🍽️ Italian Dinner Recipes

Creamy Tomato-Basil Pasta with Chicken

A few fresh ingredients transform chicken and pasta into this simple and creamy flavor-filled dish.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Vegan Sweet Potato Soup with Kale Pesto

Pair this vegan immune-boosting sweet potato soup with homemade kale pesto for a delicious, nutritious dinner.

⏱️ 40 min 💪 Difficile 👥 6

Tortellini Bacon Broccoli Salad

This pasta salad recipe is made with cheese tortellini, bacon, and broccoli with a coleslaw dressing. It makes a flavorful side, lunch, or light meal.

⏱️ 90 min 💪 Difficile 👥 10

Parmesan-Crusted Asparagus

Crispy, Parmesan-crusted asparagus spears served alongside a zesty horseradish aioli make this unique asparagus appetizer one you'll want to try at your next party.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 16

Bab's Turkey Mushroom Lasagna Rolls

These tasty lasagna rolls have perfect portions of cheese, turkey, and mushrooms. Your whole family will love them.

⏱️ 80 min 💪 Difficile 👥 8

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Orecchiette Pasta with Margherita® Genoa Salami

Thinly-sliced strips of Margherita® Genoa salami, roasted garlic, baby spinach and fresh basil create an unforgettable orecchiette pasta dish.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes and Peas

This vegetarian tortellini salad recipe with peas, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, chives, and parsley is tossed in a lemony vinaigrette, perfect potlucks.

⏱️ 155 min 💪 Difficile 👥 10

Pork Chops Italiano

Pork chops, peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes are simmered in a savory sauce in this easy recipe that brings tons of Italian flavor to the table.

⏱️ 85 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Chef John's Italian Meatballs

These Italian meatballs use a delicious mix of ground beef and pork and get added flavor from garlic, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese.

⏱️ 135 min 💪 Difficile 👥 8

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

This easy chicken Parmesan casserole with cooked chicken, pasta, mozzarella, marinara, and bread crumbs makes a tasty twist on the Italian classic.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Mushroom Lasagna with Hot Sausage and Spinach

Hot sausage gives this Alfredo mushroom lasagna a nice kick--and it's easy to make using jarred sauce and no-boil noodles.

⏱️ 100 min 💪 Difficile 👥 10

Shrimp Pasta Salad

This shrimp pasta salad with celery, red bell pepper, paprika, dill, and Chef John's special dressing is sure to become your favorite summer salad.

⏱️ 155 min 💪 Difficile 👥 8

Mid-Summer Italian Bread Salad

This mid-summer Italian bread salad recipe features bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions tossed with fresh herbs, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Vanilla Italian Cream Soda

Vanilla-flavored syrup, half-and-half, and club soda star in this easy-to-make, sweet, homemade Italian cream soda recipe — perfect for entertaining.

⏱️ 5 min ⚡ Facile 👥 1

Chicken, Spinach, and Cheese Pasta Bake

This chicken and spinach pasta bake with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese is baked until golden and bubbling for a simple but comforting meal.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

No-Noodle Zucchini Lasagna

This zucchini lasagna recipe uses thin slices of zucchini instead of noodles; layers of rich meat sauce and three cheeses make it irresistible.

⏱️ 95 min 💪 Difficile 👥 8

Easy Lasagna with Uncooked Noodles

This lasagna with uncooked noodles uses mushroom, onion, and ground beef in jarred pasta sauce layered with cottage cheese, ricotta, and mozzarella.

⏱️ 115 min 💪 Difficile 👥 8

Sesame Chicken Pasta Salad

The perfect picnic pasta salad! Chopped chicken combines with toasted sesame seeds, spinach and green onions, all marinated in a sweet and tangy soy and vinegar-based dressing.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

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Creamy Mushroom Sauce for Pasta

Porcini mushrooms, heavy cream, and wine are a delightful combination in this creamy mushroom sauce that's easy to make and perfect for serving over pasta, steak, or chicken.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Easy Tortellini Salad

This easy tortellini salad recipe has marinated artichoke hearts, tomatoes, olives, onion, carrots, and stuffed tortellini tossed in a vinaigrette dressing.

⏱️ 205 min 💪 Difficile 👥 6

Garlic Scape Pesto on Spinach Linguine

Make fresh pesto with garlic scapes and basil, then serve it over spinach linguine and wilted spinach for an easy and flavorful weeknight dinner recipe.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Eggplant Parmesan with Fresh Basil and Smoked Mozzarella

This eggplant Parmesan recipe with fresh basil and smoked mozzarella has plenty of basil, mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, and fried eggplant slices.

⏱️ 80 min 🔥 Medio 👥 5

Creamy Shrimp Pasta

This elegant shrimp pasta dish with spaghetti and shrimp in a creamy sauce flavored with garlic, Parmesan, and basil is ready in under 30 minutes.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Sausage Spinach Alfredo Lasagna

This sausage spinach Alfredo lasagna recipe combines spicy sausage, frozen chopped spinach, jarred Alfredo sauce, lasagna noodles, and four cheeses.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12