Italian summer pasta recipes

Fried Lasagna – Party Appetizers

Fried lasagna appetizer – bite-sized pieces of lasagna, breaded and deep-fried. Crispy on the outside, with…

Cold Angel Hair Pasta in Truffle Oil with Abalone and Caviar

Foodies, here’s another Christmas recipe to serve up a gastronomic meal. Combining all the extravagant…

Creamy Summer Pasta Salad

This Summer Pasta Salad is loaded with pineapple, cucumber, olives and a light creamy dressing. We love eating this pasta salad for lunch or dinner.

Mostacciolo, Zucchini & Ham Skillet Meal

Serve this one-dish meal of pasta, zucchini and ham, and family or guests will think they're in Alfredo heaven.…

Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

I am enamored with pasta, tomatoes and basil recipes and have tried out several. This one is from Cook's…

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…

Baked Penne with Sausage & Ricotta

This bakes up like lasagna or baked ziti. It's simple to make and everyone loves it. It's great for a dinner…

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…

Creamy Spinach and Corn Pasta in Whole Wheat White Sauce

Spinach Corn Pasta is a great wholesome dish laced with goodness of spinach and cooked in whole wheat white…

Spicy Sausage and Ziti Bake

Have some homemade garlic bread and a nice salad ready to go with this yummy dinner. Great for potluck too.

Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes

Since we can have great tomatoes year around, we can always enjoy their fresh flavor this way. Remember: Never store your fresh tomatoes in the…

CHICKEN AND PESTO PASTA

Spaghetti in Basil Pesto with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Walnuts

Spaghetti is an extremely versatile variety of pasta, it can be rich and satisfying when combined with…

Gemelli With Feta Parmesan & Pine Nut Cream

I modified this recipe from one I have in Williams Sonoma's "Best of Kitchen Library" series, the "Italian…

Cheese Tortellini with Purple Sage and Browned Butter

My family loves this dish. It's a classic and uses an herb that grows year after year in my yard--purple sage.…