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    Healthy Mediterranean Recipes

    Here you'll find my best Italian & Mediterranean-style family meals, like satiating breakfast ideas, traditional pasta recipes (all gluten-free), nourishing soups, filling salads, hearty sides, and all, of course, with a healthy twist!

    Need a suggestion? Start with this Nutritious Stracciatella Soup, which you can make with or without noodles. The Cast-iron Roast Chicken and the Tender Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce are our favorites. Finally, for sharing or family pizza night, you can't go wrong with the Thick Crust Sicilian-style Sheet Pan Pizza.

    • Easy Spinach Garlic Pasta With Peas
    • Cilantro Cucumber Salad With Avocado & Pickles
    • Creamy Anchovy Bruschetta Recipe With Parsley
    • Nourishing Stracciatella Soup (Italian Egg Drop Soup)
    • Juicy Cast-Iron Brie Stuffed Roast Chicken
    • Easy & Light Mascarpone Mousse (for Mascarpone Lovers)
    • Roasted Chicken With Pears And Butternut Squash
    • Sweet and Spicy Spaghetti Sauce With Creamy Cannellini Beans
    • Cod Focaccia Sandwich With A Red Tomato Sauce
    • One Skillet Peach Glazed Chicken Legs
    • Cucumber Avocado Quinoa Salad With Creamy Lemon Dressing
    • Grain-Free Lupin Bread
    • Easy Honey Ricotta Pie (No-Roll Gluten-Free Pie Crust)
    • One Skillet Spanish Pesto Chicken Thighs
    • Easy Picada Recipe (Spanish-Style Pesto)
    • Lupini Bean Hummus (Keto Hummus Recipe)
    • How To Cook And Prepare Lupini Beans
    • Italian Meatball Salad With A Simple Dressing
    • An Italian-Inspired Grazing Board With 7 Antipasto Ideas
    • Easiest Kalamata Olive And Fig Tapenade Recipe
    • Mozzarella And Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer
    • Seasoned Whipped Ricotta With Honey
    • Spicy Italian Red Bell Pepper Spread
    • Easy Garlic Crostini With Olive Oil
    • Eggs And Anchovies Low-Carb Breakfast Frittata Muffins
    • Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)
    • Best Dried Fig Cake (Yeast Leavened)
    • Tender Italian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce (No Breadcrumbs)
    • Fresh Tuna Cucumber And Ricotta Cheese Salad
    • Homemade Thick Crust Sicilian Pizza
    • Turkey Burgers on The Stove (Juicy & Flavorful)
    • Roasted Asparagus with Buttered Shallots and Garlic Scapes
    • Easiest-Ever Sausage Broccoli Rabe Pasta with Potatoes
    • Cilantro parsley chimichurri
    • Zeppole: Italian doughnuts (with air fryer option)
    • Easy Italian Spiced Zucchini-Pork and Potato Bowl
    • Buttery Baked Salmon with Baby Broccoli
    • Easy and Healthy Garlic Shrimp with Leeks
    • How to Make Heavenly Italian Pistachio Flavored Cookies
    • Polenta Pizza Italian Style (with alternative topping ideas)

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