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Cacio e Pepe is a mouthwatering pasta dish that uses four ingredients, comes together in twenty minutes, and feeds your entire household. Before you know it, you'll be yelling "Dinner's ready!"
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-0386 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti tossed in olive oil toasted with black pepper, butter and finely grated Pecorino Romano until the sauce turns creamy.
Main ingredient: spaghetti
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6297 · Hand-built original
Shredded green cabbage sautéed in butter and olive oil with toasted crushed peppercorns and Pecorino Romano, served with lemon wedges.
Main ingredient: cabbage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6298 · Hand-built original
Canederli with Tuscan kale and saffron is a Italian main courses built around oz. It takes 65 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: ¼ oz stale white bread
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0402 · Hand-built original
Crumb-coated lamb chops stuffed with soft cheese over a Sicilian eggplant caponata with capers and olives.
Main ingredient: lamb chops
Pairs well with: flatbread, green salad, roast potatoes
HB-5276 · Hand-built original
Italian bread spread with garlic butter, topped with mozzarella and tomato and finished with basil and balsamic glaze.
Main ingredient: unsalted butter
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4316 · Hand-built original
Ripe heirloom tomatoes layered with torn mozzarella, basil, and good olive oil; the salad rests before serving so the juices mingle into a ready-made dressing.
Main ingredient: halved
HB-12782 · Hand-built original
Alternating slices of ripe tomato and mozzarella with basil, olive oil and an optional balsamic glaze.
Main ingredient: thick
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup
HB-4317 · Hand-built original
Cherry tomatoes and halved bocconcini tossed in a garlic, mustard, olive oil and white wine vinegar dressing, finished with balsamic glaze and basil.
Main ingredient: tomatoes
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup
HB-6321 · Hand-built original
Ciabatta filled with tomato, mozzarella and basil, dressed with olive oil and optional pesto and balsamic.
Main ingredient: bread
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4318 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti folded through crisp guanciale and a silky egg and Parmigiano Reggiano sauce, with no cream anywhere near it.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13011 · Hand-built original
Carbonara hash sticks is a Italian dish prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.
Main ingredient: bacon
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3359 · Hand-built original
A pizza in the spirit of carbonara: mozzarella and Parmesan cover the dough, crisped bacon scatters over them, and an egg bakes in the centre until its yolk stays runny, with garlic chili oil to finish.
Main ingredient: bacon
HB-6331 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice cooked with carrot, shallot, wine and stock, finished with Parmesan and chile crisp.
Main ingredient: carrot
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4619 · Hand-built original
Roasted cauliflower florets tossed in a warm olive oil puttanesca of garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, capers and chile, with basil, parsley and lemon.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
HB-13039 · Hand-built original
Cavatelli cacio e pepe is a Italian dish prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.
Main ingredient: dusting
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3362 · Hand-built original
Hand-shaped semolina cavatelli tossed in a creamy ricotta, spinach and egg sauce, topped with a crunchy chilli and lemon breadcrumb pangritata.
Main ingredient: cooking
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-13042 · Hand-built original
Orzo toasts in olive oil before absorbing vegetable stock ladle by ladle like a risotto, with cavolo nero and spinach wilting through it. Cream, lemon and nutmeg finish the vibrant soup.
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-18043 · Hand-built original
This three-part recipe combines tomato-soaked bread, escarole with caramelised onion, chestnuts and miso, and oven-baked cecina made with gram flour. You’ll need a food mill, a large flameproof casserole, a wok or large frying pan, a blender or food processor, a hand blender and a 14¼in round baking tin.
Main ingredient: passata
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0433 · Hand-built original
A blistered-crust pizza topped with mozzarella, shaved fennel, burst Sun Gold tomatoes, Calabrian chiles and soft confit garlic.
Main ingredient: thirds
HB-13062 · Hand-built original
Cheat’s ricotta and cherry tomato gnocchi is an Italian main course.
Main ingredient: ricotta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0450 · Hand-built original
An Italian baked cheese and potato flan with ricotta, spinach, rocket and basil, served with tomato and rocket on top.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-3368 · Hand-built original
Orzo baked in marinara sauce with wilted spinach and basil under mozzarella and Parmesan until the cheese browns in spots.
Main ingredient: orzo
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6388 · Hand-built original
Cheese tortellini and ground beef are combined with a tomato and cream cheese sauce, topped with mozzarella and Parmesan, and baked in a single dish.
Main ingredient: ground beef
HB-5462 · Hand-built original
Cajun-seasoned chicken cutlets sliced over fettuccine tossed in a cream, Parmesan and mozzarella Alfredo sauce with garlic and Cajun seasoning.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8877 · Hand-built original
Baked ziti layered with cheddar and mozzarella in a gochujang-spiced tomato and sausage sauce finished with heavy cream.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-10243 · Hand-built original
Bite-size balls of baked risotto rice mixed with cheddar, mozzarella and parsley, crumbed in panko and fried until deep golden.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6393 · Hand-built original
Cooked pasta and Alfredo sauce baked with mozzarella and Parmesan, topped with paprika-seared shrimp and cherry tomatoes.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-8889 · Hand-built original
Lasagna noodles rolled around a ricotta, Parmesan and chopped-shrimp filling, covered with Alfredo sauce and mozzarella and baked.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-8890 · Hand-built original
Cannellini beans and spinach simmered with garlic-fried San Marzano tomatoes, Italian seasoning and chilli flakes, baked under mozzarella until browned in spots.
Main ingredient: white beans
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6401 · Hand-built original
Cherry tomatoes blistered in olive oil with garlic until they collapse into a sauce, tossed with spaghetti, basil and parmesan and finished with torn fresh burrata — on the table in about 20 minutes.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta
HB-18821 · Hand-built original
Chestnut and Radicchio Crepes with Gorgonzola is a Italian main courses built around cup. It takes 120 min in total and serves 6. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: ½ oz chestnut flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0463 · Hand-built original
The chestnut bonet is an autumn variant inspired by the typical Piedmontese dessert with amaretti, a creamy and enveloping spoon dessert.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0464 · Hand-built original
Lasagna noodles rolled around a chicken, ricotta and mozzarella filling and baked in a homemade garlic Alfredo sauce with Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8893 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0472 · Hand-built original
Seared chicken and deeply roasted broccoli folded through fettuccine in a parmesan and pecorino Alfredo sauce — a 30-minute weeknight dinner built in one pan plus a sheet tray.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, green salad
HB-18822 · Hand-built original
Poached chicken and pasta in a sauce of broccoli mashed down with garlic, rosemary and poaching stock, brightened with lemon zest and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13340 · Hand-built original
Chicken and ricotta meatballs browned in a pan and simmered in a tomato and spinach sauce, tossed with spaghetti and finished with Parmesan and basil.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6416 · Hand-built original
Chicken breasts simmered in a fiery garlic, parsley and chilli tomato sauce, sliced and tossed with penne and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13353 · Hand-built original
Jumbo pasta shells filled with ricotta, shredded chicken and steamed broccoli, covered with Alfredo sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan and baked.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8895 · Hand-built original
Chicken Cacciatore is an Italian mains.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0484 · Hand-built original
Breaded fried chicken breast sliced and rolled in large tortillas with chopped romaine and a mayonnaise Caesar dressing of Parmesan, anchovy paste, lemon and dijon, seared before slicing.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9363 · Hand-built original
Fettuccine tossed in a heavy cream sauce made in the chicken-searing pan with onion, garlic and chicken broth, topped with sliced Cajun and garlic-herb seasoned chicken and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9208 · Hand-built original
A deeply cheesy chicken lasagne layered with a sweet tomato fondue and a mustard-spiked cheese sauce, served with golden garlic-butter dough balls baked alongside.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13076 · Hand-built original
Chicken cutlets in a Marsala wine sauce with cremini mushrooms, shallots and thyme, finished with cold butter and a touch of soy sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6442 · Hand-built original
Classic Italian breaded chicken cutlets, seasoned with Italian herbs and Parmesan, pan-fried until golden and crisp and served with lemon wedges.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13084 · Hand-built original
Oven-baked panko and Parmesan-crusted chicken breasts served over a separately baked marinara and mozzarella sauce, garnished with parsley.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12018 · Hand-built original
Italian-style sliders with seasoned ground chicken meatballs seared in a skillet, tucked into dinner rolls with marinara and melted mozzarella and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9224 · Hand-built original
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