8 low pot italian vegetable Recipes

italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained, beef broth, sliced mushrooms, fresh or canned, yellow onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, zucchini, sliced thin, red wine or 1/4 cup beef broth, dried basil leaves, turkey pepperoni, sliced, salt, sugar (i use equal) or 1 g substitute, packet (i use equal), mozzarella cheese, for topping

ground turkey, sausage (i use low fat ), chicken broth, stewed tomatoes with onion and green pepper, and celery, diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, basil, celery seed, parsley, oregano, crushed garlic, onion, chopped, season salt, garlic salt, salt and pepper

dried italian-style bread crumbs, garlic clove, minced, grated pecorino romano, grated provolone, chopped fresh italian parsley leaves, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, flank steak, dry white wine, simple tomato sauce , recipe follows, or store-bought marinara sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, crushed tomatoes, basil leaves, dried bay leaves, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter , optional, in a large casserole pot , heat oil over medium-high heat. add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. add celery and carrot and season with salt and pepper. saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to low. cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour or until thick. remove bay leaves and taste for seasoning. if sauce tastes too acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tbsp at a time, to round out the flavor., pour half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. process until smooth. continue with remaining tomato sauce., if not using all the sauce , allow it to cool completely and then pour 1 to 2 cup portions into plastic freezer bags. freeze for up to 6 months., prep time : 15 minutes, cook time : 1 hour, 10 minutes

sweet italian turkey sausage (bulk or removed from casings), onion, diced small, dried great northern beans or 1 cup cranberry beans, carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick, shell pasta (shells or ditalini), tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth (i use fat free), beef bouillon cubes (or vegetable), salt, dried parsley, freshly grated parmesan cheese (to garnish )

black beans , that have been soaked overnight and drained, vegetable oil, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, fresh cilantro or 2 tbsp italian parsley, minced, chicken stock or 2 quarts vegetable stock, feta cheese (or your favorite crumbly cheese)

canned low-salt chicken broth, tomato paste, dried oregano, coarsely ground pepper, salt, garlic clove, crushed, skinned, boned chicken breast halves, italian-seasoned breadcrumbs, vegetable oil, sliced fresh mushrooms, chopped fresh parsley (optional)