Italian recipes
37 free Italian recipes you can cook, share and keep, including Affogato, Baked Ziti and Cacio e Pepe. Every recipe shows where it came from and its license. Save one to Yoribang to get your own copy: change the servings and the amounts follow, add your own notes, and build a shopping list.
Affogato
A scoop of vanilla ice cream drowned in a shot of hot espresso. Dessert in two minutes.
Dessert5 min
Baked Ziti
Ziti with tomato sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella, baked until bubbling and browned.
Dinner1 hr 10 min
Cacio e Pepe
Just pasta, Pecorino, and black pepper, turned into a creamy sauce with a little starchy pasta water.
Dinner20 min
Caprese Salad
Ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil with olive oil. Only as good as the tomatoes.
Salad10 min
Cheese Ravioli
Fresh pasta pillows filled with ricotta and Parmesan, served with butter and sage or tomato sauce.
Dinner1 hr 35 min
Chicken Parmesan
Crispy breaded chicken cutlets topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella.
Dinner55 min
Chicken Piccata
Thin pan-fried chicken in a bright lemon, caper, and butter sauce.
Dinner35 min
Eggplant Parmesan
Layers of crisp baked eggplant, tomato sauce, and melted mozzarella and Parmesan.
Dinner1 hr 30 min
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine in a rich sauce of butter, cream, and Parmesan.
Dinner20 min
Focaccia
A soft, dimpled, olive-oil-rich flatbread with a crisp bottom. Needs one night in the fridge.
Baking12 hr 25 min
Homemade Egg Pasta
Fresh pasta dough made with just flour and eggs, for fettuccine, tagliatelle, or lasagna sheets.
Dinner1 hr 3 min
Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Tender beef and pork meatballs simmered in tomato sauce. Serve with spaghetti or on crusty rolls.
Dinner1 hr 5 min
Lasagna Bolognese
Layers of pasta, meaty ragù, creamy white sauce, and Parmesan, baked until bubbling.
Dinner3 hr 15 min
Marinara Sauce
A simple tomato sauce with garlic and basil that cooks in 25 minutes. Use it on pasta or pizza.
Sauce30 min
Minestrone
A big, hearty vegetable and bean soup with small pasta and a Parmesan rind for depth.
Soup1 hr 5 min
Mushroom Risotto
Creamy Arborio rice cooked slowly in stock with mushrooms, white wine, and Parmesan.
Dinner50 min
Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
Little ear-shaped pasta with browned Italian sausage, garlic, and slightly bitter broccoli rabe.
Dinner40 min
Panna Cotta
A silky chilled cream dessert, set with gelatin and served with fruit.
Dessert20 min
Panzanella
A Tuscan bread salad of crusty bread, ripe tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion soaked in a vinegar dressing.
Salad30 min
Pasta alla Gricia
Rigatoni with crisp guanciale, Pecorino, and black pepper. Carbonara without the egg and amatriciana without the tomato.
Dinner25 min
Pasta alla Norma
A Sicilian pasta with fried eggplant, tomato sauce, basil, and salty ricotta salata.
Dinner1 hr
Pasta alla Puttanesca
Spaghetti in a salty, briny tomato sauce with olives, capers, anchovies, and garlic.
Dinner30 min
Pasta e Fagioli
A thick, rustic soup of beans, small pasta, tomato, and rosemary.
Soup45 min
Pasta Primavera
Pasta tossed with spring vegetables in a light garlic, lemon, and Parmesan sauce.
Dinner35 min
Penne all'Arrabbiata
Penne in a fiery tomato sauce with garlic and chili. 'Arrabbiata' means angry.
Dinner30 min
Penne alla Vodka
Penne in a silky, blush-pink tomato cream sauce with a little vodka and chili.
Dinner35 min
Pesto Genovese
Fresh basil, pine nuts, garlic, and Parmesan blended into a bright green sauce.
Sauce10 min
Pizza Margherita
A thin pizza with tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil, baked hot until the crust blisters.
Dinner2 hr 12 min
Potato Gnocchi
Soft, pillowy potato dumplings served with butter and sage or any sauce you like.
Dinner1 hr 10 min
Rigatoni all'Amatriciana
Rigatoni in a spicy tomato sauce with crisp guanciale and Pecorino, from the town of Amatrice.
Dinner40 min
Shrimp Scampi Linguine
Linguine with garlicky, lemony butter-wine shrimp.
Dinner30 min
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Garlic gently cooked in olive oil with chili flakes and parsley, tossed with spaghetti. A 20-minute classic.
Dinner20 min
Spaghetti alle Vongole
Spaghetti with fresh clams steamed in white wine, garlic, and parsley.
Dinner35 min
Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti coated in a silky sauce of eggs, Pecorino, black pepper, and crisp guanciale or pancetta.
Dinner30 min
Stuffed Shells
Jumbo pasta shells filled with ricotta, spinach, and Parmesan, baked in tomato sauce.
Dinner1 hr 15 min
Tiramisu
Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with a light mascarpone cream and cocoa. Made without raw eggs.
Dessert30 min
Tomato Bruschetta
Toasted garlic bread topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, and olive oil.
Appetizer23 min
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