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Potato Gnocchi with Basil Pesto – Light, Pillowy and Intensely Fragrant
Soft homemade potato gnocchi tossed in vibrant Genovese basil pesto — the definitive Italian comfort dish.
⏱ 70 min🔥 540 kcalMedium
★4.7(14,300)
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Italian Potatoes Recipes
9 recipes using potatoes — Pasta, pizza, risotto and more from la bella Italia.
These 9 italian potatoes recipes are ready in about 72 minutes on average, with 420–605 kcal per serving, and 11% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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524 kcal
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How Italian cuisine cooks with potatoes
Italian cooking is built on restraint — a handful of excellent ingredients treated simply, letting each one taste of itself. When Italian cooks work with potatoes, they reach for olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, tomatoes, parmesan and a good splash of wine, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, baking, boiling and steaming.
The comforting carbohydrate that roasts, mashes, fries and bakes its way into cuisines worldwide. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, onion, egg yolk, dried herbs, olive oil and flour or plain flour. The dishes here span italian classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Lemony Baked Fish Italian is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 4,515 ratings.
9 Italian Potatoes Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Gnocchi al Burro e Salvia (Potato Gnocchi with Sage Butter)
Pillowy homemade potato gnocchi tossed in browned sage butter — one of Italy's most comforting and elegant pasta dishes.
⏱ 75 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,000)
✨ Newdinner
Gnocchi di Patate Fatti in Casa
Pillowy Italian potato dumplings — the technique demands patience but the result is what Italian grandmothers have made for 400 years.
⏱ 135 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,640)
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Charred Citrus Chicken Italian
Charred Citrus Chicken Italian with olive oil, garlic, tomato and long-simmered comfort.
⏱ 50 min🔥 563 kcalEasy
★4.7(3,997)
✨ Newdinner
Slow-Simmered Beef Italian
Slow-Simmered Beef Italian with olive oil, garlic, tomato and long-simmered comfort.
⏱ 80 min🔥 569 kcalHard
★4.9(4,071)
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Lemony Baked Fish Italian
Lemony Baked Fish Italian with olive oil, garlic, tomato and long-simmered comfort.
⏱ 35 min🔥 605 kcalHard
★4.9(4,515)
✨ Newdinner
Umbrian Smoky Tomato Traybake
Umbrian Smoky Tomato Traybake turns italian pantry flavors into a complete traybake with sweet potatoes, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and aged cheese, and a fresh basil finish.
⏱ 51 min🔥 506 kcalMedium
★4.6(2,046)
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Italian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake
Italian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake brings italian flavor to a practical traybake built with sweet potatoes, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and aged cheese, and a fresh basil finish.
⏱ 55 min🔥 511 kcalMedium
★4.6(2,114)
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Italian Herb Butter Roast Chicken (Pollo al Forno)
A whole chicken rubbed under the skin with garlic-herb butter and roasted until deeply golden and juicy.
⏱ 95 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(58)
Choosing & preparing potatoes
How to choose
Match the type to the dish: floury/starchy potatoes (Maris Piper, russet) for fluffy mash and crisp roasts; waxy ones for salads and gratins that need to hold their shape. Avoid green or sprouting tubers.
Prep & storage
Store cool and dark, never in the fridge. Parboiling then roughing up the edges gives the crunchiest roast potatoes; soaking cut chips removes surface starch for crisper frying.
Nutrition
A filling source of potassium, vitamin C and resistant starch — most of the fibre and nutrients sit just under the skin.
Classic flavour partners: butter, rosemary, garlic, cheese, chives, black pepper
Italian Potatoes Recipes — FAQ
How long do Italian potatoes recipes take to make?
Most of these 9 Italian potatoes recipes are ready in around 72 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Lemony Baked Fish Italian, takes about 35 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 135 minutes.
How many calories are in Italian potatoes dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 420 to 605 kcal per serving, averaging 524 kcal — Gnocchi di Patate Fatti in Casa is the lightest option at 420 kcal.
What is the easiest Italian potatoes recipe for beginners?
Charred Citrus Chicken Italian is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 50 minutes. 11% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with potatoes in Italian cooking?
In these recipes, potatoes is most often paired with garlic, onion, egg yolk, dried herbs, olive oil and flour or plain flour. Italian kitchens also lean on olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, tomatoes, parmesan and a good splash of wine.
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