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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.

Linda's Lasagna

This very large recipe for lasagna will require an extra large baking dish or roasting pan. One of the layers contains leftover cooked roast, frozen ...

Spaghetti Sauce with Wine

Canned crushed tomatoes are combined with red wine, vegetables, garlic, oregano, basil, rosemary, and marjoram, then slowly simmered to make this salt free spaghetti...

Lasagna with White Sauce

Uncooked lasagna noodles are layered with a meaty tomato sauce flavored with Italian seasoning, and a white sauce that contains mozzarella cheese. More cheese goes ...

Italian Wedding Soup

This soup is a flavorful mix of chicken, chicken stock, onion, carrot, celery and chopped escarole, with tiny Parmesan meatballs and fine noodles added to ...

Rigatoni & Gravy

The "gravy" in this easy pasta recipe is a jar of marinara sauce that's dressed up with onions, carrots, green pepper, and garlic.

Bordeaux Spaghetti Sauce

This meatless spaghetti sauce recipe combines onion, green pepper and garlic with canned tomatoes. Oregano, basil, rosemary and margoram flavor the homemade sauce, a...

Jamie's Lasagna Casserole

A seasoned mixture of cooked ground beef and tomato paste makes up one of the layers of this lasagna dish, along with ricotta cheese, mozzarella ...

Spaghetti Sauce with meat

This meaty spaghetti sauce uses either ground beef or Italian sausage, onion, canned tomatoes, and tomato paste, and is flavored with garlic, basil, oregano, rosemar...

Mexican Lasagna

A southwestern twist to an Italian dish that has beef, salsa, green chiles, and cheese all layered and baked. Have the kids help put the ...

Italian Tomato Pasta Bake

Use fresh basil for fuller flavor in this Italian casserole that has beef, tomatoes, and other vegetables.

Risotto With Leeks, Carrots and Fennel

Brown arborio rice lightly along with fennel, leeks and carrots, then add vegetable broth gradually until the rice is cooked.

Family Pasta

Making spaghetti with meat sauce is just this easy.

Microwave Lasagna

This lasagna recipe, with noodles layered with a ground beef sauce and cottage cheese, is cooked in the microwave.

Pasta Sauce

This quick and simple pasta sauce is made with some chopped fresh tomatoes that are heated in oil for just a short time with garlic ...

Lasagna Pie

This layered main dish pie uses refrigerated biscuits for the crust and has a filling of ground beef and chorizo, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses.

Chicken Fettuccine for a Crowd

Here's a fettuccine casserole for your next get-together. Cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and Monterey Jack cheese make it rich and creamy.

Crock Pot Chicken Lasagna

This recipe layers chicken, noodles, and a condensed soup sauce with cheese in a slow cooker for a unique way to prepare lasagna.

Crockpot Lasagna

Here's an easy-to-make lasagna that gets prepared right in the crockpot.

Easy Pork Chops With Tomatoes

Five ingredients are all you will need to prepare this recipe for dinner. Italian bread crumbs and stewed tomatoes add flavor to the pork chops.

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.

Baked Ravioli

Toasty breaded raviolis which are baked in the oven instead of fried. Try different kinds of filled ravioli or mix and match.

Meaty Manicotti

Big tubes of pasta stuffed with beef, sausage, and mozzarella cheese; baked with sauce and more cheese over the top.

Helen's Lasagna

Make this tasty lasagna for any meal. Ground beef is added to lasagna noodles, tomato sauce, cheese, and spices inside a crock pot.

Baked Spaghetti with Pepperoni & Cheese

Lots of flavors combine in this hearty soup. Vary the flavors according to your tastes by increasing or decreasing any of the seasonings.

Frosia

This is something like a rolled up omelet. Parmesan and seasoned bread crumbs add flavor.

DJ ECK's Spaghetti and Meatballs

Shrimp and Red Pepper Linguine

Stuffed Pasta Balls

Blue Crab Lasagna

Macaroni Rosey

Sweet Tomato Sauce

Gustoso Italian Pot Pie

Mason Soup

Rigatoni Pepperanata

Eggplant Pasta with Acorn Squash Marinara

Cheesy Inside Out Pizza Pockets

Northwest Salmon and Pumpkin Calzone

Nanny's Easy Spaghetti Sauce

Shepherd's Pie Italiano

Mamma's Scotcha

Spaghetti Sauce

Spaghetti Sauce

Bread, Tomato and Garlic Salad

Greens Mateo'

Italian Greens

Mini-Meatloaf, Italian Style

Hot & Sassy Sauce

Shrimp Penne

Mild & Cheesy Mexican Style Baked Ziti

Italian Meatballs in the Crockpot 1-2-3

Mario's Roasted Garlic Meatballs

Nana's Rice

Spiced Carrot Risotto

Simply Pizza

Halibut Lasagna

Rise and Shine Pasta

Shrimp Alfredo Pasta


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.