Italian lunch/2 recipes

This quick and easy dish tastes refreshingly delicious, and it's also packed with nutrients. Use whole wheat pasta to add extra goodness, or use gluten-free pasta if you are on a gluten-free diet.

Tasty vegetable and lentil base topped with mashed potato. Lovely healthy comfort food for a winter night :D Note: though the list of ingredients can at first be daunting, dont be put off. Most are just seasoning that can be added at your own pace.

A quick, easy and delicious weeknight or weekend meal. Broccoli, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted bell pepper, and fettuccine are tossed with warm sun-dried tomato cream sauce. Enjoy tons of yummy flavors and great textures in every bite.

We loved it and used it in the Turkey Lasagna recipe.

This is always a hit! I tweaked it by using 1/2 c oil and 3/4 c orange juice and it turned out great. We made these into muffins and put them in gift bags for our out-of-town guests at our wedding and they all loved them. For muffins, we baked at 350 for 25 minutes and it made about 22 muffins per batch.

Using a box cake mix as a base is a time saver; substituting cream cheese for mascarpone is a money saver. Tastes like the real thing, is beautiful and surprisingly light.

Green beans and red onion are tossed with balsamic vinegar, honey, thyme and garlic, then roasted in the oven, which develops the caramelization to the onion, and gives the green beans both great flavor and texture. Then topped with toasted walnuts, a deliciously crunchy and nutty touch!

A creamy and scrumptious pasta salad made with bell peppers, pasta shells and a delicious seafood mix.

This Greek stye salad uses quartered cherry tomato, after sitting for half an hour, spin most of the juice out, which makes a not watery salad, then reduce the juice with other spices to create a tangy dressing, and the black olives, cucumbers and feta cheese together create this flavorful, succulent, and refreshing salad.

Great as a salad or sandwich.

Rich and flavorful corn bread muffins. Loaded with cheese and bits of poblano peppers.

A scrumptious tuna casserole that's perfect to take with you to the next family gathering!

A Chicago style beef for your slow cooker. Super easy and tastes great.

These chewy chocolate-cherry cookies were our sweet treats for the trip. These cookies were seriously packed with chocolate. They were made with cocoa powder and chocolate chips, and dried cherries added some delicious tartiness. The cookies were chewy, crispy and super chocolaty.They certainly satisfied our chocolate cravings with all the other yummy bonuses.

An easy, cost-effective succulent and scrumptious meal that is perfect to make when late to prepare dinner.

Whole Wheat Croissants recipe