Italian Recipes

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…

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…

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…

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…

Pasta fagioli, or pasta e fagioli (“pasta and beans”), is one of Italy’s most beloved peasant dishes, born in the kitchens of families who knew how to turn humble pantry staples into something deeply nourishing. Every region of Italy,…

Cheesesteak Tortellini in Rich Provolone Sauce Ingredients Cheese tortellini: 12 oz Olive oil: 1 tablespoon Onion: 1 large, thinly sliced Beef steak: 1 pound (such as sirloin or ribeye), cut into bite-sized cubes Salt: ½…

Spaghetti alla Carbonara is one of Rome’s most iconic dishes, a masterpiece of simplicity that transforms a handful of everyday ingredients into a silky, deeply satisfying pasta. Its exact origins are debated: some say it was created by…

Seared Scallops with Pasta and Cherry Tomato Sauce is a celebration of simple, fresh ingredients cooked with care, very much in the spirit of Italian coastal cooking. Along Italy’s shorelines, from the Amalfi Coast to Puglia and Sicily,…

Creamy Chicken Piccata is a rich, elegant twist on one of Italian-American cuisine’s most beloved classics. Piccata comes from the Italian word piccante, meaning “sharp” or “tangy,” and refers to a method of preparing thin, pan-fried…

Italian Stuffed Peppers (Cubanelle or Anaheim) Ingredients Cubanelle peppers: 4, tops cut off and seeds removed (Anaheim peppers work too) Ground Italian pork sausage: 1 pound (mild or hot) Yellow onion: 1 small, chopped…