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Portobello Penne Pasta Casserole

Penne pasta and sauteed portobello mushrooms are combined with spinach in a garlic and basil milk sauce with mozzarella, then baked in a single casserole dish.

ItalianMain45 min8 servings290 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: portobello mushrooms

HB-5466 · Hand-built original

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Pot De Crème

Silky baked chocolate custards made from bittersweet chocolate, cream, milk and egg yolks, portioned into ramekins and chilled until set. Each little pot is intensely chocolatey and smooth.

Italian, Italian AmericanDessert55 minServes 4773 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14869 · Hand-built original

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Potato and Onion Flatbread

Potato and Onion Flatbread is a Italian appetizers built around potato. It takes 85 min in total and serves 8. It pairs well with sour cream and green beans.

ItalianAppetizers1 hr 25 minServes 8175 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: potato

Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken

HB-1802 · Hand-built original

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Potato Gnocchi

This homemade Potato Gnocchi is easy to make with potatoes, flour, egg yolks, and salt. Soft, pillowy, and pan-seared in a touch of butter, they are delicious.

ItalianDinner1 hr 45 minServes 3398 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1806 · Hand-built original

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Prawn and courgette linguine with broad bean salad

Linguine tossed with grated courgette cooked down with garlic and anchovy into a creamy sauce, with prawns and basil stirred through. A broad bean, artichoke and rocket salad with toasted pine nuts and Parmesan goes on the side.

ItalianMain course1 hrServes 4130 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: prawn

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-14882 · Hand-built original

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Prosciutto e Melone (Prosciutto and Melon)

The classic Italian antipasto, extended with peaches and nectarines alongside cantaloupe and honeydew: bite-size melon pieces tossed with ribbons of prosciutto, mint, lemon zest, sea salt and black pepper. Served at room temperature.

ItalianAppetizer4 to 643 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: prosciutto

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-14891 · Hand-built original

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Pumpkin and Chocolate Tart

Pumpkin and Chocolate Tart is a Italian cakes & baking built around egg. It takes 125 min in total and serves 10. It pairs well with toast and hash browns.

ItalianCakes & Baking2 hr 5 minServes 10384 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1847 · Hand-built original

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Pumpkin and Cinnamon Donuts

The pumpkin and cinnamon donuts, enriched with condensed milk, are a fried dessert in an autumn version perfect for a snack!

ItalianSweet pastries1 hr 56 minServes 25221 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: cooked pumpkin purée

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1848 · Hand-built original

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Pumpkin Crackers

Pumpkin Crackers is a Italian appetizers built around cups. It takes 50 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.

ItalianAppetizers50 minServes 4324 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: cooked pumpkin purée

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1855 · Hand-built original

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Puntarelle Alla Romana

Puntarelle Alla Romana is a Italian salad centred on puntarelle, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.

ItalianSalad0 minServes 42 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: puntarelle

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup

HB-4088 · Hand-built original

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Quick and dirty focaccia

Quick and dirty focaccia is a Italian, Western bread centred on note. It combines bread flour, instant yeast, cooking salt / kosher salt for a straightforward, balanced result.

Italian, WesternBread3 hr 25 minServes 6111 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: bread flour

HB-3754 · Hand-built original

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Quick and Easy French Bread Pizza

A split French loaf under pizza sauce, mozzarella and your choice of toppings, baked until the cheese bubbles — dinner in twenty minutes.

American, Italian AmericanDinner, Main Course20 minServes 1081 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: bread

HB-17563 · Hand-built original

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Quick and Easy Stromboli

A rolled pizza-dough stromboli layered with pizza sauce, Italian salami, pepperoni and mozzarella, brushed with egg and baked until deep golden.

American, Italian, Italian AmericanDinner, Main Course30 minServes 692 kcalDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14932 · Hand-built original

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Quick sausage bolognese

Skinless sausage meat broken into mince and browned with onion and chilli flakes, simmered in tomatoes and red wine, then tossed with spaghetti and finished with Parmesan and basil.

ItalianMain course1 hrServes 442 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: sausage

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-8015 · Hand-built original

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Rack of lamb with ‘spring on a plate’

A spring plate of pink rack of lamb carved over lemon-whipped ricotta and a vignarola of broad beans, asparagus, peas and lettuce, with a punchy rosemary and anchovy sauce.

ItalianMain course2 hrServes 425 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: lamb

Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki

HB-14944 · Hand-built original

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Raisin Brioche Knots

Raisin brioche knots are perfect for breakfast. Soft and aromatic, they will be a sweet awakening that no one can resist!

ItalianSweet leavened products5 hr 30 minServes 15281 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ¾ oz manitoba

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1880 · Hand-built original

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Real Tomato and Basil Bruschetta

Grilled crusty bread rubbed with garlic and piled with diced ripe tomatoes, basil, salt and good olive oil.

ItalianAppetizer, Starter10 minServes 4104 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: crusty bread like sourdough or ciabatta

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-8042 · Hand-built original

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Really easy mushroom risotto

This classic mushroom risotto presses all the right buttons, with intense porcini mushrooms and plump arborio rice. Each serving provides 480kcal, 10g protein, 75g carbohydrate (of which 4g sugars), 12g fat (of which 4g saturates), 3g fibre and 1.96g salt.

ItalianMain course1 hrServes 4480 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: mushroom

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-3143 · Hand-built original

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Rhubarb and ginger ‘tiramisu’

Rhubarb poached in ginger wine is layered with Savoiardi biscuits dipped in the syrup and a mascarpone cream, finished with toasted flaked almonds.

ItalianDesserts1 hrServes 4112 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: in piece fresh ginger

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-8062 · Hand-built original

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Rice salad with ham and melon

An Italian summer rice salad mixing sweet melon cubes, cooked ham and primosale cheese through cooled parboiled rice. Olive oil, chives, salt and pepper are the only dressing it needs.

ItalianMain Courses25 minServes 4473 kcalGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: ham

HB-17153 · Hand-built original

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Ricotta pesto

A creamy ricotta pesto with basil, toasted pine nuts, Parmesan and pecorino, made for tossing with pasta or serving as a dip.

ItalianLight meals & snacks30 minServes 4175 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: nuts

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-15006 · Hand-built original

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Rigatoni Alla Vodka

Rigatoni folded through a jammy cherry tomato sauce built on tomato paste, vodka and Calabrian chili paste, then softened with heavy cream and Parmesan. The shallot and garlic base keeps the heat warm rather than sharp against the sweet burst tomatoes.

ItalianMain course38 minServes 6311 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: rigatoni

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-4526 · Hand-built original

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Roast chicken with turned vegetables

Roast chicken with turned vegetables is a Italian main courses built around chicken. It takes 100 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.

ItalianMain Courses1 hr 40 minServes 4503 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-1928 · Hand-built original

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