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Shelf-stable gnocchi roasted on a sheet pan with Italian sausage and broccoli until the edges crisp, finished with parmesan and a squeeze of lemon.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6763 · Hand-built original
Pan-crisped potato gnocchi tossed with juicy, just-softened tomatoes, sweet red onion, and a splash of balsamic, finished with fresh parsley and basil.
Main ingredient: gnocchi
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-13503 · Hand-built original
Crispy slices with chestnut cream, grapes and walnuts is a Italian appetizers built around slices. It takes 20 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: crispbread slices with flax and poppy seeds
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0740 · Hand-built original
Chicken breasts braise in crushed tomatoes with shallots and Parmesan rinds in the crockpot, get shredded and covered with mozzarella, and are served over spaghetti with garlicky toasted panko.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6792 · Hand-built original
A slow-cooker lasagna layered with beef marinara, a ricotta and cottage cheese filling and uncooked noodles.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-4377 · Hand-built original
Uncooked lasagna noodles layered in a slow cooker with a beef or sausage marinara meat sauce and a ricotta, egg and Parmesan cheese mixture, cooked until the noodles are tender.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-8971 · Hand-built original
Frozen cheese ravioli layered in the slow cooker with a beefy marinara and plenty of mozzarella, so it cooks up tasting like lasagna with none of the noodle-boiling or assembly fuss.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, minestrone
HB-18777 · Hand-built original
Toasted panko breadcrumbs fried with mashed garlic in olive oil, seasoned with salt and black pepper, for scattering over other dishes.
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-11515 · Hand-built original
A baked mozzarella and pepperoni sheet that sets into a pliable wrap, filled with romaine, turkey, sprouts, tomatoes, pickles and spicy ranch.
Main ingredient: turkey
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-11474 · Hand-built original
Tater tots pressed into muffin cups and baked crisp, filled with mozzarella, pizza sauce and pepperoni under Italian seasoning and basil.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-11476 · Hand-built original
Crunchy toasts with honey cream cheese, blackberries and toasted almonds: a delightful recipe, perfect for a light, tasty and nutritious snack.
Main ingredient: crispbread slices with rye flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0756 · Hand-built original
Sicilian fig cookies with a buttery shortcrust wrapped around a spiced filling of figs, apricots, raisins, nuts and marmalade, finished with lemon icing and sprinkles.
Main ingredient: sugar
HB-13530 · Hand-built original
Sea bass briefly soused in a sweet vinegar liquor, plated with charred purple sprouting broccoli, coarse hazelnut pesto, warm bagna cauda and blood orange.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13538 · Hand-built original
Kale or cavolo nero braised slowly under a lid with sweet onion, rosemary, chilli and garlic until meltingly tender — a simple Italian side.
Main ingredient: extra virgin olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-13540 · Hand-built original
Ciabatta toasted in olive oil, then spread with a garlicky Parmesan butter sharpened with lemon and chile flakes and baked again under a little mozzarella.
Main ingredient: ciabatta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-13558 · Hand-built original
A quick Italian-style soup of meatballs and orzo simmered in a tomato-beef broth with carrots, zucchini and marinara, finished with parsley and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13560 · Hand-built original
Devil-style chicken with sweet-and-sour sauce is a tasty variation of oven-roasted chicken, flavored with a sauce that has spicy notes!
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0777 · Hand-built original
A sharp, herby vinaigrette of balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey and dill, emulsified with extra virgin olive oil for green salads.
Main ingredient: vinegar
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-13570 · Hand-built original
Duchess Potato Nests with Broccoli Rabe is a Italian appetizers built around egg. It takes 70 min in total and serves 9. It pairs well with toast and hash browns.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0791 · Hand-built original
Easy 20-Minute Eggplant Rollatini is an Italian main course. Ready in 60 Minutes.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0802 · Hand-built original
Dry penne baked in one dish with crushed fire roasted tomatoes, non-dairy milk, olive oil and seasonings alongside meatballs, broiled and finished with Parmigiano Reggiano.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-11506 · Hand-built original
An easy all-in-one chicken risotto where the stock goes in at once, finished with leftover chicken, frozen peas, grated hard cheese and butter for a creamy result.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17303 · Hand-built original
Easy Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi is an Italian pasta built around egg. Ready in 30 min.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0815 · Hand-built original
Ground turkey bolognese with carrots and fire-roasted tomatoes cooked under pressure, served over pappardelle or bucatini.
Main ingredient: turkey
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-13646 · Hand-built original
A pressure-cooker lasagna shortcut where browned beef, marinara and bowtie noodles cook together, then ricotta and mozzarella are stirred through until creamy.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13648 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti folded through crisp bacon and peas, then coated off the heat with an egg and Parmesan sauce loosened with hot pasta water.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-13667 · Hand-built original
Easy Ravioli Marinara is an Italian main course. Ready in 25 Minutes.
Main ingredient: ravioli
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0825 · Hand-built original
Easy Ricotta Gnocchi with creamy mushroom sauce is an Italian main built around chicken. Ready in 30 min.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0826 · Hand-built original
Individual lasagnas layered in a muffin tin with wonton wrappers, sausage, ricotta and pasta sauce, baked until the cheese melts and the edges crisp.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-13680 · Hand-built original
Beef mince and mushrooms braise slowly in tomato and beef stock with oregano and bay, ready to spoon over spaghetti.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-6933 · Hand-built original
These moreish meatballs are super easy to make, top them with a simple tomato sauce and stir in some spaghetti for a quick midweek meal. Make the meatballs ahead for an even quicker cook on busy weeknights.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-2907 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti is tossed off the heat with crisped pancetta and a Parmesan and egg mixture that turns silky with a splash of pasta water.
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6935 · Hand-built original
Easy Stuffed Eggplant Rollatini is an Italian main course. Ready in 60 Minutes.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0831 · Hand-built original
Whipped mascarpone and stiff egg whites are layered with coffee-and-liqueur-dipped lady fingers and chilled until set, then dusted with cocoa.
Main ingredient: separated
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-6939 · Hand-built original
What a brilliant idea – baking tortillas to use as pizza bases. A quick and easy supper on the table in less than half an hour. Result. Each serving provides 440 kcal, 28g protein, 41g carbohydrates (of which 9g sugars), 19.5g fat (of which 7g saturates), 8g fibre and 3.4g salt.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-2910 · Hand-built original
Two-tone pasta sheets wrapped around a ricotta, burrata and sun-dried tomato filling with a whole yolk in the centre are poached and glossed with sage butter.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-6949 · Hand-built original
Salted, roasted eggplant slices replace pasta in a layered bake of Italian sausage tomato sauce and a ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan mixture.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-6954 · Hand-built original
Eggs poached in a simmering tomato, basil and oregano sauce with red pepper flakes. Served with broiled rustic bread and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4632 · Hand-built original
Eggs baked in a skillet of tomato sauce with chickpeas and baby spinach, seasoned with oregano and garlic and finished with Parmesan and basil. The yolks stay soft, and the sauce is served with baguette slices.
Main ingredient: Eggs
Pairs well with: Baguette slices
HB-5479 · Hand-built original
The exotic Pavesini slab is a no-bake dessert with white chocolate cream, mango and pineapple. Fresh, creamy and perfect to make ahead.
Main ingredient: packs
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-0860 · Hand-built original
A no-bake layered loaf of milk-dipped Pavesini biscuits, white chocolate mascarpone cream and cubes of mango and pineapple, bordered with coconut-rolled biscuits.
Main ingredient: packs
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-13722 · Hand-built original
A fast lasagne with a pork sausage meat, mushroom and spinach crème fraîche sauce layered against a sun-dried tomato passata sauce, topped with grated cheddar.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-13724 · Hand-built original
A single-serve bake of beef meatballs browned with onion, fennel seeds and chilli flakes, simmered in chopped tomatoes and finished under a torn mozzarella topping in the same small ovenproof pan.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-6978 · Hand-built original
Luganega sausages brown, then bake in a covered casserole with waxy potatoes, lemon, bay and parsley until the potatoes are tender. The remaining parsley is scattered over the finished braise.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-18477 · Hand-built original
An Italian raw salad of fennel, radicchio and apple with a mustard vinaigrette and toasted pecans.
Main ingredient: fennel
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup
HB-4052 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: fettuccine
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-0885 · Hand-built original
Fettuccine tossed in an emulsified Alfredo sauce of butter, cream and Parmigiano Reggiano with finely minced shallot, loosened with a splash of the pasta's own cooking water so the sauce clings to every strand.
Main ingredient: fettuccine
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-6982 · Hand-built original
Fresh fettuccine with prosciutto-wrapped scallops, garlic, lemon and vermouth.
Main ingredient: scallop
HB-4398 · Hand-built original
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