Italian main dish recipes

Awesome Pizza Dough

This recipe is adapted from one perfected at Greens restaurant in San Francisco. The crust is crunchy on the outside but also chewy. I think it's…

Almond Crusted Stuffed Haddock with Shrimp in wine butter

A buttery wine sauce swimming around a white fish that has been stuffed with shrimp, bread crumbs, garlic, that…

Garlic Tomato Basil Grilled Shrimp Pasta

Light, flavorful summer recipe.

Pappardelle with Seafood, Italian Parsley and Fresh Tomato

Chef Mario Frittoli of ________ offers us a new version of a traditional Italian seaside dish. Sounds delicious…

Always so special - Green risotto

Riso verde is a specialty I used to eat at our family restaurant in Italy, I haven’t eaten it anywhere else. My…

Pasta with Garlic Breadcrumbs (Pasta con pangrattato)

This thrifty pasta dish is from an era when clever home cooks had to feed large families and meat and cheese…

Sicilian Eggplant & Ricotta Pasta

This is yet another wonderful Italian recipe that I've adapted from Marcella Hazan's classic "Essentials of…

Beef Tagliata with Parmesan, Rocket and Vincotto sauce

Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Rome is not especially known for its love of polenta, perhaps because its winters are relatively mild compared…

Simple Pasta with Garlic & Olive Oil

This is a classic recipe that is so simple to make but always delicious. You can serve this as a side dish to…

Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage

Our good friend Linda Hansen saved this top recipe from the SF Chronicle in 2004 and it has become one of her…

Maltagliati with Tomatoes, Porcini Mushrooms and Shrimp

Ok, today a very flavorful recipe!! Maltagliati means "badly cut" pasta due to their irregular shape! I…

Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

One of the guilty pleasures that I have never, up to now, revealed to a living soul is my penchant for…

Smoked Lamb Chops Barbecued and served with Roasted Vegetables and Thyme Sauce

Lamb is first barbecued and then roasted with all the herbs and…

Italian Shrimp Scampi

This is an easy recipe that you can prepare in advance and bake right before dinner. It's truly delicious, if not exactly low fat. Make sure to…