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Home | Italian Recipes

Italian Recipes

Bring the rich, comforting flavors of Italy to your kitchen with my collection of classic and modern Italian recipes. Reader favorites include creamy, skillet-cooked Chicken Florentine, elegant Risotto, and the bold, spicy kick of homemade Arrabbiata Sauce. Some of my personal go-to dishes are the zesty, lemony Chicken Piccata, and of course, rich and indulgent Alfredo—perfect tossed with fettuccine. And no Italian meal is complete without a little something sweet, like a classic Affogato for dessert.

Large skillet with cooked fettuccine pasta coated in creamy Alfredo sauce, topped with two sliced chicken breasts and garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Easy Chicken Alfredo Recipe (So Creamy!)

White plate with perfectly crispy, golden pork Milanese garnished with chopped parsley, one wedge of lemon, and a light salad of arugula and shaved parmesan.

Pork Milanese

Round serving plate with crisp Romaine lettuce, iceberg, radicchio, halved cherry tomatoes, black olives, sliced pepperoncini, shaved parmesan, and croutons.

Italian Salad Recipe

Two thinly sliced parmesan crusted chicken breast pieces on a small white serving plate garnished with chopped parsley and fresh lemon.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

White plate filled with cooked orzo in a lemon cream sauce with shredded chicken, peas, and feta cheese.

Lemon Chicken Orzo

White plate filled with a crispy braised chicken thigh and whole cooked Italian sausage smothered in broth and served with roasted potatoes.

Chicken Scarpariello

Large wooden serving spoon settled into a large casserole pan filled with hot and cheese Johnny Marzetti casserole.

Johnny Marzetti Recipe

Look inside a large oval-shaped casserole pan filled with thawed meatballs and pasta cooked in a creamy, cheesy marinara sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese.

Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole

Large white salad bowl filled with a cold Italian pasta salad made with cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, mozzarella pearls, salami, black olives, artichoke hearts and rotini pasta all tossed in a homemade Italian dressing.

Italian Pasta Salad

Metal Spatula with a slice of spaghetti casserole showing the layer of spaghetti sauce covered noodles and cream cheese layer floating above a large casserole dish filled with spaghetti casserole

Baked Spaghetti Casserole Recipe

Grinder salad presented in a large white ceramic salad bowl filled with chopped iceberg lettuce, halved cherry tomatoes, sliced red onion, sliced pepperoncini peppers, and sliced ham, pepperoni, and salami.

Grinder Salad

Image of golden crispy homemade croutons on white parchment paper.

Crouton Recipe

Large 9x13 baking dish filled with cheesy, golden, and bubbly homemade lasagna garnished with fresh basil leaves.

Easy Lasagna Recipe

White shallow pasta bowl filled with cacio e pepe garnished with grated parmesan cheese, freshly cracked black pepper, and four fresh basil leaves.

Cacio e Pepe

Plate with steamed broccoli, plain boiled pasta noodles, and chicken breasts cooked in pesto sauce.

Pesto Chicken Recipe

Small bowl filled with pesto basil recipe.

5-Ingredient Basil Pesto Recipe

Beige colored soup bowl filled with pastina in a rich and comforting orange-colored vegetable chicken broth and garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Soothing Pastina Soup

White plate plated with a serving of freshly cooked spaghetti carbonara.

Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

White plate filled with chicken riggies pasta with sliced red bell pepper and garnished with fresh parsley.

Chicken Riggies

Drizzling au jus over an Italian roll topped with thinly sliced beef topped with chopped Giardiniera and hot cherry peppers served on a white plate lined with parchment paper.

Italian Beef Sandwich

Large oven-safe pan filled with cooked chicken vesuvio recipe made with four bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, halved potatoes, garlic, lemon juice, and green peas.

Chicken Vesuvio Recipe

Large pan filled with Pasta Alla Gricia and sprinkled with fresh Pecorino Romano Cheese.

Pasta Alla Gricia

Large skillet filled with creamy shrimp alfredo with fettuccine pasta.

Shrimp Alfredo

Large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked fettuccine noodles tossed in alfredo sauce.

Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Close up image of a pan filled with gnocchi cooked in homemade tomato sauce and topped with bubby melted cheese and fresh basil.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

A bowl of Italian wedding soup

Italian Wedding Soup

Wood serving spoon pouring homemade marsala cream sauce over a cooked chicken cutlet in a large pan filled with marsala cream sauce.

Creamy Chicken Marsala

A bowl Cioppino seafood stew filled with shrimp, scallops, crab legs, fish, clams, and mussels and served with slices of bread.

Cioppino Recipe (Seafood Stew)

Overhead image of a large white pot filled with homemade spaghetti sauce made with onions, ground beef, garlic, and tomatoes.

Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

White baking dish filled with red bell peppers stuffed with rice and spaghetti sauce and baked.

Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Overhead image of a large white serving bowl filled with Tortellini salad garnished with fresh oregano.

Tortellini Pasta Salad

Creamy chicken florentine recipe in a large skillet.

Chicken Florentine

A mason jar of homemade marinara sauce

Marinara Sauce

Chicken Linguine

White stock pot filled with meatballs simmering in a homemade tomato sauce.

Meatball Recipe

Eggplant meatballs baked with marinara sauce and cheese in a large skillet.

Eggplant Meatballs

Serving of sausage with bell peppers and onions in tomato sauce on a small white serving plate.

Italian Sausage and Peppers

A bowl of bruschetta chicken close up

Bruschetta Chicken

Overhead image of orzo pasta in a large white Dutch oven.

Orzo Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts (One-Pot)

Top down image of a white shallow bowl filled with macaroni pasta, white beans, tomatoes, vegetables, in a light broth.

Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Beans)

Large skillet filled with sauteed pancetta and shallots with cooked sweet peas and garnished with mint.

Peas and Pancetta- Easy Holiday Side Dish

Overhead image of spaghetti noodles in a cream sauce with bacon and peas.

Pasta with Bacon and Peas

Large white baking dish filled with cheese covered and baked mostaccioli cooked in an Italian sausage and tomato pasta sauce.

Baked Mostaccioli Recipe

White serving plate filled with a single serving of cooked spaghetti noodles and shredded chicken breast that has been mixed in a creamy lemon, garlic, and parmesan cream sauce.

Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Overhead image of a negroni served in a rocks glass with a single large square ice cube and orange peel.

Negroni Recipe

Large white pasta bowl filled with penne pasta and mixed spring vegetables such as asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, and sprinkled with parmesan.

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Overhead image of a large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked cannellini beans and spinach in a savory lemon and garlic sauce.

Cannellini Beans Recipe

Image of a white serving plate filled with creamy pesto gnocchi garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese, red chili flakes, and fresh basil leaves.

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi

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