Italian Recipes
From slow-simmered ragù to blistered pizza and silky risotto, Italian cooking celebrates a handful of great ingredients treated simply. Explore comforting pastas, regional classics, and weeknight-friendly dishes you can build any night of the week.
High-Protein Lentil Bolognese
A rich, meat-free Bolognese where brown lentils and mushrooms deliver deep savory flavor and plenty of protein — a batch-friendly vegan sauce for any pasta.
Italian Pasta e Fagioli
A rustic Italian pasta-and-bean soup, thick with cannellini beans, tomato, and small pasta — the ultimate cheap, cozy, protein-rich one-pot meal.
Make-Ahead Marinara Sauce
A big pot of honest tomato sauce, slow-simmered with garlic and basil until deep and glossy. Costing a fraction of the jarred kind, it freezes in batches and becomes pasta sauce, pizza base, or the start of a dozen other meals. Vegan and free of dairy, gluten, egg, and soy.
Creamy Tomato Pasta Bake for a Crowd
A crowd-pleasing baked pasta in a creamy tomato sauce with a golden, bubbling cheese top. Vegetarian, endlessly adaptable, and cheap to scale up — the sort of comforting family dinner that quietly feeds six with leftovers for lunch.
Classic Tiramisu
Espresso-soaked ladyfingers layered with silky mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa — the definitive Italian dessert.
Chicken Parmigiana
Golden breaded chicken cutlets smothered in marinara and melted mozzarella, baked until bubbling.
Creamy Mushroom Risotto
Arborio rice slowly simmered with white wine and stock until luxuriously creamy, finished with earthy mushrooms and Parmesan.
Margherita Pizza
A Neapolitan classic with a blistered, chewy crust, San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and fragrant basil.
Classic Spaghetti Carbonara
A traditional Roman pasta dish with creamy egg sauce, crispy guanciale, and Pecorino Romano. Simple ingredients, extraordinary flavor.
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