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Classic Italian Recipes

If you’re looking for delicious traditional Italian recipes then you’re in the right place! Here you’ll find our very best classic recipes such as how to make an authentic Spaghetti alla Carbonara, a true Ragu alla Bolognese, and the very best Tiramisu!

Italian Besciamella sauce in a pot with a spoon. The background is wooden.

Sauces & Dressings

Besciamella (Italian Béchamel Sauce)

An overhead shot of Lasagna Bolognese in a large baking dish.

Pasta

Authentic Lasagna Bolognese (Lasagne alla Bolognese)

An overhead shot of amaretti cookies on a wooden surface some in pink and green wrappers.

Italian Cookies

Soft Amaretti Cookies (Amaretti Morbidi)

Two stuffed eggplants on a scalloped edged plate with basil scattered around.

Sides

Italian Stuffed Eggplant (Mozzarella and Tomato)

An overhead shot of both original and chocolate Brutti ma Buoni cookies on a gold cooling rack with pink flowers dotted around

Italian Cookies

Brutti ma Buoni (Ugly but Good Cookies)

A small glass bowl filled with Zabaglione and a savoiardi cookie dunked into it

Italian Desserts

Italian Zabaglione Recipe

An overhead shot of Tortellini in a bowl with a cream sauce and peas

Pasta

Tortellini alla Panna

A nest of tonnarelli pasta sitting on a wooden surface

Fresh Pasta

Homemade Tonnarelli Pasta (Spaghetti alla Chitarra)

A close up of Italian Zeppolechoux buns filled with pastry cream and a cherry on top sitting on a blue and white plate.

Italian Desserts

Zeppole di San Giuseppe (St. Joseph’s Pastries)

PIzzoccheri pasta in a baking dish with potatoes, cabbage and fontina cheese

Pasta

Pizzoccheri Pasta with Potatoes and Cabbage

An overhead shot of a slice of chocolate torta caprese on a pink patterned plate

Italian Desserts

Torta Caprese (Flourless Italian Chocolate Cake)

An overhead shot of a bowl of Ligurian minestrone with lots of vegetables and basil pesto sitting on a wooden background

Soups

Ligurian Minestrone Soup with Pesto

Trofie pasta with pesto, potatoes and green beans on a plate sitting on a wooden surface

Pasta

Trofie al Pesto Genovese with Potatoes and Green Beans

An overhead shot of Cenci Italian pastries on a blue plate

Italian Desserts

Cenci di Carnevale (Chiacchiere, Crostoli, Bugie) Italian Fried Pastries

Three slices of bread with butter and anchovies

Antipasti

Pane, Burro e Alice (Bread, Butter and Anchovy)

An overhead shot of pici pasta with cacio e pepe sauce on a plate

Fresh Pasta

Pici, Cacio e Pepe (Authentic Recipe)

Zuppa inglese (Italian trifle) in a glass trifle dish so you can see all of the layers

Italian Desserts

Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)

An overhead shot of homemade pici pasta

Fresh Pasta

How to make Pici Pasta

An overhead shot of a bowl of Bucatini all'Amatriciana topped with pecorino cheese

Pasta

Bucatini all’Amatriciana

An overhead shot of pasta with pesto alla trapanese

Dips & Pestos

Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Pesto)

An overhead shot of Taralli in a bowl with glasses of wine at the side

Antipasti

Taralli Pugliesi (Italian Snack)

Osso Bucco on a plate of saffron risotto and topped with gremolata

Mains

Ossobuco Milanese (Braised Veal Shanks)

Four cannoli on a plate filled with ricotta and a slice of candied orange

Italian Desserts

Homemade Sicilian Cannoli (shells and filling)

Torta Pasqualina with a slice cut out

Antipasti

Torta Pasqualina (Spinach & Ricotta Egg Pie)

Finely chopped carrot, celery and onion on a chopping board

Tips & Tricks

How to Make Soffritto

An overhead shot of Pasta alla Norma in a bowl topped with cheese

Pasta

Pasta Alla Norma (Eggplant Pasta)

Pizza Rustica on a serving plate with a slice cut

Antipasti

Pizza Rustica (Italian Easter Pie)

A bowl of Carabaccia onion soup with a piece of cheesy bread at the side

Soups

Carabaccia (Tuscan Onion Soup)

Tuscan farro soup in a bowl with a spoon and rosemary

Soups

Tuscan Farro Soup with Beans

Gremolata on a small plate with wedges of lemon and parsley in the background

Sauces & Dressings

Gremolata (Italian Herb Condiment)

A bowl of cannellini bean in tomato sauce with sage sitting on a wooden surface

Sides

Fagioli all’uccelletto – Beans in Tomato Sauce

Panforte on a wooden table cut into slices with christmas decorations around

Italian Desserts

Panforte – Tuscan Fruit and Nut Cake

A side shot of Italian struffoli (honey balls) on a cake stand topped with sprinkles

Italian Desserts

Struffoli – Italian Honey Balls

An overhead shot of Ricciarelli almond cookies on a plate

Christmas

Italian Almond Cookies (Ricciarelli)

an overhead shot of a tiramisu in a dish with a slice out

Italian Desserts

Tiramisu – Authentic Recipe!

Antipasti

Mozzarella in Carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches)

An overhead shot of Italian Grissini on a serving plate with olives at the side

Antipasti

Grissini – Italian Breadsticks

An overhead shot of chicken cacciatore in a skillet

Mains

Chicken Cacciatore – Pollo alla Cacciatora

Antipasti

Italian Farinata Chickpea Flatbread (La Cecina Toscana)

An overhead shot of a four cheese pizza cut into slices

Pizza

Quattro Formaggi Pizza (Four Cheese)

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