239 italian pasta recipes

Lasagna rolls with tomato-fennel sauce wrap mushroom-and-tofu filling inside lasagna noodles, then bake in a sweet fennel-spiked tomato sauce with mozzarella. A lighter, vegetarian take on baked pasta.

Slow-simmered puttanesca sauce cooked 6 to 8 hours with plum tomatoes, a whole head of garlic, anchovies, kalamata olives, and capers. Dark, rich, and deeply concentrated.

Polpo con salsa, Italian octopus braised in tomato sauce with garlic, dry sherry, and optional ink for deep, rich flavor. Tender after one hour of gentle simmering.

Italian pumpkin pie from the Po Valley with pasta frolla crust, fresh pumpkin filling, ground almonds, cornmeal, and candied orange peel. A rustic Northern Italian autumn dessert.

Broccoli linguine tosses pasta and steamed broccoli florets with a creamy sour cream and egg yolk sauce, plus romano cheese and herbs. A 20-minute Italian-American weeknight pasta.

Penette in padella toasts dry pasta in olive oil, flambes with brandy, then cooks risotto-style in vegetable stock with dried mushroom cream. A one-pan Italian technique that builds deep, nutty pasta flavor.

Condimento Pugliese: roasted red pepper spread with olive oil and red pepper flakes. A chunky Italian condiment for crostini, pasta, or bruschetta. Five ingredients, no cook.

Prosciutto and pea cream sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, shallots, and Romano cheese tossed with penne. A rich Italian pasta sauce that comes together fast.

Orecchiette dell'ortolano: Italian gardener's-style pasta with broiled eggplant, fire-roasted peppers, asparagus, and fresh fava beans tossed with olive oil and garlic.

Spaghetti bread for the bread machine with Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and olive oil. A savory, herb-scented loaf built for Italian dinners.

Flour-dusted veal cutlets seared golden, then tossed with sautéed mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, and basil in a rich Marsala wine sauce. Served over fettuccine with a shower of Parmesan, this romantic Italian dinner for two is ready in 45 minutes.

Vegetable lasagna layered with zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, and a red wine tomato sauce. Make-ahead and lighter than meat lasagna, with cottage cheese standing in for ricotta.

Vegetarian mushroom and spinach lasagna with ricotta, Swiss, Parmesan, and a roasted red pepper sauce with balsamic vinegar. Lighter than traditional lasagna.

Quick Italian mushroom and tomato pasta sauce with garlic, parsley, and marjoram cooked in olive oil. A 20-minute vegetarian sauce with a full pound of mushrooms.

Hearty lentil tomato sauce with dried lentils, fresh tomatoes, and Italian herbs simmered into a thick, protein-rich vegetarian pasta sauce. Meaty texture without the meat.

Tender eggplant meets the salty bite of ricotta salata in this rustic Italian pasta that brings together roasted garlic, fresh rosemary, and sweet cherry tomatoes for a weeknight dinner with soul.