Quick and easy Italian dinner party bake recipes

Parmesan-Coated Sweet Potato Fries

These are oh so delicious, and super kid friendly !! My grandson still calls them "Nonnie's Cool French Fries"

Four Cheese Italian Macaroni

Calamari al Forno

Sauce may be made in advance. I prefer to assemble/cook sauce and then continue with stuffing squid....

Chestnut Bread

A wholesome, flavorful sweet bread that can be served anytime!

CHICKEN PARMESAN BUNDLES

This is a delicious simple chicken dish. My husband loves Italian food, so this one was right up his alley. My oldest son Ryan happened to be over…

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share…

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni >

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti…

Roast/Poach: Salmon with Mustard

This is great at a dinner party or anytime. I get more compliments from this salmon dish and it’s so simple to…

Lasagna Shrimp Florentine

Shrimp, Spinach, Ricotta in a Lasagna all surrounded in a delicate tomato and white wine sauce.

Lasagna

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

Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes

A very delicate crunch and hardly no fat to worry about baking them instead of frying. Grandma's recipe adapted…

Ciambellone Classico (Classic Pound Cake-Italian Style) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

This is the classic Italian pound…

Italian Cheesecake

This recipe is an all time favorite of mine - it has been handed down for over 3 generations in my family - I've made some changes to it as time…

Baked Penne Pasta

A delicious baked pasta dish made with ground turkey and Italian turkey sausage. Great for a crowd and also freezes well in individual servings.

Simple Family Lasagne

This is a variation on Tara's lasagne - it's a healthier version of lasagne because you replace much of the cheese filling with lowfat cottage…