Italian

With its creamy Parmesan béchamel and tangy pancetta-enriched marinara sauce, this baked ziti recipe is one of our favorite uses for a casserole dish.

Two-ingredient homemade pasta (no machine required!) meets a buttery yet fresh tomato sauce finished with a drop of umami-rich fish sauce.

Let your summer eggplant and basil shine in this classic Sicilian pasta.

We deconstructed every aspect of this iconic dish to bring you our ideal version. No more sad, soggy, mediocre outcomes allowed! 

Adjust the classic proportions of the gin, vermouth, and Campari in a negroni cocktail recipe for this updated version from London’s Chiltern Firehouse.

You can put whatever you want in it, and you don’t even need to turn on your oven.

Big shells aren’t just for stuffed pasta. Here they hold strong against punchy sauce, spicy sausage, and bracing broccoli rabe.

Though American versions sometimes include cream, classic bagna cauda is nothing more than anchovies, really good olive oil, and garlic.

This mushroom gnocchi gets its savory flavor from dried porcini mushrooms, which are ground into powder and mixed into the dough.

Snappy asparagus gets tucked under a rich velvety blanket of Parmesan cheese—a cozy dish for still-cold spring nights.

Paired with a glass of amaro, this rich yet bright tart is the ultimate end to any meal.

This shrimp scampi recipe gets an extra punch of garlicky flavor from a short marinade before cooking. Serve it with bread to sop up the rich pan sauce.

A fettuccine Alfredo recipe should never include cream; the silky sauce comes from an emulsion of grated Parmesan, melted butter, and starchy pasta water.

Broiling this cod for a minute at the end of cooking makes the raisin-and-nut-studded breadcrumb topping golden, crunchy, and delicious.

The secret to lasagna de carne that packs a wallop of flavor? An herby sofrito that cooks with the beef until toasty and caramelized.

No more fighting for those corner slices of lasagna—each serving of this skillet lasagna delivers that coveted mix of crispy and cheesy.

Basil is a mere garnish in this nutty, cheesy, peak-season pesto sauce.

Embrace braising season with juicy bone-in pork chops simmered in a rich wine-and-tomato based sauce.

Fresh summer tomatoes take center stage with these saucy Margherita pizza-inspired beans.

Keep a couple of tins of fish in the pantry and this 20-minute pantry pasta will always be within reach for last-minute dinners.