Authentic Italian Recipes

When autumn comes around and eggplants are no longer in season, do Italians give up their beloved eggplant parmigiana until next year? Well, maybe the “eggplant” part, but not the parmigiana! This is a delicious variation of the Italian classic, which substitutes the eggplant for squash: it’s a perfect, hearty meal for fall! Parmigiana di Zucca Recipe | How to Make an Italian “Squash Parm” A Note on Ingredients This is the kind of dish where everything needs to be done by ey

This savory squash “pie” from northern Italy is ridiculously good and ridiculously easy to make. There’s no crust involved, so it’s as simple as mixing some baked squash with a few simple ingredients, spreading it in a pie dish, and cooking it! The result is a cheesy, satisfying squash dish that will keep you coming back for more. How to Make Nusät | Savory Italian Squash Recipe Watch the Pasta Grammar video: NUSÄT RECIPE Makes: One 9-inch pie, serves 8 Cook Time: 1 ½ hours F

There’s a persistent myth floating around that Italians “never mix starches.” Whomever began propagating this misconception clearly has never eaten Riso con le Chnolle, a dish from Valle d’Aosta which is made with an unusual combination of polenta and rice. Riso con le Chnolle | Cheesy Italian Polenta & Rice Recipe The polenta, shaped into a layer of round gnocchi, forms a soft, cheesy base which is covered with a blanket of sticky rice that crisps up slightly in the oven. Th

This recipe, which we discovered in the Italian city of Verona, is so far our favorite risotto recipe. It has an incredible balance of acidity and fatty richness that we find irresistible. While it’s an incredible dish that’s worth trying, it does come with a catch… Risotto all’Amarone | Extravagant Italian Wine Risotto Recipe The Ingredients for Risotto all’Amarone As the name suggests, risotto all’Amarone is made with the famous and lauded Amarone red wine. As wine enthusia

Sometimes the simplest foods are the yummiest, and this risotto recipe definitely exemplifies the idea! The ingredients and techniques used are about as basic as can be found in any risotto, but with the addition of one key ingredient: rosemary. This recipe is easy to make, but has an incredible flavor that you won’t find in the handful of popular risotto classics that most people stick to. Risotto al Rosmarino | Italian Rosemary Risotto Recipe Watch the Pasta Grammar video:

This Calabrian pasta recipe is very similar, in theory, to the famous Pasta all’Arrabbiata . However, it incorporates one small addition...

Everyone has tried pasta with tomato sauce (of some sort), but have you ever seen an Italian tomato pasta that incorporates potatoes?...

These exquisite dumplings, hailing from the city of Mantova in northern Italy, are an unusual type of pasta in that they are made with...

This is the dish we personally eat the most in our daily lives. That’s not hyperbole; we sit down and share this food at least once a...

Calling all tomato lovers! This unique, Sardinian flatbread is an absolute bomb of tomato flavor. The secret behind the taste is also...

There are many ways to make “Pasta al Limone,” or lemon pasta, and one way is to incorporate cheese. This recipe uses plenty of...

This is one of the simplest, easiest, and most delicious ways to whip up a classic “Pasta al Limone,” or lemon pasta. In the time it...

This unique pasta recipe, hailing from the southern Italian region of Puglia, makes use of a rare technique: baking spaghetti. Typically...

“Caponata” is a broad term for mixed vegetable dishes, and this one is particularly close to our hearts as it’s a family recipe which...

Using wine in a sauce is nothing new, but what about using wine as  a sauce? Yes, it turns out that wine makes an incredible pasta sauce,...

Most lasagne rely on plenty of meat to make them hearty, satisfying and delicious. That’s not the case with this incredible lasagna...

Back in the day, farmers in the northern Italian region of Lombardia could rarely afford the luxury of wheat flour. Necessity is the...

Rome has many pizza styles, and this is one of our favorites. It’s a classic Roman street food, that you can pick up in any bakery. What...

In the past, it was quite common for pasta dough to be fried directly, rather than simply boiled or baked. This method has largely been...

Quattro formaggi, or “four cheese sauce,” is most commonly associated with pasta, risotto, and pizza. But it makes an excellent, cheesy...