Italian Recipes

Italian scalloped potatoes layered with mozzarella, Parmesan, and onions in a creamy mushroom soup sauce with Italian seasoning. Baked until bubbly and golden on top.

Make the world's best lasagna that's both healthy and tantalizing when it comes to flavor.

A true Italian soup that has a wonderful taste that can warm up any rainy day.

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

Try something new in the kitchen with this succulent dish that will have everyone asking for a second helping.

Easy, vegetarian, tortellini soup that's filling and darned tasty. Italian cheese tortellini in a tomato based stock with mushrooms and lentils.

This crustless Italian sausage pie forms its own golden Bisquick crust while it bakes. Stuffed with gooey mozzarella, tangy sour cream, and fresh scallions for a savory one-dish dinner ready in an hour.

Make your own pasta at home. Fresh pasta isn't hard to make it just takes a little bit of time and effort and the results are well worth it. If you don't have a pasta machine you can roll it out, fold into layers and cut with a knife to make your own custom noodles.

I was out of Tofurkey Italian Sausage tonight and needed to substitute something else because I can't buy it. I had a cupboard full of Bob's Vital Wheat Gluten and some TVP, so I figured I'd try making it. When my hubby came home, he tried it and immediately said "Write it down! Write it down!" I guess he liked it!

Pasta primavera with zucchini, yellow squash, and bell peppers in a quick tomato-basil sauce over fresh linguine. An Italian vegetable pasta ready in 30 minutes.

The bottom of the pizza, called the "crust", may vary widely according to style—thin as in a typical hand-tossed pizza or Roman pizza, or thick as in a typical pan pizza or Chicago-style pizza. It is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese.

From across Northern Italy there are many variations. A rich broth, juicy Italian tomatoes and rich herb simmered for a long time. I used a mixture of sliced mushrooms from my local supermarket and dried lobster, oyster and shitake mushrooms. Then used the mushroom juice in place of chicken broth. Outstanding reduction of rich comfort flavors.

Pound cake slices draped in a cloud-light mascarpone sauce with brandy, whipped egg whites, and fresh berries. An Italian-style dessert that looks fancy but takes 20 minutes.

This recipe is over 100 years old. I add a twist to the recipe (and a little sweetness) by adding some golden raisins, like my favorite restaurant in Provincetown, Mass., does.

An Italian style pinwheel bread with olives sprialiing throughout the loaf. Impressive and delicious at the same time.

Italian flatbread with rosemary, garlic, and olive oil topping that bakes into golden, dimpled perfection after your bread machine kneads the dough