All-Time Favorite Italian Recipes

No need to go out. With this recipe, you can make this delicious pasta classic at home. Serve it meatless, or with chicken or shrimp. We'll show you how to do it all three ways.

This simple pasta toss is ready in 25 minutes. You save time by cooking the zesty tomato sauce with the beef. Toss it together with your favorite pasta noodle, and top with fresh basil.

The ultimate spaghetti sauce requires just 20 minutes of prep time. We show you how to make it plain, with ground beef, or meatballs.

A meaty sauce featuring beef and pork makes this hassle-free pasta recipe a family favorite.

A meaty spaghetti sauce and pasta bakes inside a buttery crust -- creating a hearty dinner they'll love.

Forget delivery. You can make a perfectly delicious and wholesome pizza at home.

Topped with zesty tomato sauce, pungent basil, and fresh mozzarella cheese, this crispy-crust pizza recipe originates from Naples, Italy.

With this recipe, we show you fresh ways to dress up this favorite Italian appetizer: tomato and olives; shrimp, basil-pesto, and olives; and dried figs and pesto topping.

For a light starter fill hollowed-out tomatoes with fresh mozzarella cheese, red onion, and basil dressed in our simple-to-make vinaigrette.

Serve this traditional soup of fresh veggies and pasta as your main course.

This traditional soup is always a hit -- and it's not hard to make it at home.

Risotto, made with Arborio (a special Italian rice) is tossed with peas, shredded carrot, spinach, and thyme.

Noodles are tossed with a creamy Alfredo sauce and prosciutto (Italian ham) or bacon.

Fresh basil, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts are blended together to make an irresistible spread for crusty Italian bread.

Swordfish is cooked with penne, fresh mushrooms, capers, basil, and Creole seasoning in this Italian favorite.

Slices of creamy polenta are topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato-basil sauce. Serve it as a vegetarian main course or a starter.

Artichokes are baked with bread crumbs, anchovies, mozzarella cheese, sweet pepper, and oregano.

This classic Italian cookie is even better when dunked in a glass of tawny Port or espresso.

With three times the chocolate, our recipe makes this traditional Italian dessert better than ever.

This chocolaty Italian sweet is topped with fresh berries and cream.

Finish a heavy meal on a sweet note with this irresistible Italian ice.