219 black bread recipes

Savory meat-filled manicotti stuffs pasta tubes with seasoned ground chicken, mozzarella, parmesan, and bread crumbs, baked in marinara with melted cheese. Italian-American comfort food, lighter version.

Fresh figs, roasted with mint, garlic, gorgonzola and served with French bread, a very classy appetizer.

Loaded tuna nicoise sandwich on grilled Italian bread with roasted peppers, kalamata olives, capers, and a homemade oregano vinaigrette. A Mediterranean-inspired lunch that eats like a feast.

Toasted French bread replaces noodles in this layered lasagna with seasoned ground beef, fresh tomato slices, a creamy Parmesan white sauce, and bubbly golden mozzarella on top.

Oysters Souvenir de Tahaa breads and pan-fries fresh-shucked oysters, then plates them around a silky cream-of-shallots sauce reduced with white wine, lemon and oyster liquor.

Tender veal slices pounded thin, stuffed with breadcrumbs, hard-boiled eggs, Romano and Parmesan, then slow-simmered in a homemade herb tomato sauce until fork-tender. A hearty Italian-American Sunday supper classic.

Buttermilk-marinated chicken strips get coated in sesame-studded breadcrumbs and baked until golden, served with tangy plum preserves sauce spiked with horseradish and mustard.

Mediterranean salad with toasted bread cubes, parsley, cucumber, and tomatoes in a lemon-cinnamon-allspice dressing. A fattoush-inspired bowl packed with fresh herbs.

Mock parmigiana shapes seasoned beef patties, bakes them in a mushroom-tomato sauce, then tops with melted mozzarella. The veal parmigiana shortcut for any weeknight.

Sesame crab hash cakes: crab and red potato bound with egg, brightened with lime and cilantro, broiled golden, served over black bean sauce. A lighter, Asian-leaning take on the crab cake.

Lemony Caesar salad with homemade anchovy spread on walnut toast, a from-scratch lemon-garlic dressing, and shaved Parmesan. Three components, one composed plate.

Austrian Wiener Schnitzel seasoned with Worcestershire, mustard, and Parmesan, then breaded and pan-fried in butter. Served with a velvety tomato-cream sauce that steals the show.

Restaurant-style meatloaf with beef and sausage baked in a water bath for a silky, custard-like texture. Seasoned with cumin, nutmeg, three peppers, and sauteed vegetables throughout.

Pasta with pumpkin and Italian sausage in a creamy sage-spiked sauce. A rich, autumn-leaning weeknight dinner that treats canned pumpkin like the flavor workhorse it is.

Homemade meatball soup with bow-tie pasta, chickpeas, spinach, and mushrooms in a basil tomato broth. Italian comfort in a bowl that feeds the whole family.

Sauteed rabbit loin brined then braised with fennel, balsamic vinegar, and white wine, finished with a vibrant salsa verde of parsley, capers, spinach, and fennel fronds.