5 simple italian dish Recipes

ground beef, drain off fat, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, olive oil, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, dried oregano, dried basil, dried parsley, italian salad dressing (sounds weird, but it really makes the dish), salt & pepper, spaghetti, cook to box instructions

reduced-calorie margarine (i just use olive oil spray), sliced celery, garlic clove, minced, sliced zucchini (i use peppers or what ever i have), canned crushed tomatoes (again i use low sodiam tomato sauce or what i have in the house), low fat mozzarella, italian spices

garlic bread, this goes great with any italian dish , and is simple to make., garlic powder, oregano, basil, dired minced garlic, kosher salt, parmesean cheese, butter, softened, italian bread, preheat oven to 375 degrees. combine spices in a mortar in pestle, and grind until the salt and minced garlic have been broken down and combined. if you don tsp have a mortar and pestle, simply put the spices in a zip loc freezer bag, and beat with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or rolling pin until crushed and combined. slice loaf in half length wise, and spread each half with a half stick of butter. divide the spice mixture in half, and spread each half evenly over each piece of bread. wrap each half in aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes. to crisp it up a bit, open the foil up and bake another 5 to 7 minutes.

sliced crusty bread-french or italian - cut on the diagonal, thick slices halloumi cheese, thick slice ripe firm tomato, olive tapenade, as with all simple dishes, the quality of the ingredients is key to the success of the recipe. do get some good bread and ripe tomatoes and you will be halfway there before you even begin! a good storebought tapenade should not be too hard to find either. then all you have to do is semble and enjoy