2,500 italiani recipes

Beer battered fried shrimp with paprika, white pepper, and Italian seasoning. A Southern-style golden crunchy shrimp fry classic for po-boys and shrimp baskets.

Four-ingredient mini pizzas on party rye with ground beef, hot Italian sausage, and melted Velveeta. Make ahead, freeze, and bake from frozen for easy party snacks.

Sausage spaghetti carbonara-style with Italian sausage, crispy bacon, beaten eggs, and Parmesan tossed into hot pasta. A hearty 30-minute weeknight dinner with just 5 ingredients.

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.

Pizza roll-ups made from flattened bread slices stuffed with tomato sauce, mozzarella, olives, and Italian seasoning, brushed with butter and chilled until bake time.

Baked artichoke hearts au gratin with just four ingredients: canned artichokes in Italian dressing, melty mozzarella, and a crunchy french fried onion topping. A fast, cheesy appetizer or side.

Beef, sausage, and tomato soup combines stewing beef and Italian sausage with potatoes, celery, and canned tomatoes for a stick-to-your-ribs simmer that turns Sunday lunch into a serious meal.

Pasta with white clam sauce made with fresh littleneck clams steamed in fish stock, white wine, garlic, and olive oil. A light, briny Italian seafood pasta with no cream.

A low-calorie party dip made from cottage cheese, garlic, parsley, white wine vinegar, and Italian seasoning. No cooking, just mix and chill. Light enough for any diet, flavorful enough for any crowd.

Grilled hot Italian sausage sandwiches with charred poblano, red, and yellow bell peppers, onions, and horseradish mustard on hollowed-out sandwich rolls.

Crispy fried chicken marinated overnight in an Italian dressing paste, dipped in milk and club soda, dusted with pancake mix, deep-fried, then oven-finished. A two-stage cooking method for shatteringly crisp skin and juicy meat.

Baked rotini casserole with hot Italian sausage, chickpeas, spinach, fresh herbs, and bubbly Parmesan crust. A hearty, fiber-packed weeknight pasta bake.

Garlic chicken Provencal soup with golden-browned chicken breasts simmered in plum tomatoes and white wine, loaded with Italian vegetables and pasta. Served in shallow bowls with Parmesan.

Ginger-glazed ribs baked low and slow in a Dutch oven with a sweet-tangy sauce of brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and Italian dressing mix. Basted every 30 minutes for sticky, fall-off-the-bone results.

Crisp-tender cauliflower and green beans marinated in Italian dressing with dill weed, red onion rings, and red pepper flakes. A make-ahead chilled vegetable side that needs at least 4 hours to soak up flavor.

Herb-infused pizza dough baked golden and topped with creamy Cambozola cheese and whole roasted garlic cloves. This rustic flatbread pizza keeps things simple, letting the nutty roasted garlic and rich blue-brie cheese do all the talking.