Italian Recipes

Try this Chicago-style pizza that will your mouth watering as you watch it bake in the oven!

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.

This meatloaf is so moist and full of flavour, thanks to ricotta cheese for adding the moisture. Tomato sauce, all the other seasonings and Parmesan cheese add tons of great flavor.

Pasta e Fagioli alla Veneziana is Venetian white bean and pasta soup enriched with cotechino or pancetta, tomatoes, wine, and potato, topped with Parmigiano. A hearty northern Italian classic.

This is from Paul, who used to run an old BBS (remember those?) with a cooking "echo". You can use all beef or all turkey. Also good with some shredded Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the marinara before serving.

Spaghetti and meatballs simmered in a slow-cooked tomato sauce with red wine, mushrooms, green pepper, basil, and oregano. Tender pan-fried beef meatballs and a deeply layered sauce that builds for two hours.

Quinoa Italian style layers cooked quinoa with a lean beef and tomato sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan like a gluten-free lasagna. A high-protein, lower-fat twist on the classic.

Italian marinated chicken with a bright lemon-and-herb marinade of olive oil, basil, oregano, and garlic. Grills, bakes, or broils with equal success after a 2-hour soak.

Low-calorie eggplant Parmesan: baked (not fried) eggplant slices coated in cracker-Parmesan crumbs, smothered in tomato sauce and topped with part-skim mozzarella. Guilt-free Italian comfort food.

This a quick and tasty version of the classic Italian Chicken Marsala.

Italian-style ground beef casserole layered with oregano mashed potatoes, sliced tomatoes, and melted mozzarella. A budget-friendly deep dish dinner using instant potatoes for a quick weeknight meal.

Pesce spada in salmoriglio: Sicilian grilled swordfish bathed in a bright olive oil, lemon, oregano, and garlic sauce. Five-ingredient authentic, table-ready fast, straight from the Mediterranean.

Italian-style venison pot roast braised low and slow in red wine, tomato sauce, and oregano. A Dutch oven recipe that turns lean game meat fork-tender with rich gravy.

Vegetable lasagna roll-ups: noodles wrapped around a three-cheese, spinach, eggplant, and white bean filling, baked in a robust red wine tomato sauce. Individual vegetarian lasagna portions, no layering.

Italian braciole, a butterflied round steak rolled around prosciutto, Parmigiano, breadcrumbs, and herbs, then braised slowly in red wine and pear tomatoes until fork-tender.

Classic baked lasagna layered with ground beef tomato sauce, cottage cheese, mozzarella, and cheddar. The kind of hearty, cheesy, from-scratch comfort food that brings everyone to the table.