General Information
Traditional Italian Main Courses
The First Italian Tomato Recipes
Formaggio (Italian Cheeses)
Italian Pastas (dishes)
The Right Pasta for Every Sauce
Farro
Soffritto: Traditional Italian Flavor Base
Beverages
Breads
Sicilian Bread (made w/ semolina)
Ciabatta (an Italian bread)
Focaccia alla molisana (focaccia stuffed w/ escarole mixture)
Carrabas Italian Olive Oil (for bread dipping)
Crostini (“little toasts" for appetizers)
Crescia ~ Umbrian Cheese Bread
Italian Sun Dried Tomatoes Recipes
also see Sun Dried Tomatoes on Vegetable Ingredients page
Reconstituting Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil
Uses for Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
Bruschetta w/ Sundried Tomato & Mozzarella
Condiments & Sauces
Gremolata (parsely, garlic, lemon)
Bagna Cauda (dip made w/ garlic, anchovies, olive oil, butter)
Brunch
*Italian Frittata (Italian omelet w/ asparagus & ham)
Green Bean, Ham, & Cheese Frittata
Home Skillet Frittata w/ Bacon Lattice
Penne Frittata w/ Basil & Ricotta
Italian Potato Frittata w/ Ricotta
Homemade Cured Meats & Sausages
Italian Cured Meats (types)
Appetizers (Antipasti)
Brushettas & Crostini
Difference between Bruschetta & Crostini (w/ recipe ideas)
Pa Amb Tomàquet (Catalan Tomato Bread)
Grilled Eggplant & Ricotta Crostini
Salumi (cured meats)
*Antipasto Salad (American)
Vegetable Antipasti
Eggplant Caponata (served on crostini, etc.)
Sauteed Raddicio w/ Crab Salad
Involtini di Melanzane (eggplants stuffed w/ meat & mozzarella)
Involtini di Melanznae alla Ricotta (eggplants stuffed w/ ricotta)
Scarpaccia (Italian Zucchini Tart, thin, made w/ cornmeal & Parmesan)
Seafood Appetizers
Fritto Misto (mixed fry - seafood)
*Mussels in White Sauce, South Philly Style
Pickles & Roasted Vegetables
Antipasto Misto (mixed antipasti)
Roasted Red Peppers (for antipasto)
Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil
Cheese Antipasti
Marinated Mozzarella Cheese Balls
Michael Symon's Arancini (deep-fried rissoto w/ cheese)
Salads, Soups & Stews, & Deli Items
Salads (Insalata)
*Insalata Caprese (tomatoes, mozarella, fresh basil)
*Antipasto Salad (American)
Italian Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Panzanella (summer bread salad)
Mixed Seafood Salad (Insalata ai Frutti di Mare)
Shaved Fennel, Celery, & Red Onion Salad w/ Salami
Soups & Stews (Primi)
*Classic Minestrone Soup (vegetable soup)
Pasta e Fagioli (bean soup w/ pasta)
*Italian Wedding Soup (meatball soup)
Stracciatella
Sausage, White Bean, & Swiss Chard Soup
Italian Broccoli Soup (pasta, optional sausage)
Tuscan White Bean Soup (pureed served w/ bruschetta)
Ribollita (Tuscan Bean Soup made w/ day old bread)
Cioppino (Italian American seafood stew)
Grilled Panini Sandwiches
Grilled Panini Caprese (mozzarella, tomato, pesto)
Panino alla Margherita (mozzarella, tomato, fresh basil)
Tuna & Provolone Panini (uses focaccia bread)
Panino di Prosciutto e Fontina
Smoked Gouda & Prosciutto Panini Sandwich
Venetian Panino (Gruyere & turkey)
Chicken Breast, Dried Tomato & Mozzarella Panini
Cold Panini Sandwiches
Pressed Italian Picnic Sandwich
Vegetable-Stuffed Sandwich (cheese & vegetable spread)
Pan Bagna (cold-pressed w/ fava beans, yellow peppers, olives)
Deli & Other Sandwiches
*Italian-style Sausage Sandwiches w/ Marinara Sauce
Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches
Italian Porchetta Sandwich (slices of pork in au jus on hard roll)
Italian Peppers & Eggs Sandwich
Stromboli & Calzones
Stuffed Focaccia
Focaccia alla molisana (focaccia stuffed w/ escarole mixture)
Rustic Sicilian Pie (Impanata)
Pizza
General Information
Pizza Doughs
The Pizza Lab: Three Doughs to Know
*Pizza Dough (New York Style)
Thin & Crispy Pizza (cracker-like)
Foolproof Pan Pizza (thicker crust)
Grandma Pizza (a sheet pan pizza made with a focaccia-type dough)
Pizza Sauces
Pizza Sauce (tomato)
Pizza Sauce Alternatives (white sauce, etc.)
White Pizzas
Pizza w/ Pesto, Ricotta, & Mozzarella
Mushroom Pizza (w/ 4 cheeses)
Pizza w/ Spinach, Pancetta, & Ricotta
Spinach Artichoke White Cheese Pizza (garlic, olive oil, & parmesan cheese base)
White Spinach Pizza - white sauce made w/ garlic & Parmesan (or Alfredo sauce), top w/ spinach &/ mozzarella
Asparagus, Fingerling Potato, & Goat Cheese Pizza (olive oil, garlic base)
Roasted Garlic Chicken & Mozzarella Pizza
Chicken Italian: White pizza topped w/ chicken cutlet, broccoli rabe & provolone cheese
White pizza w/ chicken cutlet, ricotta cheese & sliced tomatoes
Pizza Toppings
*Traditional Italian Pizza Toppings
Classic American Pizza Toppings
Tomato Based Pizzas
Grandma Pizza (a sheet pan pizza)
Pizza Margherita: (Tomato, Basil & Cheese)
Chicken & Garlicky Broccoli Raab Pizza
Seafood Pizza Toppings
*Shrimp Scampi Pizza (white pizza)
Pizza w/ Shrimp, Bacon & Artichoke Hearts
New Haven-Style White Clam & Garlic Pizza
White Clam Sauce Pizza (w/ Chili Oil, optional)
Tossed Pasta Dishes (Primi)
General
Tomato-based Sauces
*Basic Tomato Sauce (Pomodori Sauce)
*Spaghetti Sauce (Marinara)
Arrabbiata Sauce ("angry style" - red pepper flakes)
Spaghetti w/ Sausage, Peppers, & Pecorino
Bucatini all'Amatriciana (pancetta or bacon & tomato sauce)
Pasta alla Norma (eggplant)
Ragùs (Meat Sauces)
Neapolitan Ragù (precursor to Italian-American Sunday gravy)
Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce (American, tomato sauce w/ ground beef added)
*Bolognese Sauce (tomato meat sauce w/ wine & cream)
*Spaghetti Alla Caruso (chicken livers)
Meats, etc. for Marinara Sauce
*Meat Balls (Spaghetti & Meatballs)
*Hot Italian Sausage (Spaghetti w/ Hot Italian Sausage)
*Spaghetti w/ Sausage, Peppers, & Onions
Country-style Pork Ribs - brown, add to sauce
*Braciole (filled beef rolls w/ mushroom sauce, serve pasta w/ marinara on side)
Braciole w/ Marinara Sauce (stuffed meat rolls)
Carne alla Pizzaiola (makes it own sauce)
Olive Oil & Butter Sauces
Butter & Cheese Sauce (Pasta al Burro)
Regional Variations of Butter Pasta in Italy
Butter Sage Sauce (pumpkin ravioli, tortellini, gnocchi, or fettuccine)
Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti w/ Black Pepper & Pecorino Romano)
Lemon Spaghetti (olive oil)
Capellini w/ Lemon & Basil (olive oil & butter)
Midnight Pasta w/ Garlic, Anchovy, Capers & Red Pepper (olive oil)
Mushroom Sauce w/ Pici Pasta (olive oil)
Simple Mediterranean Olive Oil Pasta (olive oil, olives, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, grape tomatoes)
Pesto
*Pasta al Pesto (Pesto alla Genovese, basil)
Cheese Tortellini w/ Walnut Pesto
Fresh Summer Sauces
Lemon Ricotta Pasta (Pasta al Limone)
Pasta Primavera (springtime pasta)
Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce
*Margherita Pasta w/ Grilled Chicken (similar to Pasta alla Checca)
*Cucuzza-Tomato Sauce over Spaghetti
Basil Garden Pasta (fresh sauce, not cooked)
Other Non-Tomato Sauces
Naples' Genovese Sauce (onion & beef)
Chicken Saltimbocca (mushroom, wine & sage sauce)
Broccoli Rabe Sauce (includes a little tomato)
Orecchiette w/ Broccoli Raab & Sausage
Pasta w/ Smothered Broccoli Rabe & Olives
Sausage & Broccoli Rabe (serve over Italian bread or pasta)
Fish & Seafood Pastas
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti w/ Lemon, Basil, & Salmon
*Linguine w/ Clam Sauce (Linguine Con Vongole)
Fettucine Alfredo w/ shrimp or scallops
Penne w/ Shrimp & Herbed Cream Sauce
Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Pasta (sun-dried tomatoes)
*Frank's Pasta Mileno (shrimp)
Spaghettini w/ Shrimp & Scallops in Rich Broth
*Scallops in Vodka Sauce w/ Capellini
Creamy Scallop & Pea Fettuccine
*White Mussels, South Philly Style
Red Mussels, South Philly Style
Crab & Cherry Tomato Fettuccini
Fettuccine ai Frutti di Mare (clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops)
Cream & Cheese-based Sauces
Cacio e Pepe (cheese & pepper)
*Fettucine Alfredo (cream)
*Frank's Chicken Fettucine (Alfredo)
*Pasta alla Carbonara (pancetta or bacon)
Pasta w/ Prosciutto & Peas (can use ham)
Ham & Asparagus Carbonara w/ bread crumb topping
Orecchiette Carbonara w/ Charred Brussels Sprouts
Spaghetti w/ Asparagus, Smoked Mozzarella & Prosciutto
Salt-As-You-Go Pasta (shallots, garlic, red pepper flakes, broccolini, tubetti pasta & Parmesan cheese)
Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta) (Primi)
General Information
Making Homemade Fresh Pasta (links top of page)
How to Make Stuffed/Filled Baked Pastas
How to Make Cannelloni (see Homemade Fresh Pasta)
Pasta Fillings
Also see stuffed pasta recipes to the right
Chicken & Mushroom Filling (use Cheese or Cream Sauce)
Stuffed Shells & Cannelloni
Difference Between Manicotti & Cannelloni
Also see Pasta Fillings to the left
Sausage-Spinach Stuffed Shells (w/ cheese)
Chicken Florentine–Stuffed Shells
Seafood Stuffed Pasta
Salmon Cannelloni w/ Lemon Cream Sauce (made w/ crespelles, Italian-style Crepes)
Crab & Ricotta Cannelloni (Bechamel sauce)
Rolled & Baked Eggplant
Involtini (cheese filled eggplant rollups w/ tomato sauce)
Lasagnas
*Lasagnas w/ Tomato Sauce, variations:
*Meat Lasagna (or sub Italian sausage)
*Cheese & Spinach Lasagna
*Vegetable Lasagna
*Eggplant Lasagna
Lasagna w/ radicchio di Treviso & taleggio sauce
Chicken, Mushroom & Spinach Alfredo Lasagna
Lasagna Princisgrass (truffles, can use mushooms)
Seafood Lasagnas
Baked Rigatoni & Penne
Filled Boiled Pasta (Primi)
See Homemade Fresh Pasta Recipes
Ravioli
Butter Sage Sauce (pumpkin ravioli)
Beetroot Fillings for Ravioli w/ a Butter Poppy Seed Sauce
Mushroom Ravioli w/ Parmesan Cream Sauce
Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Ravioli
Lobster (Crab) Ravioli w/ Vodka Cream Sauce
Tortellini
*Tortellini in Parmesan Cheese Sauce
Tortellini in *Rosé Sauce
Cavatelli (Primi)
Cavatelli w/ Broccoli Rabe & Cannelini Beans
Cavatelli w/ Beets & Swiss Chard
Polenta Dishes (Primi)
Gnocchi (Primi)
Homemade Gnocchi
Homemade Potato Gnocchi (serve w/ Marinara Sauce or Fontina Cheese sauce, Pesto or any of the sauces below)
Cheese & Potato Gnocchi (w/ cheese sauce)
Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi (w/ sage butter & pancetta)
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Pumpkin Gnocchi
Spinach Gnocchi
Gnocchi alla Romana (made w/ semolina)
Gnocchi Parisienne (made with choux pastry - see Jacques Pépin)
Sauces
Gnocchi w/ Brown Butter & Sage Sauce
Gorgonzola Sauce w/ Potato Gnocchi
Main Dishes (Secondi)
Poultry w/ Sauce
Chicken Cutlets
Chicken Marsala (mushrooms & Marsala wine sauce)
Chicken Piccata (lemon & caper sauce)
Chicken Francese (lemon & heavy cream)
Chicken Florentine (bechamel sauce w/ spinach)
Chicken Scallopini (w/ peppers, mushrooms, and onions in a tomato sauce)
*Chicken Saltimbocca (prosciutto & sage, Marsala wine sauce)
Herb-and-Cheese-Filled Chicken Thighs (roasted stuffed bone-less chicken thighs)
Bone-in Chicken Pieces
Chicken Canzanese (chicken thighs w/ white wine & prosciutto sauce)
Chicken Stew from Teramo (basically Chicken Canzanese)
Chicken Scarpariello (peppers, onions, Italian sausage, no tomato sauce)
Roasted Whole/Half Chicken
Rao's Famous Lemon Chicken (Pollo al Limone, roasted half chicken w/ lemon)
Pollo alla diavola (spatchcock chicken grilled w/ peppery olive oil for basting)
Sides - Vegetables (Contorni)
Italian Frying Peppers w/ Parmesan
*Wilted Escarole w/ Garlic & Lemon
Braised Belgian Endive w/ Prosciutto
Brussel Sprouts & Eggs w/ Bagna Cauda
Winter Caponata (mixed vegetables)
Italian Style Green Beans (oil & vinegar)
Dandelion & Kidney Beans (Cicoria Fagioli)
Italian Vegetable Herb Stuffing
Veal & Beef
Saltimbocca alla Romana (veal & fresh sage - try w/ beef or pork)
*Braciole (beef rolls)
Pork
Ground Meat & Sausage
Fish
Fish Piccata (using Chicken Piccata recipe)
Swordfish Involtini: Involtini alla Siciliana (tomato sauce, olives, capers, pine nuts, currants)
Sicilian Aromatic Salmon Steamed In Foil (wine, olives, capers)
Sides Risotto & Polenta (Contorni)
Desserts & Sweets (Dolce)
Cookies
Pelligrino Artusi's Biscotti (1891)
Pizzelles (Italian Wafer Cookies)
Florentines (lace cookies)
Amaretti (almond macaroons)
Ricciarelli (almond cookies)
Aginetti (Italian Lemon Drop Cookies)
Crostoli (fried cookie)
Brutti Ma Bouni (merinque-type cookie w/ hazelnuts)
Cuccidati (Italian Fig Cookies)
Ladyfingers
Pignoli Cookies
Chocolate Salami (salame di cioccolato) - no-bake cookies
Cakes
Pies & Tarts
Italian Ricotta Pie
Granitas & Sorbets
Sweet Breads
Panettone (Xmas sweet bread)
Pastries
Honey Drenched Christmas Fritters: Struffoli
Sfogliatella (clam shaped pastries)
Pesche di Prato (Peaches of Prato)
Alkermes (red liquer used in pastries)
