Best Homemade Italian Recipes
Easy Spaghetti alla Nerano is a creamy pasta of fried zucchini, provolone del monaco, Parmigiano Reggiano and fresh basil, ready in about 1 hour 20 minutes. It feeds 4, and the sauce comes from the cheese and pasta water, so it has no cream. Why This Recipe Works Salting the zucchini slices for 30 minutes …
Easy garganelli and broccoli rabe is a skillet pasta of Italian sausage, garlic and bitter greens in a white wine sauce, ready in about 55 minutes. It feeds 4, and the whole dinner comes together in one pot and one skillet. Why This Recipe Works Broccoli rabe goes into boiling water for just 2 minutes …
Italian apple bundt cake (torta di mele) is a soft cake of sliced apples, lemon zest and cinnamon, ready in about 1 hour 20 minutes. It serves 10, keeps well for days, and needs only a dusting of powdered sugar to finish. Why This Recipe Works The apples go in twice. Two-thirds are folded into …
Easy Rigatoni alla Zozzona is a Roman pasta of rigatoni, guanciale and Italian sausage in a tomato and egg sauce, ready in about 1 hour. It feeds 4, and it tastes like carbonara, amatriciana and a sausage ragù cooked in one pan. Why This Recipe Works Guanciale goes into the pan first, and it’s the …
This easy porchetta style turkey is a boneless breast rubbed with fennel, sage and rosemary, then rolled and roasted in about 2 hours 5 minutes. It needs a 12 to 24 hour brine first, feeds 8, and gives you crisp skin without carving a whole bird. Why This Recipe Works The dry brine is the …
These easy butternut squash ravioli are fresh egg pasta with a roasted squash and Parmesan filling, ready in about 2 hours 30 minutes. They feed 4, and most of that time is hands-off while the squash roasts and the dough rests. Why This Recipe Works Roast the squash cut side down instead of boiling it. …
Easy pumpkin lasagna is a baked pasta of no-boil noodles, pumpkin sauce, ricotta, roasted red peppers and fontina, ready in about 1 hour 15 minutes. It feeds 8 to 10, and the sage leaves on top turn crisp in the oven. Why This Recipe Works The pumpkin sauce is just pumpkin purée whisked with milk, …
This easy Aperol fall spritz is an Italian cocktail of Aperol, apple cider, Prosecco and soda water, ready in 5 minutes. It makes 2 drinks, and it’s a good way to bring the classic summer spritz into autumn. Why This Recipe Works Apple cider takes the place of part of the usual sweetness. It adds …
Cinnamon and vanilla glazed roasted almonds are raw almonds cooked in a sugar syrup until they wear a shiny caramel coat, ready in about 35 minutes. The recipe makes about 14 ounces of nuts, enough for 8 small snack portions or gift jars. Why This Recipe Works The almonds cook right in the syrup instead …
Pumpkin espresso martini is a cold fall cocktail of vodka, coffee liqueur, fresh espresso and pumpkin purée, ready in about 15 minutes. It makes 1 drink, so you can mix one for yourself or repeat the batch for friends. Why This Recipe Works Chill the glass in the freezer for 10 minutes before you pour. …
