Authentic Italian Recipes

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...

This recipe was born out of an experiment. We wanted to test Caputo’s gluten-free flour to see if it was capable of making pasta. The...

This handmade pasta is extremely rare, even in Italy. You won't find it on store shelves, so you either need to know someone who can make...

This rare, handmade pasta comes from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, one of the northernmost regions of Italy. Its unusual for a variety of...

This handmade pasta is quite simple to make, but results in a beautiful shape that your family and friends will swear came out of a...

While most people are familiar with "pesto alla Genovese," there are actually several different varieties of pesto in Italy. One of our...

A classic pasta dish from Lazio, the area around Rome, Bucatini all'Amatriciana is made with the pecorino cheese and crispy guanciale of...

Vincisgrassi is a hearty lasagna from the Marche region of Italy. Filled with a mix of pork, beef and chicken, this lasagna is sure to...

This recipe is a bit of a departure for Pasta Grammar, as it is in no way a "traditional" Italian recipe. Rather, this is the personal...

This dish is an excellent example of how pasta water—full of starch and minerals—can be used to create incredibly creamy sauces with...

Fried pasta is all the rage on TikTok right now, but the trend is nothing new in Italy! Here are two traditional versions of Italian...

Carbonara is one of the simplest Italian dishes. Don't be fooled by its simplicity, though, because it's often the least complicated...

This is the very first carbonara recipe ever documented. It was written down by an American food critic who learned it from two Italian...

Everyone knows how delicious pesto pasta is, but few have had the real recipes that Ligurians cook with their beloved pesto alla...

Cascatelli pasta is a brand new pasta shape from inventor Dan Pashman, host of the Sporkful Podcast. After testing several different...

Cacio e pepe (literally "cheese and pepper") is one of the simplest pasta dishes out there, yet one of the trickiest to master. Many...