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Italians know how to cook good food and Italian recipes tend to be some of our favourites! Which Italian recipe do you think of first: pizza, lasagne, tiramisu, bruschetta, gnocchi, panna cotta, cannelloni?
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Italian Salmon Balls and Pasta

By mydsgirl
You can substitute the salmon for tuna here
- 160 g salmon, processed/canned
- pinenuts
- 25 g breadcrumbs
- 1/2 egg, beaten
- 200 g pasta
- 250 g jar of pasta sauce
- 1/2 lemon, zested
- small handful of chopped parsley
- grated cheddar cheese
Italian Style Couscous Cakes

By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I made couscous cakes using basil and oregano to give that Italian touch
- 3/4 cup couscous
- 1 cup boiling water
- Salt to taste
- 1 large garlic clove crushed
- 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves.
- 2 green chilles chopped
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained (canned)
- Olive oil for roasting
Panna Cotta

By nicky2000
Discovered on Granny and Granddad's trip to Italy
- 1 vanilla pod
- 200ml/7fl double cream
- 200ml/7fl oz. milk
- 4 tbsp. caster sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. powdered gelatine
- To serve: fresh berries or stewed rhubarb
Italian Panfried Chicken

By Shazz
Chicken, bacon, Rosemary and Marsala
- 4 boneless, Skinless Chicken thighs / breasts
- 2 tbsp seasoned flour
- 2-3 tsp Oil Oil
- 1 red onion
- 8 par boiled ptaotoes (Salad Size)
- 3 rashers of bacon
- 2 sprigs of Rosemary
- 100mls Marsala
- 1 lemon
- rosemary & flat leaved parsley
- salt & pepper to taste
Vegetarian lasagne with spinach and goats cheese

By Christelle lorenzi
Drain the spinach. Put in a blender with the goats cheese (of which you remove the rind), chopped garlic, ricotta, ...
- 9 dry lasagne pasta sheets
- 1 tin of spinach (530g drained)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 125g ricotta
- 100g grated parmesan
- 1 log of goat cheese (200 g)
- 1/2 L of milk
Pollo al Limone

By theboycancook, The Boy Can Cook
This is a really simple Italian dish, and great for a summer dinner
- 1.5 kg chicken thighs (skin on)
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- Small handful parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 250ml white wine
Duo of panna cotta with feta cheese

By Carole ~ www.epicuriennes.com
Pour the milk and cream in a pan, heat until just warm
- 250 ml of milk
- 150 ml single cream
- 150 g feta cheese
- 4 sheets of gelatine
- Espelette pepper jelly
- Black cherry jam
- Salt and pepper
Posh Mac n Cheese

By BristolBites, Bristol Bites
Macaroni cheese...with a twist!
- 400g macaroni
- 100g pancetta, diced
- 1 leek, sliced
- 40g unsalted butter
- 40g plain flour
- 500ml milk
- 200g Dolcelatte cheese
- 150g Pecorino cheese, grated
- 75g breadcrumbs
- Salt and pepper
Seared Salmon and Prawn Pasta

By Vick11, Foodie
This is a pasta dish cooked in a creamy sauce with Salmon and prawns
- 200g fillet of salmon (cut into thick slices)
- 16 grey tiger prawns
- 120g dried pasta shells or 400g fresh pasta shells
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 50g mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 clove of garlic (chopped)
- 2 tablespoon diced red pepper
- 2 tablespoon diced green pepper
- 100 ml dry white wine
- 100 ml milk
- 75g grated matured Cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 handful of chopped fresh herbs
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- A few shavings of Parmesan cheese and chopped chives for garnish
Tomato Parmesan Chicken

By Vick11, Foodie
This dish is simple to make using a tin of tomato soup and some fresh herbs and vegetables and top with Parmesan ch
- 4 pieces chicken joints (skin removed)
- 1 Tin tomato soup
- 2 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1 handful chopped herbs (basil, thyme, oregano and parsley)
- 2 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 cup white wine
- 100g sliced mushrooms
- 1 small courgette (diced)
- 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon flour
- Salt and pepper
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Creamy Bacon Tagliatelle
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Savoury Italian Tart
- 1 x Ready rolled puff pastry sheet
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Baileys tiramisu
- 9 tsp instant espresso powder disolved in 350ml water
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- 400g lady fingers
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Italian Meat Balls in Tomato Sauce
- 1 packet meat balls
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 jar Tomato and Basil sauce
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- ½ small red pepper (diced)
- ½ small green pepper (diced)
- 1 tomato (diced)
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
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Best Bolognese
- 800g Minced Beef
- 1 packet Smoked paprika and garlic Chorizo Chopped
- 1 pepper diced
- 300g Mushrooms roughly chopped
- 1 Onion diced
- 2 Garlic Cloves Chopped finely
- 3 Medium Carrots, finely grated
- 2 tblsp tomato paste
- 1 can of chopped tomatoes
- 2 bottles of cheap pasta sauce base
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground corriander
- 1 tsp ground chilli
- 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp ground paprika
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Chicken & thyme risotto
- 200g Arborio rice
- 750ml chicken stock
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 chicken breasts diced
- small handful of lemon thyme,leaves picked
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 mushrooms, finely sliced
- juice of half lemon
- 200g cream cheese
- seasoning
- Parmesan shavings to taste
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Crostini
- French bread
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How to make the perfect pizza dough
- To make 1 large family pizza (6 people):
- 20 g of fresh baker's yeast,
- 15 ml water (at room temperature),
- 250 g of white bread flour (or if you can find fine Italian flour ‘00’ it’s even better),
- 5 cl of olive oil,
- 1 tsp salt.
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Approved byThe Chef Aubergine Parmigiana with Almonds
- 2 aubergines
- 200g mozzarella or smoked scamorza
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- a clove of crushed garlic
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp flaked almonds
- 1 tsp of basil pesto
- Vegetable stock
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Coarse salt and pepper
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meatballs and pasta
- pasta (any pasta you like)
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- tomato sauce
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- peppers
- onion
- tomatos
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