Home Fresh Pasta & General Information
Cutting & Shaping Pasta by Hand (many different shapes)
Homemade Fresh Pasta (lasagna, cannelloni, tagliatelle, fettuccine, pappardelle, etc.)
Homemade Flavored, Colored Pasta (& pasta imprinted w/ herb leaves)
Basil Three-Cheese Ravioli (imprinted w/ basil leaves)
Homemade Orecchiette (Little ears)
Tossed Tomato Pasta Dishes
Italian Tomato Pasta Sauces
*Basic Tomato Sauce (Pomodori Sauce)
*Spaghetti Sauce (Marinara)
*Rosé Sauce (tomato cream sauce)
Arrabbiata Sauce ("angry style" - hot pepper flakes, used for Diablo)
Spaghetti w/ Sausage, Peppers, & Pecorino
Bucatini all'Amatriciana (pancetta or bacon & tomato sauce)
Pasta alla Norma (tomato, eggplant)
Broccoli Rabe Sauce (light tomato sauce)
*Cucuzza-Tomato Sauce over Spaghetti (cucuzza squash)
Meats, etc. for Marinara Sauce
*Hot Italian Sausage (fry until browned, add to Marinara sauce & simmer)
*Braciole (stuffed beef rolls)
Braciole w/ Marinara Sauce (stuffed top round)
*Sausage, Peppers, & Onions (Spaghetti w/ Sausage, Peppers, & Onions)
*Chicken Parmesan (w/ linguine)
*Eggplant Parmesan (w/ linguine)
Carne alla Pizzaiola ('pizza-style meat' - makes it own sauce)
Ragùs
Sunday Gravy (made w/ several meats)
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/ cream & wine)
*Spaghetti Alla Caruso (chicken livers)
Summer Sauces
Non-Tomato Tossed Pastas
Cream & Cheese Sauces
Parmesan Cream Sauce (heavy cream & Parmesan)
Lemon Chicken Pasta (zucchini, cream sauce)
Salt-As-You-Go Pasta (shallots, garlic, red pepper flakes, broccolini, tubetti pasta & Parmesan cheese)
Cacio e Pepe (cheese & pepper)
*Fettucine Alfredo (scallop, shrimp, chicken, crab alfredo variations)
*Frank's Chicken Fettucine (Alfredo)
Fettucine Florentine (spinach)
Artichoke & Lemon Pasta (w/ asparagus)
*Pasta alla Carbonara (w/ bacon or pancetta)
Ham & Asparagus Carbonara w/ bread crumb topping
Orecchiette Carbonara w/ Charred Brussels Sprouts
*Faith's Bacon, Cream Cheese, & Mushroom Pasta Sauce
*Brian's Chicken Roll (serve w/ linguine & Mornay Sauce)
Pestos
*Pasta al Pesto (also good w/ grilled chicken)
Cheese Tortellini w/ Walnut Pesto
Fresh Summer Sauces
Spaghetti w/ Asparagus, Smoked Mozzarella & Prosciutto
Pasta Primavera (springtime pasta)
Summer Pasta w/ Zucchini, Ricotta & Basil
*Zucchini Carbonara (penne pasta)
Pappardelle w/ Zucchini Blossom Sauce
*Margherita Pasta w/ Grilled Chicken (w/ fresh basil & fresh tomatoes)
Basil Garden Pasta (fresh sauce, not cooked, Fontina cheese)
Olive Oil & Butter Sauces
Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano)
Brown Butter Lobster, Bacon, Crispy Kale & Fontina Pasta
Midnight Pasta (garlic, anchovy, capers, red pepper)
Other Non-Tomato Sauces
Naples' Genovese Sauce (onion & beef)
*Chicken Saltimbocca (mushroom, wine & sage sauce)
Pasta w/ Smothered Broccoli Rabe & Olives
Orecchiette w/ Broccoli Raab & Sausage
Orecchiette w/ Sausage & Roasted Peppers
Sausage, Greens, & Beans Pasta
*Penne w/ Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Arugula
Chicken Riggies (Chicken Rigatoni in a creamy tomato sauce from Utica, NY)
Margarita Chicken Pasta (Mexican flavors)
Pappardelle Pasta w/ Duck Rillette, Mushrooms, & Rosemary Cream Sauce
Tossed Seafood Pastas
Fish Pastas
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti w/ Lemon, Basil, & Salmon
Gemelli Pasta w/ Smoked Salmon & Creamy Vodka Sauce
Lobster Pastas
Lobster Pasta w/ Herbed Cream Sauce
Lobster Pasta Greek Style "Astakomakaronada"
Mixed Seafood Pastas
Fettuccine ai Frutti di Mare (clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops)
Crab Seafood Pastas
Crab & Cherry Tomato Fettuccini
Fettucine Alfredo (crab alfredo variation)
Pasta w/ Clams
*Linguine w/ Clam Sauce (Linguine Con Vongole)
Pasta w/ Mussels
*White Mussels, South Philly Style
Red Mussels, South Philly Style
Shrimp & Scallops Pastas
Fettucine Alfredo (scallop or shrimp alfredo variations)
*Frank's Pasta Mileno (shrimp)
Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Pasta (sun-dried tomatoes)
Penne w/ Shrimp & Herbed Cream Sauce
*Scallops in Vodka Sauce w/ Capellini (shrimp or crabmeat)
Creamy Scallop & Pea Fettuccine
*Brian's Seafood & Red Pepper Pasta
Spaghettini w/ Shrimp & Scallops in Rich Broth
Fettucine Alfredo w/ shrimp or scallops
Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta)
General Information
Homemade Fresh Pasta Recipes (top of page: (lasagna, cannelloni, pappardelle, etc.)
How to Make Stuffed/Filled Baked Pastas
How to Make Cannelloni (see Homemade Fresh Pasta)
Pasta Fillings for Jumbo Shells, Manicotti, etc.
Also see stuffed pasta recipes to the right
*Ground Meat Filling (Marinara Sauce)
*Cheese Filling (Marinara Sauce)
*Spinach & Cheese Filling (Marinara Sauce)
Chicken & Mushroom Filling (Parmesan Cream Sauce)
Cannelloni & Manicotti
Difference Between Manicotti & Cannelloni
Cannelloni w/ Two Sauces (spinach & ground beef stuffing)
Squash & Chard Manicotti (Béchamel sauce)
Pork-filled Manicotti Provençal Style (Marsala wine and a light tomato sauce)
Stuffed Shells
See Pasta Fillings and How to Stuff Shells to the left
Sausage-Spinach Stuffed Shells (w/ cheese)
Chicken Florentine–Stuffed Shells
Baked Seafood Stuffed Pastas
Salmon Cannelloni w/ Lemon Cream Sauce (made w/ crespelle, Italian crepes)
Baked Rigatoni & Penne
*Baked Penne w/ Ricotta Cheese
Baked Penne w/ Cauliflower & Cheese
Lasagna & Lasagna Rollups
Lasagnas w/ Tomato Sauce, variations:
*Meat Lasagna
*Cheese & Spinach Lasagna
*Vegetable Lasagna
*Eggplant Lasagna
Lasagna w/ radicchio di Treviso & taleggio sauce
Lasagna Princisgrass (uses truffles, sub mushrooms)
Chicken, Mushroom & Spinach Alfredo Lasagna
Chicken & Cheese Lasagna Roll-Ups
Seafood Lasagnas
Filled Boiled Pasta, Gnocchi & Cavatelli
Ravioli
Butter Sage Sauce (for pumpkin ravioli)
Beetroot Fillings for Ravioli w/ a Butter Poppy Seed Sauce
Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Ravioli
Also see pasta fillings directly above (spinach & cheese, etc.)
Gnocchi & Cavatelli (pasta-type dumplings)
Cheese & Potato Gnocchi (w/ cheese sauce)
Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi (w/ sage butter & pancetta)
Gorgonzola Sauce w/ Potato Gnocchi
Creamy Gnocchi w/ Asparagus & Ham
