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Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks

These homemade Little Caesars Crazy Bread breadsticks are soft, fluffy, buttery, and loaded with garlic Parmesan flavor!

American, Italian AmericanBread, Side Dish1 hr 12 minServes 12179 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flour

HB-0662 · Hand-built original

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Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread

Quartered biscuit pieces tossed with garlic, Italian seasoning, Parmesan, and melted butter, baked in a bundt pan until golden and pull-apart soft.

American, Italian AmericanAppetizer, Side Dish35 minServes 12122 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: layers

HB-13849 · Hand-built original

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Gelato

A wonderfully creamy, near perfect quart of authentic gelato made with just a few ingredients.

ItalianDessert20 minServes 8190 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: milk

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee

HB-0986 · Hand-built original

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Grilled mackerel with capers

Grilled mackerel rested under chopped ripe tomatoes and capers with lemon juice, served with potatoes, peppers and garlic simmered in olive oil and white wine.

ItalianMain course1 hrServes 4956 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: cleaned

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-13939 · Hand-built original

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Grinder Sliders

Hawaiian rolls layered with pepperoni, salami, deli turkey and provolone bake under a butter and Parmesan glaze, then get filled with a chopped iceberg, tomato and pepperoncini grinder salad.

Italian AmericanDinner, lunch30 minServes 12215 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: turkey

HB-7170 · Hand-built original

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Halloween Brownies

Halloween brownies are indulgent chocolate-and-hazelnut treats, decorated with white chocolate shaped into mummies, little ghosts and spider webs!

ItalianSweet pastries1 hrServes 12801 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: whole peeled hazelnuts

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1067 · Hand-built original

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Halloween Mandarins

Halloween mandarins filled with chocolate ganache and mandarin cream: easy, fun, and indulgent treats for the party buffet.

ItalianSweet pastries1 hr 10 minServes 8558 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1070 · Hand-built original

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Halloween Spiders

Halloween spiders are no-bake treats made with ricotta, chocolate, and licorice, a fun recipe to make with kids!

ItalianSweet pastries20 minServes 5158 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chocolate sprinkles

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1071 · Hand-built original

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Halloween Spoon Dessert

Halloween Spoon Dessert is a Italian dessert built around egg. It takes 3 hr 15 min in total and serves 8. It pairs well with toast and hash browns.

ItalianDessert3 hr 15 minServes 8406 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1072 · Hand-built original

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Hearty Carmine's Salad

A big Italian chopped salad of ice-crisped iceberg, radicchio and watercress tossed with Genoa salami, mortadella, provolone, pepperoncini, both green and black olives, radishes and tomato in vinaigrette. A pinch of dried oregano finishes the bowl.

ItalianSaladServes 4339 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: salami

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup

HB-14028 · Hand-built original

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Hidden veg tomato sauce

A smooth tomato sauce that hides courgettes, carrots, peppers and butternut squash, blended for pasta or pizza and freezer-friendly portions.

ItalianMain course1 hr 30 minMakes 5 lb 8 oz61 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: vegetable oil

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-14039 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Giardiniera

Diced cauliflower, celery, carrot, peppers and olives brined in salt, then mixed with garlic, oregano, vinegar and oil and rested in jars.

Italianaccompaniment40 minServes 32152 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-4431 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Italian Sausage Meat

This is a recipe for homemade Italian Sausage Meat. Use it in place of the “bulk Italian sausage” called for in American recipes, or anywhere a recipe calls for sausage meat, rather than squeezing meat out of sausage casings! Though if you omit fennel, you will lose the Italian touch. :)Flavou

Italian, WesternMains5 minServes 4192 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-1105 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Lasagna

This easy homemade lasagna recipe has layers of homemade meat sauce, tender flat noodles, and a rich combination of Italian cheeses!

ItalianDinner, Main Course1 hr 20 minServes 9539 kcal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1106 · Hand-built original

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Homemade meatballs with gravy

Pork meatballs flavoured with dried mixed herbs, browned and then simmered in a strained onion gravy thickened with flour and deepened with tomato purée and a few drops of dark soy sauce.

ItalianMain course1 hr 30 minServes 473 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7255 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Pasta

Fresh homemade pasta from just flour, eggs, sea salt and olive oil: a shaggy dough kneaded smooth, rested, rolled into sheets through a pasta machine and cut into noodles that cook in 1 to 2 minutes.

ItalianMain course0 min3 to 4363 kcalVegetarianDairy-free

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-7259 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Pizza Dough

An easy homemade pizza dough of warm water, yeast, sugar, all-purpose flour, salt and olive oil, kneaded, risen for an hour and stretched into a 14 to 16-inch round that bakes crisp-edged at 450F.

American, ItalianMain course1 hr 42 minServes 4264 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flour

HB-7262 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Pizza Dough

A food-processor pizza dough made by blooming yeast in warm water, then processing it with more water, olive oil, bread flour and salt into a smooth, elastic ball that rises until doubled.

American, ItalianMain course2 hr 20 min2 pizza rounds769 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: bread flour

HB-7263 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Pizza Sauce

A five-minute pizza sauce of tomato paste and tomato sauce simmered with garlic, Italian seasoning and a pinch of heat.

American, Italian, Italian AmericanSide Dish10 minServes 1252 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: olive oil

HB-14064 · Hand-built original

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Hot chocolate on a stick

Hot chocolate on a stick is a convenient single-serving chocolate that can be flavored as desired, to be melted directly in hot milk.

ItalianSweet pastries2 hr 25 minServes 10302 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: ¼ oz dark chocolate

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1134 · Hand-built original

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Hot Dog Spaghetti

Hot dog spaghetti is an easy, budget-friendly dinner for the whole family. Sliced hot dogs are sautéed with onion, green bell pepper, and garlic, simmered in tomato sauce, and tossed with spaghetti. Top it with Parmesan and dinner is on the table in 25 minutes. It’s a kid-pleasing crowd favorite for busy weeknights and game day.

American, Italiandinner25 minServes 6561 kcalEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: pound spaghetti

HB-2616 · Hand-built original

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