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Home • Recipes • Cuisine • Italian Inspired

Italian

Italian inspired recipes are all about simple ingredients, rich flavours, and meals that feel a little special without being complicated. From easy pasta recipes to comforting sauces and classic Italian-inspired dishes, this collection brings together flavours you already love in a way that’s easy to recreate at home. Whether you’re after something quick or a cosy, sit-down meal, these Italian inspired recipes keep things simple, satisfying, and always worth it.

Brown butter Alfredo pasta coated in a creamy parmesan sauce with garlic, shallots, herbs and chilli flakes, finished with fresh parsley and served in a bowl with a fork lifting a bite.

Easy Brown Butter Fettuccine Alfredo

a side view of pasta and sauce and a fork holding the seafood

Creamy Seafood Carbonara (No Cream!)

3 pancakes stacked one on top of another, side view, with what looks like greek yogurt on top and drizzling of chocolate coffee on top

Cappuccino Pancakes fluffy & lighter!

a side view of turkey and spinach cannelloni the tube is cut in half exposing the inside that is green and white and cheese and basil on top

Creamy Turkey & Spinach Cannelloni (Low Fat)

Hand pulling a cheesy slice of focaccia pizza.

Focaccia Pizza

Crispy pan-fried gnocchi sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

Crispy beef parmigiana topped with melted cheese and tomato sauce, served with a fresh green salad and red onion slices on a white plate.

Crispy Beef Parmigiana

Two tiramisu cups served in clear glasses on a wooden board, layered with mascarpone cream, ladyfingers, and a dusting of cocoa.

Coffee Toffee Tiramisu

A plate of finished pasta carbonara on a red-striped napkin, topped with crispy pancetta and extra cheese.

Creamy Pasta Carbonara

Plate of creamy tomato pasta with fresh basil and parmesan served in a white dish.

Creamy Tomato Pasta

Close-up image of the gnocchi soaked in Tuscan sauce.

Creamy Tuscan Gnocchi Recipe

Freshly homemade basil pesto is way better than any store bought pesto, with a flavor-packed punch! All you need is 5 ingredients and a food processor!

Homemade Basil Pesto

The Best Chicken Parmesan with a deliciously crispy breadcrumb coating, smothered in a rich homemade tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese! This is here best Chicken Parmesan you will ever make! Simple to make and worth every minute. If you love a crispy crumb coating vs soggy crumb, look no further!

Crispy Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana)

Spicy Easy Baked Meatballs

Baked Meatballs

Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken in a bowl

Creamy Parmesan Chicken

Spicy Five chicken pieces in a le creuset style casserole dish covered in red Chicken Cacciatore sauce. Olives, carrots and other vegetables are submerged in the sauce.

Rustic Chicken Cacciatore

Lasagna Soup in a bowl with wooden spoon

Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

A spatula holding Spinach Cheese Manicotti

Spinach Manicotti

Flavorful shrimp are served in a pan, their pinkish-orange hues suggesting they are cooked to perfection. The shrimp are generously coated in a light sauce, which appears to be infused with herbs, as evidenced by the specks of green throughout the dish.

Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

Carbonara Chicken filled with creamy sauce

Creamy Parmesan Carbonara Chicken (No Egg)

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