European bake 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…

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…

St. Patrick's Day Salmon with Leeks

This recipe was also adapted from Margaret Johnson, a great Irish American author and chef. The flavor of the…

Simple French Bread Pizza

This is an easy recipe that I've been making since I was about 14. I made it last night because I was pressed for time, and all of my kids said…

Eggplant Lasagna

The first time I made this dish, I was told "You can make this dish for me anytime!" This dish is even better warmed up the next day!

Mini Paprika Chicken Pies

Perfect to make in single serving portions, this is a simple pie that is quick to make from store cupboard ingredients.

Spaghetti Pie

A pie fit for a holiday table (Easter for my family), Lent if you omit the meat or a light supper. Serve with a tomato salad and your favorite soup…

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni

This is a very easy cannelloni that we've learned with the great chef Jamie Oliver.

Homemade Manicotti

This recipe is simple and absolutely delicious. It is a reasonable amount of work, so good to cook for a large party or family gathering. It is…

Cottage Pie

This is a classic English one-dish meal that's layered in a casserole: beef first, followed by peas and corn, and then buttery garlic carrot mashed…

Lasagna di Carnevale (Neapolitan style Lasagna)

Among Angelina's generation, each of the female family members had a special dish that she was known for. My…

Italian Baked Chicken Breasts

Tender and juicy, this chicken is lightly breaded on outside, moist on the inside... and delicious!

Chicago Style Pizza

Stuffed Cabbage ( Golabki)

A Polish dish consisting of ground meat and rice mixture wrapped in boiled cabbage leaves and then topped with a tomato sauce and baked in the oven

Baked ziti with pork ragu

This is a giant, lusty dish that plays on our basest desires. It has become my go-to entree for large parties of carnivores, especially when cooking…