9 italian lunch Recipes

rotelle pasta, lima beans, sweet peas, drained, tomatoes, halved, green onion, sliced, monterey jack cheese, cubed, salad dressing (pick your favorite ( creamy italian, blue cheese, cucumber, or buttermilk ranch)

frozen spinach, thawed and semi dried, bacon (leave out to make vegetarian ), sour cream, parmesan cheese, shredded (not the kind in the green jar that looks like powder, this won tsp work), garlic powder, salt

cream cheese, sour cream, shredded cheese (i use sharp cheddar), chopped green onion, chopped green chili, chopped ham lunch meat, italian bread

smallish eggplants- you know , just right, not too big (or you ll be eating tapenade for breakfast lunch and dinner), sea salt, red onion, garlic (what can i say ), roma tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dried italian herbs- oregano , thyme, marjoram, basil, parsley, to taste, ripe olives, agave nectar, heaping tbsp capers, chopped fresh parsley

all-purpose flour , preferable italian 00, scant 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening, cold, unsalted butter, approximately 4 tbsp chilled, lightly salted water, egg beaten with pinch of salt, for brushing, tomatoes (about 12 oz) or same amount of drained, chopped, canned ones, onions, eggs, hard-boiled, pitted black olives, olive oil , not extra-virgin, organic ground beef, fat pinch allspice, salt and freshly ground black pepper

rotini noodles, kraft house italian salad dressing, tomato, cucumber, cooked ham (sliced lunch meat) or 1 (12 oz) package deli turkey (sliced lunch meat)

tri-color spiral pasta (i use barilla), kraft fat free zesty italian dressing, cucumbers, tomatoes (or 1 package cherry ), red onion, freshly grated parmesan cheese (to taste), this recipe has served 4 as a main lunch dish and 8-10 as a side).