Creamy Mushroom Risotto (Risotto ai Funghi)
Velvety Arborio rice cooked to perfection with porcini mushrooms, white wine and Parmesan.
21 recipes using garlic — Pasta, pizza, risotto and more from la bella Italia.
Italian cuisine is famous for its bold, distinctive flavours. These italian garlic recipes range from quick weeknight dishes ready in under 30 minutes to impressive weekend feasts. Each recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and full calorie counts per serving.
Velvety Arborio rice cooked to perfection with porcini mushrooms, white wine and Parmesan.
Soft homemade potato gnocchi tossed in vibrant Genovese basil pesto — the definitive Italian comfort dish.
Grilled sourdough rubbed with garlic, topped with ripe tomatoes, fresh basil and the best olive oil you own.
Fork-tender braised veal shanks in white wine and tomato, finished with lemon-parsley gremolata.
Rich, slow-cooked Bolognese meat sauce with beef, pork, soffritto, wine and milk — served with spaghetti. This authentic spaghetti Bolognese recipe is the world's most popular pasta dish, made properly from scratch.
Classic Roman penne arrabbiata — pasta in a fiery, garlicky tomato sauce. This easy 20-minute pasta recipe is bold, vegan and one of Italy's most beloved quick dinners. 'Arrabbiata' means 'angry' — named for its heat.
Bright, fresh pasta primavera loaded with seasonal vegetables tossed in a light garlic and olive oil sauce. This easy pasta primavera recipe is the ultimate spring and summer pasta — vegetarian, colourful and ready in 30 minutes.
Hearty plant-based Bolognese sauce made with green lentils.
Classic Roman pasta with garlic, olive oil, and chili flakes.
Toasted garlic bread topped with fresh tomato, basil, and olive oil.
Genoa's bright green basil sauce made by hand in a mortar — fresh basil, Ligurian olive oil, pine nuts, Parmesan and Pecorino. No cooking required.
Meltingly tender braised veal shanks in a rich saffron-scented tomato broth, finished with bright, herby gremolata — the pride of Milan.
A thick, deeply nourishing Tuscan soup of cannellini beans, cavolo nero and stale bread — better on day two when 'reboiled'.
Braised veal shanks in white wine, tomatoes and gremolata, served on saffron risotto — Milan's most celebrated dish.
Carnaroli rice slowly stirred with porcini, chanterelles and Parmigiano — Antonio Carluccio's beloved 'MOF MOF' philosophy in one bowl.
Spaghetti, tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil cooked in a single pot — pasta water becomes the sauce in 12 minutes flat.
Bell peppers stuffed with seasoned ground beef, rice, tomato and Parmigiano — a complete one-dish dinner from a single tray.
Sicilian pasta with eggplant, tomatoes, basil, and salty ricotta — Mediterranean summer in a plate.
Sardinian pasta with grated cured mullet roe, garlic, and olive oil — five ingredients, oceanic intensity.
Catania's classic Sicilian pasta: rigatoni in a tomato-basil sauce with fried aubergine and a generous blanket of salted ricotta salata.
Milan's iconic braise of veal shanks slow-cooked with wine, broth and gremolata — meltingly tender meat with marrow scooped from the bone.