Cuisine: Italian
Pizza, pasta, calzones and more! Impress your friends with a traditional Italian meal from our collection of Italian recipes from shows like Ciao Italia and others.
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Snack
Fried Mozzarella
This recipe was created by Dan Rinaldi and featured on Pan Pals, a companion series for The Great American Recipe. Watch Pan Pals now on…
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Entree
Melanzane 'Mbuttunate
This recipe was created by Beryl Shereshewsky and featured on Pan Pals, a companion series for The Great American Recipe. Watch Pan Pals…
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Potato Gnocchi
With this recipe from Lidia's Italy, it isn’t hard to make feather-light gnocchi. The main thing to keep in mind is this: the less flour…
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Soup and Stew
Italian Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccolini
This recipe was created by Cara Nicoletti for Pan Pals, a companion series for The Great American Recipe. Watch the episode here!
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Entree
Pesto Pizza
I love making pizza with my husband. In our home, we trade responsibilities—he cooks one week and I cook the next—but every Friday we make…
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Dessert
Italian Christmas Cookies: Biscotti, Butterballs, and Pignoli
These are very special cookies. Traditionally, my family makes these cookies only for Christmas and maybe weddings. On Christmas, the…
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Dessert
Cannoli Dip
Whether I am going to the park for a picnic or getting together with friends, this deconstructed cannoli dessert dip is my go-to; friends…
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Entree
Gnocchi and Buffalo Mozzarella
Making gnocchi from scratch is a tradition that is not practiced very much these days. It is so worth the time and effort, though—and it…
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Dessert
Coffee-Flavored Pick-Me-Up (Tiramisu)
Everyone loves a Tiramisu, which translates to "Pick me Up." My restaurant customers and fans loved the classic recipe so much, that we…
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Dessert
Babas Infused with Limoncello
This classic dessert is from the area of Campania, and I recall making it for our opening of Felidia – the first restaurant that I opened…
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Entree
Baked Rigatoni and Zucchini
Baked pastas are my daughter Tanya’s specialty, and they are great to make when you have a large family gathering since you can make it…
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Salad
Chopped Salad with Frisee and Fennel
Italians are known for eating according to season, and this salad can be adjusted easily from one season by switching out the vegetables. I…
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Entree
Bucatini with Pancetta, Tomato, and Onion
This dish is a favorite recipe that I serve to my children and grandchildren. It’s a classic Roman-style pasta sauce that my Roman…
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Entree
Baked Stuffed Shells
During the filming of Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders, Lidia listened to Connie and Francesca talk about meals at…
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Breakfast and Brunch
Breakfast Risotto (Risotto di Colazione)
Risotto for breakfast (or brunch)? Why not? I also like to make a simple risotto like this during the week as these are all ingredients I…
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Entree
Chicken Alla Pitocca
In Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders, former chef, now volunteer fire-fighter in Northern California, Jacob Mual asks…
60 Minutes