Kid friendly Italian dinner party main dish recipes

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Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage

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…

John Spottiswood
Apr 2011
Advanced
10 votes
7837 views
Italian Steak Salad

Italian Steak Salad

We adapted this from a Giada De Laurentis recipe. It's simple, but incredibly delicious. Our kids powered through more than we imagined possible. No…

John Spottiswood
Nov 2015
Advanced
5 votes
3506 views
Simple Grilled Lamb Chops

Simple Grilled Lamb Chops

Lamb is my favorite meat. While I often enjoy rubbing it or marinating it in bold flavors, grilling it simply with mild herbs that enhance it's…

John Spottiswood
Jan 2013
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4 votes
6795 views
Braised Beef & Tortellini with Marsala Wine Sauce

Braised Beef & Tortellini with Marsala Wine Sauce

I had this same meal at Olive Garden and had to come home and find a similiar recipe- I found a recipe that was…

Katie J.
Mar 2011
Intermediate
3 votes
20230 views
Chicken with Olives, capers & Tomatoes

Chicken with Olives, capers & Tomatoes

This is is very quick recipe, it only require couple of ingredients and it can be serve with variety of…

MANJULA
Nov 2011
Advanced
2 votes
5995 views
Penne Alfredo with Italian Sausage and Zucchini

Penne Alfredo with Italian Sausage and Zucchini

I had this dish at a local diner and loved it. So I recreated it at home it's an easy tasty dish. It looks…

Denise Sherin
May 2015
Advanced
2 votes
7436 views
Polpo alla Griglia con raparossa affumicata e cips vegetable

Polpo alla Griglia con raparossa affumicata e cips vegetable

Un Piatto meraviglioso da offrire in un piatto diverso ed un concetto diverso.

GianMaria Le Mura
May 2017
Professional
2 votes
7750 views
Braciola

Braciola

Little beef roulades braised in a tomato sauce, delicious!

B Innes
Oct 2017
Professional
2 votes
2372 views
Lasagna

Lasagna

Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!

Sofia Reino
Mar 2010
Advanced
2 votes
4445 views
Chik'n Marsala

Chik'n Marsala

The thing I LOVE about this recipe is that it’s quick, easy & Italian It’s one of those dishes that you can whip right up when you’re really not…

Kiki Thompson
Jun 2010
Advanced
2 votes
5548 views
Orange perfumed risotto

Orange perfumed risotto

A very straightforward dish. A light risotto with a delicate aroma of orange. You will use the zest as well as the juice so it would be best to use…

Alida
Mar 2012
Intermediate
2 votes
1959 views
Pasta in Red Sauce Recipe (Penne Arrabiata)

Pasta in Red Sauce Recipe (Penne Arrabiata)

Pasta in Red Sauce is a delicious Italian pasta dish bursting with robust flavors of fresh tomato sauce. You…

Hina Gujral
Jul 2015
Advanced
2 votes
4699 views
PARSLEY sun-dried TOMATO PESTO on PASTA

PARSLEY sun-dried TOMATO PESTO on PASTA

I opened the fridge to be happily greeted by a beautiful bouquet of parsley. With this, I was inspired to…

Foodessa
Apr 2010
Professional
2 votes
2809 views
Pasta with Tomato and Roasted Eggplant

Pasta with Tomato and Roasted Eggplant

A adapted this from a recipe in Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Vegetables cookbook. My other eggplant pasta dishes…

Nancy Miyasaki
Jan 2013
Intermediate
2 votes
4805 views
Homemade Green Tea Pasta With Mint Pesto

Homemade Green Tea Pasta With Mint Pesto

It's a fabulous meatless meal you will never resist !

kristy
Nov 2010
Intermediate
2 votes
3982 views