Recipes from Italy
Italy's table is built on regional restraint — Pecorino-laced carbonara from Rome, slow risotto from the north, eggplant pasta alla Norma from Sicily. Olive oil binds the country together; pasta keeps each region distinct.
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Spaghetti Carbonara
Silky Roman pasta with guanciale, Pecorino Romano and eggs — ready in 30 min.
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Risotto
Risotto traces its roots to the Po Valley of northern Italy, where short-grain rice cultivation goes back to the fifteenth century.
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Pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli — pasta and beans — is one of Italy's most enduring peasant dishes, rooted in the cucina povera tradition of making a satisfying meal from…
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Pasta alla Norma
Pasta alla Norma is the pride of Catania — a Sicilian pasta dish in which fried aubergine meets fresh tomato sauce, olive oil, basil, and grated ricotta salata.
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Pizza Margherita
Classic Neapolitan pizza: long cold-proof dough, San Marzano, mozzarella, and fresh basil torn after the oven.
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Lasagne alla Bolognese
Bolognese lasagne with a long 3-hour ragù and nutmeg béchamel, six or seven layers under Parmigiano.
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Osso Buco alla Milanese
Veal shanks braised slowly in white wine and tomato, finished with raw lemon-garlic-parsley gremolata.
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Tiramisu
Airy mascarpone, savoiardi briefly dipped in espresso and unsweetened cocoa — rested overnight to merge into one dessert.
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Cacio e Pepe
Roman pasta with Pecorino Romano and freshly cracked black pepper — emulsified with the starchy water right in the pan.
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Caprese Salad
Insalata Caprese was created on the island of Capri in the 1920s — at the Hotel Quisisana, in some tellings — as a tribute to the Italian flag, with red…
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Lasagna
Lasagne alla bolognese is the queen of Emilia-Romagna's Sunday tables — broad sheets of egg pasta layered with slow-cooked ragù, silky béchamel and aged…
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Roast Chicken Diavola
Pollo alla diavola is a Tuscan and Roman classic: a spatchcocked chicken pressed under a brick over a wood fire, marinated in olive oil, fierce chilli, lemon…
Flavours of Italy
The cuisine of Italy is built on olive oil, ripe tomatoes, garlic, fresh herbs, lemon and seafood. The 12 recipes gathered on this page lean on those everyday building blocks, so you can bring an authentic taste of Italy to your own kitchen without hunting down hard-to-find ingredients or specialist equipment. Each one keeps the techniques approachable while staying true to the way the dish is traditionally made.
What you can cook here
Browse dishes such as Spaghetti Carbonara, Risotto, Pasta e fagioli, Pasta alla Norma. Each recipe opens with a complete, measured ingredient list, then walks you through the method one clear step at a time, with cooking times and per-serving nutrition so you always know exactly what is on the plate. Whether you want a quick midweek dinner or a dish to linger over at the weekend, there is something here worth cooking next.
Add Italy to your week
Every recipe here is portioned for a household and slots neatly into a balanced week — light enough for a busy weeknight, generous enough for a relaxed weekend cook-up. Pick a few favourites from Italy, add them to your free weekly meal plan, and we will fold every ingredient into one organised shopping list so the cooking is the only part left to do.