Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

Blue Ribbon Italian Recipes

Whether you're in the mood for comforting lasagna or looking for an easy tomato sauce recipe, search these flavorful Italian recipes.

Slices of pepperoni rolls with marinara sauce.

Pepperoni Bread Roll

Christine Schnepp avatar
By Christine Schnepp
Looking for something to do today so I decided to poke around in the kitchen ...
(2 ratings)

Pumpkin Risotto

Carol White avatar
By Carol White
I love Italian cuisine, and one of my favorite dishes is risotto. A good risotto ...
(2 ratings)

Chicken Spinach & Artichoke Arrabbiata With Pasta

Karen B avatar
By Karen B
I made this one night when I had not much in the house. The ingredients ...
(1 rating)

Freakin' Good Crock Pot Spaghetti

Tiffany Ash avatar
By Tiffany Ash
Ok - this was my first attempt at making spaghetti in a Crock Pot. I ...
(2 ratings)

My 10 Year Old's Chicken

Beth Streeter avatar
By Beth Streeter
My son Devin is a real foodie and LOVES to be with me in the ...
(5 ratings)

Stromboli

Angela Pietrantonio avatar
By Angela Pietrantonio
An Italian bread from Sicily. Its center is filled with smoked mozzarella and basil. ...
(4 ratings)
A slice of the ricotta beef pie on a plate.

Cheesy Italian Ricotta & Beef Pie

Michaela Paugh avatar
By Michaela Paugh
My family loves this. It's a great alternative to "pasta." Sometimes you just don't ...
(5 ratings)

Easy Cheat Bar B Que Chicken Calzones

Dee Tourville avatar
By Dee Tourville
This is an easy calzone on those days you just don't have time for the ...
(2 ratings)
Chili Mac My Way

Chili Mac My Way

Julie Tomblin avatar
By Julie Tomblin
My mom used to make this instead of spaghetti because the noodles were easier to ...
(4 ratings)
Italian Casserole

Italian Casserole

Gail Welch avatar
By Gail Welch
I love the meaty marinara pasta that you can buy. So I decided to try ...
(5 ratings)
Spaghetti with mozzarella and tomato on a blue plate.

Spaghetti Salad With Balsamic And Basil Dressing

Gretchen *** avatar
By Gretchen ***
Basil is plentiful in the garden now and I love the way it pairs with ...
(3 ratings)

Chocolate Almond Cookies

Annamaria Settanni McDonald avatar
By Annamaria Settanni McDonald
These cookies are chewy and chocolaty with a great taste of almond. I think ...
(5 ratings)

Drunken Sun-dried Tomato One Dish Pasta

Melissa Buchanan-Smith avatar
By Melissa Buchanan-Smith
The smells are fabulous and only one dish to clean. I prefer this meatless. There ...
(1 rating)

Tuscan Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Krista Towns avatar
By Krista Towns
This grilled cheese sandwich will bring you a scrumptious taste of Italy! Slices of rustic ...
(1 rating)

Cheese Ravioli With Tomato/cream Sauce

Renée G. avatar
By Renée G.
This looks intimidating at first but just remember - baby steps. By preparing just ...
(3 ratings)

Lasagna With Vodka Sauce

Angie Robinson avatar
By Angie Robinson
This recipe was born from my love of vodka sauce. I had a jar of ...
(2 ratings)

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Elizabeth Lancaster avatar
By Elizabeth Lancaster
I fell in love with the chicken bacon ranch pizza at Papa Johns, but it ...
(3 ratings)

Tuscan Sausage And Vegetable Soup By Rr

Rose Rauhauser avatar
By Rose Rauhauser
An Italian-flavored soup that my grandmother used to make. It's simple, easy, and packed full ...
(5 ratings)

Un Stuffed Peppers

Christine Hadden avatar
By Christine Hadden
I love the classic version of stuffed peppers but those sometimes take more than an ...
(1 rating)

Chocolate Mint Biscotti

Annamaria Settanni McDonald avatar
By Annamaria Settanni McDonald
This is the basic chocolate biscotti recipe that I have. It is full of ...
(3 ratings)

Gail's Cannolis

Gail Charbonneau avatar
By Gail Charbonneau
These are never left over. Serving them fresh is important.
(1 rating)

Grandma Lolo's Spaghetti Pie

Silka Clark avatar
By Silka Clark
My mom taught me how to make this with my leftover spaghetti. It is the ...
(2 ratings)

Cavatini

Traci Coleman avatar
By Traci Coleman
My Aunt Linda used to make this as the main dish for her Super Bowl ...
(3 ratings)

Caprese And Shrimp Cocktail Sandwich

Hidemi Walsh avatar
By Hidemi Walsh
I got inspired by shrimp cocktail. I thought I could make a good sandwich with ...
(2 ratings)
337