Easy Italian Recipes

Discover simple, delicious Italian recipes, from quick pasta dinners to traditional family favorites and irresistible desserts.

Pasta

Quick & Easy

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Italian Classics

ossobuco alla milanese with gramolata, served with saffran risotto milanese.

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Desserts

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Easy Ricotta Cheesecake - Just 3 Ingredients (No Crust!)

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Italian Butter Cookies

Melt-in-your-mouth Christmas cookies made with just 5 ingredients. One simple dough, delicious plain or decorated, and perfect for the holiday cookie tray.

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Italian Christmas Recipes

Cookies, cakes and cozy Italian favorites for the holiday season.

Dessert Recipes

Italian Christmas Cookies

Bring an Italian Christmas into your kitchen, from crunchy cantucci to soft almond amaretti, with simple, easy-to-find ingredients.

28 Italian Christmas cookie recipes
10 ingredients or less per recipe
A photo of every cookie
Make-ahead and storage tips

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Easy Italian Dinners

Comforting, no-fuss Italian meals to make at home.

italian meatloaf stuffed with cheese served with roasted potatoes.

Main Course Recipes

Italian Chickpea Soup (Pasta e Ceci)

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Andrea Soranidis, founder of The Petite Cook

Meet Andrea

Ciao! I’m Andrea, an Italian cookbook author, recipe developer and food photographer. I grew up in Sicily, learned to cook in my grandmother’s kitchen and went on to work in professional kitchens in London, including Le Gavroche. Here I share the simple Italian recipes I love to make at home.

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