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Italian recipes

Italian recipes, pasta, spaghetti, risotto, deserts and more!
In our Italian recipes section you can find famous italian recipes for pasta, chicken, lasagna, gnocchi, tiramisu, risotto and much more. All of our recipes have simple to follow instructions and most of them include a photo. Browse below for the latest recipes. If you can't find what you are looking for, try the search function above.
 

Lemon risotto recipe 

A simple, creamy risotto recipe using lemon rind and lemon juice as flavoring ingredient.
 
Tags: Arborio rice, butter, Parmezan cheese, lemon rind, dry white wine 
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Wild mushroom risotto recipe 

Risotto is a popular Italian dish, based on a special type of rice, called risotto rice. The rice is toasted with olive oil, then cooked with white wine and some kind of stock, vegetable, chicken or other. When the cooking is over, butter and Parmesan cheese are stirred in. Besides the basic ingredients, some extra ingredients are used, depending on the recipe. In this recipe, wild dried mushrooms cooked with garlic are used. Other risotto recipes use ingredients ranging form vegetables (such as courgettes) to fish (such as shrimps).
 
Tags: risotto rice, wild dried mushrooms, butter, garlic, Parmesan cheese 
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Spaghetti bolognese sauce recipe 

Bolognese (or bolognaise) sauce is one of the most well know Italian sauces for pasta. It is typically based on ground beef, celery, onion, carrot, tomatoes and a series of ingredients such as spices and seasonings that vary according to the recipe. This recipe takes some time to prepare but is one of the best recipes for bolognese sauce. You can serve the bolognese sauce over spaghetti or other type of pasta such as penne.
 
Tags: ground beef, celery, carrots, onions, garlic 
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Orange chicken recipe 

Orange chicken is a very popular chicken recipe, especially in the Asian cuisine. There are a lot of variations for this recipe, depending mostly on the ingredients used. In this recipe, boneless chicken pieces are coated first in a seasoned egg mixture, then in flour and cornstarch, deep fried and then stir-fried and cooked in an orange flavored sauce. The chicken can be cooked in a wok or a deep frying pan.
 
Tags: chicken breast, orange zest, light soy sauce, sesame oil, orange juice 
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Zabaglione recipe 

Zabaglione is a common Italian dessert, served on its own or used for making Tiramisu, The zabaglione consists of egg yolks and sugar flavored with a sweet white wine such as Moscato. The ingredients are cooked in a double boiler or in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Zabaglione can be served hot or cold.
 
Tags: egg yolks, sugar, Moscato wine 

Italian chocolate espresso cake recipe 

A rich, chocolate cake for chocolate lovers with strong flavors of amaretto and espresso. 
Tags: unsalted butter, eggs, Amaretto liquor, Dark chocolate, Espresso coffee 

Pizza dough recipe 

A pizza dough recipe that can be easily frozen and cooked at any time. Top the pizza dough with your favorite ingredients and cook it in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. You can also top the pizza dough and refrigerate it for several weeks; cook it without defrosting it in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
 
Tags: dry yeast, flour, olive oil, salt, water 
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Black cherry and chocolate tiramisu cheesecake recipe 

A rich and delicious dessert combining elements from a Tiramisu and chocolate Cheesecake. This cake consists of two layers of sponge cake flavored with Frangelico and strawberry liquors, topped with a black cherry jam and then a chocolate, Mascarpone and double cream mixture. It is easy to make and takes about one hour to prepare.
 
Tags: Mascarpone, black cherry jam, double cream, dark chocolate, Frangelico liquor 
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Black and white chocolate Tiramisu recipe 

Tiramisu is an Italian dessert, typically made with ladyfingers, Mascarpone cheese, some type of liquer and coffee. There many variations of Tiramisu recipes ranging from simple to complex, using a variety of ingredients such as double cream, egg yolks, whole eggs, chocolate, fruit and much more. This Tiramisu recipe uses white and dark chocolate together with double cream and Mascarpone cheese; the white layer is made with the white chocolate and the dark brown layer with the dark chocolate. The result is rich and delicious, great for people who love chocolate.
 
Tags: Amaretto biscuits, Amaretto liquer, Mascarpone cheese, rum, egg yolks 
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Amaretto Tiramisu (with Amaretto biscuits and Amaretto liquer) recipe 

Here is a variation of the Tiramisu with Kahlua and Amaretto recipe based on comments submitted by a member. If you like Amaretto you will love this recipe. Like many Tiramisu recipes, this recipe uses a zabaglione cream, mascarpone cheese and Amaretto biscuits instead of ladyfingers. The Amaretto bisuits add an extra almond flavor and different texture (than the ladyfingers) to the cake. The recipe also uses less egg yolks and brandy instead of Kahlua.
 
Tags: Amaretto biscuits, Amaretto liquer, Mascarpone cheese, rum, egg yolks 
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