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Family-friendly Italian recipes can be found in abundance here!  Reader favorites include my Chicken Florentine, Rissoto, and Arabiatta Sauce.  My personal favorite is Chicken Piccata.

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Large skillet filled with creamy shrimp alfredo with fettuccine pasta.

Shrimp Alfredo

Large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked fettuccine noodles tossed in alfredo sauce.

Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Close up image of a pan filled with gnocchi cooked in homemade tomato sauce and topped with bubby melted cheese and fresh basil.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

A bowl of Italian wedding soup

Italian Wedding Soup

Wood serving spoon pouring homemade marsala cream sauce over a cooked chicken cutlet in a large pan filled with marsala cream sauce.

Creamy Chicken Marsala

Small while plate filled with lemon chicken orzo.

Lemon Chicken Orzo

A bowl Cioppino seafood stew filled with shrimp, scallops, crab legs, fish, clams, and mussels and served with slices of bread.

Cioppino Recipe (Seafood Stew)

Overhead image of a large white pot filled with homemade spaghetti sauce made with onions, ground beef, garlic, and tomatoes.

Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

White baking dish filled with red bell peppers stuffed with rice and spaghetti sauce and baked.

Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Overhead image of a large white serving bowl filled with Tortellini salad garnished with fresh oregano.

Tortellini Pasta Salad

Creamy chicken florentine recipe in a large skillet.

Chicken Florentine

A mason jar of homemade marinara sauce

Marinara Sauce

Large white bowl filled with artichokes, mozzarella, salami, cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, olives, and pasta noodles.

Italian Pasta Salad

White stock pot filled with meatballs simmering in a homemade tomato sauce.

Meatball Recipe

Eggplant meatballs baked with marinara sauce and cheese in a large skillet.

Eggplant Meatballs

A bowl of bruschetta chicken close up

Bruschetta Chicken

Overhead image of orzo pasta in a large white Dutch oven.

Orzo Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts (One-Pot)

Top down image of a white shallow bowl filled with macaroni pasta, white beans, tomatoes, vegetables, in a light broth.

Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Beans)

Large skillet filled with sauteed pancetta and shallots with cooked sweet peas and garnished with mint.

Peas and Pancetta- Easy Holiday Side Dish

Overhead image of spaghetti noodles in a cream sauce with bacon and peas.

Pasta with Bacon and Peas

Large white baking dish filled with cheese covered and baked mostaccioli cooked in an Italian sausage and tomato pasta sauce.

Baked Mostaccioli Recipe

White serving plate filled with a single serving of cooked spaghetti noodles and shredded chicken breast that has been mixed in a creamy lemon, garlic, and parmesan cream sauce.

Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Overhead image of a negroni served in a rocks glass with a single large square ice cube and orange peel.

Negroni Recipe

Large white pasta bowl filled with penne pasta and mixed spring vegetables such as asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, and sprinkled with parmesan.

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Overhead image of a large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked cannellini beans and spinach in a savory lemon and garlic sauce.

Cannellini Beans Recipe

Two thinly sliced parmesan crusted chicken breast pieces on a small white serving plate garnished with chopped parsley and fresh lemon.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Image of a white serving plate filled with creamy pesto gnocchi garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese, red chili flakes, and fresh basil leaves.

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi

Overhead image of a large white ceramic skillet filled with cheesy turkey pasta.

Ground Turkey Pasta Recipe

Image of a white bowl filled with spaghetti covered with spaghetti sauce made with ground beef and topped with sausage.

Grandma’s Spaghetti Sauce with Meat

Close up image of the crust from one slice of pizza.

Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

Easy mushroom and spinach tortellini pasta

One Pot Creamy Mushroom Tortellini Recipe

A bowl of Risotto with shrimp

Creamy Parmesan Risotto Recipe with Shrimp

Image of arborio rice with text overlay "what is arborio rice?"

What is Arborio Rice?

Juicy baked lemon chicken breast served on top of white rice with a side of cooked broccoli.

Baked Lemon Chicken Recipe

Stuffed shells baked with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese in a baking dish.

Stuffed Shells Recipe (How to Make Stuffed Shells)

Plate with steamed broccoli, plain boiled pasta noodles, and pesto covered chicken breast.

Easy Baked Pesto Chicken Recipe

Small white bowl filled with homemade pesto recipe.

Easy Basil Pesto Recipe

White baking dish filled with crispy eggplant layered with gooey melted cheese and tomato sauce.

Baked Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

Small white plate with three slices of crispy baked eggplant.

Crispy Baked Eggplant Recipe

Small dinner plate filled with penne noodles tossed in homemade arrabbiata sauce.

Penne Arrabbiata Recipe

Ladle in a large shallow saucepan filled with Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce.

Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe

Cutting board with finely chopped onion, carrots, and celery.

What is Mirepoix? How to Make and Use Mirepoix

White shallow bowl filled with homemade Italian ratatouille and served with fresh toasted bread.

Italian Ratatouille Recipe (Ciambotta)

Pasta e Ceci made with tomatoes, pancetta, orecchiette pasta, and chickpeas, garnished with grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

Pasta with Chickpeas Recipe (Pasta e Ceci)

Minestrone Soup

Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe (Stovetop + Slow Cooker)

White Salad plate filled a caprese salad made of overlapping slices of fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese drizzled with olive oil and garnished with fresh basil.

Caprese Salad Recipe (Insalata Caprese)

Cheesy baked cauliflower caprese casserole.

Cheesy Chicken Caprese Casserole Recipe (Low Carb + Gluten-Free)

Piles of different dried herbs on a white serving plate.

Homemade Italian Seasoning Recipe

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