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Quick and easy recipes are my raison d’être, so of course I have some Italian recipe recommendations for you!

In the mood for pasta? If you’ve never made a traditional pasta carbonara without cream, start with this. Or… ever made pasta alla norma? You have to try it!

Need a winter warmer? Make crockpot chicken gnocchi soup!

Try this 25-minute chicken pizzaiola with only 6 main ingredients – it’ll become a go-to midweek meal the whole family will love!

What’s for dessert? Hmm. It’s going to be a hard choice between this easy Italian apple cake or this amazing thick Italian hot chocolate.

Gosh it’s so hard to choose favourites when it comes to Italian food… so have a browse below!

Overhead of an orange ricotta cake on baking paper and a round grey terrazo tray with one piece on its side, with icing sugar and dried orange slices on top.

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A closeup of someone's hands scooping up some penne pesto pasta with colorful vegetables from a blue-rimmed bowl with more of the pasta in the background in a Pyrex bowl.

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Closeup of a mottled grey bowl of fusilli pasta with peas with fresh peas and feta and herbs on top on a grey background with a fork in the bowl and lemon halves and beside it.

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Closeup of a blue patterned dish of chicken and chorizo risotto with a spoon in and lemon and herbs and parmesan on top, all on a wooden round board and cloth background with equipment and ingredients behind.

Baked Chicken And Chorizo Risotto (One Pot!)

Closeup of a dish of farfalle pasta with prosciutto, broccoli and ricotta with cutlery in a blue and white dish on a marble background and with half a lemon in the background.

20-minute Farfalle Pasta With Prosciutto, Broccoli And Ricotta

Closeup of someone picking up some casarecce pasta in a simple cherry tomato and basil sauce, with the rim of the white plate in the foreground and background.

12-Minute Casarecce Pasta With Blistered Cherry Tomatoes

Overhead view of chicken pizzaiola or chicken breasts in a cherry tomato and basil sauce with bubbling mozzarella on top on a green and white checked cloth with focaccia and a wooden spoon at the side.

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A piece of panko chicken with the end sliced off to reveal inside on a white plate with blue rim, with brightly colored salad bowl and water glass in background.

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Someone's hands shown cutting into a whole burrata cheese on top of a caprese style salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, croutons and fresh basil, in a blue bowl on a marble background.

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A closeup of an overhead view of a white bowl of pesto salad with orzo with grated parmesan and basil on top, all on a brown wicker background with a spoon in the background at the top.

Simple Orzo Salad With Pesto

Closeup of creamy chicken orzo in half of a large blue cast iron pan with a colorful tea towel in front and a glass of water and dark background.

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Naan pizza with mozzarella and fresh basil leaves on brown paper and a wooden board with a pizza cutter, colorful salad bowl and more pizza in the background.

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A closeup image of a white bowl of chicken and mushroom pappardelle with a knife and fork on a purple checked tea towel and with a bowl of peas and a lemon in the background.

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Closeup of creamy chicken orzo in half of a large blue cast iron pan with a colorful tea towel in front and a glass of water and dark background.

Creamy Chicken Orzo With Mushrooms And Bacon (One Pot)

A closeup of an overhead view of a dish of pan-fried gnocchi in cherry tomato basil sauce with feta cheese sprinkled on top.

Pan-fried Gnocchi With Cherry Tomato Sauce (30-minute meal)

Closeup of an easy apple cake (torta di mele) on a white plate

Easy Italian Apple Cake (Torta Di Mele)

A closeup of a fork in a bowl of pasta carbonara with another bowl in the background

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A white dish of creamy chorizo pasta with a fork in it with a red and white checked tea towel and on a marble background.

Easy Creamy Chorizo Pasta

A white dish of Italian pasta alla norma or eggplant pasta with basil and mozzarella on top on a green and blue cloth background with parmesan and a glass of water in the background

Easy Pasta Alla Norma (Tomato And Eggplant Pasta)

A red baking dish of eggplant lasagna with a piece missing on a cooking rack and with a red checked tea towel in the foreground

Vegetarian Eggplant Lasagna

A white dish of Mediterranean roast vegetables on a pale background, with a decorative spoon in it and with a green tea towel and herbs in the background

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2 toasted veggie sandwiches on top of each other on a wooden board and with ingredients in the background

Italian Toasted Veggie Sandwich

A closeup of 6-ingredient sausage ragu and pasta

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A close-up of a dish of lemony tuna spaghetti with a fork in it

20-minute Lemony Mediterranean Tuna Pasta

4 smoked salmon bruschettas with smashed avocado and feta on a wooden chopping board

smoked salmon bruschetta with smashed avocado and feta

Sausage, sweet potato and orange traybake from above on a green and white checked cloth

Easy Sausage Tray bake (With Sweet Potatoes And Orange)

Someone taking a broad bean, mint and ricotta crostini off a plate of 4 with a lemon and checked cloth in the background

Ricotta On Toast With Fava Beans And Mint

An Artichoke and bacon grilled cheese sandwich stacked up on a white plate with ingredients in the background.

Toasted Ciabatta Sandwich With Bacon And Artichokes

A slice of ricotta lemon loaf cake on a plate - someone eating it with a fork

6-ingredient Ricotta Lemon Loaf Cake

Squares of focaccia bread on a wooden cutting board

Shockingly Easy Italian Focaccia Bread (No-knead!)

Close up of a Stove-top Mediterranean Chicken Casserole in a cast iron pan with a red checked tea towel

Mediterranean Stove Top Chicken Casserole

Someone pouring olive oil over a platter of toasted bread with olive oil and salt

2-minute Toasted Bread With Olive Oil And Salt (The Easiest Side Dish!)

a close up of some creamy pesto chicken in a cast iron skillet with a serving spoon

15-minute Creamy Pesto Chicken With Mushrooms And Parmesan

A close up of crockpot chicken gnocchi soup in a white bowl with a spoon

Easy crockpot chicken gnocchi soup (Olive Garden copycat, with pressure cooker version!)

Easy baked gnocchi with sausage, peppers and tomatoes on a baking tray with ingredients in the background

Easy Baked Ricotta Gnocchi With Sausage, Peppers And Tomatoes (30 Minute Recipe)

A cup of thick hot chocolate in a brown cup with a whisk and other kitchen equipment in the foreground and background.

How to make thick Italian hot chocolate (5 minutes, 4 ingredients)

Closeup of someone eating lemon chicken orzo soup out of a white bowl with a spoon with lemons and other ingredients in the background

Creamy lemon chicken orzo soup (30-minute recipe)

A close up of a white platter of Bruschetta with sweet potato and Chorizo.

Sweet potato, chorizo and feta bruschetta

Baked spinach and ricotta shells on a white plate with a blue striped tea towel under and a bowl of salad in the background

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