Italian Recipes

A rustic Sicilian appetizer of pan-fried eggplant simmered in a sweet-and-sour sauce with olives, capers, pine nuts, and tomato. Served at room temperature for bold Mediterranean flavor.

Gelato di pesche: Italian peach gelato made with fresh peach puree, simple syrup, lemon juice, and softly whipped cream. Pure summer-fruit Italian frozen dessert.

Chicago Italian beef sandwiches with thinly sliced roast beef simmered in herbed gravy and piled on Italian bread. Dipped wet, topped with peppers and giardiniera.

Lasagne pie is a crustless impossible pie with all the flavors of lasagna but none of the noodles. Ground beef, three cheeses, tomato paste, and a Bisquick batter that forms its own crust.

Homemade Sicilian pork sausage with fennel seeds, coarse black pepper, and garlic, stuffed into natural casings. Make it hot or sweet with just 6 ingredients.

Panzarotti: crisp fried Italian crescents stuffed with molten mozzarella, ham, and Parmesan. Golden, puffed, and served piping hot, the antipasto showstopper worth frying a fresh batch for.

Turkey breast Marsala pounded thin, dredged in herbed flour, and sauteed in butter with a quick Marsala wine and chicken broth pan sauce. An Italian-style dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Rich bacon-studded carbonara sauce with creamy Parmesan and silky egg yolks that coat every strand of pasta. Add tender chicken for a hearty twist on classic Italian comfort food.

Saffron risotto in the simple Milanese tradition: rice toasted in butter and onion, simmered in saffron-laced broth, finished with parmesan. Golden, fragrant, and unfussy.

Cinnamon hazelnut or almond biscotti with 2 tablespoons of vanilla and a powdered sugar finish. Twice-baked Italian cookies that stay crunchy for weeks in an airtight container.

Risotto pomodoro made with arborio rice, fresh tomato, garlic, and chicken broth, stirred gradually until creamy. A light Italian tomato risotto with clean, simple flavors.

Pane di Mattina alla Siciliana is a sweet Sicilian breakfast bread enriched with eggs, butter, lemon zest, fennel seed, and Marsala-soaked raisins and currants. Sicily's answer to morning brioche.

Italian chicken with sweet sausage, red and yellow bell peppers, and red onion finished with balsamic vinegar and thyme. A one-skillet dinner ready in about an hour.

Simple chicken recipe. Easy to prepare using jarred sauce and healthy chicken breast.

Baked halibut limone with garlic, parsley, seasoned breadcrumbs, and lemon slices, finished under the broiler for a golden crust. An Italian-style baked fish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Basil and garlic focaccia with fresh herbs in the dough and sauteed onions on top. A food-processor Italian flatbread with dimpled olive oil pockets and a crisp golden bottom.