Italian Recipes
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This Easy Italian Bean and Greens Soup Melts Into the Coziest Bowl of Fall Comfort
This classic Italian soup combines escarole, beans, garlic, and olive oil for a simple, nourishing meal. Learn how to make it with smarter prep and deeper flavor.
Pignoli Cookies
Pignoli cookies are the royalty of Italian cookies, not only because they’re encrusted in toasty pine nuts on the outside and feature next-level chewiness on the inside, but also because pignoli (pine nuts, for the unacquainted) and almond paste aren’t the cheapest ingredients on the shelf. They’re worth the investment, though, especially in a recipe as simple as this one, which is adapted from my cookbook “Let’s Party” (Union Square & Co., 2025).
Condimento alla Papalina (Creamy Cheese Sauce for the Pope)
Ask anyone in Italy if they know “The Talisman of Happiness” and odds are they’ll say yes. Ada Boni wrote the first edition of the essential cookbook in 1929 and updated it over the years as Italy’s culture and cooking changed. This recipe is adapted from the latest edition (Voracious, 2025). Condimento alla papalina, which loosely translates to “sauce for the pope,” was created in honor of Pope Pius XII, who became head of the Catholic Church in 1939. It’s a testament to how only a few ingredients you probably have on hand can create a delicious, incredibly satisfying dish in about 15 minutes. She calls it a lighter alternative to carbonara, although the amount of butter and cheese is quite generous. Ms. Boni says the sauce is best tossed with fettuccine.
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The Wildest-Looking Vegetable Makes the Coziest Fall Pasta
This cozy Roman pasta recipe features broccoli romanesco—an unusual vegetable with spiky, spiraled florets that turns tender and sweet when cooked. Here’s how to make it.
Lazy Sugo
You might skim this recipe and think it looks anything but lazy. But compared to the way Samin Nosrat has always made Bolognese, this sugo is a piece of cake. This recipe, adapted from my cookbook, “Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share With People You Love” (Random House, 2025), there’s no soffritto to chop and fry, no endless browning of the meat and no deglazing. You just get everything into the pot with minimum hassle and simmer it until it’s tender, occasionally giving it a stir. The only real effort involves taking the cooked meat off the bone and shredding it, but even that’s a small price to pay for three glorious quarts of rich, meaty sauce.
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Need a Mediterranean Vacation? This Sheet-Pan Dinner Is the Next Best Thing
In this easy riff on Sicilian caponata, late-summer and early fall vegetables are cooked on a sheet pan until tender, then seasoned with a touch of sugar and red wine vinegar for the dish's signature sweet and sour flavor. Served alongside cod, it makes for a delightful weeknight dinner.
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This Creamy, Coffee- and Rum-Spiked Dessert Is Everything We Want Right Now
This pistachio tiramisu layers coffee–and rum–soaked ladyfingers with pistachio–mascarpone cream and a dusting of finely ground pistachios for a rich, elegant dessert.
Creamy Lemon Zucchini Pasta
To transform an abundance of zucchini into a silky, irresistible mash, slice it thinly, pile it into a pot with a pool of butter and olive oil, and cook it slowly, concentrating its sweet and mild flavor. Tossed with chewy, nutty fregola and brightened with lemon, this spoon-friendly recipe becomes an elegant yet accessible dinner for toddlers and grownups alike, or a versatile side dish alongside any number of proteins. This dish makes great leftovers and reheats beautifully.
Gelo di Melone (Sicilian Watermelon Pudding)
Adapted from a recipe by Fabrizia Lanza, this is a traditional Sicilian recipe for a refreshing chilled watermelon dessert, probably originally derived from an Arabic sweet. As there are similar Indian and Persian watermelon confections, it seems a natural finish to this meal. In Sicily, it is typically perfumed with jasmine blossoms. A drop or two of fragrant rose water would be a welcome addition.
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This Sheet-Pan Chicken Piccata Is So Good, You’ll Forget It’s a Weeknight
Juicy chicken nestled in a buttery sauce—no stovetop required.
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This Hearty, Peak-Summer Panzanella Is So Much More Than a Meal to Me
This warm panzanella salad combines oven-dried bread, juicy tomatoes, and seared lamb chops for a hearty, peak-summer meal.
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Frozen Aperol Spritz? Yes, and It’s Even Better Than the Cocktail
Made with Prosecco, Aperol, club soda, and a touch of lemon and orange juice, this refreshing granita is a fun spin on Aperol spritz, the classic Italian aperitivo.
Italian Seasoning
Often called for in recipes to add an earthy and sweet flavor, Italian seasoning blend is widely available at the grocery store, but it’s just as easy to make with pantry items you already have at home. Dried oregano is the star player here, supported by a variety of other dried herbs most often used in Italian cooking. Feel free to tweak to your liking, inviting other herbs to join as well. This mix is handy to have on hand for a variety of Italian and Italian-American recipes. Try rubbing it on meats, sprinkling it on vegetables, or using it in soups and salad dressings to boost flavor.
Mixed Berry Tiramisu
This berry tiramisu with St. Germain and lemon-soaked ladyfingers is a fruity, no-bake twist on the classic dessert. Layered with mascarpone, berry jam, and fresh strawberries, it's perfect for summer.
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The One-Pan Italian Chicken Dish You'll Want to Make Weekly
This one-pan chicken saltimbocca features prosciutto-draped chicken, crisp sage, and a lemony white wine sauce—all ready in under an hour. It's a quick dinner that's worked-all-day impressive.
Pesto alla Trapanese (Pasta With Tomatoes, Almonds and Mint)
There’s an inspiring casualness to the best Italian cooking: Combine a handful of high-quality, local ingredients, season them simply and let them be. A great example is pesto Trapanese, a simple sauce that digs deeply into the Sicilian soil it comes from. Rich almonds and fruity olive oil mingle with fragrant herbs while tangy tomatoes make it brighter and sweeter than green pesto, its more famous cousin from Genoa. This mint version, adapted from “Made in Sicily” (Ecco, 2012) by Giorgio Locatelli, the London-based chef and restaurateur, swaps out the traditional mortar and pestle for a food processor but keeps the earthy soul of the dish intact. Besides tossing this pesto with pasta, try spooning some over fish, shrimp or roasted potatoes.
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Move Over, Aperol—This Is the Spritz of the Season
Campari is cut with both club soda and Prosecco for this bold, bitter, and refreshing cousin of the ever-popular Aperol spritz.
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The 4-Ingredient Cherry Dish That Works for Breakfast *and* Dessert
In this incredibly easy no-cook recipe, macerated fresh cherries are treated with a sweet-sour mixture of honey and red wine vinegar, then topped with black pepper and served with good ricotta cheese, crushed marcona almonds, and mint.
Marinated Green Beans
This snappy, tangy and super easy recipe for Italian marinated beans makes a perfect side dish, salad or addition to an appetizer spread. The green beans are cooked briefly in salty boiling water just to turn them bright green, then tossed with olive oil, red wine vinegar, grated garlic and fresh herbs and left to marinate. Gently cooking the beans and marinating them while they are still warm allows them to soak up more flavor from the dressing. They are delicious served cold or at room temperature, and you can add a little kick to them with crushed red pepper, if you like. Green beans are available year round, which means this side dish is ready to become a staple in your kitchen.
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This 3-Ingredient Limoncello Spritz Tastes Like a Trip to the Amalfi Coast
Made with just three ingredients—limoncello, Prosecco, and club soda—the beverage comes together quickly right in your glass, no cocktail shaker needed.
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The Two-Ingredient Coffee Dessert I'm Making All Summer Long
Hot espresso over cold gelato—affogato is Italy’s easiest dessert.
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How to Grill a Whole Fish Like a Pro (It's Easier Than You Think)
Grilling whole fish delivers crispy skin and smoky flavor. Learn key tips to perfect this rewarding technique and get great results every time.
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Step Aside Steak, This Grilled Peach and Burrata Salad Is Dominating My Summer Cookouts
This smoky-sweet grilled peach salad—with creamy burrata, salty prosciutto, and a fish sauce–spiked vinaigrette—proves fruit belongs on the grill and on your dinner plate.
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The Simple Lemony Pasta Salad You’ll Make on Repeat
This easy orzo pasta salad delivers bold flavor with minimal effort, thanks to a lemony vinaigrette, creamy chickpeas, and just the right amount of bitterness from radicchio.