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28 Vegetarian Italian Recipes For Dinner

Try out these light(er), veggie recipes for spring

Apr 29, 2013 1:02 pm

Photo: John Kernick

While we're happy to dig into a steaming bowl of spaghetti and meatballs any day of the week, there's something wonderful about vegetarian Italian recipes. Check out these pastas, pizzas, salads and sides that feature spring and summer produce and come back for osso buco and veal parmesan another day.

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Orecchiette with Homemade Fennel Sausage and Swiss Chard Recipe

A classic Italian pasta recipe via Los Angeles

Apr 26, 2013 12:01 pm

Photo: erin & camera on Flickr

On our recent trip to Chef Fest — Made In America, a chef-studded food and cooking event at Hawaii's Four Seasons Resort Hualalei, we learned to make this orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe, a classic Italian comfort food...

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Somebody Ranked 25 Noodle Types From Worst To First. We Provide Some Recipes.

From angel hair to spaghetti, soba and pho mixed in

Apr 17, 2013 4:02 pm

Photo: Gabi Porter

BuzzFeed dropped their "definitive" noodle rankings yesterday, complete with a numbered countdown of 25 different shapes of pasta. Leading the way are spaghetti, orechiette and soba, while angel hair, fettucine and udon take the bottom spots. Read on for the full list and for our most popular pasta recipes.

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Spring Pasta With Blistered Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Mario Batali celebrates spring...with pasta!

Apr 17, 2013 12:01 pm

Photo: John Kernick

When the asparagus is pencil-thin and abundant, the broccolini is tender and the first cherry tomatoes arrive, we turn our attention to light, healthy pasta dishes to ring in the warm weather. Chef Mario Batali’s outstanding recipe fits the bill with shavings of salty, crumbly ricotta salata cheese on top.

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3 Step-By-Step Pasta How-Tos For Your Weekend

Let us guide you through lasagna, gnocchi and gnudi

Apr 14, 2013 2:02 pm

Whip up a batch of homemade pasta tonight, or at least make the lasagna from scratch. Truth be told, you're actually saving time mastering a homemade pasta recipe, but we're including a step-by-step for lasagna in case you just feel like lasagna for dinner. We've been there. Speaking of which, you might want to make a batch of homemade mozzarella or ricotta beforehand, you'll need it depending on which homemade pasta recipe you're totally making tonight.

Global Cuisine

Pasta With Chorizo And Mussels Recipe

Master a pasta recipe from a Spanish chef

Apr 9, 2013 3:01 pm

Photo: Emma Lee

Spanish Flavours is on our list of must-own cookbooks for this spring. London-based chef José Pizarro's volume of regional Spanish dishes from tapas and peasant dishes to restaurant-worthy composed dishes is our latest obsession.

How-Tos

How To Make Gnudi

A homemade gnudi recipe from NYC's Circo restaurant

Apr 4, 2013 3:03 pm

Photo: Gabi Porter

I took a peek inside the kitchen at Midtown East's Circo restaurant to learn how to make one of their signature spring dishes: gnudi primavera. These Tuscan ricotta dumplings are light, fluffy and don't miss the extra starch one bit. They're also not fancy, and very quick and easy to make. Ready for our foolproof step-by-step?

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Pasta Cacio E Pepe Recipe

Classic Italian pasta with black pepper and cheese

Apr 2, 2013 1:02 pm

Photo: kurmanstaff on Flickr

On our recent trip to Chef Fest, a chef-studded food and cooking event in Hawaii, we learned to make pasta cacio e pepe, a classic Italian comfort food mastered by Osteria Mozza Executive Chef (and 2012 James Beard Award Best New Chef) Matt Molina. Here's the recipe, and more importantly, the technique.

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