7 alternative italian Recipes

spinach (frozen chopped ), fresh spinach (alternatively), onion, chopped, olive oil, garlic , pressed (to taste, add more if you like), salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, parmesan cheese (optional, it is good without it, or add more if you like. if you don tsp have the fresh grated, it is )

white mushrooms, washed and sliced, green bell pepper, washed, seeded, and diced, marinated artichoke hearts, drained and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, pre-cooked sweet italian sausage, cut into 1/4 inch pieces (like niman ranch s), black olives, sliced into small rings (optional), tomato sauce, no-salt italian seasoning, shredded pizza cheese (like crystal farms pizzeria cheese, alternatively, 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese), eggs, milk, olive oil

italian-flavored turkey sausage, chopped onion, chopped carrot, chopped celery, garlic, minced, black beans, drained, low-sodium chicken broth, no-salt-added whole tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped, chopped fresh cilantro, no-salt-added tomato paste, fresh lime juice, ground cumin, salt, ground red pepper, nonfat sour cream alternative, fresh cilantro leaves (optional)

lasagna noodles , oven-ready, ground chicken, hot italian sausage (casings removed ), oil, onion, eggplant, peeled and diced, mushrooms, diced, stalk celery, diced, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, grated, fresh spinach, cream of mushroom soup, ricotta cheese, milk, butter, flour, parmesan cheese, grated, salt, pepper

salmon (you want 4 nice fillets that will fit the size of the rolls you are using), soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, minced, fresh ginger, minced (2 tsp ground ginger), pepper, cucumbers, peeled , cut in half lengthwise and then thin sliced (i prefer seedless, if you use a regular cucumber, i lightly de-seed), onion, thin sliced (i cut my onion in quarters and then thin slice), rice wine vinegar (white wine vinegar would be a descent substitute), sugar, to taste (see note below ), wasabi powder (i use wasabi paste so there would be no need for the water, but the powder works just as well), water, mayonnaise, ciabatta rolls (2-4 small baguettes is also a nice alternative, a hearty italian or rustic roll is also a great subs), arugula, tomato , slices (optional)