Category: Italian Recipes

• Roasted Broccoli & Garlic

  

  Growing up, I loved broccoli, plain boiled and smothered with gravy. With age, however, I love it even more, with the help of this simple roasted broccoli & garlic recipe. Roasted Broccoli The variety of broccoli found in every supermarket across the country is a recent invention. The Italians call it calabrese. It’s derived from…

  GlennThomas

  November 3, 2023

  British Recipes, Classics, Italian Recipes, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables, Vegetarian

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• Pasta with ‘Nduja

  

  This spicy Calabrian pasta with ‘Nduja recipe will become your once-a-week go-to easy meal when you need to whip something up quickly. I always keep a jar in the fridge because the rest of the ingredients can be found in everyone’s pantry.

  GlennThomas

  September 6, 2023

  Italian Recipes, Main Course, Meat, Pasta and Grains, Pork, Recipes, Weeknight

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• Caprese Salad: Italian Tomato & Mozarella Salad

  

  This classic Caprese salad hails from Italy. It represents the italian flag and the country’s most celebrated flavours of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and olive oil.

  GlennThomas

  August 9, 2023

  Course, Italian Recipes, Lunch, Recipes by Cuisine, Salads, Starters, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

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• Pesto Grilled Chicken with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

  

  This pesto grilled chicken recipe isn’t as restrictive as the title implies. It can be barbecued, air fried or roasted. It’s a simple two-ingredient recipe, but homemade pesto, which uses more ingredients, always wins.  

  GlennThomas

  August 7, 2023

  Chicken, Italian Recipes, Main Course, Meat, Recipes, Weeknight

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• Cavolo Nero with Garlic, Chilli, & Lemon

  

  This simple Cavolo Nero recipe will add vital nutrients to your diet. Acidic lemon cust through a rich white sauce, perfect for a cheesy pasta bake or a creamy chicken tetrazzini.

  GlennThomas

  August 4, 2023

  Classics, Italian Recipes, Sides, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight

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• Genovese Pesto – Pesto alla Genovese

  

  While traditional Genovese Pesto uses a marble pestle and mortar to tirelessly pound the ingredients, this easy recipe uses a modern electric blender.

  GlennThomas

  August 1, 2023

  Classics, Dips and Sauces, Italian Recipes, Recipes, Sides

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• Spicy Pepperoni Pasta Bake

  

  This Spicy Pepperoni Pasta Bake will feed the whole family and satisfy even the fussiest of eaters.

  GlennThomas

  July 26, 2023

  American Recipes, Italian Recipes, Main Course, Pasta and Grains, Pork, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

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• Mediterranean Vegetable and Rigatoni Bake

  

  This Creamy Mediterranean vegetable and rigatoni pasta bake hits all your five-a-day while avoiding meat. Yet, it still brings comfort.

  GlennThomas

  June 26, 2023

  Course, Italian Recipes, Main Course, Pasta and Grains, Vegetarian, Weeknight

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• Pasta Salad with Basil & Roast Tomato Dressing

  

  This roast tomato and basil pasta salad may a little more time than other pasta dishes, especially since it needs to be chilled, but it’s worth the wait.

  GlennThomas

  June 23, 2023

  Italian Recipes, Pasta and Grains, Recipes, Recipes by Cuisine, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian

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• Apple and Rocket Salad with Parmesan Dressing

  

  This Apple and rocket salad is sweet and peppery while the Parmesan adds a savoury boost. Apple and Rocket are one of those classic combinations that work together, even though they’re both so different. Apples are tart or sweet depending on the variety, while Rocket is bitter and peppery. Together they provide the perfect counterbalance.…

  GlennThomas

  May 29, 2023

  Italian Recipes, Recipes, Recipes by Cuisine, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian, Weeknight

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• Rosemary and Sea Salt Focaccia

  

  Salt and olive oil set this bread above its counterparts. Makes 1 Medium Loaf Despite being a flatter bread, focaccia is still a leavened bread. Focaccia originated in Italy and similar types of bread can be found as far back as the Romans. The Romans baked a flatbread on the hearth – a place for…

  GlennThomas

  March 28, 2023

  Bakery, Classics, Italian Recipes, Pasta and Grains, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils

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• Hand-Stretched Pizza Dough

  

  Pizza Dough is often thought of as difficult, but it’s actually really simple and fun to make. Makes 4 Doughs Pizza dough follows the same essential basics as making bread dough except the final product is rolled out into a flat disc. A crisp base may give the impression that it is nothing like granary…

  GlennThomas

  March 22, 2023

  Bakery, Classics, Italian Recipes, Pasta and Grains, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils

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