24 quick italian cups Recipes

button mushrooms or 4 cups shiitake mushrooms, sliced, diced tomatoes, undrained, carrots, thinly and diagonally sliced, onion, chopped, red potatoes, cut in 1-inch pieces, fresh green beans, cut in 1-inch pieces, pitted ripe black olives, cut in half, reduced-sodium chicken broth, dry white wine or 1/2 cup chicken broth, quick-cooking tapioca, herbes de provence or 1 tsp italian seasoning, crushed, dried thyme, crushed, fresh coarse ground black pepper, boneless skinless chicken thighs (1 3/4 to 2 lb. total ), seasoning salt, pasta sauce (depending on your preference) or 1 (16 oz) jar alfredo sauce (depending on your preference), french bread (optional)

ground turkey or 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef, frozen chopped spinach, thawed,drained, quick oats or 1 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked, chopped onion, shredded carrot, nonfat milk, egg whites or 1 egg, lightly beaten, italian herb seasoning, salt (optional), black pepper

garlic oil, onion, chopped, diced italian-style tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, low-fat milk, old-fashioned grits (yellow or white ) or 1 cup quick-cooking grits (yellow or white), shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese, ground black pepper