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Home | Recipes | Cuisine | Italian

Italian

Get ready to be transported to the beautiful country of Italy as you explore Leite’s Culinaria’s collection of delicious Italian dishes. From classic meatballs to traditional tiramisu, our recipes showcase the best of Italian cuisine.

You’ll find recipes for all occasions, including hearty dinners and decadent desserts. Don’t miss our Italian sausage and broccoli rabe recipe, a flavorful and comforting dish that’s perfect for any day of the week. Get ready to impress your taste buds with these authentic Italian recipes.

A skillet filled with spaghetti and meat sauce with a pair of tongs and two basil sprigs on top.
Close-up of chicken piccata meatballs over grilled bread with charred lemon and glossy lemon-butter sauce.

Chicken Piccata Meatballs

40 mins

Classic shrimp scampi on a white plate with large pink shrimp in garlic butter sauce, garnished with parsley. A silver fork rests on the side, with a lemon half nearby and golden sauce pooling at the bottom for dipping.

Classic Shrimp Scampi

20 mins

A deep skillet filled with tortellini with peas and prosciutto with bowls of pepper and cheese on the side.

One-Pot Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas

25 mins

Pieces of browned chicken topped with garlic and rosemary leaves on a white oval platter.

Roman-Style Chicken Cacciatore

1 hr 30 mins

A portion of gnocchi with gorgonzola cream sauce sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts on a black plate.

Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

25 mins

An oval platter of veal piccata--veal cutlets, lemon sauce, sliced lemons, capers, and chopped parsley.

Veal Piccata

35 mins

Two bowls of Italian sausage soup with gnocchi and spinach.

Italian Sausage Soup

30 mins

Cheese straws on a wooden oval platter on a blue and white tiled background.

Peppery Cheese Straws

35 mins

A red Dutch oven filled with pasta and meatballs, covered in cheese.

One Pot Pasta with Sausage Meatballs

1 hr

An overhead view of a skillet of shrimp pasta and two servings on plates nearby.

Garlic-Butter Shrimp Pasta

30 mins

A bowl of green bean salad with mint and tomatoes with two plates, utensils, and a dish of pepper in the background.

Green Bean Salad with Mint

1 hr 30 mins

A metal skillet filled with sausage pappardelle with grated Parmesan on top.

Jamie Oliver’s Sausage Pappardelle

25 mins

A pot of spaghetti and meat sauce with tongs in it and two bowls of spaghetti and meat sauce with forks.

One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

30 mins

Two bowls of gnocchi soup, garnished with bacon and rosemary, with crusty bread on the side.

Gnocchi Soup with Bacon and Cheese

1 hr 15 mins

A wine glass filled with ice, amber liquid, a little foam on top, and an apple fan garnish.

Caramel Apple Spritz

5 mins

A square baking dish filled with traditional Italian tiramisu with a spoon resting inside and a portion missing.

Traditional Italian Tiramisu

2 hrs 40 mins

A round pasta bowl filled with smoky pulled chicken bucatini with serving tongs resting on the bowl

Smoky Pulled Chicken Bucatini

1 hr 45 mins

A fork resting in a tangle of gorgonzola and walnut linguine on a green and white plate with a bowl of toasted walnuts on the side.

Gorgonzola and Walnut Linguine

25 mins

An earthenware bowl filled with Friulian polenta and topped with cheese sauce and black pepper.

Friulian Polenta

1 hr

A plate of porcini beef ragu

Porcini Beef Ragu

1 hr

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