🍽️ Italian Dinner Recipes

Richard and Suzanne's Louisiana Crawfish Pasta

Richard and Suzanne's Louisiana crawfish pasta recipe can be made with leftover crawfish plus garlic, butter, onion, red pepper flakes, and green onions.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Italian-Style Oven-Roasted Cauliflower

Balsamic vinegar adds an intense and slightly sweet flavor to this simple Italian-style oven roasted cauliflower recipe with mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Fillets

This Parmesan-crusted tilapia uses a few simple ingredients that pack a lot of great flavor. This is a quick, easy dinner, baked to perfection.

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Facile 👥 4

Homemade Italian Cream Soda

This Italian cream soda recipe, made with club soda, heavy cream, flavored syrup, and ice, tastes just like the ones from your favorite Italian restaurant.

⏱️ 5 min ⚡ Facile 👥 2

Tuna Pasta Salad with Dill Recipe

This light tuna pasta salad with dill features pickle juice, mayo, and milk for a flavorful and creamy dish ideal for cookouts and large gatherings.

⏱️ 85 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Slow Cooker Italian Beef

This Italian beef is perfect for sandwiches and easy to make in a slow cooker to guarantee the most tender and juicy results. So simple, yet so tasty!

⏱️ 255 min 💪 Difficile 👥 10

Air Fryer Eggplant Parmesan

These air fryer eggplant Parmesan rounds are deliciously crispy and crunchy without all the oil; easy to make for a tasty vegetarian appetizer.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Fresh Semolina and Egg Pasta

Fresh semolina pasta is literally at your fingertips as you knead together two types of flour, salt, eggs, and olive oil to make homemade pasta dough.

⏱️ 65 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Fresh Basil Pesto

This basil pesto recipe with fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, Pecorino, garlic, and lemon makes a bright and nutty pasta sauce or topping for pizza.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Sausage Pasta

This sausage pasta is a quick, easy, stovetop dinner made with spicy Italian sausage, tomato, garlic, basil, and spinach for a simple weeknight meal.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

This hearty chicken and gnocchi soup is packed with veggies, potato dumplings, and tender chicken. It's the perfect creamy soup for a chilly day.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Tangy Pesto Potato Salad

Potato salad gets a tangy twist with pesto seasoning and yogurt added to the dressing that is perfect alongside burgers or grilled foods.

⏱️ 105 min 💪 Difficile 👥 4

Air Fryer Ravioli

These air fryer ravioli make a deliciously crisp, cheesy appetizer or snack; dip them in marinara sauce for a savory treat without the guilt!

⏱️ 20 min 🔥 Medio 👥 3

Vegan One-Pot Coconut Curry with Pasta and Vegetables

This quick and easy mid-week vegan coconut curry with tomatoes, spinach, and pasta is easy to make and on the table in 30 minutes.

⏱️ 30 min 💪 Difficile 👥 6

Easy Pasta alla Norma

Give this pasta alla norma a try for a perfect weeknight dinner - as an Italian, it just doesn't get better than pasta and eggplant!

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Slow Cooker Creamy Pesto Chicken and Pasta

This chicken and pasta dish is made with super creamy and flavorful from pesto and grated Parmesan cheese in a slow cooker.

⏱️ 315 min 💪 Difficile 👥 8

Pesto Pasta with Chicken

Easy chicken pesto pasta recipe made with sautéed garlic chicken tossed with bow tie pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, and pesto sauce, ready in 30 minutes.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Easy Vegetable Lasagna

This easy veggie lasagna recipe is made even easier with canned vegetables because they're perfectly portioned for recipes and they're budget-friendly.

⏱️ 90 min 💪 Difficile 👥 12

Mandarin Chicken Pasta Salad

This easy Mandarin chicken pasta salad recipe showcases bright and bold Asian flavors with mandarin oranges, fresh ginger, rice vinegar, and sesame oil.

⏱️ 55 min 💪 Difficile 👥 6

Eggplant Parmesan

This easy eggplant Parmesan has layers of crispy eggplant slices that have been baked instead of fried for a lighter version of the classic Italian dish.

⏱️ 60 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Easy Rainbow Pasta Salad

This easy rainbow pasta salad with tri-colored pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and Italian-style dressing is great for picnics and potlucks.

⏱️ 85 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Proper Homemade Pesto

Chef John's homemade pesto blends basil, garlic, pine nuts, and shredded Parmesan by hand for a more intense flavor that tastes way better than store-bought pesto!

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Facile 👥 8

Pasta with Chicken, Bacon, and Summer Vegetables

This is a perfect summer dish when all vegetables are in season and you have leftover grilled chicken and some bacon in the fridge.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Torrone (Italian Nut and Nougat Confection)

Italian torrone candy made by Chef John is a chewy nougat studded with roasted pistachios and almonds made with honey, sugar, and whipped egg whites.

⏱️ 150 min 💪 Difficile 👥 40