Four Cheese & Sausage Stuffed Manicotti by Salad Foodie

Cheese-stuffed manicotti personifies comfort food anytime, but take it up a notch with a cheese four-some and Italian sausage and it’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. This was inspired by a few pasta manufacturer web site recipes, but I added my own spin here and there and was pleasantly surprised how well they worked. Oh Mama-Mia, this…

5-Hour Pork Sugo by Staffan Terje

Sugo is a long-cooked Italian sauce; similar to a Ragu or a Bolognese. Choose your favorite pasta to go with this big and decadent dish. Enjoy!

Baked ziti with pork ragu by Chris Patil

This is a giant, lusty dish that plays on our basest desires. It has become my go-to entree for large parties of carnivores, especially when cooking time is limited and I expect to serve family-style. I once made this for a New Year's Eve party; people who hadn't been there were showing up the next day to see whether there were…

Rib ragù by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Delicious, unusual and budget friendly dish pinched from Nigel Slater.

Linguine with Sauteed Cherry Tomatoes and Pancetta by Evelyn Scott

Bucatini or Spaghetti alla Amatriciana by CHEFMAURIZIO

Start today with a plate really known throughout Italy and beyond. A simple dish, but few can do. "Bucatini all 'Amatriciana", must be very well the classic spaghetti. This fantastic first course, has an ancient history. Everything comes from the creativity of pastors Rieti, near the "Village of Amatrice." In practice, the border…

Pastata Pronto by Azzurricook

Exactly as it says - a really fast pasta dish!

Rigatoni alla Matriciana by Azzurricook

My take on this wonderful classic dish. The trick for me is to balance the natural sweetness of the cherry tomatoes with the salty pancetta, countering this with the freshness of the chilli and basil