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Italian food is a world-wide favorite—and once you try these recipes, you'll know why.

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Rich and creamy risotto with a burst of color from sun dried tomatoes and zucchini. Much less butter than usually called for, yet all the delicious flavor of the original for a light, yet filling meal.

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Italian Wine Pairing Ideas

If you want a red wine to go with a tomato-based meat sauce, Barbera is for you. It also pairs well with risottos and grilled meats.

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Grandma's Homemade Pizza ala 'Da Boys'

Submitted by: MissKittyLaine

Home Town: Darien, Illinois, USA

Living In: Aurora, Illinois, USA

Grandma made pizza with a homemade crust, homemade sauce, and toppings of browned Italian sausage and pepperoni. There's extra zing from crushed red pepper and hot sauce sprinkled over the top. It's a family tradition you might want to start at your house.

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Polenta with Rosemary and Parmesan

Submitted by: food-dancer

Home Town: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA

Creamy cornmeal polenta with rosemary and Parmesan cheese is made with simple ingredients, but it makes a flavorful side dish for a special dinner or just a family supper. This version is baked in the oven to save your arm from all that stirring.

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Meat-Lover's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by: Ashley

Home Town: Inglis, Florida, USA

Living In: Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Brown some Italian sausage and ground beef, place in a slow cooker with tomatoes and Italian seasonings, and slow cook it for 8 hours. When you get home, boil up some pasta, and dinner tastes like you slaved all day at the stove.

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World's Best Lasagna

Submitted by: Johnchandler

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

Filling and satisfying lasagna with sausage, ground beef and three types of cheese.

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Double Tomato Bruschetta

Submitted by: Laurie Thompson

A delicious and easy appetizer. The balsamic vinegar gives it a little bite. Dried basil can be substituted but it is best with fresh.

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Italian Sausage Soup

Submitted by: SALLYJUN

This soup is easy to put together, and the flavor of the spicy sausage is balanced nicely by Great Northern beans, zucchini, fresh spinach, and carrots. Makes a delicious winter supper.

The Global Pantry: Italy

Don't know Carnaroli from cannellini? Learn more in our article and stock your pantry with these 25 Italian ingredients. Rice, beans, pasta, fresh seafood, seasonal veggies, cured meats, beautiful cheeses, savory herbs: Italian cooks use these ingredients in simple and elaborate preparations.

Italian Wines

Travel through Italy's top wine-producing regions—Friuli to Tuscany, Abruzzi to Sicily, Piedmont and Veneto—and get recipes to pair with each glass.

How to Make Biscotti

These Italian cookies are baked twice: once as a log, and again as individual slices. With their crunchy texture and wand-like shape, biscotti just beg to be dunked.