17 Healthy Italian Recipes to Make Now

1.Spicy Sausage and Pepper Pasta
Grab your fusilli, toss in bell peppers, roasted tomatoes, and pork sausage and you’ve got an easy and tasty dish packed with protein and whole-wheat carbs.

2. Linguine with Pesto and Spring Vegetables
Line up your finest seasonal veggies and toss with linguine and pesto for a perfect dinner—and even better leftovers for the rest of the week.

3. Farfalle with Watercress
These little bow-ties are pair perfectly with watercress or cooked spinach, plus reduced-fat feta means you’ve got an easily assembled dish and zero guilt when you polish off your plate.

4. Garlic Asparagus Pasta with Lemon Cream
Don’t let the “cream” throw you—this rotini pasta is tossed with minimal whipping cream for flavor, plus its squash and asparagus additions will keep you full for hours.

5.Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells
Chorizo and two kinds of cheese for less than 500 calories? Say no more. These stuffed shells will delight any dinner party.

6. Whole-Wheat Fettuccine with Shrimp and Peas
Top this garlicky goodness with a dash of Parmesan. This shrimp and pasta combo cannot be matched, especially at under 350 calories per serving.

7. Spaghetti with Roasted Red Peppers, Walnuts, and Goat Cheese

This dish clocks in at 420 calories per serving, with whole-wheat spaghetti and ultra-flavorful goat cheese getting you 15 grams of protein to boot.

8. Bruschetta with Eggplant Ragu
Make a ragu with beans, roasted eggplant, and tomatoes for the perfect topping for crusty whole-grain bread. And because it has only 300 calories per serving, you can go ahead and go back for seconds.

9. Veggie Pizza with Arugula Pesto
Whole-wheat pizza dough, basil, cherry tomatoes, and ricotta can do no wrong when they come together. Make a personal-size pie, or go big to save some for lunch throughout the week.

10. Italian Chicken Sausage and Red Pepper Pizza
This pizza uses chicken sausage to amp up the protein while leaving room for plenty of buffalo mozzarella to blanket the beautiful pie.
11. Focaccia Sandwich
What’s better than focaccia bread? Making it into a sandwich, of course. Cut it in half for easy portion control and portability.

12. Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Keep the prosciutto or Canadian bacon involved in this famously rich dish by trimming off the fat. Broccolini and whole-wheat spaghetti make this a well-rounded meal anytime.

13. Caprese Salad
Keep it simple with the easiest salad in the book. All you need are a few great heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and salt.

14. Lemony Carrot Risotto
Farro, carrots, and the right spices take a traditionally heavy dish and make it a perfectly healthy meal.

15. Basil Gnocchi with Mushroom Ragu
No Italian menu is complete without a great gnocchi dish, and this one won’t send you running for the hills—it has just 350 calories.

16. Baby Tiramisu
It’s a mini, lighter version of the classic Italian dessert with nonfat ricotta, espresso, and chocolate chips. Count us in.

17. Polenta Biscotti
Cap off your evening—or even start your day—by dipping these into your coffee or tea. At 50 calories a pop, you can indulge without counting your cookie number.

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