Quick and easy Italian dinner party main dish recipes

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Filet Mignon Topped With Shrimp, Crab with a Garlicy Wine Sauce

Filet Mignon Topped With Shrimp, Crab with a Garlicy Wine Sauce

This tender filet is bursting with flavor. Starting with a mouth watering filet, portabello mushrooms, shrimp,…

Claudia lamascolo
Mar 2010
Professional
11 votes
72601 views
Skinny and Delicious Chicken and Eggplant Pasta for 326 Calories!

Skinny and Delicious Chicken and Eggplant Pasta for 326 Calories!

We know it’s a mouthful but we’re talking real Italian comfort food here.…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Oct 2010
Professional
6 votes
13298 views
Bow Tie Pasta (Farfalle) with Tomatoes & Broccoli

Bow Tie Pasta (Farfalle) with Tomatoes & Broccoli

Based on a recipe from Barilla Pasta, this is a quick and delicious vegetarian meal, or a side to poultry,…

Salad Foodie
Aug 2013
Professional
1 vote
3143 views
Double Sausage Pizza

Double Sausage Pizza

Ken’s friend David came over so Ken could help him fix his computer. To thank him he wanted to treat us to take out pizza. Oh no, my friend, Patti…

Patti Fisher
Sep 2015
Professional
1 vote
3608 views
Lasagna

Lasagna

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

Sofia Reino
Mar 2010
Advanced
2 votes
4445 views
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
Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan

A traditional Italian dish that is served with pasta- a real crowd favorite!

Chef Chuck
Jan 2013
Professional
1 vote
6007 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
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
Advanced
4 votes
6795 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
Linguine with Mussels, Pancetta & Peas in Lemon-Tarragon Cream Sauce

Linguine with Mussels, Pancetta & Peas in Lemon-Tarragon Cream Sauce

This is adapted from a recipe that appeared in Cuisine At Home seven years…

Bob Vincent
Jan 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
5575 views
Lite and Fabulous Steak Pizzaiola

Lite and Fabulous Steak Pizzaiola

This Italian classic is simply steak topped with a quick cooking, zesty, pizza-like sauce. Sometimes it’s…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Feb 2012
Professional
1 vote
4332 views
Artisanal Fusilloni w/ Roasted Red Pepper Romesco Sauce & Broccoli Crumble

Artisanal Fusilloni w/ Roasted Red Pepper Romesco Sauce & Broccoli Crumble

Easy pasta fit for a special occasion.

Victoria Prehn
Mar 2014
Advanced
1 vote
3308 views
Stuffed chicken with Parma ham and mushroom sauce

Stuffed chicken with Parma ham and mushroom sauce

Easy and tasty I would recommend this for a dinner party.

Alida
Jun 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
1992 views
Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

This One-Pot Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta is perfect for the upcoming fall season. It has a beautiful orange color that just blends with the mood of the…

Hina Gujral
Sep 2017
Advanced
1 vote
4141 views