Spinach and ricotta lasagne
We’ve put a twist on the classic lasagne with a creamy spinach and ricotta filling. This…
🍽 Serves 6-8⏱ 45 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
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Favourite Italian cocktails: stir up an easy Aperol spritz, negroni sbagliato or hugo spritz this weekend. You could even make your own limoncello…
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Great Italian bakes: master maritozzi (luscious cream-filled buns), torta della nonna (lemon custard tart) and moreish cannoli. Then there’s pillowy focaccia…
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Bucatini amatriciana
Pasta amatriciana originates from the village that was hit the hardest in the August earthquake (2016).…
🍽 Serves 6-8⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Slow cooker chicken cacciatore
Chicken cacciatore translates as ‘chicken hunter’, and Alan Rosenthal’s classic Italian hunter’s recipe is made in…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on · 4 hours oven◆ Easy
Easy spaghetti and meatballs
A quick and easy spaghetti and meatballs recipe that’s inexpensive to make and takes just 30…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
Theo Randall’s focaccia with pesto and vine tomatoes
This fluffy focaccia recipe, made with vine tomatoes and fresh pesto, is a staple in Theo’s…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 10⏱ 30 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Medium
Campari and ruby grapefruit granita
Valentine Warner’s boozy granita made from Campari and fresh ruby grapefruit juice is a quick and…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4-6◆ Easy
Grilled peach panzanella, toasted almonds and burrata
Sabrina Gidda, head chef at Bernardi’s restaurant, adds peaches, toasted almonds and burrata to her panzanella.…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 8-10⏱ 20 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Roasted mushrooms with rocket pesto
Try these flavoursome roasted mushrooms, with a punchy rocket pesto, as an easy starter or satisfying…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 4 (and makes 350ml pesto)⏱ 15 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
The perfect chicken caesar salad
Caesar salad makes a wonderful midweek meal and is also great for no-fuss entertaining. You can…
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 25 min hands-on · 1 hour oven◆ Easy
Burrata with sticky roasted tomatoes, pine nuts and basil
Serve up the taste of summer in this simple starter recipe for two made with oven-roasted…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 15 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Summer vegetable carbonara
There’s no weeknight dinner more comforting than creamy, cheesy carbonara. We’ve added fresh mint, peas and…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20-25 min hands-on◆ Easy
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