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Italian

Carpaccio, chicken Marsala, pasta, and other dishes give this Italian collection several directions. Browse specific preparations and their adaptations, with Italian-American dishes also providing a related path through the recipe box.

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  • Pizza

    Pizzas, filled pizza pockets, and skillet adaptations bring familiar toppings into different forms. Doughs and sauces sit alongside finished dishes, while breakfast pizzas and pizza-inspired pasta bakes offer other ways to use those flavors.

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  • Mini Spaghetti and Meatball Pies

    Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 4 ounces whole grain or multigrain thin spaghetti, broken in half 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon milk 1 12 ounce package (12) refrigerated…

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  • Cilantro Jalapeño Pasta With Blackened Chicken

    This cilantro jalapeño pasta with blackened chicken is a fusion and celebration of different cultures. One bite is a jam-packed explosion of flavors! Ingredients For the Chicken 1…

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  • Breakfast Carbonara

    Breakfast Carbonara

    We don’t really need an excuse to eat pasta before 10 a.m., but now, with Atlanta-based chef Hugh Acheson’s recipe, we have even more reason. One of Acheson’s…

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  • Grilled Asian-Style Porchetta

    Grilled Asian-Style Porchetta

    Ingredients For the Sauce 1/2 cup apricot jam 1/2 cup plum jam 1 1/2 tablespoons sambal 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated For the Spice Mixture 1 star…

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  • Florentine Spaghetti Bake

    Florentine Spaghetti Bake

    This plate-filling sausage dish appeals to most every appetite, from basic meat-and-potatoes fans to gourmets. My daughter, a Montana wheat rancher’s wife, says she serves it often to…

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  • Chicken Agrodolce with Creamy Polenta

    Agrodolce means “sweet and sour” in Italian–here, the golden raisins and red wine vinegar in the sauce. Both cut through the rich chicken thighs and the creamy polenta.…

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  • Calzone Pinwheels

    Calzone Pinwheels

    Once you try these mini-sized calzones, you may never go back to the large ones. Not only do these pretty bites take advantage of convenient refrigerator crescent rolls,…

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  • Pizza Monkey Bread

    Pizza Monkey Bread

    Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon Italian seasonings 2 cans Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Homestyle refrigerated biscuits 2 cups finely chopped pizza toppings…

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  • Classic Meatballs

    Classic Meatballs

    Few things are better on a Sunday evening than a pot of tender meatballs and sauce. Ours—made with veal, pork and beef—are juicy and waft an irresistible aroma.…

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  • Tourte Milanese – A Meal en Croute

    Tourte Milanese – A Meal en Croute

    Ingredients 1 pound puff pastry, chilled – homemade or store bought. If using store bought, roll both sheets together to make 1 lb, then cut off 1/4 lb.…

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