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Baked Ratatouille-Sausage Penne

Cooking Time: 1h 5m
Baked Ratatouille-Sausage Penne was one of my favorite back to school dishes when I was a child. My mother would always make our favorite dinners the week that we returned to school – I guess to give us something to look forward to even though the summer was over and...
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Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Pasta

Cooking Time: 30m
This Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Pasta is a typical recipe that I usually go for and one that not only tastes amazing but fills the hungry gap, too. For Italian pasta night I like to serve this whole-wheat penne pasta served with a grilled eggplant and tomato sauce and topped...
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Lemon-Pignoli Zucchini Pasta

Cooking Time: 15m
Lemon-Pignoli Zucchini Pasta is an Italian cold entree dish that I love to make in the summer. This pasta dish combines many mediterranean flavors such as tomatoes, feta cheese, lemon and basil. It’s really easy to make and it’s a great dish to prepare in advance as it will keep...
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Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce

Cooking Time: 3h 40m
We love Italian night in our house and this Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce is a popular menu choice quite often. This dish is the perfect option for days when you aren’t home and dinner can be prepared in just 20 minutes. Using a slow cooker to make your sauce,...
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Tomato and Caper Linguine

Cooking Time: 15m
This Tomato and Caper Linguine combines two quintessential Italian ingredients: tomatoes and capers. The sharpness of the capers really sets off the sweetness of the tomatoes. It is a super simple recipe to make, yet tastes absolutely amazing. Sometimes I think the simpler recipes can be the tastiest, don’t you?...
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Pasta with Peas and Sausage

Cooking Time: 30m
One balanced meal in just one bowl? That’s what this Pasta with Peas and Sausage creamy pasta serves up. In under 30 minutes you can have your family’s dinner ready and waiting to be enjoyed. A very simple recipe with sautéed garlic, browned sausage and lightly cooked green peas which...
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Shrimp and Leek Spaghetti

Cooking Time: 20m
Make your Italian pasta nights even fancier with this Shrimp and Leek Spaghetti recipe. All your guests will be very impressed and it doesn’t even take that long to make. Isn’t it nice when you find a dinner party recipe that’s quick to make? – so on those last minute...
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Creamy Three-Cheese Spaghetti

Cooking Time: 20m
This Creamy Three-Cheese Spaghetti is my take on the Italian classic “Cacio e Pepe” which is a very simple pasta dish which is made using only black pepper, cheese and pasta. I take the recipe a bit further by including heavy cream and some garlic, but this is still a...
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Perfect Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Eggplant

Cooking Time: 20m
We all know that you can’t really go wrong with pasta, however this Perfect Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Eggplant is by far one of my favorites. With unbelievable flavors from the eggplant and cherry tomatoes sautéed in garlic with white wine and fresh thyme, this dish is more than...
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Summer Pea Pasta

Cooking Time: 20m
One of my favorite vegan pasta dishes, this Summer Pea Pasta is as the name suggests, a fresh, green, garden pea, pasta dish. Using finely chopped garlic and chili, lightly cooked with some lemon zest, gives this simple pasta bowl a hint of spice and a beautiful aroma. Dress with...
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Pasta with Tomatoes Zucchini and Pesto

Cooking Time: 20m
This Pasta with Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Pesto is one of my go-to quick meals. I love the punchy flavor the pesto brings to the dish. In this recipe I use bocconcini which are small mozzarella cheese balls. If you can’t find bocconcini, you can substitute with a normal mozzarella ball,...
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Minestrone Verde

Cooking Time: 35m
Sometimes you think that it may be too hot for soup, but it’s never too hot for this Summer, fresh Minestrone Verde. I’ve included steps to prepare a herbed basil pesto too, which I use for garnishing this soup, but you can also use for other recipes, if you wish....
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Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad

Cooking Time: 25m
    This tasty Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad is one of my favorite recipes. My daughter loves it for her school lunch box too and with the easy preparation time I am able to make it for her a few times a week. The tangy Asian style salad dressing is extra flavorsome...
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    BLT Pasta Salad

    Cooking Time: 20m
    I adore this BLT Pasta Salad for a number of reasons. One, it combines some of my favorite ingredients – bacon, lettuce and tomato. Two, it looks great – I use bow tie pasta but you can use fusilli or shells or any pasta shape you like! Three, it is...
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    Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup

    Cooking Time: 40m
    This Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup is a fantastic filling meal that is somewhere between a stew and a soup – a stew if you like! It’s full of veggie, herby and chickeny goodness. I use an Italian technique to add a deeper flavor to this soup by adding...
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    The New Italian Pasta Salad

    Cooking Time: 20m
    The New Italian Pasta Salad is the new Italian kid on the block! An authentic salad combining all things Italian! Pasta, cherry tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, black olives, chopped basil, garlic, arugula and Italian cheeses like mozzarella and Parmesan. It’s just a heavenly medley, I almost want to break out...
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    Orzo With Shiitake And Garlic Scapes

    Cooking Time: 20m
    This Orzo With Shiitake And Garlic Scapes is the dish I make for special occasions like birthdays or anniversaries. It looks and tastes like a gourmet risotto but it only takes 20 minutes to prepare and cook. I use shiitake mushrooms which are the most common mushroom found in Asian...
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    Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

    Cooking Time: 1h
    Every family has a favorite Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe, and this is ours! Shredded chicken, soft noodles and crunchy vegetables likes carrots, celery and corn, there is nothing not to love! A simple seasoning of soup mix and dill with a heavy cream, this recipe is a meal in...
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    Easy Crab Linguine

    Cooking Time: 15m
    This Easy Crab Linguine is a feel-good pasta dish that is loved by the whole family. Packed with flavoring and dripping with melted cheese, it just brings home the sophistication. Boil up some Linguine pasta, prepare the cheese sauce and add your imitation crab meat. Top it’s with tons of...
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    Smoked Sausage & Mushroom Pasta Marinara

    Cooking Time: 15m
    I often draw on my travels in Europe to inspire me in the kitchen. One of my favorite vacations was a three-week trip to Tuscany where we traveled around and ate some of the best meals of our lives. One of the memorable dishes was a large bowl of Smoked...
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    Vermicelli Salad

    Cooking Time: 4h 15m
    I love salads of pasta, and this Vermicelli Salad is the perfect combination of pasta with Italian salad ingredients and flavours, that creates a delicious light and easy, fresh, summer salad. This recipe is perfect to add to your menu, if you’re hosting a lunch. You can serve this salad...
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    Easy Macaroni Gratin

    Cooking Time: 2h 15m
    Macaroni Gratin is my family’s all time favorite, feel-good dinner. This meat sauce pasta, topped with loads of melted cheese, promises to put a smile on everyone’s face, when grandma comes over for her weekly, winter dinner with us. The perfect mix of Italian seasoning with just the right amount...
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    Kid’s Favorite Pizza Casserole

    Cooking Time: 1h 20m
    This Kid’s Favorite Pizza Casserole is the perfect choice if you’re looking for kid-friendly casseroles. I guess you could say it’s a pizza – mac’n’cheese – bolognese hybrid! All of the best bits of these three classics together in one dish. Start by cooking the elbow macaroni, then brown off...
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    Baked Spaghetti Casserole

    Cooking Time: 2h
    What a knockout weeknight dinner this Baked Spaghetti Casserole is! There are some dishes which are just perfect as they are – like spaghetti bolognese right? But what happens if you take those dishes, add lots of extra cheese and bake them so they get a gorgeous crispy topping and...
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