170 rustic recipes

Tuscan-style Italian cabbage soup with cannellini beans, pancetta, sage, and ham or sausage. Thickened with cornmeal for body. Rustic peasant cooking at its best.

Italian sausage and cabbage soup with zucchini, spaghetti sauce, and beef bouillon. A hearty, rustic one-pot soup ready in 40 minutes, topped with grated Parmesan.

Rustic Italian spaghetti from the Ciociaria region with plum tomatoes, sweet peppers, oil-cured olives, and Romano cheese. A bold, no-meat pasta that's ready in under an hour.

Polenta-millet bread with cornmeal, millet, bread flour, and whole wheat in a honey-sweetened yeast dough. A rustic, multigrain artisan loaf mixed in a bread machine and baked on a stone.

Mike's Baked Stuffed Eggplant fills eggplant shells with a Parmesan, breadcrumb, and egg stuffing, then bakes over a rustic potato-tomato sauce for 90 minutes. A hearty Italian-style vegetarian main.

Rustic Herbes de Provence bread with wheat and rye flours, naturally leavened and fragrantly spiced. European-style artisan loaf baked at home.

A rustic whole wheat cake packed with apple chunks and walnuts, drenched in a warm apple cider glaze spiked with applejack brandy.

Pasta e ceci, a classic Italian chickpea and pasta soup with garlic, olive oil, Parmesan, and parsley. Simple, rustic, and deeply satisfying.

Minestrone casalinga: a homestyle Italian vegetable soup packed with white beans, leeks, cabbage, zucchini, and orzo. Rustic, layered, and exactly what cold weather calls for.

Olive oil lentil vegetable soup with green lentils, potato, carrot, celery, and tomato simmered into a rustic, high-fiber vegan bowl with shallots and fresh parsley.

Lentil pheasant soup with wild game, earthy lentils, root vegetables, tomatoes, rosemary, and dry sherry. A hearty rustic hunter's soup worthy of a cold evening.

Tomato and zucchini gratin: thin slices fanned and overlapped, showered with a herby Parmesan breadcrumb topping, drizzled with olive oil, and baked until golden. A rustic summer-garden side dish.

Classic New England cornmeal and molasses bread with raisins, no kneading required. Thick batter rises in the pan for a rustic, hearty loaf.

Rustic cabbage soup with navy beans, egg noodles, and crispy crumbled bacon. Browned cabbage builds deep flavor in this filling, budget-friendly bowl.

Browned chicken simmered with eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, and tomatoes in olive oil, finished with fresh basil. A rustic Provençal-style summer braise.

Greek tomato soup with spaghetti, potatoes, and vegetables simmered in olive oil. A simple vegetarian one-pot meal with wholesome, rustic Mediterranean flavors.