Italian Recipes

Check out these Italian recipes from Better Homes and Gardens® Online. For your next family meal try ziti with ricotta and vegetables, baked cavatelli, stuffed zucchini and tiramisu to top off the meal with a coffee-flavored dessert.

The Italian Menu

Create a traditional and hearty meal featuring complimentary dishes using the Italian recipes found within this story. Consider setting the theme for your meal with a familiar Italian dish or an interesting new entree, then build the meal around it. Our course-by-course guide followed by eight menu suggestions will help you perfect the creation and presentation of any Italian recipe.

Cheese Calzones

Thanks to reduced-fat products, you can indulge in these cheese-stuffed Italian turnovers. Plan ahead and thaw the dough overnight in the refrigerator.

Make-Ahead Minestrone

You can serve this meatless soup immediately, but chilling the soup overnight allows the flavors to blend. If you like, serve it country-style over thick slices of toasted Italian bread.

Roasted Ratatouille

Eggplant, zucchini, sweet pepper, and tomatoes are key ingredients in this dish, but you can vary the vegetables according to your taste.

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