Fusilli with vegetables: a fresh Italian pasta sauce of zucchini, plum tomatoes, garlic, shallots, and herbs simmered in olive oil. Summer garden produce tossed with corkscrew pasta and a shower of parmesan.
Classic chicken parmigiana, streamlined: saute chicken breasts, fan them out, blanket with marinara and melty mozzarella, then broil until bubbling. No breading, no deep-frying, one skillet, on the table in about 40 minutes.
Make this soup as garlicy and spicy as you like and serve with lots of crusty Italian bread.
Very quick and easy to prepare, a perfect simple week-night chicken dinner. Nice contrasting textures from the celery, carrots and sweet bell peppers.
Cheese stuffed chicken breasts pounded thin and rolled around a savory filling of roasted red pepper, mozzarella, basil, and stuffing mix, then baked until golden and bubbling. An Italian-style weeknight main.
Chicken Oregano with pounded breasts dredged in flour and egg, pan-seared, then baked under oregano and melted provolone cheese. An Italian-style chicken cutlet dinner.
Pollo con frutta secca: Italian chicken marinated overnight with prunes, dried apricots, green olives, and capers, then baked with brown sugar and Chardonnay.
An Italian-Jewish Passover pie with seasoned turkey breast, pine nuts, and broth-soaked matzo bound with eggs and baked with egg yolks nestled on top. Fragrant with sage, rosemary, and nutmeg, this kosher holiday main is truly special.
Hearty Tuscan bean soup with pancetta, sage, and ditalini pasta simmered in chicken broth. This rustic Italian pasta e fagioli feeds a crowd with creamy cannellini beans and sharp Romano cheese.
Chunky pesto with two kinds of basil, leftover chicken, pecans, and anchovies for depth. A no-cook sauce that turns pasta salad or hot pasta into a full meal.
A true Italian soup that has a wonderful taste that can warm up any rainy day.
Spinach fettuccine with bay scallops, broccoli, red pepper, and mushrooms in a light white wine sauce. Quick seafood pasta with sweet scallops, ready in 45 minutes.
Crystal-clear chicken consomme reduced to a quarter of its volume, garnished with steamed julienned vegetables and enoki mushrooms. A refined French-Italian soup with intense concentrated flavor.
An easy pasta salad that uses the fresh veggies you have on hand and some Italian dressing so you can put it together quickly, we love quick and easy recipes.
Chicken and wild rice casserole with broth-cooked rice blend, sauteed mushrooms, Italian dressing, and sour cream. A 40-minute weeknight dump-and-bake for leftover rotisserie or cooked chicken.
Rao's famous lemon chicken broiled until crispy then tossed in a bold lemon-olive oil-garlic sauce and broiled again. The legendary NYC Italian restaurant recipe for home cooks.
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