Explore our collection of satisfying main dishes for lunch or dinner. Perfect for weeknight meals or special occasions, with recipes from around the world.
Some pasta dishes try too hard—seventeen ingredients, three pans, complicated technique. Then there’s pasta with broccoli and sausage, which achieves remarkable depth with just a handful of components and one smart trick: cooking the broccoli directly in the pasta water. This Italian sausage pasta represents Southern Italian cooking at its most practical—the kind of quick […]
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There’s something undeniably luxurious about rose shrimp pasta. The sweet, briny shrimp, the silky pink sauce, the long noodles — it gives off “coastal Italian restaurant” energy even if you’re making it at home on a random Tuesday. But what really makes it special is using the shrimp shells to build a quick stock that
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There’s a special kind of magic when rapini’s bold, slightly bitter flavor meets soft, slow-cooked garlic and just the right touch of chili heat. This is the classic Italian combination that nonnas have relied on for generations, not because it’s fancy, but because the flavors simply work together, creating something unexpectedly harmonious and satisfying. Every
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There’s something calming about making risotto, the slow stirring, the way the rice shifts from firm to creamy, and the smell of wine and herbs drifting through the kitchen. What many people miss is that it doesn’t need to be complicated. This asparagus and prosciutto risotto proves you can pull off a restaurant-style dish on
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Let’s clear something up right away: if “potato salad” makes you picture a bowl of mushy potatoes smothered in mayo, it’s time for an upgrade. Italian potato salad is a whole different thing, and once you try it this way, there’s a good chance you’ll never crave the heavy version again. There’s nothing fancy or
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Transparency: This post contains affiliate links. If you click and buy, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for supporting Mangia with Corrado! Pizza doesn’t always need sauce and loads of cheese to taste amazing. Some of the best
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Transparency: This post contains affiliate links. If you click and buy, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for supporting Mangia with Corrado! There’s something ridiculously satisfying about pulling a bubbling pan of ricotta and mozzarella cannelloni out of
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There’s something deeply satisfying about a dish where everything cooks together in one pot, creating this unified, delicious meal that’s greater than the sum of its parts. This meatballs and potatoes recipe is exactly that—tender meatballs simmering alongside chunks of potato in rich tomato sauce, with peppers adding color and sweetness right at the end.
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Let’s be honest: spaghetti and meatballs might not be authentically Italian, but it’s absolutely authentically delicious. This classic spaghetti and meatballs represents Italian-American comfort food at its finest, tender meatballs made from a blend of ground pork and beef, simmered in simple tomato sauce, served over perfectly cooked pasta. It’s homemade meatballs that actually hold
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Three ingredients. That’s all you really need for this authentic Cacio e Pepe recipe: cheese, pepper, pasta. Yet this traditional Italian pasta still manages to trip up even experienced cooks. I’ve made it more times than I can count, and every so often the pecorino Romano cheese still decides to clump instead of melting into
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