Italian main dishes :

Italian Herb Grilled Chicken

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Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! We've had great weather and have spent a lot of our time in the pool and out by the grill. Last night's dinner was amazing...inspired by my nephew Ryan who was over hanging out. I'll be posting that[...]

Italian Chicken Chili Alfredo

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Boy that’s a mouthful! I was trying to come up with a simple title but couldn’t. Originally when I made this I was going for a regular chili with chicken instead of ground beef. As I went along I kept changing my mind. I had also[...]

Baked Penne with Italian Sausage

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Image credit: oneordinaryday BAKED PENNE W/ ITALIAN SAUSAGE www.RecipeGirl.com 1 lb sweet and hot Italian sausages, casings removed 12 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese (about 1½ cups) 4 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil, divided salt and[...]

Italian Sausage, Peppers and Potatoes

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I love this dish, it's very quick and easy for a midweek dinner. I've had this recipe for a years and honestly don't remember where I got it from, but it's my go to when I'm in a hurry and just want to throw something filling on the table[...]

Italy & Daring Cooks Challenge: Risotto, Veal Rollatini, Italian-Style Swiss Chard, and Rosemary Foccacia

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This month's Daring Cook's Challenge was risotto, hosted by Eleanor and Jess of Melbournefoodgeek and Jessthebaker . The only requirements were that you make your own stock (whether it be beef, chicken, or some sort of vegetable-based stock),[...]

Little Meatball Soup (aka...My version of Italian Wedding Soup)

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This is one of those soups that is not fancy, but is just plain good (and good for you!). I grew up on a version of this soup, made with escarole. I love escarole and would have used it in this soup, but my grocery store doesn't always carry[...]

Beef Week Recipe #4: Italian Beef

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I know beef week lasted a little longer than a week, but this recipe was worth waiting for. It’s basically just a kicked up pot roast recipe with an Italian twist that is super easy to put together in the crock pot. My family devoured this.[...]

Vegan Pumpkin Stuffed Shells with Vegan Sage Butter

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Yield: 16 shells or 6-8 servings (Note: I only made a half recipe for the photo) I always find pumpkin ravioli with sage butter and similar dishes on restaurant menus utterly seductive but, alas, they are never vegan. Wanting to make a[...]

Lasagna

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What can ever go wrong when you serve lasagna? This Italian dish has so many varieties and I have yet to meet one I have not adored. The actual word in Italian is lasagne but Americans seemed to turn it into lasagna. Although this dish has[...]

Vegan Calzones

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Yield: 4 servings Get in the "zone"...the " calzone "! Until recently, I had never made calzones, and any one I had ever ordered in a restaurant was doughy and heavy. However, I recently had a fresh veggie calzone at zPizza . The[...]