Italian Main Recipes

Little Italy French Bread Pizza 

Make this sausage French bread pizza for your next meal. Add pepperoni and vegetables to make it even better.

Italian Greens 

Cooked escarole is heated with strips of genoa salami, hot cherry peppers and garlic, then combined with fine dry bread crumbs, grated Romano cheese and ...

Creamy Cheesy Pepperoni & Olive Lasagna 

Lasagna noodles are layered with a white sauce made with evaporated milk, pepperoni, mozzarella, parmesan, and black olives, topped with seasoned fine, dry bread cru...

Chicken Ragu with Linguine 

This dish served family style will be a hit at any dinner table.

Polenta with Basil 

Purchased polenta is sliced, browned in olive oil, then served with spaghetti sauce and grated cheese, garnished with basil.

Lasagna Rollata (Lasagna Rollups) 

Lasagna with a new twist--just spread the ricotta spinach filling on each noodle, roll up, and top with sauce and cheese.

Baked Spaghetti 

Cooked spaghetti is layered with a tomato sauce and cheddar cheese, then topped with a condensed soup mixture in this version of baked spaghetti.

Stout Italian Sausage Subs 

Italian sausage, peppers, onions and tomatoes create a hearty sub sandwich. Bonus--the left over sauce makes a second meal when served with pasta.

Quick Mushroom Ragu 

This hearty vegetable pasta dish makes a great addition to any meal or can easily stand alone as the main dish. Cremini mushrooms add so ...

Spaghetti Marvelo 

The sauce in this spaghetti dish is prepared with ground beef and sausage, mushrooms and plenty of cheese.

Italiano Chicken 

This easy recipe browns chicken breast strips and baked them in tomato sauce, sprinkled with mozzarella cheese.

Sweet Italian Spinach and Potato Soup 

Just a dash of red pepper flakes gives this traditional Italian soup a hint of spice. Easy to make.

Polenta Lasagna 

Purchased polenta is sliced and used instead of lasagna noodles, layered with a mushroom mixture, a ricotta-spinach mixture, and marinara sauce.

Chicken with Fettuccine Bacon and Mushrooms 

Who can resist the flavors of chicken, bacon and mushrooms served over pasta? This creamy pasta dish is simple to prepare and sure to be ...

4 Cheese Ravioli Veggie Skillet 

Fresh summer vegetables sauteed and served over your favorite ravioli with a great light and fresh homemade vinaigrette.

Tofu Shells 

A quick and easy vegetarian dinner--pasta shells stuffed with tofu and spinach, then topped with spaghetti sauce and plenty of cheese.

Italian Style Beef Stew 

This stew recipe requires a little time and love but is well worth it. Portobellos, prosciutto, and the Pecorino Romano give this a great Italian ...

One-Pot Pasta Vasule 

This recipe for pasta fazoule uses elbow macaroni and cannelloni beans in a meaty sauce with canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and herbs.

Mamma's Scotcha 

Pizza dough is wrapped around a parsley, tomato, onion, egg and cheese filling.

Old-Fashioned Spaghetti Sauce 

Pieces of spicy Italian sausage are cooked all day along with crimini mushrooms, green sweet pepper, onion, garlic, and seasonings in a thick tomato-wine mixture ...

Upside Down Pizza 

Here's a neat twist to pizza: it's upside down and the crust is on top.

Quick and Easy Meat and Cheese Ravioli Lasagna 

Mix meat and cheese ravioli as your pasta layer and add your other favorite lasagna ingredients for this simple dinner.

Broccoli Olive Oil Penna 

Choose your own amounts of broccoli, tomatoes & green chilies for the white wine sauce that is served over some penne pasta & sprinkled with ...

Pasta Fagioli Soup 

This traditional Italian soup is made with canellini beans, pasta, rosemary and tomatoes-a warm and savory main dish or starter soup.

Cheesy Italian Shrimp & Pasta 

Campanelle pasta (shaped like a bell flower) is suggested here. It's cooked in tomato sauce with seasonings, and combined with shrimp, & three cheeses.