovers for lunch the next day.

A hearty and wholesome beef stew.

Though not traditional, the addition of 2-3 oz of cheddar cheese to the sauce makes this an extremely tasty dish.

1. After you boil veggies remove and put in the blender and puree. This helps add thickness, especially if you are trying to reduce fat, then add back in. 2. Do not use tomatoes past or food coloring. 3. use lobster stock instead of or to supplement chic stock. 4. Try using Dry Vermouth for wine. 5. I used this recipe and added salmon

Healthy! Millet doesn't have the same gluten content as cous cous but has same appearance and texture.

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This recipe is inspired by the flavors of Southern Italian cooking. The combination of coarsely chopped olives, lots of simmered garlic, sweet raisins and zesty citrus lends a rustic appeal.