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Italian Main Recipes

From classic pasta dishes to new renditions of old favorites, these authentic Italian recipes will satisfy your passion for Italian food.

Quick Lasagna

A jar of spaghetti sauce and lots of mozzarella and Parmesan cheese make this a hassle-free version of everybody's favorite Italian recipe--beef lasagna.

Granny's Lasagna

A classic Italian lasagna chocked full with cheeses, beef, and herbs.

Spinach and Zucchini Pie

Grandma would be proud of you for preparing this pie with its huge array of cheeses, spinach, zucchini and sausage.

Asparagus Packets

Tender spears of asparagus baked with parmesan and rolled in Italian air cured ham.

Chicken Parmesan

Breaded chicken is baked with purchased spaghetti sauce and cheeses for a flavorful, but easy recipe.

Fresh Tomato Sauce

A robust fresh tomato sauce with onion, garlic, basil, and oregano that can used as a base for many dishes. Just add cooked italian sausage ...

Billiard Room Pizza Wheel

This updated approach to pizza uses pre-made dough to create easy-to-eat pockets that are perfect for game night or a fun dinner.

Hot Italian Potato Salad

A zesty warm potato salad made from pepperoni, onion, and a little dry vermouth. Great as a side dish with dinner or potluck.

Sun-dried Tomato Gnocchi with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Make your own potato gnocchi, which are like dumplings. Dried tomato pesto adds a great flavor. Top the cooked gnocci with a fresh tomato sauce.

Lemon Parmesan Chicken

Chicken breasts are coated with a mixture that contains lemon peel, grated cheese and seasoned bread crumbs, and then baked. They are served with penne ...

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 ...

Slow Cooked Chicken Cacciatore

Sprinkle this classic Italian dish with some freshly grated mozzarella and/or Parmesan cheese before serving.

Chicken Provolone

Chicken breasts are butterflied , topped with provolone cheese, Genoa salami and basil leaves. Served over fettuccini with a rice cream sauce.

Hot Italian Sausage Lasagna

This lasagna uses both hot and mild sausage, ground beef, and other common ingredients filled with cottage cheese, mozzarella and parmesan.

Leek Risotto

This creamy rice dish, made with short-grain arborio rice and chicken broth, is made even creamier with the addition of whipping cream. Leeks, parmesan cheese, ...

Antipasto Panzanella

This salad contains artichoke hearts, tomatoes, mozzarella, onion, olives, peppers, salami, romaine and zucchini seasoned with herbs and spices.

Easy Antipasto Salad

This salad combines the ingredients of an antipasto appetizer--ham, salami, pepperoni, sweet pepper, and cheese--with lettuce, and Italian dressing.

Homemade Meatballs and Spaghetti

Homemade meatballs made with ground beef, Italian bread crumbs, eggs, and shredded cheeses are browned in olive oil and cooked in purchased marinara and cheese ...

Fix-ahead Lasagna

This lasagna is assembled a day ahead, using uncooked noodles, which soften during chilling. A meat sauce of ground beef, pork sausage, tomatoes, and three ...

Super and Simple Tomato Cream Sauce

This pasta sauce combines canned tomatoes with onion and garlic, herbs, and heavy whipping cream to serve over pasta. The fat in the whipping cream ...

Marinated Shades of Italy Salad

A mixture of antipasto ingredients--mushrooms, artichoke hearts, ripe olives, pepperoncini, summer sausage, pepperoni and shredded cheese--is chilled in a balsamic v...

Creamy Chicken Alfredo Chowder

Chicken breasts are cooked with onion, garlic and mushrooms, then combined with light Alfredo sauce, peppers, great northern beans and chicken broth.

Italian Club Chicken Tenders

Serve these crispy chicken fingers with salsa, ranch salad dressing, or even some honey mustard--whatever you like.

Heavenly Crab Alfredo

Alfredo sauce is a rich sauce of butter, Parmesan cheese, and heavy cream. If you like, top each serving with lots of freshly ground black ...

One Pan Spinach Pasta With Red Cream Sauce

Chunks of chicken are served in a creamy sauce with stewed tomatoes, pasta and fresh spinach.

Italian Sunday Supper

Sicilian Sausage and Pasta Toss

Shrimp Toss

Polenta with Mushrooms, Roasted Garlic and Ro...

Garlic Lemon Chicken with Linguini

Spinach Lasagna

Bow-Tied Cabbage

Country Garden Lasagna

Creamy Cheesy Pepperoni & Olive Lasagna

Easy Sausage & Tortellini Soup

Protein-Packed Pasta Salad

Spicy Deep-Dish Pizza

Pasta Oly Joe

Pasta With Fresh Vegetable Red Sauce

Bowtie Madness

Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

Creamy Sausage Bow Tie Pasta

Cheesy Sausage & Artichoke Calzones

Easy Flamingo Pasta

Smoked Salmon Carbonara

Black Bean Pasta

Grilled Shrimp & Fennel Alfredo

Nonna's Pesto Lasagna

Lasagna with Vodka Sauce

Skinny Shrimp Alfredo

Chicken Parmesan

Sicilian Garlic Spaghetti

Farfalle with Artichokes

Pizza Lasagna

Spaghetti Soup

Spaghetti Squash Italiano

Artichoke Bean Rigatoni

Pasta Fagioli Soup

Sourdough Hawaiian Pizza

Italian Sausage and Peppers

Classic Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup

Chardonnay Asparagus Toss

Bellissimo! Shrimp & Asparagus Roasted Garlic ...

Artichoke and Spinach Manicotti

Cream Sherry, Mushroom & Asiago Farfalle

Zuppa Di Fagioli

Sandies Italian Sausage Soup

Donna's Portabella Mushroom Lasagna

Warm Apple Risotto with Pancetta

Donna's Spaghetti/Pasta Sauce

D & D Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

Polenta Lasagna

Caramelized Onion and Bacon Pizza

Italian Focaccia Stuffing

Gnocchi with Sweet Potatoes & Sage

Four Italian Cheese Chicken with White Wine

Tuscan Chicken Pasta

Eggplant Lasagna Roll-Ups

Mushroom & Roasted Garlic Risotto

Pizza Scramble

Bolognese Sauce Over Pasta

Pasta and Bean Soup

Warm Apple Risotto

Pizza Crust

Crockpot Italian Chicken

Chicken Ala Tan

WOW 'Em Lasagna

Tortellini Chicken

Stuffed Chicken Marsala

Lean True Italian Spaghetti

Liberty's Reversed Manicotti

Antipasto Pasta Soup

Mediterranean Torte

Tortellini, Meatball and Mushroom Soup

Creamy Mostaccioli with Bacon and Mushrooms

Awesome Crock Pot Lasagna

Cheesy Sundried Tomato Chicken Bake

Red Clam Sauce For Spaghetti

Lazy Day Farm Pasta Fagioli

Ratatouille Pizza Nicoise

Simple Minestroni Soup

Spicy Tomato Soup

Gnocchi with Gongonzola-Thyme Sauce

Veggie and BBQ Chicken Pizza

Loaded Garlic Alfredo Pizza

Italian Flag Bowties

Spicy Chicken Over Angel Hair Pasta

Divine Chicken

Easy and Quick Lasagna

Steak Italiano

Mom's Shrimp Lasagna

Mini-Italian Meatloaves with Cheese Sauce

Ultimate Spinach Lasagna

Bloody Mary Spaghetti and Meatballs

Dan's "Windy City" Italian Beef

Italian Style Beef Stew

Black Bean and Sausage Chili

Pan-Seared Strip Steaks Chiana

Cannelloni Tre Sapori

Shrimp and Sun-dried Tomato Pasta

Angel Hair Pasta with Lobster and Arugula

Eggplant Lasagna Pinwheels

Stuffed Chicken Italiano

Sicilian Ruffled Salad

Lasagna Rollata (Lasagna Rollups)

Sausage Pizza Soup

Ricotta Frittata

Delicioso Conchiglioni

Scallopine de Pollo

Quick Italian Chicken Skillet

Elegant Eggplant Stromboli

Chicken Saltimbocca

Roasted Eggplant-Zucchini Bolognese with Penne

Italian Burgundy Beef

Sopresatta Stuffed Chicken Breast

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo

Shrimp and Prosciutto Pasta

Delicious Spaghetti Sauce...sooo fast & easy.

Bruschetta Chicken Roulade

Scallop-Stuffed Tuscan Artichokes

Creamy Parmesan-Garlic Pasta

Pasta Primavera

Chicken Thighs Italiano

Easy Baked Cheese Ravioli

Gianna's Vegetable Lasagna

Pasta with Creamy Walnut Sauce

Italian Easter Cake

Baked Spinach and Mushroom Ziti

Italian Cherry Tomato Salad Sandwich

Beef, Italian Sausage, and Cheese Casserole


Pork with Fennel and Carrots

This citrus-mustard marinated pork tenderloin is roasted with a colorful combination of fennel and carrots.

Spaghetti with Italian Meatballs

This trimmed down version of the traditional dish, uses lean ground beef, bread crumbs, and Italian seasoning for the meatballs. Topped with a homemade tomato ...

Osso Buco

Using several dried seasonings simplifies this variation of classic osso buco--braised veal shanks prepared with wine and tomatoes.