Italian

This creamy lemon pasta recipe is luscious and amply cheesy, but still bright and fresh. Best part: You can make it for dinner in just 15 minutes.

A brief garlic marinade makes this shrimp scampi stand out from the rest.

Literally “cheese and pepper,” this Roman classic comes together in minutes.

With four ways to dress it up, this simple risotto recipe is worthy of a dinner party—but it’s also delicious topped with nothing at all.

Crispy mushrooms and a Parmesan cream sauce combine in this cozy weeknight dinner.

A giant baba au rhum, jiggly tiramisu panna cotta, and more at-home riffs on Italian bakery classics.

This laid-back Italian tart is made with a tender, buttery shortbread crust, filled with apricot jam, and blanketed in a layer of sliced almonds.

A light, frothy Italian dessert made from egg yolks, sugar, and Prosecco, this easy zabaglione recipe is perfect served warm with fruit and biscotti.

Creamy panna cotta imbued with mascarpone, espresso, cocoa, and booze is everything you love about classic Italian tiramisu in a lusciously wobbly package.

This playful take on classic Italian rum babà soaks a giant, plush brioche loaf in a fiery rum syrup infused with plenty of citrus.

This sheetcake version of Italian cassata houses a booze-soaked spongecake and sweet ricotta under a blanket of green marzipan dotted with candied fruit.

This classic carbonara traps crispy pancetta and all that silky sauce in big tubes of rigatoni.

Made with just a few ingredients, this is the ideal fancy-but-easy dinner.

This is what I call a fridge-eater recipe. The key here is getting a nice sear on the sausage and cooking the tomato down until it coats the sausage and vegetables well.

Shrimp, fennel, and mushrooms make for an impeccable version of this light and crispy Italian starter.

This no-knead knockout gets its punch from tomatoes in two different ways.

The most vibrant pesto isn’t just about the ingredients; it’s also about the order in which you blend them.

A bowl of comfort with ricotta “meatballs,” tiny pasta, and lots of greens.

It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients (or a lot of money) to make a classic Bolognese recipe. What it does take, though, is patience!

Boiling lobsters robs them of their sweet, briny flavor. Instead, steam them with this easy method.

A crisp, gluten-free snack that pairs well especially well with drinks, these cheesy panisse have the perfect custardy texture and buttery flavor.

A handful of pantry staples and fresh calamari pieces make this quick weeknight dinner taste like a sunny, seaside Italian vacation—any time of year.

With vibrant spice, this classic Italian tomato sauce gets richness from cured pork and Pecorino.

A silky, balanced, cling-to-the-pasta tomato sauce with little to get in the way.