🍽️ Italian Dinner Recipes

Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage (Mild or Hot)

An Italian sausage recipe you can tweak to taste. Just start with ground pork (or other meats) and add your own herbs and spices. So easy, so versatile!

⏱️ 755 min 💪 Difficile 👥 12

Braided Italian Herb Bread

This braided Italian herb bread recipe uses butter, milk, and an egg-enriched dough flavored with basil, oregano, rosemary, garlic powder, and olive oil.

⏱️ 85 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Italian Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet

Sausage, gnocchi, tomatoes, and spinach are the main ingredients in this one-skillet recipe that comes together easily for a quick, comforting dinner.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups

This spinach lasagna roll-ups recipe is easy to make. They're delicious filled with spinach, ricotta, and mozzarella and covered with marinara sauce.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Seafood Marinara Pasta

This seafood marinara pasta is a little more elaborate than basic marinara; shellfish, garlic, white wine, and lemon make it tremendously tasty.

⏱️ 55 min 💪 Difficile 👥 4

Mediterranean Chickpea Pasta Salad

This Mediterranean chickpea pasta salad recipe is picnic-friendly, vegan, gluten free, and easy to customize with any fresh vegetables you have on hand.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Simple Pasta Salad Dressing

Inspired by the ingredients list on a package of pasta salad mix, this simple recipe for homemade pasta salad dressing is a snap to make in your blender.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Italian Fig Cookies

This Italian fig cookies recipe has been handed down through the generations to make a classic Christmas cookie that's delicious with hot coffee.

⏱️ 35 min 💪 Difficile 👥 60

Cold Chicken Pasta Salad

This cold chicken pasta salad recipe features angel hair pasta, chicken breasts, artichoke hearts, and cherry tomatoes tossed in a lemony vinaigrette.

⏱️ 205 min 💪 Difficile 👥 6

One-Pot Ham and Veggie Pasta

This one-pot meal is the perfect way to use up leftover ham for a weeknight pasta dinner. It's creamy, comforting, and quick-and-easy.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Chicken and Bow Tie Pasta

Easy and delicious chicken and bow-tie pasta with a white cream sauce.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Low-Fat Cucumber Pepper Pasta Salad

This fail-proof low-fat cucumber pepper pasta salad recipe combines pasta and two types of chile peppers for a bold, refreshing bite and a spicy kick.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Italian Bison Meatloaf

Feed the family with this easy recipe for Italian-style bison meatloaf made with Parmesan cheese, Italian-style bread crumbs, and marinara sauce.

⏱️ 90 min 💪 Difficile 👥 4

Italian Wedding Soup

This Italian wedding soup is loaded with homemade meatballs, tender orzo pasta, and veggies in a flavorful broth for a comforting, wholesome dinner.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Butternut Squash Risotto

This creamy butternut squash risotto is an easy, comforting risotto to make for those who love the naturally sweet flavor of tender butternut squash.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

Chef John's cherry tomato pasta sauce with garlic and oregano is naturally sweet, flavorful, and quick to make from scratch while your pasta boils.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Easy Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

Try this Parmesan-crusted chicken recipe for juicy, tender chicken breasts coated in a mixture of Parmesan cheese and seasoned bread crumbs.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Bruschetta al Pomodoro

This bruschetta al pomodoro recipe with toasted Italian bread is a delicious way to use all the extra Roma tomatoes and basil growing in the garden.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Cajun Chicken Pasta

This Cajun chicken pasta with bell peppers and tender chicken strips in a rich and spicy cream sauce is a quick and easy comforting weeknight dinner.

⏱️ 30 min 💪 Difficile 👥 2

Instant Pot® Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pasta

By using your Instant Pot® to make this chicken and vegetable spaghetti, you'll have a quick dinner for the family and only one pot to clean!

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Italian Pasta Veggie Salad

No need to worry about calories with this Italian pasta veggie salad recipe with fat-free Italian dressing, tri-color pasta, bell pepper, and tomatoes.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Mushroom Mint Pasta Salad

This mushroom mint pasta salad recipe features farfalle (bow tie) pasta, sliced button mushrooms, onions, mint, and heavy cream. Serve it cold or warm.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Greek-Inspired Gemelli Pasta Salad

This Greek-inspired gemelli pasta salad recipe features corkscrew shaped pasta, olives, feta, spinach, and tomatoes, tossed in a red wine vinaigrette.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

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Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad with Maille® Dijon Originale Mustard

This hearty pasta salad combines chicken, bacon and onions, with Dijon mustard and olive oil for a flavorful side dish or picnic-ready main course.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4