2,500 italiani recipes

Incredibly delicious! This is my signature dish when I have company to come over, and it wows the crowd every singe time.

Pan-broiled steak with tomatoes sears thick sirloin in olive oil, then finishes under a quick garlic-oregano tomato sauce. A rustic Italian one-skillet supper, ready fast.

Try this tantalizing chicken dish made with lemon juice and white wine.

Slow cooker Italian spaghetti sauce loaded with ground beef, Italian sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, and green peppers. Set it in the morning and come home to a rich, simmered-all-day meat sauce.

Neapolitan mushroom soup with dried porcini and fresh mushrooms, plum tomatoes, marjoram, thyme, and an egg-yolk-Parmesan liaison thickener served over toasted Italian bread.

Italian tomato pasta salad with elbow macaroni, canned tomatoes, white wine vinegar, herbs, and parmesan. A no-mayo, oil-free cold pasta salad that chills for hours to blend flavors.

A creamy tangy herbed dipping sauces that makes a great dipping sauce for crab cakes. Works equally as well as a salmon cake dipping sauce or even as a dipping sauce for chicken fingers.

Italian stuffed pork chops with basil pesto, crushed croutons, and sun-dried tomatoes. A simple 4-ingredient filling that turns ordinary chops into a flavorful baked dinner.

Cilantro pesto pasta with pine nuts, Parmesan, and poppy seeds tossed through spinach fettuccine. A fresh twist on classic basil pesto ready in 20 minutes.

Homemade Italian-style turkey sausage seasoned with fennel seed, oregano, thyme, garlic, and a whisper of star anise. Lean alternative to pork sausage with the same classic flavor.

Bisquick cheese biscuits made with cheddar and brushed straight out of the oven with garlic-herb butter. A Red Lobster copycat-style drop biscuit ready in 20 minutes flat.

Italian rum cake with three sponge layers soaked in cherry-rum syrup, filled with pastillera cream, and frosted with whipped cream and roasted almonds. A showstopper.

Osso bucco alla Milanese: cross-cut veal shanks braised low in white wine with vegetables and herbs, finished with classic lemon-parsley-garlic gremolata.

Crisp Belgian endive leaves loaded two ways: smoked salmon with creamy Taleggio and fennel, or bresaola with roasted peppers and sun-dried tomatoes. No-cook Italian appetizers in 20 minutes.

Love pizza? Love grilled cheese? Why not combine them for an all in one love affair?

Enjoy an authentic Italian dinner today with this delicious recipe that will have you savoring every forkful!