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Pork and beef meatballs browned, then baked in a reduced tomato passata sauce, topped with chopped burrata and served with garlic-rubbed crostini and braised greens.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-7591 · Hand-built original
Beef and pork meatballs with a milk-soaked bread panade, seared and baked in marinara under Parmesan and mozzarella.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-4472 · Hand-built original
Meatballs with creamy sauce is a Italian main courses built around beef. It takes 90 min in total and serves 8. It pairs well with mashed potatoes and roasted carrots.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-1471 · Hand-built original
Beef, veal and pork meatballs with Pecorino Romano, served in a marinara sauce that starts with salt pork, onion, garlic, basil and crushed tomatoes.
Main ingredient: ground beef
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8032 · Hand-built original
Beef, pork and Italian sausage meatballs with breadcrumbs soaked in cream, pan-fried then simmered in tomato sauce and served over spaghetti tossed in the sauce.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-11119 · Hand-built original
Craving fast food with a gourmet twist? Here's the recipe for the McChicken Mediterranean with crispy chicken, bacon, and a tasty red pesto sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1467 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, lemon wedges
HB-1476 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice baked in a casserole with a pack of Mediterranean-style vegetables, wine and stock, then stirred with Parmesan and butter and topped with herbs, lemon and crumbled feta.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-7597 · Hand-built original
Pasta shells folded through a summery pan sauce of aubergine, courgette, pepper and cherry tomatoes, with mozzarella melted in at the end.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-14485 · Hand-built original
A large Italian-style salad of romaine, tomatoes, olives and croutons with a Parmesan vinaigrette.
Main ingredient: white sandwich bread
HB-3660 · Hand-built original
Carnaroli rice toasted with shallot, deglazed with white wine and cooked with blended asparagus and vegetable broth, creamed with stracchino, butter and Grana Padano. Asparagus tips and crumbled hard-boiled egg yolk decorate each plate in the mimosa style.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-17822 · Hand-built original
This hearty minestrone casserole turns the classic soup into a comforting, cheesy pasta bake.
Main ingredient: zucchini
HB-3072 · Hand-built original
A chunky Italian-style vegetable soup built on crushed tomato, chicken stock and kidney beans, with small pasta, potato, green beans and spinach stirred in near the end. Grated parmesan melts into the broth just before the bowls go to the table.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7620 · Hand-built original
Baked pie crust cups filled with a lemon and ricotta cream cheese filling studded with mini chocolate chips.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4476 · Hand-built original
A chicken broth soup with tiny beef and sausage meatballs, mini pasta, carrots, celery and spinach, finished with lemon and parmesan.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-11805 · Hand-built original
Mini potato pizzas made with boiled potatoes are an easy and tasty idea, perfect as an original appetizer or for a dinner that's a little different.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-1497 · Hand-built original
Mini tart tropezienne with mousseline cream and apricot jam are a very soft brioche dessert, ideal to offer at the end of a meal
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1498 · Hand-built original
Mini Tarts with Skyr Cream, Pears, and Cashews is a Italian sweet pastries built around cup. It takes 60 min in total and serves 5. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: ¾ oz sugar
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1499 · Hand-built original
Romaine and green leaf lettuce with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, pepperoncini, croutons, mozzarella and salami, tossed with dressing and Parmigiano.
Main ingredient: salami
Pairs well with: soup, crusty bread, grilled chicken
HB-4478 · Hand-built original
Roasted monkfish on the bone served over mussels steamed open with finely chopped vegetables, butter beans and fresh herbs. Lemon juice and paprika butter finish the fish.
Main ingredient: monkfish tail on the bone
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-7648 · Hand-built original
Ciabatta sandwiches of prosciutto, mozzarella, roasted red pepper and basil, pressed on a griddle.
Main ingredient: mozzarella
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-5038 · Hand-built original
Mozzarella sticks coated in seasoned parmesan breadcrumbs and fried until golden with a melted centre.
Main ingredient: cheese
Pairs well with: marinara sauce, green salad, french fries, garlic bread
HB-5071 · Hand-built original
Chicken meatballs wrapped around basil and mini mozzarella, browned and baked in a roasted tomato sauce, served over pappardelle.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14571 · Hand-built original
A classic stirred risotto with mushrooms, asparagus stalks cooked into the rice and the tips folded in at the end, finished with Parmesan, chives, and butter.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14577 · Hand-built original
A vegetarian ragù where finely processed mushrooms cook down with lentils, milk, tomato purée, oregano and cinnamon into a thick, rich sauce. It is tossed through freshly cooked pasta with grated hard cheese.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-7664 · Hand-built original
Layers of mushroom, tomato, and spinach sauce and a mustardy cheddar béchamel between sheets of lasagne, baked until golden.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14579 · Hand-built original
Tagliatelle tossed in a creme fraiche sauce of high-fried mushrooms, wilted spinach, spring onions and garlic.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-17430 · Hand-built original
Lasagna layered with sautéed mushrooms, ricotta and mozzarella under a seasoned white sauce.
Main ingredient: mushroom
HB-5319 · Hand-built original
Pasta tossed through golden mushrooms cooked in butter with garlic, finished with parmesan and some of the pasta cooking water so the sauce coats every piece.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-7673 · Hand-built original
Mushroom Ragu Pasta is an Italian, Western mains, pasta built around chicken.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1539 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice cooked slowly in mushroom-stem chicken broth with wild mushrooms, shallot, thyme and white wine, finished with parmesan, butter and lemon juice.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-10395 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice toasted and cooked with warm mushroom stock added a little at a time, finished with browned wild mushrooms, butter and Parmigiano.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4482 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice cooked gradually with broth and finished with sautéed mushrooms, butter and parmesan.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4710 · Hand-built original
A creamy arborio risotto loaded with garlicky mushrooms browned in batches, some stirred through the rice and the rest piled on top with parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7675 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice stirred gradually with hot broth, mushrooms and peas until creamy. Finished with Parmesan and butter as listed.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4687 · Hand-built original
Wide pappardelle and tenderstem broccoli tossed with three kinds of mushroom and a Parmesan and egg yolk cream, finished with basil.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-14584 · Hand-built original
Mussels Fra Diavolo with Pasta is an Italian main course. Ready in 20–25 Minutes.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-1540 · Hand-built original
A puttanesca of tomatoes, anchovies, olives, and capers with cooked mussels folded through, tossed with linguine.
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14586 · Hand-built original
A Neapolitan-style pizza crust from '00' flour with a long room-temperature rise, hand-stretched thin and baked on a hot steel or stone until bubbly and charred at the edges.
Main ingredient: flour
HB-7697 · Hand-built original
The classic Italian aperitivo in equal parts gin, Campari and sweet red vermouth, stirred briefly over ice so it stays strong and silky, with an orange slice to garnish.
Main ingredient: ice
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-17665 · Hand-built original
Mixed nuts roasted in a bitter-orange Negroni glaze of Campari, gin, and sweet vermouth with brown sugar and orange zest.
Main ingredient: campari
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14601 · Hand-built original
Two slow-risen New York-style pizzas with a coarse crushed tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: bread flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4829 · Hand-built original
This no boil pasta bake has tender pasta, savory sauce, and plenty of melty cheese. Just add everything to the pan and bake!
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1565 · Hand-built original
No Yeast Pizza Dough is an Italian, Western main built around note.
Main ingredient: bread flour
HB-0054 · Hand-built original
A chilled layered dessert on a vanilla wafer crumb crust, with a cream cheese and whipped topping layer, a coconut cream pudding and shredded coconut layer, and a sprinkled top.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-9082 · Hand-built original
A chilled layered dessert on a holiday Oreo crumb crust, with a cream cheese and whipped topping layer, a chocolate pudding layer and a whipped topping finish scattered with crushed Oreos and sprinkles.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-9084 · Hand-built original
This rusk and yogurt dessert with hazelnuts and raspberries is an easy, quick no-bake breakfast recipe, ready in just 5 minutes.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-1566 · Hand-built original
No-Boil Baked Ziti is a Italian main course centred on ziti, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: ziti
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4082 · Hand-built original
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