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Easy Italian Recipes: Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan and Tiramisu
Italian home cooking uses a short list of ingredients and treats them well: olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, parmesan and fresh basil. The regional classics reward patience. For Emilian lasagna bolognese, a beef and pork ragù simmers for 2 hours before it is layered with béchamel and parmesan, with no ricotta or mozzarella. Tiramisu is better made a day ahead.
Italian-American cooking, which developed in Italian immigrant kitchens in the United States, is more generous with cheese and sauce, and this page includes both. Chicken parmesan, chicken piccata, marry me chicken, sausage and peppers and the ricotta and mozzarella lasagnas are Italian-American. Garlic shrimp spaghetti (25 minutes) and one-pot pasta with tomatoes and basil (30 minutes) suit weeknights, while no-boil noodles, jarred marinara and a slow cooker lasagna make the big bakes easier.
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Savour's Italian recipes include garlic shrimp spaghetti (25 minutes), one-pot pasta with tomatoes and basil (30 minutes) and Italian-American favourites such as chicken piccata and marry me chicken (35 minutes each) and chicken parmesan (45 minutes). For slower cooking there is Emilian-style lasagna bolognese with béchamel (about 3 hours 55 minutes) and easy tiramisu without raw eggs (25 minutes plus 6 hours of chilling).
- Recipes
- 26
- Average total time
- 1 hr 42 mins
- Quickest
- Air Fryer Zucchini with Parmesan (17 mins)
- Rated Easy
- 19 of 26
- Average calories
- 470 per serving
- Newest
- One-Pan Skillet Lasagna
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Italian and Italian-American recipes?
Italian-American dishes grew out of Italian immigrant cooking in the United States, usually with more cheese, meat and tomato sauce. Here, chicken parmesan, chicken piccata (a chicken version of Italian veal piccata), marry me chicken, sausage and peppers, sheet pan pepperoni pizza, lasagna soup and the ricotta and mozzarella lasagnas are Italian-American. Lasagna bolognese with béchamel and tiramisu are Italian classics. Spaghetti bolognese is Italian-inspired: in Italy, bolognese is served with wide, flat noodles like tagliatelle.
What pantry staples do I need for Italian cooking at home?
Olive oil, garlic and parmesan turn up in most of these recipes, and dried oregano, red pepper flakes, tomato paste and crushed tomatoes or passata are worth keeping too. Add dried pasta (spaghetti, penne, fusilli and lasagna noodles) and, for the bakes, ricotta and low-moisture mozzarella, which melts without leaving the dish watery the way fresh mozzarella in brine can. A jar of marinara or tomato pasta sauce works in the easy lasagna, lasagna roll-ups and slow cooker lasagna.
Which Italian recipes are vegetarian or gluten-free?
One-pot pasta with tomatoes and basil, air fryer zucchini with parmesan, easy vegetable frittata, lasagna roll-ups, spinach lasagna with ricotta, roasted vegetable lasagna and easy tiramisu are vegetarian. Traditional parmesan is made with animal rennet, so use a vegetarian hard cheese, and a mozzarella made with microbial or vegetable rennet, for a fully vegetarian dish. The air fryer zucchini and the vegetable frittata are also gluten-free.
Which Italian recipes can I make ahead or freeze?
Lasagna is the classic make-ahead dish. The easy, classic, spinach and roasted vegetable lasagnas freeze baked or unbaked for up to 3 months, lasagna roll-ups freeze as single portions, and lasagna bolognese freezes whole, in portions or as the ragù alone. Spaghetti bolognese sauce freezes for up to 3 months without the pasta, and tiramisu is best made a day ahead. Cream sauces such as marry me chicken and creamy garlic chicken pasta are best eaten fresh.