Italian Cuisine Recipes

You don't need a special press to make this panini, and the sandwich wouldn't fit in one anyway: it's made from a whole loaf of bread! This saves a lot of time, since you don't have to assemble...

These crispy Italian chocolate chip cookies are even more delicious the next day. Espresso powder added to the dough imbues the biscotti with a wonderful coffee flavor that...

This lasagna is a great way to transform a classic comfort food into a Passover treat everyone will love. Instead of traditional lasagna sheets, matzoh sheets are used, which...

Antipasti is an Italian appetizer served to guests before inviting everyone to the table. If you have leftover cold meats, cheeses, pickled peppers, fresh...

Spaghetti and meatballs in a rich tomato sauce seem like they belong together. The beauty of this recipe is that everything is cooked in one pan (except the pasta is boiled separately), so you don't have to...

Surprise your guests with this restaurant-quality dish, so sophisticated yet incredibly easy to prepare. Place a pan with a baked wheel of brie, inside which the melting cheese is mixed with...

A quick homemade pesto is made with fresh basil, toasted almonds, Parmesan, and tomato pieces. The almonds are a worthy substitute for traditional pine nuts and add a hint of flavor to the pesto...

Leftover risotto from yesterday can be used to make this wonderful Sicilian appetizer. Arancini translates from Italian as "little oranges," so their shape and color should be...

Spanish Manchego cheese is the perfect match for this variation of pesto sauce with almonds, parsley, and marjoram. The sauce has a milder flavor than traditional basil pesto, yet...

This classic Italian dessert is surprisingly easy to make. Start with a custard base, a traditional sabayon made with egg yolks, sugar, and sweet Marsala. Once the base (sabayon) is ready,...

While the meat is grilling, place a foil packet filled with broccolini, black olives, and red onions in olive oil on the grill next to it. In 10 minutes, you'll have a delicious, light side dish...

A delicious, velvety risotto can be made even with just a few ingredients and without adding cream, and it will turn out deliciously creamy. It's all about the right technique. Follow this...

Fennel is often overlooked and used as a side dish to other vegetables, but in this recipe, it takes center stage, creating a simple yet impressive Italian-style side dish. The root...

There are as many tomato sauce recipes as there are chefs in the world. This version is prepared in the Italian-American style. For it, you'll need several types of canned tomatoes: whole...

This Bolognese sauce is very thick and rich, yet contains very little tomato paste. Some of it is replaced with the classic combination of white wine and milk. And the combination of pork and...

Top the fried zucchini with agrodolce sauce. This sweet and sour sauce is easily made with wine vinegar and sugar, while a touch of garlic and fresh peppercorns adds a zesty, savory flavor.

Making focaccia at home is easy, but to ensure it turns out perfectly delicious, soft, and flavorful, there are a couple of tricks. After placing the dough in a pan, make plenty of indentations with your fingers, and...

Spaghetti Carbonara in a velvety, rich egg sauce with pieces of fried pancetta is perfect for a chilly evening dinner. Add a knob of butter to the egg and cheese sauce, and...

This summer Italian salad comes together in minutes. While you're toasting the bread cubes, chop the tomatoes, red onion, and basil. Add the cooled croutons and capers, and dress the salad...

Chicken Parmesan needs a lot of Parmesan! That's why it's added not only as a topping for the chops but also to the breading mixture to give the chicken breasts even more flavor and crispiness. Coat...

In this Italian piccata recipe, chicken breast, which can often be dry or flavorless, turns out incredibly juicy and tender. The secret lies in generously coating the chicken cutlets with...

Fresh clams are simmered in a small amount of rich tomato broth with white wine and hot serrano peppers. Everything cooks in one pot in less than half an hour. This recipe is perfect for...

This simple frittata features the classic Italian combination of pork sausage and sweet peppers. It's made with natural, raw sausages, which are removed from their casings and...

Farfalle pasta (butterflies) is made with turkey, frozen green peas, and cremini mushrooms, infusing them with a bouquet of flavors that perfectly complement Grana Padano cheese. Cremini mushrooms are mature...

Chicken thighs, green beans, and cherry tomatoes are tossed with an Italian herb blend and baked on a single baking sheet, then tossed with chunks of Italian...

To make this delicious and quick version of Chicken Parmesan, you'll need an oven-safe skillet. Thin chicken cutlets are pan-fried until golden brown and then braised in...

Florentine-style dishes feature the addition of poached spinach, as in this recipe for crispy chicken breast topped with melting mozzarella and served with a quick sauté of cherry tomatoes and...

This quick but delicious dish is based on store-bought tortellini pasta with cheese, mini dumplings simmered in a creamy Alfredo sauce, and then topped with chicken thigh pieces...

There's nothing more impressive than a perfect antipasto plate served with wine, especially when some of the appetizers aren't just sliced ​​store-bought delicacies, but small, homemade...

The muffaletta sandwich has Sicilian roots and is made with a generous amount of thinly sliced ​​Italian deli meats. In this recipe, Ree Drummond adds Italian mortadella and salami...

Delight your guests with a simple, delicious, yet unique pizza-flavored dip. Everything is cooked in one skillet, preferably cast iron, oven-safe. Dough pieces...

This delicious focaccia, as filling as a real pizza, is baked using the popular upside-down pie technique: all the ingredients are placed on a baking sheet in reverse order, and when you flip it over...

Make miniature Italian-style sandwiches (sliders) that make a great appetizer for a family holiday. Between two halves of a potato bun, spread with homemade pesto...

Bake flavorful Italian calzones filled with artichokes and three types of cheese: ricotta, Pecorino Romano, and fontina. The ricotta adds creaminess, the melty fontina adds gooeyness, and...

Strombili, a pizza roll, is a delicious appetizer to serve to guests with a dipping sauce. Ree Drummond used pre-made bread dough in this recipe, but you could also...

Although Italian calzones are considered a closed pizza, you can make them as a dessert with a sweet filling. To make things easier, use store-bought pizza dough. For the circles...

The filling for this cheesecake is made from a mixture of regular cream cheese and Italian mascarpone, which has a higher fat content, meaning the dessert is especially velvety and...

"Mozzarella en carrozza" (Italian: Mozzarella en carrozza) is an Italian hot sandwich with breaded cheese. This recipe uses smoked mozzarella and basil leaves for the filling. Press them...

Crispy frico cheese wafers are a great addition to any Italian dish, appetizer, or salad, or they can be eaten on their own as a snack or wine pairing. The wafers are made from grated...

Have fun baking Italian focaccia with your kids. They'll love helping you measure and mix ingredients, knead the dough, and decorate it with tomatoes, basil, and grated...

This incredibly easy-to-make Italian bread can be served as a dessert, in place of pie. It contains only two teaspoons of sugar: one for the dough and one for the topping. The sweetness of this...

All children love fresh, soft bread with a crispy crust, and they'll love homemade bread even more. One of the easiest yeast bread options, easy even for kids, is...

If you want to quickly make hot sandwiches in the morning without having to chop and assemble all the ingredients, freezing is your friend. Make some paninis from toasted bread, thin slices...

Take some time this weekend to make these delicious, juicy Italian meat pies, which will provide a filling snack all week long. The filling of these...

Cabbage is delicious fresh in a coleslaw, but when slowly simmered in large chunks in a tomato sauce with white wine, this vegetable becomes something completely new – it simply melts in...

For this recipe, it's best to use short, tubular pasta, such as mezzi rigatoni, which will soak up the delicious spinach-nut pesto sauce. You don't need to buy pesto for this...

Large shrimp are baked in parchment wraps in a delicious lemon sauce with grape tomatoes and fragrant herbs. It's a Mediterranean-inspired dish, simple yet beautiful to serve.

Hearty potato gnocchi and pieces of fried Italian sausage make this dish perfect for a cold day. But its true charm lies in the humble cabbage. It adds a touch of juiciness to the dish,...

This recipe makes a large pot of soup. You can eat it all week or freeze some for another time. If you do, don't add the pasta right away, or it will turn the soup into mush. When...

This Italian salad takes just 15 minutes to prepare and looks absolutely stunning. To save time, look for cooked-frozen octopus in the frozen food section. Sliced ​​tentacles...