Pasta, Soups & Rice

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  Artichoke and Olive Spaghetti A bright, Mediterranean-inspired pasta dish: tender marinated artichokes and savoury black olives in a rich… Total time: 55 minutes
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  Basil and Tomato Pasta Unico crushed tomatoes and passata simmer with garlic, rosemary and sun-dried tomato paste into a quick, fr… Total time: 35 minutes
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  Black Risotto A dramatic Venetian-style risotto coloured and flavoured with cuttlefish ink, built creamy with arborio ric… Total time: 50 to 60 minutes
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  Brown Lentil and Pasta Soup A quick, comforting soup of brown lentils and small pasta with bacon, onion and celery, finished with fresh… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Capellini Capra Angel-hair pasta in a quick fresh-and-canned tomato sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, topped with creamy goat … Total time: 35 minutes
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  Capellini with Caper and Tuna Sauce Delicate capellini in a quick pantry sauce of tuna, capers, roasted peppers and tomato paste, finished with… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Chick Pea Soup A rustic Italian chick pea soup: chick peas simmered with rosemary, half pureed for body, in a garlicky tom… Total time: about 2.5 hours active
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  Chick Peas with Saffron A Mediterranean side of chick peas simmered with fresh tomatoes and chili, finished with a golden touch of … Total time: 30 minutes
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  Creamy Mushroom & Prosciutto Fettuccine Fettuccine in a rich tomato-cream sauce with golden mushrooms, prosciutto and sage — comforting and quick. Total time: 30 minutes
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  Ditali with Cauliflower A southern-Italian pasta of tender cauliflower with anchovy, garlic and plum tomatoes, tossed with ditali a… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Eggplant Lasagne A Greek-Italian crossover: layers of lasagne, ground-lamb and sun-dried-tomato sauce and fried eggplant und… Total time: about 3 hours
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  Eggplant Risotto A savoury risotto with cubed eggplant, sweet red pepper and a touch of anchovy, finished with parsley, oreg… Total time: 40 minutes
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  Fettuccine con Frutti di Mare Fettuccine with a mixed-seafood tomato sauce — crab, shrimp, squid and baby clams simmered with white wine,… Total time: 35 minutes
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  Florentine Risotto A creamy risotto with mushrooms, baby spinach and marinated artichoke hearts, finished with parmesan — vege… Total time: 45 minutes
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  Gazpacho Soup A chilled, no-cook gazpacho of cucumber, peppers and tomatoes blended with coriander, garlic and a splash o… Total time: about 2.5 hours
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  Gourmet Tomato Soup A smooth, elegant tomato soup with sweet peppers, herbs and white wine, pureed silky and finished, if you l… Total time: 45 minutes
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  Linguine Aglio e Olio The classic garlic-and-oil pasta: linguine tossed with golden garlic in good olive oil, parsley and parmigi… Total time: 25 minutes
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  Linguine al Pesto Genoa-style: a fresh basil pesto tossed with linguine, tender potatoes and green beans for a classic Liguri… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes & Garlic A simple, fresh tomato-and-garlic sauce, milled smooth and tossed with linguine — clean Italian flavour in … Total time: 30 minutes
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  Minestrone Soup A hearty Italian vegetable soup with pancetta, white kidney beans and diced tomatoes, simmered with a bouqu… Total time: 40 minutes
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  Mushroom Risotto A classic creamy risotto with sautéed mushrooms, white wine and parmesan, built the traditional way by stir… Total time: 45 minutes
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  Noodles in a Cheese Sauce A quick, simple side of broad egg noodles tossed with a no-cook butter, milk and parmesan sauce. Total time: 15 minutes
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  Onion Soup A rich Tuscan-style onion soup simmered with pork ribs, chick peas and tomato, ladled over toasted bread an… Total time: about 2 hours
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  Orecchiette with Arugula and Tomato Sauce A peppery southern-Italian classic: pasta and fresh arugula boiled together, then tossed with a simple garl… Total time: 35 minutes
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  Orecchiette with Faba Beans and Tomatoes A quick pantry pasta of faba (broad) beans, diced tomatoes, capers and anchovy tossed with small shells — s… Total time: 25 minutes
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  Pasta all'Arrabbiata A fiery Roman favourite: pasta tossed in a quick spicy tomato sauce sharpened with garlic and dried chili, … Total time: 30 minutes
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  Pasta alla Norma The Sicilian classic: penne tossed with a simple tomato sauce and golden fried eggplant, finished with fres… Total time: 35 to 40 minutes
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  Pasta and Sundried Tomatoes A bright, summery pasta of green beans, sweet onions and sun-dried tomatoes tossed with rotini and fresh ch… Total time: 35 minutes
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  Pasta with Chick Peas A comforting pasta e ceci: short pasta in a rosemary-scented tomato and chick pea sauce, half of it pureed … Total time: 40 minutes
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  Pasta with Cotechino Sausage, Rapini and Tomatoes A northern-Italian Sunday dish: slow-simmered cotechino sausage folded into tomato sauce, with bitter rapin… Total time: about 2 hours (plus soaking)
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  Pasta with Eggplant Penne tossed with a simple tomato sauce and golden fried eggplant, finished with basil — a close cousin of … Total time: 45 minutes
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  Pasta with Lentils and Artichoke Hearts Rotini in a cumin-spiced tomato sauce with tender lentils and marinated artichoke hearts, finished with a l… Total time: 45 minutes
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  Pasta with Pepper and Tuna Sauce Rigatoni in a savoury sauce of leeks, sweet pepper and plum tomatoes with tuna, anchovy and olives, finishe… Total time: 1 hour
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  Pasta with Sausage, Roasted Peppers & Tomato Ragu A rich ragu of Italian sausage, roasted peppers and tomatoes built on a soffritto and red wine, tossed with… Total time: 55 minutes
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  Penne Pugliese with Sausage and Rapini A robust Puglian restaurant dish: veal sausage, pancetta, rapini and white kidney beans in tomato sauce ove… Total time: 1 hour
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  Penne with Broccoli A southern-Italian-style pasta where broccoli and penne cook together, dressed in a long-simmered tomato sa… Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes
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  Penne with Sausage and Olives A no-tomato pasta of seared hot Italian sausage and black olives tossed with penne, balsamic vinegar and fr… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Penne with Sweet Peppers Penne in a savoury sauce of roasted sweet peppers, anchovy and garlic, lightened with white wine and a litt… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Ribollita The Tuscan bread and bean soup: Unico dry cannellini simmered until creamy, cooked with vegetables, cavolo … Total time: about 3 hours (plus soaking)
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  Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers Broiled bell peppers filled with a saffron risotto studded with Italian sausage, topped with mozzarella and… Total time: 50 minutes
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  Rice with Tuna and Caper Sauce Cold long-grain rice tossed in a creamy blended sauce of tuna, capers, herbs and lemon — a refreshing rice … Total time: 50 minutes
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  Rigatoni with Sardines, Tomatoes and Fresh Basil A bold Sicilian-style pasta of sardines simmered with diced tomatoes, chili and garlic, tossed with rigaton… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Risotto al Finocchio A delicate northern-Italian risotto of slow-braised fennel folded into creamy arborio rice with parmesan, b… Total time: 1 hour
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  Risotto with Prosciutto and Fresh Tomatoes A savoury risotto of prosciutto and diced tomatoes built on white wine and broth, finished with butter, par… Total time: 40 minutes
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  Risotto with Roasted Peppers A creamy risotto built the classic way — broth added a half cup at a time — with sweet roasted peppers, bas… Total time: 40 minutes
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  Rotini Con Funghi e Pinoli An elegant pasta of marinated shiitake mushrooms, prosciutto, olives and sun-dried tomatoes in a white wine… Total time: 40 minutes active
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  Saffron and Porcini Risotto A restaurant-style risotto of arborio rice, white wine and porcini mushrooms, finished with saffron, parmes… Total time: 35 minutes
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  Seafood Pasta Rotini with baby clams and mixed seafood in a light white wine, fish stock and tarragon sauce — with an eas… Total time: 40 minutes
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  Spaghetti Bolognese A classic slow-simmered meat sauce of beef, pancetta and aromatic vegetables in diced tomatoes and red wine… Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes
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  Spaghetti Pescatore A generous seafood spaghetti with scallops, shrimp, squid, mussels and baby clams in a San Marzano tomato s… Total time: 50 minutes
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  Spaghetti with Fresh Tuna & Tomato Sauce Seared fresh tuna folded into a tomato sauce sharpened with black olive paste and white wine, tossed with s… Total time: 30 minutes
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  Spaghetti with Mozzarella and Fresh Herbs A no-sauce summer pasta: hot spaghetti tossed with garlic-anchovy oil, a shower of fresh herbs and cubes of… Total time: about 20 minutes
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  Spaghetti with Olive Pesto A bold no-cook olive pesto of black olives, anchovy, capers and artichoke blended with olive oil, tossed th… Total time: 25 minutes
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  Spaghetti with Tuna A fast, creamy no-cook sauce of blended tuna, anchovy, olive oil and parsley folded through hot spaghetti, … Total time: 25 minutes
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  Tomato and Bread Soup A rustic Tuscan pappa al pomodoro: crisped bread simmered with sage, garlic and plum tomatoes into a thick,… Total time: 50 to 60 minutes
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  Tuscan Bean Soup The famous Tuscan winter classic: white kidney beans simmered with tomatoes, garlic and fresh sage in olive… Total time: about 1 hour
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  Zinfandel & Fennel Tomato Sauce A deep, aromatic tomato sauce built on browned fennel and red zinfandel, pureed smooth with garlic and pars… Total time: 55 minutes