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Cucina by Elena › Classic Italian Recipes

Classic Italian Recipes

The BEST Classic Italian recipes for you to share with your family and friends. Anything from Lasagna Bolognese to Nonna’s Apple Cake. Whatever classic Italian recipe you crave, I strive to have it for you! Whether you are looking for authentic Italian recipes or Italian-inspired recipes, the recipes in the Classic Italian section offer a little bit for everyone, including meat lovers, vegetarians, and more.

Italian baked sausage in a bowl with polenta and cooked greens. Sausage is cut into slices.

Oven Baked Italian Sausage

teaspoon with homemade Italian seasoning over the jar with the seasoning.

Homemade Italian Seasoning (Easy to Make!)

gremolata recipe in a bowl ready to serve.

Gremolata Recipe (Classic Italian Condiment)

a blue and white Italian style plate with a portion of the creamy pasta with pancetta and peas. Extra cheese and red pepper flakes on top. Close up of the plate with the pasta.

Pasta with Pancetta and Peas (Creamy)

peas and pancetta recipe in a large white serving bowl with a wooden spoon ready to serve. Serving bowl on a wooden board.

Peas and Pancetta Recipe (Easy Italian Side Dish)

Bechamel Sauce Recipe (Classic Italian)

A plate of creamy mushroom pasta made with fettuccine pasta. extra cheese on top and ready to eat. Fork on the plate.

Creamy Mushroom Pasta Recipe

a jar with the homemade nutella recipe.

Homemade Nutella Recipe (Chocolate Hazelnut Spread)

cooked chicken cacciatore recipe in a platter with fresh parsley on top.

Chicken Cacciatore (Italian Chicken Stew Recipe)

Broccoli pasta in a white bowl with blue flowers. The pasta is cream and delicious and ready to eat with a fork.

Easy Broccoli Pasta Recipe

cooked Italian turkey meatballs recipe on a serving platter with a spoon to serve. Basil as garnish. Freshly grated parmigiano cheese as garnish.

Italian Turkey Meatballs

Baked Spinach and ricotta manicotti in a beautiful casserole dish. Fresh parmigiano cheese on the side.

Spinach Manicotti Recipe with Ricotta

porchetta sandwich with Italian Salsa Verde on the side. The sandwiches are on a metal serving platter.

Porchetta Sandwich with Italian Salsa Verde Recipe

Italian Salsa Verde recipe in a pretty bowl with a spoon in it.

Italian Salsa Verde Recipe (Easy!)

Beautiful porchetta roast with crispy skin and juicy interior and herb layer on a platter ready to serve. Fresh herbs around the white platter.

Porchetta Recipe (Authentic Italian Pork Roast)

Italian Christmas cookies on a beautiful platter with Christmas decoration around it.

Italian Christmas Cookies Recipe (Traditional)

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