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Creamy Garlic Butter Chicken and Rigatoni in Parmesan Sauce Ingredients: 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 3 tablespoons butter 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 12 oz rigatoni pasta 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper […]
Crusted Chicken Romano Ingredients For the chicken: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts: 2 large, sliced horizontally into thin cutlets Salt and freshly ground black pepper: to taste For the breading: All-purpose flour: ¼ cup (30 g) Egg: 1 large, beaten Panko breadcrumbs: 1 cup, for extra crunch Romano cheese: ½ cup (60 g), finely grated […]
Chicken Francese is a beloved Italian-American classic with a fascinating history. Despite its name, which means “French-style” in Italian, it was popularized not in Italy or France but in Italian-American restaurants in New York, particularly in Rochester, where it became so iconic that it’s sometimes called “Chicken French.” The dish is thought to have evolved […]
Spaghetti Pie is a classic Italian-American comfort dish that turns a humble plate of spaghetti into a sliceable, family-friendly showstopper. Its roots trace back to Italian frittata di pasta, a thrifty Neapolitan dish where leftover pasta was mixed with eggs and cheese and pan-fried into a golden “pie.” Italian-American home cooks embraced the idea in […]
Crispy Chicken Cutlets are one of the most beloved comfort foods in Italian-American kitchens, the kind of dish that’s been fried up in family kitchens for generations. Their roots trace back to European breaded cutlet traditions like Italy’s cotoletta alla milanese, Austria’s wiener schnitzel, and Japan’s tonkatsu, all built on the same simple idea: thin, […]
Spaghetti alla Carrettiera is a rustic, bold, and wonderfully simple pasta from southern Italy, especially Sicily and the area around Rome and Naples. Its name means “cart driver’s spaghetti,” a tribute to the carrettieri, the hardworking men who transported goods across the countryside by horse-drawn cart. Legend has it they needed meals made from inexpensive, […]
Enchiladas have been a cornerstone of Mexican cooking for centuries. The word comes from the Spanish enchilar, meaning “to season with chile,” and the tradition of dipping tortillas in chile sauce and rolling them around fillings dates back to the Aztecs. As enchiladas crossed into Tex-Mex cooking, they became a beloved family dinner, often smothered […]
Italian Penicillin Soup, or pastina in brodo, is the soup that generations of Italian children have been raised on. In Italy, pastina, meaning “little pasta,” is often one of the very first solid foods a child eats, and a warm bowl of pastina simmered in broth is the remedy every nonna turns to when someone […]
Italian Christmas Cookies, often called Italian knot cookies, anginetti, or taralli dolci, are a cherished holiday tradition in Italian and Italian-American homes. For generations, families have gathered around kitchen tables during the Christmas season to roll, twist, and ice these soft, cake-like cookies by the dozen. Every nonna seems to have her own shape, whether […]
Authentic Lasagna Soup captures all the comforting flavors of classic lasagna in a cozy, spoonable bowl. Lasagna itself is one of Italy’s oldest pasta dishes, with roots going back to ancient Rome and refined over centuries in regions like Emilia-Romagna, where layers of pasta, rich meat sauce, and cheese became a beloved Sunday tradition. Italian-American […]