Zuppa Toscana

Zuppa toscana is a soup available at the Olive Garden restaurant. Ingredients 1 lb spicy Italian sausage, crumbled ½ lb smoked bacon, chopped 1 qt water 2 cans (29 oz) chicken broth 2 large russet potatoes, cubed 2 garlic cloves,…

Zuppa toscana is a soup available at the Olive Garden restaurant. Ingredients 1 lb spicy Italian sausage, crumbled ½ lb smoked bacon, chopped 1 qt water 2 cans (29 oz) chicken broth 2 large russet potatoes, cubed 2 garlic cloves,…

Vitello tonnato is one of the Italian signature dishes, usually served as a starter, and is quite, quite delicious. If you really like it, serve it as a main course with maybe a bean and tomato salad. Ingredients 1 piece…

Ingredients 1 small onion, chopped 1 small carrot, sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cans (29 ounces) chicken broth 1 cup water ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 can (15–16 ounces) kidney beans or great northern beans, rinsed and…

This is great served with grilled steak, roast chicken, or vegetable sauté. Ingredients 1 pound (450 g) each Russet potatoes and redskin potatoes, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) cubes 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper ½ cup…

This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters. Ingredients 1 ounce ham Butter ½ onion ½ carrot ½ stalk celery 1…

This soup is comfort food at its best. You know, get all cozy in the sofa, turn on your favorite flick, that kind of thing. Ingredients 1 cup tomato paste ¾ cup heavy cream 18 oz tomato juice ½ cup…

This recipe for tagliatelle bake is a typical dish prepared traditionally in the South of Italy on Sundays as a way to serve a rich course without spending too much time in the kitchen. The fresh pasta would be prepared…

Struffoli is a fried Neapolitan dessert. Ingredients Dough 6 eggs 6 tbsp vegetable oil 3 tsp baking powder ½ tsp cream of tartar 1½ cups white granulated sugar ½ cup dry sherry Flour Shortening or oil for deep frying Glaze…

Tuscan soup or stracciatella is a simple soup consisting of broth or stock and eggs. Ingredients Stock Eggs Procedure Whip up 3–4 eggs. Gradually add hot stock to them, and keep on whisking them up until they begin to curdle.…

Straciatella is an Italian egg-drop soup. It uses a chicken broth base, and adds flavour with fresh parsley, Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Ingredients 4 cups chicken broth 2 large eggs ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese ~¼ cup fresh chopped parsley…

Soup with supplì is not traditional in Italy, where the preparation stops at the cooking of the supplì (risotto balls), which are a little bigger than eggs. This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A…

Soup alla Canavese is a tasty Italian soup. This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters. Ingredients ½ ea. cauliflower 2…