Parmesan

Skip the crushed red pepper flakes and reach for gochujang, which adds funk and spice in the marinara sauce for this reimagined twist on chicken Parm.

A brief simmer in chicken stock makes fennel meltingly tender, mellowing out its sharp licorice notes. A fennel dish to convert the fennel haters.

A comforting dinner the whole family will love.

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

We’re bringing back quiche.

Canned butternut squash purée (find it by the canned pumpkin!) makes this cozy, cold-weather recipe come together in a snap.

Crisp-tender green beans meet a punchy Parmesan dressing in this easy, make-ahead fresh green bean salad that’s perfect for dinner parties or holidays.

This riff on the Italian classic comfort food gets its verdant color from kale two ways: blended into the base, and wilted among the pasta and white beans.

Salty pancetta and briny marinated artichokes are a perfect match in this luscious pasta featuring pantry-friendly ingredients.

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

The hardened end of that parm wedge has a lot of umami left to give.

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

Golden beets, hot Italian sausage, and sage come together to make a quick and comforting pasta that’s far greater than the sum of its parts.

Tall, flaky buttermilk biscuits are given the garlic bread treatment–plenty of butter, two kinds of garlic, and lots of herbs and cheese.

Tons of caramelized onions, so much gooey cheese, and very few dirty dishes.

No coating or frying here! Toasted breadcrumbs and a blanket of melty cheese replicate the flavors and textures of eggplant parm in a fraction of the time.

That can of pumpkin purée in your cabinet is for more than just pie.

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

Alfredo sauce is for more than just pasta. Fresh summer corn is given the pasta treatment with plenty of cheese in this lightning-fast side.

The mantra for this showstopping eggplant Parmesan recipe should be: “Good things take time.” Trust us, it’s worth it.

A perfectly grilled steak. An umami-rich butter for saucing. A certified summer win.

Nothing’s cuter (or more delicious) than pairing tiny pastina with bite sized meatballs in an elevated twist on Spaghettios.

A twist on the classic Tuscan soup, this version features blended sautéed kale, which turns the whole bowl a bright, spring-y green.

With lots of olive oil and parm, this asparagus pasta recipe comes from L.A.’s Evan Funke.