Recipe Index: Italian

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce (photo)

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce

White beans baked in tomato sauce with bacon, onions, garlic, honey, stock, and chili pepper flakes.
Baked Ziti (photo)

Baked Ziti

A classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses.
Basic Tomato Sauce (photo)

Basic Tomato Sauce

A good tomato sauce is the basis for so many dishes - pizza, pasta, chicken, and fish. Here is a delicious basic tomato sauce recipe. Marinara sauce.
Bolognese Meat Sauce (photo)

Bolognese Meat Sauce

Classic Italian Bolognese meat sauce recipe, for use with pasta dishes. Ground beef, pork, and Italian sausage, simmered for hours in a base of onion, celery, carrot, pancetta, and tomatoes. Seasoned with cloves, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
Caponata, Eggplant Relish (photo)

Caponata, Eggplant Relish

Eggplant caponata, diced eggplant cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes, pinenuts, olives, raisins, capers, and parsley. A great Italian relish for bread sticks.
Cauliflower with Pine Nuts and Bacon (photo)

Cauliflower with Pine Nuts and Bacon

Cauliflower, first boiled briefly, then sautéed with toasted pine nuts, bacon or pancetta, garlic, lemon juice and chile pepper flakes.
Cioppino on Simply Recipes

Cioppino

San Francisco-style cioppino Italian fish stew, with fresh halibut, sea bass, Dungeness crab, shrimp, clams, mussels, and oysters in a savory tomato-based broth.
Eggplant Parmesan (photo)

Eggplant Parmesan

A classic Italian baked eggplant Parmesan casserole with fried eggplant slices layered with Mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, and tomato sauce.
Fennel, Radicchio and Endive Salad (photo)

Fennel, Radicchio and Endive Salad

A crunchy salad of radicchio, Belgian endive and sliced fennel served with a fennel dressing and grated parmesan cheese.
Fettuccine Alfredo (photo)

Fettuccine Alfredo

Two approaches for fettuccine Alfredo, a traditional Italian version with butter and Parmesan, and a more modern version with cream and nutmeg.
Focaccia Bread with Rosemary (photo)

Focaccia Bread with Rosemary

Homemade focaccia bread, dimpled Italian flat bread, flavored with olive oil and rosemary.
Frutti di Mare Seafood Salad (photo)

Frutti di Mare Seafood Salad

A classic Italian mixed seafood salad made with calamari, shrimp, clams and scallops, dressed with olive oil and lemon.
Garlic Bread (photo)

Garlic Bread

Two classic garlic bread recipes, one toasted and crispy from the broiler, the other soft from being wrapped in aluminum foil and heated in the oven.
Homemade Pizza (photo)

Homemade Pizza

Classic homemade pizza recipe, including pizza dough and toppings, step-by-step instructions with photos. Make perfect pizza at home!
Italian Meatballs (photo)

Italian Meatballs

Classic Italian-American style meatballs, huge, pillowy soft and loaded with herbs and cheese, mixed with ground beef and pork, served with a traditional tomato sauce.
Italian Pot Roast (photo)

Italian Pot Roast

Italian pot roast recipe. Rump or chuck beef roast, first browned in olive oil, then slow cooked in a sofritto base of carrots, celery, and onion, with Italian plum tomatoes and red wine.
Italian Sausage and Cabbage Stew (photo)

Italian Sausage and Cabbage Stew

A hearty and simple Italian peasant stew with cabbage, parsley and Italian sausage.
Italian Sausage Spaghetti on Simply Recipes

Italian Sausage Spaghetti

Quick and easy spaghetti recipe with Italian sausage. The tomato-based sauce gets its seasoning from the sweet and spicy sausages. Our favorite way of serving spaghetti.
Lasagna Bolognese on Simply Recipes

Lasagna Bolognese

Traditional Lasagna Bolognese. Layers of flat lasagna noodles baked with alternating layers of slow-cooked Bolognese sauce, bechamel, and Parmesan cheese.
Linguini with Clam Sauce (photo)

Linguini with Clam Sauce

Classic Italian-American linguini with clam sauce with fresh and canned clams, tomatoes and a little fennel and anise-flavored liqueur.
Meatballs with Ricotta in Tomato Sauce (photo)

Meatballs with Ricotta in Tomato Sauce

Italian meatballs with ground pork shoulder, Italian sausage, bread, ricotta cheese, eggs, and herbs, in a simple tomato sauce with basil and Parmesan.
Minestrone Soup (photo)

Minestrone Soup

Minestrone soup with cannellini beans, salt pork or pancetta, broth, cabbage, potato, zucchini, carrots, plum tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese.
Mom's Pasta Primavera (photo)

Mom’s Pasta Primavera

Classic Italian pasta primavera with sauteed fresh seasonal vegetables in a marinara sauce.
Mushroom Sugo (photo)

Mushroom Sugo

A Genoese mushroom sauce for pasta or polenta, with dried porcinis, tomato, onions, celery, carrots, garlic, and a little red wine. Sugo ai Funghi.
Osso Buco (photo)

Osso Buco

Italian osso buco, made with veal shanks, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, pancetta, and gremolata with parsley, lemon zest, and garlic. Step-by-step instructions and photos.
Pasta e Fagioli on Simply Recipes

Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e fagioli, or pasta "fazool". A classic Italian dish of beans and short pasta with tomatoes and vegetables.
Pasta Puttanesca on Simply Recipes

Pasta Puttanesca

A classic Italian pasta sauce based on pantry items such as olives, capers, anchovies and canned tomatoes.
Pasta with Cauliflower (photo)

Pasta with Cauliflower

Pasta with lightly toasted cauliflower florets cooked in a sauce of tomato, anchovies, onions, garlic, parsley and Parmesan.
Pasta with Slow Roasted Duck (photo)

Pasta with Slow Roasted Duck

Classic Venetian pasta dish with duck confit or slow roasted duck, garlic, rosemary, and lemon.
Peperonata (photo)

Peperonata

Italian bell pepper, onion, tomato sauté, with garlic, ground oregano, and fresh basil.
Pumpkin Ricotta Gnocchi (photo)

Pumpkin Ricotta Gnocchi

Italian gnocchi dumplings made with pumpkin or winter squash, ricotta cheese, parmesan and flour.
Quick Bolognese Sauce (photo)

Quick Bolognese Sauce

Quick, basic Bolognese meat sauce recipe for pasta dishes.
Risi e Bisi, Italian Rice and Peas (photo)

Risi e Bisi, Italian Rice and Peas

A classic Italian comfort food of rice with peas and chunks of ham.
Sausage, Spinach, Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells (photo)

Sausage, Spinach, Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells

Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with Italian sausage, spinach, ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, covered with cooked tomatoes and baked.
Sautéed Greens with Pine Nuts and Raisins (photo)

Sautéed Greens with Pine Nuts and Raisins

Sautéed kale, mustard, turnip, beet or collard greens, tossed with toasted pine nuts, golden raisins, a little red pepper and black pepper. Sicilian-style greens.
Shrimp Risotto (photo)

Shrimp Risotto

Simple shrimp risotto, in the Venetian style, with tiny pink shrimp, shallots, parsley and lemon zest.
Sole Piccata on Simply Recipes

Sole Piccata

Petrale sole fillets, dusted in flour, sautéed in olive oil and served with a sauce of white wine, lemon juice, capers, parsley and butter.
Spaghetti alla Carbonara (photo)

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Indulgent pasta carbonara, with eggs, Parmesan and either pancetta or bacon.
Spaghetti and Meatballs (photo)

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Traditional Italian American spaghetti and meatballs recipe. Tomato-based sauce with mushrooms, basil, Parmesan with herb-seasoned meatballs made with ground beef and Italian sausage.
Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi (photo)

Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi

Spinach ricotta gnocchi, Italian dumplings made with ricotta cheese, spinach, flour, and egg, served with a tomato goat cheese sauce.
Spring Minestrone Soup (photo)

Spring Minestrone Soup

A springtime version of the classic Italian minestrone, with peas, new potatoes, artichoke hearts, asparagus and spring greens.
Turkey Mushroom Risotto (photo)

Turkey Mushroom Risotto

An Italian-inspired rice dish using leftover turkey, mushrooms, sage and a little fresh goat cheese.