Italian recipes

One of the best lasagna recipes, this delicious pasta dish is made with fresh spinach, leek and onion, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese and a homemade tomato sauce. The dish can be prepared in advance and baked when needed.
 

Italian fried rice and cheese balls filled with a shrimp and cream mixture, great as an appetizer.
 

Arancini is an Italian croquette made with risotto and using various ingredients for stuffing. This recipe is for a mozzarella stuffed arancini. The recipe is simple to make and once the risotto is ready it requires just 4 to 5 minutes of frying. Arancini can be served as an appetizer, as a snack or even as a complete meal when served with a green salad.
 

Minestrone is a famous Italian vegetable and pasta soup, easy to make and ready in under 20 minutes.
 

A simple, delicious Italian risotto dish using dried Italian mushrooms.
 

A traditional Italian dish, lasagna bolognaise is a dish that is made of layers of pasta, bolognaise and white sauce (bechamel). The dish is topped with grated Parmezan cheese and then cooked in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. The lasagna can be prepared a day ahead, stored in the refrigerator and baked just before serving.
 

A basic risotto recipe, to be served as a complete meal or together with chicken or beef. The rice is very important in this recipe so make sure you use good quality Italian risotto rice.
 

This is our best pasta with shrimp (or prawns) recipe. The recipe is simply delicious, easy to make and ready in under 15 minutes. Fresh shrimps or prawns (with the head on) should be used for best flavor, but frozen ones will do just fine. The sauce is prepared while the pasta is cooking.
 

A simple, yet delicious pasta dish using butter and fresh sage as the main ingredients. The sauce has a brown color, hence its name. This brown color comes from the burned butter. The sauce and pasta take approximately the same amount of time to cook (around 10 minutes). The only preparation needed is to boil the water for cooking the pasta.
 

Chicken breasts marinaded in lemon juice and garlic, grilled, and served with a tomato basil sauce. Great as a main dish when served with a simple green salad and pasta or polenta.