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Italian Recipes

Flavorful and aromatic pesto, silky spaghetti carbonara, perfectly al dente risotto, and all the other classic Italian and Italian-American recipes we love.
Italian-American Recipes
A white bowl of penne alla vodka sprinkled with cheese
Penne alla Vodka Recipe
Removing a slice of pepperoni-topped Sicilian pizza from sheet pan.
Sicilian Pizza With Pepperoni and Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe
Using a spoon to spread New York-style tomato pizza sauce on dough in a cast iron skillet.
New York-Style Pizza Sauce Recipe
A wooden spoon scooping out a portion of quick and easy Italian-American red sauce that tastes like you spent all day making tomato sauce.
Quick and Easy Italian-American Red Sauce in 40 Minutes or Less Recipe
Italian Cuisine Guides
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The Science of the Best Fresh Pasta
a selection of salumi
Salumi 101: Your Guide to Italy's Finest Cured Meats
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How to Make Perfect Ravioli From Scratch
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A serving of cioppino in a bowl, overflowing with plump shrimp, mussels, clams, calamari, fish, and more. There's a piece of deeply toasted sourdough on the side, and a small bowl holding a roasted red pepper condiment.
Cioppino (San Francisco Seafood Stew)
Overhead of a plate of shrimp risotto
Risotto ai Gamberi (Shrimp Risotto)
Deeply browned braised swordfish steaks on a platter with a rich tomato, caper, olive sauce.
Agghiotta di Pesce Spada (Sicilian Braised Swordfish With Tomatoes and Olives)
A bowl of creamy pasta with mushrooms
Creamy Pasta With Mushrooms (Pasta ai Funghi) Recipe
A whole roasted black bass that was buried in a mound of salt on a baking sheet is exposed after the salt crust was cracked and removed.
Salt-Baked Whole Fish With Fresh Herbs
Overhead of a focaccia di Recco on a serving board
Focaccia di Recco
A closeup of a serving platter of fried salt cod fillets.
Filetti di Baccalà (Roman-Style Fried Salt Cod Fillets)
Slicing a pizza with charred broccoli rabe
Outdoor Pizza Oven Charred Broccoli Rabe and Anchovy Pizza
Burst cherry tomato outdoor oven pizza being slid off a peel onto parchment on a pizza pan
Outdoor Pizza Oven Burst Cherry Tomato, Shallot, and Herb Pizza
Nduja pizza cooked in outdoor pizza oven on a piece of parchment set on a pizza pan
Outdoor Pizza Oven 'Nduja Pizza
Armenian pizza being cut with a pizza cutter
"Armenian" Pizza With Spiced Lamb Sausage, Armenian String Cheese, and Sumac
Hands shaping outdoor pizza oven pizza dough on a floured counter
Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough
Overhead shot of two white bowls filled with pasta with tomato sauce next to pot of pasta
Pasta With Spicy 'Nduja-Tomato Sauce Recipe
A bowl of rigatoni with greens and beans.
Pasta With Beans and Greens Recipe
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White Bean and Tuna Salad Recipe
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Roman-Style Spaghetti Alla Carrettiera (Tomato, Tuna, and Mushroom Pasta) Recipe
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Sicilian-Style Spaghetti Alla Carrettiera (Fresh Tomato and Garlic Sauce) Recipe
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Roast Pork Shoulder Ragù in Bianco With Pasta Recipe
Panzanella salad with tomatoes and basil in a bowl.
Classic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad) Recipe
Homemade Neapolitan Pizza with pepperoni and basil on a pizza peel
Basic Neapolitan Pizza Dough Recipe
A loaf of focaccia on a wire baking rack.
Homemade Focaccia Bread Recipe
A forkful of spaghetti carbonara, held above a bowl of more spaghetti carbonara.
46 Saucy Italian Pasta Dishes You Should Know and Love
A black ceramic bowl of cooked homemade fettucine noodles sprinkled with black pepper and parmesan cheese.
Homemade Fresh Pasta Recipe
Pasta puttanesca, made with spaghetti, in a white bowl.
Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies) Recipe
A shallow bowl of creamy sea urchin (uni) pasta with a tongue of sea urchin on top.
Creamy Sea Urchin (Uni) Pasta Recipe
Close-up of spaghetti carbonara twirled on a fork above a serving bowl.
Spaghetti With Carbonara Sauce Recipe
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All Belly Porchetta sliced on a cutting board
All-Belly Porchetta Recipe
Cacio e pepe on a tan ceramic plate alongside two small bowls, one holding shredded cheese and the other holding freshly ground pepper. There is a metal fork with pasta swirled around it on the plate.
Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano) Recipe
Two parchment-lined sheet pans with one-bowl ladyfinger cookies.
One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers Recipe
Close up photograph of a plate of osso buco and risotto alla milanese, garnished with gremolata.
Osso Buco (Italian Braised Veal Shanks) Recipe
A Neapolitan style pizza made at home.
Hacker-Free Neapolitan Pizza for a Home Kitchen Recipe
A Campari Spritz in a rocks glass, garnished with 3 olives on a pick.
Campari Spritz Recipe
A partially sliced ball of homemade fresh mozzarella cheese on a wooden cutting board.
Fresh Mozzarella From Scratch Recipe
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Stracciatella Gelato (Sweet Cream Chocolate Chip) Recipe
A pan of chicken scarpariello (braised chicken with sausage and peppers)
Chicken Scarpariello (Braised Chicken With Sausage and Peppers) Recipe
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Fior di Latte Gelato Recipe
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Negroni Recipe
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Homemade Ricotta Recipe
A shallow bowl of Tuscan ribollita made in a pressure cooker
Pressure Cooker Ribollita (Tuscan Bean and Vegetable Stew) Recipe
ragù bolognese
The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Barrels of aging balsamic vinegar.
Everything You Need to Know About Balsamic Vinegar
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Easy Beef Carpaccio with Arugula Recipe
Southern Italian peperonata in an enamel cast iron Dutch oven
Peperonata (Sweet Bell Peppers With Olive Oil, Onion, and Tomatoes) Recipe
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5 Essential Fernet Branca Cocktails
A bowl of pasta al limone on an olive wood cutting board with a dark blue linen napkin.
Pasta al Limone Recipe
A rectangular glass baking pan of lasagna bolognese sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs.
Sunday Dinner: No-Holds-Barred Lasagna Bolognese Recipe
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Chicken Marsala With Mushrooms and Shallots Recipe
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How to Make Semifreddo: Half as Frozen, Twice as Easy
A white bowl of Pasta alla Gricia topped with shredded cheese
Pasta alla Gricia Recipe
No-Knead Olive-Rosemary Focaccia With Pistachios
Easy No-Knead Olive-Rosemary Focaccia With Pistachios Recipe
A square white bowl of bucatini all'Amatriciana.
Bucatini all'Amatriciana Recipe
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Spaghetti con la Colatura di Alici (Pasta With Colatura) Recipe
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Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Pesto With Almonds and Tomatoes) Recipe
Roasted-Garlic Focaccia
Easy Roasted-Garlic Focaccia Recipe
A shallow white bowl filled with a mound of pasta con sarde topped with bread crumbs
Pasta Con le Sarde (Sicilian Pasta With Sardines) Recipe
A Negroni Sbagliato cocktail in a fluted glass with a twist of orange peel
Negroni Sbagliato Recipe
Bowl of stracciatella soup on a purple and white striped towel with a spoon on the side.
How to Make Stracciatella Soup
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Sautéed Broccoli Rabe With Garlic and Chili Flakes Recipe