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Pasta, pizza and meatballs, oh my! Italian food has become synonymous with great American favorites like spaghetti and meatballs, eggplant parmesan, pizza, grilled peppers or stuffed eggplant. Italian food is healthy and hearty, heavy on carbs but also a delight for the taste buds! Out Italian recipes are sure to satisfy even your most intense cravings!
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We are definitely making these Easy Cheesy Mini Pizzas for our next party!
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough (homemade or store bought)
- Shredded cheese
- Pizza sauce
- Cured ham, shredded
- 4 eggs
- Cherry tomatoes
- Fresh basil
Method
- Roll out the dough
- Use a small bowl to cut the dough into rounds
- Add shredded cheese
- Place in oven on an oven tray afr 10 min at 355°F
- Put each dough round into a ramekin
- Add 1 tbsp pizza sauce, a handful of shredded cured ham
- Break an egg into each pizza
- Top with sliced cherry tomatoes and a basil leaf
- Place in oven for another 15 mins at 355°F
- Garnish with parsley and a pinch of pepper
- Serve and enjoy!
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Pasta e Fagioli
By Butterflygirl558
Details
Servings 4
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
- 1 Pound of Ground Beef
- 1 Cup Small Diced Onion
- 1 Cup Julienned Carrots
- 1 Cup Chopped Celery
- 2 Cloves Minced Garlic
- 2 Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Can Red Kidney Beans
- 1 Can Great Northern Beans
- 1 Can Tomato Sauce (15 oz)
- 1 Can V8 Juice (12oz)
- 1 Tbsp White Vinegar
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Basil
- ½ tsp Pepper
- ½ tsp Thyme
- ½ pkg Ditali Pasta
Pasta e Fagioli. Discover our recipe
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Instant Pot Minestrone Soup
By happyfoodstube, Happy Foods Tube
Instant Pot Minestrone soup is perfect for weeknight dinners
- 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Onion
- 4 Carrots
- 4 Celery Stalks
- 1 Medium Onion
- ½ Head Savoy Cabbage
- 1½ cup Cooked Cannellini Beans
- 1 can Tinned Tomatoes (14oz/400ml)
- 1 can Pureed Tomatoes (14oz/400ml)
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 tsp Salt
- A Pinch of Black Pepper
- 4 cups Vegetable / Chicken Stock
- Parmesan Cheese , optional
How to Make Authentic Gnocchi Like An Italian Grandma
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Stuffed Italian Bread
By LanaMoore
Preheat the oven to 350 F
- 1 Italian loaf, about 12 inches long
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 3 tsp minced onion
- 2-3 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 3 tsp chopped parsley (add more if you wish)
- 12 oz grated cheese (a mix of white cheddar and monterey jack)
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Manicotti
By erica19smith88
Cook manicotti in boiling water until done
- 1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 5 1/2 ounces manicotti pasta
Itailan Meatballs
By foley
There are meatballs, then there are MEATBALLS
- 1 Pound of Ground Chuck
- 1 Pound of Ground Pork
- 1 Pound of Ground Veal
- 3 Cups of Fine Bread Crumbs
- 3 Eggs Beaten
- 2 Tsp Salt and Pepper, Basil, Oregano, Parsley, Garlic Podwer
- 1/4 Cup of Parmesan Cheese
Authentic Italian Panettone: The Ultimate Christmas Treat
Panettone is Italy's traditional Christmas sweet bread, but you don't have to be Italian to appreciate this fluffy, delicious dessert.
Classic Basil Pesto
By marie.kelker
Toast pine nuts until golden brown
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 pound grated parmigiano reggiano cheese
- 3 ounces pine nuts (a handful)
- 2 cloves garlic, popped from skin
- 1 bunch basil, about 40 to 50 leaves
Stuffed Jumbo Shells with Cremini Mushrooms
By rapm155, Tasty Delights
Jumbo pasta shells filled with fluffy cream cheese and ricotta
- Stuffed Jumbo Shells w Ricotta & Mushrooms
- 1 250g box jumbo shells
- 1 400 g pkg ricotta
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 2 cup chopped cremini mushrooms (button can be substituted)
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1 green onion chopped
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cup prepared meat tomato sauce (preferably homemade)
Pizza Dough
By Sonyarene
Mix together dry ingredients
- 5 1/4 cups flour
- 4 tsp sugar
- 4 tsp salt
- 4 pkg quick rise yeast
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup oil
pizza
By amel, http://amelyahyaoui.wix.com/fares
in small bowl, using a fork, stir the yest into the warm water
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/4 cups ice cold
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon table salt
- 2tablespoon olive oil
- 5 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour, plus more for dusting
Savories- Calzones
By Popkrispy
Roll out dough into 2 round large discs
- Pizza dough/ pastry dough
- Tomatoes
- Salami
- Cheese
Baked Spaghetti
By Amber2126
Fry hamburger drain Mix in sauce and then layer with noodles
- I lb ground beef
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- salt
- 1 24-ounce jar marinara sauce
- 1/2 box Spaghetti
- 26 pepperoni slices
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
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Tiramisu
- Lady Fingers
- 3 cups of Espresso
- 4 ounces of sugar (plus 2 or more tablespoons for coffee)
- (2) 8 ounce containers of mascarpone
- 5 eggs separated
- Pinch of salt
- 2 shots of rum (optional)
- 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
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Cheese Stuffed Shells
- 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup Shredded Asiago Medium Cheese
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce
- 12 oz. Box of Jumbo Shells
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Pan Pizza
- Ingredients for dough:
- Warm water -1& 1/2 cup
- Yeast - 1 envelope 7gm (2.5oz) = 2&1/2 tsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- All purpose flour - 3 and 1/2 cup
- Baking soda - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp
- For toppings:
- Pizza sauce 1cup
- Shredded mozzarella cheese - 1 cup
- Onion - 1/4
- Tomato - 1/4
- Bell pepper or Capsicum - 1/4
- Mushroom - 1
- Jalapeno - 1
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Pizza with Basil
- 1 Pizza dough
- For the toppings:
- 1 or 2 cans of whole tomatoes
- 10 oz mozzarella,
- olive oil,
- salt
- pepper
- grated Parmesan
- a few basil leaves.
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Lasagna Rolls
- 6 lasagna noodles
- 1/2 pound lean ground Beef
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
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Chicken Parm
- 4 chicken breast
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup of flour
- 2 cups of Italian bread crumbs
- 1 To 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese
- 1 pound of pasta of your choice
- Pasta sauce of your choice
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Zucchini Lasagna
- 4 medium zucchini sliced 1/8 inch with a mandolin
- 1 can primo hot and spicy tomato sauce
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbs roast red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped white onion
- 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
- 1 container light ricotta cheese, drained
- 1/2 package of frozen spinach, defrosted and drained
- 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
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Pizza
- Dough:
- 2 cup warm water
- 2 T oil
- 2 tsp yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 1/2 - 41/2 cups flour
- Sauce
- 12 oz tomato sauce
- 12 oz tomato paste
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1-2 tsp sugar
- Cheese
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Cauliflower Gratin with Bolognese...
- 1 large cauliflower
- For the white sauce
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 1/2 cups of milk
- 1 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- salt and pepper
- For the bolognese sauce
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 onions
- 1 small can of diced tomatoes
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
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Brushetta
- 6 Tomatoes (roma/plum, chopped)
- 1/2 cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes
- 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 2 Tbp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Fresh Basil (no stems)
- 1/4 tspn Salt
- 1/4 tspn Ground Black Pepper
- 1 French baguette
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italian turkey sausage and peppers
- 6 (4 ounce) links sweet Italian turkey sausage
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup white wine
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Spaghetti Sauce
- 1 28oz Can Tomato Puree
- 4 6oz Cans Tomato Paste
- 4 tbl Parsley
- 1 tsp Basil
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1/3 tsp Minced Garlic
- 4 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 2 tsp Minced Onion
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
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