Authentic Italian Recipes

Pasta alla Norma is so dubbed because the first person to try it observed that it's as sublime as Bellini's "Norma" opera. We have to...

This classic zucchini pasta from Campania is hardly a boring, vegetable dish. You won't believe how delicious and creamy this simple...

This simple pasta dish from Naples was created as a way to eat when meat and other expensive ingredients were not available. Despite...

This is Eva's favorite pasta dish of all time! Try it and you'll see why. It’s a very simple dish: chickpeas cooked in tomato sauce and...

The idea of "spaghetti bolognese" has become a bit of a joke in Italy, as the famous ragù is NEVER paired with spaghetti. There is,...

This Neapolitan tomato sauce recipe is unique in its simplicity, using just tomatoes, basil, salt, pepper and cheese! Don't be fooled,...

"Gnudi" means what you think it does! The name refers to the fact that these are "naked" ravioli, i.e. ravioli filling without the...

This pasta dish has many variants, even in Italy. This is the original, though! While many cooks commonly make it with cream today, we...

This is a white (tomato-free) lasagna variation with squash! We used lamb, but feel free to use any combination of ground beef, pork,...

This traditional Neapolitan mashed potato pasta is, well, as good as it sounds. Like so many amazing Italian dishes, it uses just a few...

Gnocchi alla Romana is a potato-free version of the classic Italian dumpling. It's quite different from gnocchi di patate, but easy to...

Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe ("Cime di Rapa") is a classic pasta dish from Puglia. It's very simple to make, but produces a flavor...

A "white ragù," i.e. a meat sauce without tomatoes, is a great way to use meat with stronger or gamier flavors. For this recipe, we've...

While this hearty sausage sauce will work well with a variety of pasta shapes, we highly recommend giving it a shot with some rotelle...

This is a classic dish that is usually served to children in Italy. Don't let that turn you off to it, though! It's a great pasta to make...

Pasta e fagioli (often referred to as "pasta fazool" in America) is commonly served as a soup outside of the Boot. In southern Italy,...

"Tortellini in brodo," or tortellini in broth, is a very simple but VERY delicious preparation for fresh tortellini. This classic dish is...

This delicious, creamy pasta is a meatless version of the Neapolitan classic: Genovese. Because the onions naturally create a thick and...

Squid ink pasta is well-known throughout the world, but usually in the "pasta made with ink" variety. This version uses normal pasta with...

This pasta dish was invented by Sicilian migrants in Milan, using Sicilian ingredients with a long shelf life which they could take with...