Italian

When you need some serious cold weather comfort food, ratatouille hits the spot. This shortcut ratatouille-inspired recipe was submitted by dieter Angela. She Zolafied the original recipe and created a delicious ZReduction veggie sauté that can be made in less than half the time of a traditional ratatouille.

Angela says, "I love pizza, so I was looking for alternatives. I was disappointed to find cauliflower crust is not much lower in carbs than a traditional pizza crust. I came across that recipe for a meatzza crust and was pleasantly surprised. It satisfied my pizza craving, and I could have a slice of pizza without needing a fork! For those pizza cravings, here’s a recipe for a meatzza crust."

A traditional Italian meal made the Plan Z way. My husband declared this one of his favorite meals of the year.

You can use the recipe as an appetizer or a brunch entrée or even a lunch or light dinner served with a salad.

This is a super easy meal to make; made even easier by doing it in your slow cooker. Simple Italian.

To make this burger taste extra special, consider topping it with a soup spoonful of spaghetti sauce. You can find one with no sugar in the spaghetti sauce aisle.

So today you can “Enjoy a Bowl-a-Zola.”

You can also have a salad on the side with a few bits of celery and cucumber.