Authentic Italian Recipes

Every now and then we try a rare pasta dish that not only blows us away, but makes us wonder why it hasn’t replaced carbonara as the de...

What Italian-Americans came to call “manicotti” comes from a similar Italian dish called cannelloni. This baked pasta dish is made with...

Pellegrino Artusi, the “godfather of Italian food,” included this recipe for a sweet pasta in his compendium of Italian cooking. He notes...

These sweet gnocchi, hailing from the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, are stuffed with prunes and served in a buttery sauce....

Sicilians are masters of sugar, including when they cook pasta. This sweet pasta is made with a toasted almond pesto and glazed in honey....

When most people think of “fresh pasta,” they imagine the much-vaunted egg fresh pasta. We love pappardelle as much as the next foodie...

Testaroli is one of the oldest (and strangest) pastas in Italy, perhaps going back to the ancient Roman empire. A simple batter is cooked...

Broccoli (at least the kind that you’re likely thinking of) is a traditional southern Italian ingredient. Each region of the south has...

Throughout all of Italy, the advent of autumn means it’s time to enjoy one of the best pasta dishes in the country: pappardelle ai...

These squash gnocchi are perfect for autumn, with a deeply savory and seasonal flavor. Normally, potato gnocchi are paired with a very...

“One-pot pastas” are a rarity in Italy, but this is an exception (and perhaps one of the first in history). This recipe comes from...

For some time, Italian chefs have experimented with “Pasta ai Tre Pomodori” (“Three Tomato Pasta”) or “Pasta ai Quattro Pomodori” (“Four...

Pistachio pesto is a delicious and versatile condiment; it can be used as a pasta sauce, on a sandwich, or as a stuffing for involtini...

Most people don’t think of pasta as being street food, but in Naples they would disagree! “Frittatine di pasta” are a common sight in the...

With a savory punch that doesn’t feel heavy, this fresh pasta recipe is perfect for summer! The sauce is completely raw, which is quick...

This traditional Italian summer pasta has a sauce that is completely raw: all you have to do is mix the ingredients and boil the pasta!...

This pasta is light and fresh while simultaneously providing a creamy, luxurious texture. It’s quick and easy to make, with a minimum...

While we have no evidence to back it up, we suspect that there’s some link between this classic Roman pasta dish and the Americanized...

This Roman pasta dish recipe uses all of the same ingredients as a classic carbonara, with one major exception: it substitutes ricotta...

“Pasta alla Zozzona” roughly translates to “Dirty Pasta,” a provocative name which you’ll understand when you taste it! It shares the...