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The time has come to bust out your soup pot, because we’re making meatball soup – aka Italian wedding soup! Featuring acini de pepe, mini meatballs, onions, carrots, and celery, it’s bursting with flavor. Add spinach, lemon juice, and Parmesan cheese into the chicken broth right before serving. You can cook the meatballs in advance…
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Homemade Lasagna Recipe
Skip store bought lasagna and cook lasagna like a pro with this easy lasagna recipe! What makes this homemade lasagna recipe better than the rest? Layers of noodles, flavorful ricotta cheese mixture, cups of meat sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Store leftover lasagna in the baking dish, in the fridge, for days before baking. Mom’s Classic…
Continue ReadingThe Best Shrimp Scampi (Quick and Easy)
Juicy shrimp cooked in garlic butter, white wine, and lemon juice create the MOST delicious shrimp scampi recipe ever! Sprinkle with fresh parsley and red pepper flakes, and serve with pasta. We love linguini or angel hair, but any cooked pasta will work. Jump to the recipe below to learn how to cook the best…
Continue ReadingThe Best Bolognese Sauce Recipe (Meat Sauce)
My favorite bolognese recipe is a rich tomato sauce made up of pancetta, ground beef, and Italian sausage. Use this slow cooked bolognese meat sauce in your favorite lasagna, baked ziti, or stuffed shells recipe. Or use this versatile pasta sauce recipe on spaghetti, rigatoni, or tagliatelle. Delicious with a side of garlic knots and…
Continue ReadingPuttanesca Sauce (Italian Pasta Recipe)
When you’re craving Italian comfort food, pasta puttanesca is the perfect recipe! The flavorful puttanesca sauce features olives, anchovies, capers, tons of minced garlic, and red pepper flakes. Pair with garlic bread, a Caesar salad, and wine for the ultimate Italian pasta dinner. Pasta puttanesca is one of my absolute favorite dinners! I’ve made this…
Continue ReadingMom’s Baked Ziti Recipe
Mom’s baked ziti recipe features al dente pasta with meat sauce, ricotta cheese, and shredded mozzarella cheese. Make pasta sauce a few days in advance or wrap in foil and freeze for 2 months. The sauce and cheese make it heaven in baking dish and perfect for serving a crowd! Delicious with Caesar salad, garlic…
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