329 italian recipes

Italian chocolate nut cookies (mostaccioli) are dense, spiced cocoa cookies with chopped almonds and raisins on whole wheat flour. A traditional Calabrian holiday cookie with deep chocolate-clove flavor.

Authentic Sicilian cannoli made from scratch with Marsala wine shells, ricotta filling, candied orange peel, and chocolate. Fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar for a true Italian pastry shop experience.

Traditional Italian egg cookies made with just three ingredients: eggs, sugar, and flour. Light, airy, and gently sweet with golden edges. A nonna-approved classic.

A Roman-style spicy bruschetta with fresh parsley, basil, garlic, and red pepper flakes in olive oil and red wine vinegar. No tomatoes here, just a punchy herb topping on grilled country bread. Vegetarian.

Italian envelopes are fried wonton wrappers stuffed with ricotta, salami, mozzarella, and oregano, topped with Parmesan. A crispy, cheesy Italian-Asian fusion appetizer.

Italian bean and pasta stew with chickpeas, kidney beans, great northern beans, tomatoes, carrots, and celery. A thick, hearty one-pot meal that's naturally vegetarian.

Chicken breasts marinated in white wine, olive oil, garlic, and oregano, then roasted until crispy with a golden Parmesan crust. Served over spinach and rice for an Italian feast that feeds a crowd.

Elegant individual tiramisu parfaits layered in stemmed glasses with mascarpone Italian meringue, coffee-soaked crumbs, dark rum, and bittersweet chocolate triangles.

Saltimbocca alla Romana: pounded veal layered with prosciutto and fresh sage, seared in butter and finished with a dry white wine pan sauce. The classic Roman trattoria dish.

Italian green beans and potatoes mashed together with garlicky olive oil. A rustic two-vegetable side from Puglia that turns humble Yukon Golds and fresh beans into something soulful, silky, and endlessly versatile.

Wine-poached chicken tossed with rigatoni, fresh basil, sweet red peppers, and olives in a bright garlic-lemon dressing. A chilled Italian pasta salad built for hot summer nights.

Quick Italian mushroom and tomato pasta sauce with garlic, parsley, and marjoram cooked in olive oil. A 20-minute vegetarian sauce with a full pound of mushrooms.

Herbed tomato spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, red wine, aniseed, and four fresh herbs added at the end to preserve their bright flavor. A vegetarian sauce simmered from scratch.

Polipi Veraci all'Aglio is Italian braised octopus with crushed garlic, cumin, bay leaf, and olive oil, slow-cooked in a sealed earthenware dish until tender. Finished with rosemary, parsley, and green pepper.

Italian-style pork tenderloin roasted and marinated in balsamic vinegar, rosemary, sage, and pink peppercorns. A make-ahead dish that gets better up to 3 days in the fridge.

A tasty and scrumptious seafood pasta dish that will have you hooked from the first bite to the last!