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Baked Spaghetti Casserole

Baked Spaghetti Casserole by Now We're Cooking!

This was taken from the Food Network Magazine, January/February 2012 issue, page 53. The total time for this casserole is a little over two hours. It got two thumbs up in our household and tastes really good as leftovers. Serves 8

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Gino's Noodle Dough

Gino's Noodle Dough by J. Gino Genovesi

Noodles, in many forms, have been a staple food in many parts of the world for centuries. China, Japan, Italy all take credit for creating the noodles. However, the earliest records appear in a book written between AD25 to 220 in China. No matter the origin, noodles have been a staple food, relatively cheap, quick to prepare and…

2 votes
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Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini)

Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini) by J. Gino Genovesi

There are many zucchini recipes, but this is one that I kinda made up. It is nourishing, a good Lenten dish and quick and easy to make. Prepare items a head of time. I know your family will like this dish.

3 votes
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Fast veal Parmigiana

Fast veal Parmigiana by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Simple, fast and delicious meal everybody will love ready for less than 20 minutes.

1 vote
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Meatballs and Marinara (Pressure Cooker Style)

Meatballs and Marinara (Pressure Cooker Style) by Foodiewife

If you don't own a pressure cooker, this recipe will still work in a slow cooker. You just have to cook it for 6 hours, as opposed to 5 minutes! This recipe comes from America's Test Kitchen's cookbook "Pressure Cooker Perfection". ATK had adjusted the amount of milk and bread crumbs to create a sturdy meatball that won't fall apart…

1 vote
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Chicken-Pasta Primavera

Chicken-Pasta Primavera by RecipeKing

Chicken-Pasta Primavera is an easy and delicious Italian casserole recipe for an any day of the week meal. Features include: Chicken, penne pasta, zucchini, bell peppers, spinach and Parmesan cheese. It is also a healthy, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, low sugars, low carbohydrates, heart-healthy, diabetic and Weight Watchers…

2 votes
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Broccoli with Garlic Pasta

Broccoli with Garlic Pasta by ShaleeDP

I love broccoli and pasta separately, now I learned of this recipe that puts them together. it's a mouth watering blast for me!

3 votes
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Shrimp and Spinach Gratin

Shrimp and Spinach Gratin by Patrick Travis

This recipe is one I created when I could not find the main ingredient for a main dish I planed. I had most of the other ingredients so I improvised, changed a bit of this and substituted a bit of that.... The result was this delicious casserole. It's a one dish meal and very easy to prepare. If you like spicier food, add some…

1 vote
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Gnocchi ai funghi (Potato Gnocchi with Mushroom Cream Sauce)

Gnocchi ai funghi (Potato Gnocchi with Mushroom Cream Sauce) by Frank Fariello

The Romans out there will know that Thursdays in Rome (and perhaps in the rest of Italy) is gnocchi day. After ten years in Rome, I've gotten into the habit and in our house we still often eat gnocchi on Thursdays. In the Fall and Winter, I…

5 votes
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Salmon with Salmoriglio Sauce

Salmon with Salmoriglio Sauce by jodie morgan

A wonderfully light and flavorful dish perfect for a spring day or a day you wish was springlike.

3 votes
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Tagliatelle with Radicchio and Speck

Tagliatelle with Radicchio and Speck by Carmelita

A tasty pasta dish that is so quick and simple to prepare! Speck is a very lightly smoked ham made in North East Italy - you can substitute pancetta if you can't get it.

2 votes
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Eggplant Lasagna

Eggplant Lasagna by Terri Jordan

The first time I made this dish, I was told "You can make this dish for me anytime!" This dish is even better warmed up the next day!

7 votes
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Baccala' e ceci

Baccala' e ceci by Frank Fariello

Everyone knows that Friday is fish day for Catholics (even for some lapsed Catholics like myself). A traditional Friday dish in Rome is baccala' e ceci, salted cod fish with chick peas. (I love fried baccala', and there was a well-known place on via dei Giubbonari, close to our apartment, called Filetti di Baccala' that I loved to go…

3 votes
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Cotechino con lenticchie

Cotechino con lenticchie by Frank Fariello

No Italian New Year's celebration would be complete without this dish of a delicious pork sausage served with lentils. New Year's Eve for Italians—like so many other holidays—is marked by a large, festive meal, often an elegant seafood dinner, called the cenone di San Silvestro or cenone di Capodanno, the word 'cenone' being Italian…

2 votes
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Slow-Roasted Pork Stew with Fennel, Tomatoes, and Olives

Slow-Roasted Pork Stew with Fennel, Tomatoes, and Olives by John Spottiswood

This is one of those fantastic recipes where you put a spoonful to your lips halfway through the preparation and you smile in amazement. The combination of flavors is just that good...and very original too. I've never had anything quite like this. The fennel, onions, garlic, olives, tomato and wine all just meld together into one…

4 votes
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