Italian recipes - 70 recipes
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?
Italian recipes are full of fresh Mediterranean produce and vegetables such as aubergine, courgettes, peppers, tomatoes and garlic…
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Top rated Italian recipes
Chicken & thyme risotto

By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
A simple, filling dish thats easier than just boiling rice!
- 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
Best Bolognese

By Animatebug
Bolognese to blow your mind
- 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
- 2 stock cubes
- salt and pepper
Italian Meat Balls in Tomato Sauce

By Vick11, Foodie
This simple Italian meat ball recipe is made with ready made meatballs and a jar of 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
- Salt and pepper
- a few shavings of parmesan cheese
- 1 packet fresh spaghetti
How to make the perfect pizza dough

By stezermeezers
Pizza dough is simply mixing flour with water and adding yeast, oil and salt
- 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.
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
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
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
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
Tiramisu

By Fay
Make up some strong coffee using 1-2 tbsp coffee granules in 150ml boiling water - leave to cool
- 1 pack of sponge fingers
- 150ml of strong cold coffee
- 250 grams of mascarpone
- 2 tbsp of Tia Maria
- 150ml double cream
- 4 tbsp icing sugar
- Grated chocolate
Almond, Lemon and Ricotta Tart

By BangersAuVin, Bangers Au Vin
This recipe was shown to me by my Italian housemates whilst I was living in Naples, I'd never used ricotta much bef...
- 250g blanched almonds
- 65g plain white flour (or '00' Italian Flour if you can find it)
- Finely grated zest of 7 lemons and the juice of 3 lemons
- 225g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 250g caster sugar
- 6 seperated eggs
- 300g fresh ricotta
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Savoury Italian Tart
- 1 x Ready rolled puff pastry sheet
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- halved
- Half a red
- green or yellow pepper
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- 1 ball mozzarella
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- 50g salami
- sliced
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Panna Cotta
- 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
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Chicken Parm
- 1 x Chicken breast
- Honey mustard dressing
- Bread crumbs
- Parmesan cheese grated
- Provolone cheese
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Creamy Trout, Butternut squash and...
- 300g Arborio rice
- 200g smoked trout fillet (cut into cubes)
- 60g butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 leek stem (sliced)
- 150g butternut squash (diced)
- 1 teaspoon chopped of fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 glass Italian white wine
- 1 litre chicken stock ( Stock cube)
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 150g of asparagus tips
- 70g grated Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
- 70g grated Parmesan
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Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable...
- 2 red onions
- quartered and sliced lengthways
- 1 large purple aubergine
- chopped
- 2 yellow peppers
- deseeded and chopped
- 2 red peppers
- deseeded and chopped
- 3 courgettes
- chopped
- 1 small fennel bulb
- chopped
- 275ml/½ pint olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- peeled and sliced
- black pepper and coarsely ground sea salt
- 600g/1lb 5oz small new potatoes
- 450g/1lb baby vine tomatoes
- 25g/1oz basil
- chopped
- 400g/14oz tin red kidney beans
- rinsed and drained
- 200g/7oz mature cheddar cheese
- grated
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Spinach and cream cannelloni
- Enough lasagne sheets for the size of your dish and number of guests
- 1 kilo of spinach (preferably fresh)
- 125 gr of crème fraîche
- Grated cheese.
- Salt and pepper.
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Italian-style beef stew
- 1 onion
- sliced
- 1 garlic clove
- sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 300g pack beef stir-fry strips
- or use beef steak
- thinly sliced
- 1 yellow pepper
- deseeded and thinly sliced
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- sprig rosemary
- chopped
- handful pitted olives
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Pesto tomato and mozzarella...
- 1/4 cup Basil pesto
- 1/4 cup red pepper(cut into long strips)
- 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 cup mozzarella
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 slices of bread
- Salt to taste
- Butter for toasting
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Italian Style Couscous Cakes
- 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
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Vegetarian lasagne with spinach...
- 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
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Simple Peperonata (Italian Stew)
- 2 red peppers - halved seeded & sliced
- 60ml olive oil
- Medium onion - thinly sliced
- 6 plum tomatoes - chopped
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp honey
- A few basil leaves - chopped
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Approved byThe Chef Chilli And Garlic Spaghetti
- 1 pack spaghetti
- as much chilli flakes as you want
- olive oil
- Salt+Pepper
- Garlic paste from a tube (roughly a large squeeze)
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