Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   This recipe is usually made with chicken, but I had these thin pork filets in the freezer and created this recipe that is not only easy but very tasty.   I paired it with my Roasted Cauliflower  to make it a full meal.   Ingredients 250 gr thin pork filets Garlic salt or salt and pepper to taste 5 tbsp flour 1 tsp granulated garlic 1 tsp granulated onion 1 tbsp dried parley 2 eggs 2 tbsp grated parmigiano cheese 2 tbsp butter 3

These chicken rolls are stuffed with ricotta, spinach, pancetta and cheese therefore, it doesn’t get more Italian!  I made extra filling so I could make a baked pasta the next day which was just as delicious as the chicken rolls. 

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 8   This turkey with asparagus and cauliflower in a white sauce pasticcio or also known as lasagna is a great option to the traditional Bolognese style one because it is a lot lighter but full of flavour.    Like all lasagnas you have to prepare all the layers which takes time but it is worth it.    Ingredients 270 gr diced and steamed asparagus 500 gr diced and steamed cauliflower 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp vegetable broth 600 gr ground t

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   I love buying premade meatballs and sauces so when I know I have little time to cook; the meal comes together quickly.    Ingredients Basmati rice for 2 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp vegetable broth 100 gr sliced onions 350 gr fresh turkey and pork meatballs Vegetable broth as required  Teriyaki sauce   Directions Cook rice per directions on package In a coverable skillet sauté oil, broth and onions until they start to turn golden Remove

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   A wrap with a salad is an easy and light dinner.  I used store bought chicken strips and baked them with the peppers and onions before putting it all together in a wrap. Easy and delicious!   Ingredients 1 yellow bell pepper cut into strips 1 red bell pepper cut into strips 2 small onions cut into wedges Garlic salt or salt and pepper to taste Olive oil 5 chicken strips 250 gr Greek yogurt 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey Chili powder or

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   Fresh pasta with a creamy turkey spicy sauce is perfect to pair up with some bread to ensure you scoop up all the delicious sauce.    Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable broth, plus as required 200 gr ground turkey 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp vegetable broth 70 gr sliced onions 120 ml vegetable broth 140 gr frozen peas – thawed out 1 tbsp hot pepper paste Garlic salt or salt and pepper to taste 150 ml heavy cream 80 gr shredded cheddar cheese

I had left over potatoes, meat/veggie mixture, yogurt, lettuce and guacamole from my “Potato Taco Bowl” recipe and used it to make this Taco Tart recipe.  

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 - 3   I love it when I can put everything in a container, shake it up and marinate for a few hours and then bake and have a complete meal once cooked.  This has so many sweet and savory flavours that combine well together.    Ingredients 4 chicken thighs, skin and fat removed 75 gr chopped carrots 130 gr sliced onions 145 gr canned pineapples – no juice 1 tbsp capers Green pimento olives to taste 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp I

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 4   Today full chicken legs were on sale and I wanted to make a creamy style recipe that I could pair with a plain rice.  With Gianni’s diet that I have to mitigate as much fat as possible, I boiled the chicken for 15 minutes prior to making the sauce so I could easily remove the skin and fat.  This is also good because with bone-in chicken like this it takes a long time to cook on the stove.   I served with cheesy garlic focaccia.   In

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   With family coming to visit I made a big batch of my Turkey Cutlets for Freezer  which today made 36 cutlets. Therefore, I froze 32 of them and made this cutlet salad meal for dinner tonight.  Any type of cutlets are great to have in the freezer because we can easily make a full meal out of them by adding veggies and a salad.    Ingredients 1 bunch of asparagus tips 1 red bell pepper cut into slices Cauliflower florets to taste Garl

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 3 – 4   Tortellini alla Panna has always been a pasta that the whole family loves.  To the roux I add onions, whip cream, layers of cheese and peas which makes this pasta very creamy and delicious.   Ingredients 500 gr tortellini 50 gr butter 50 gr diced onions 50 gr flour 250 ml whip cream Milk – as required to get the consistency you want 2 slices processed cheese 50 gr grated Pecorino Romano cheese Garlic salt or salt and pepper to t

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2   I made a big batch of homemade chicken cutlets and decided to make a cutlet sandwich with a side salad for dinner. Truly a delicious meal!   The store didn’t have turkey therefore I bought chicken and made the cutlets the same way I make my Turkey Cutlets .  Turkey or Chicken, cutlets are delicious!   Ingredients 1 tbsp butter 2 tbsp vegetable broth, plus as required        2 or 3 chicken cutlets Juice from 1 lemon Juice from 1 oran

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2 (2 wraps per person)   We love wraps any time of year and today Gianni asked to have a wrap therefore I created this Greek wrap however I substituted feta cheese for mozzarella balls as Gianni isn’t allowed to have feta.  You can use feta instead to make it truly Greek!     I served the wraps with a simple green salad to make this a complete meal.   Ingredients 300 gr chicken breast cut into small cubes 100 gr sliced onions 100 gr pee

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 1   I wanted a hot sandwich and I had some left-over focaccia so made this thick and delicious sandwich.    Ingredients 2 eggs 2 tbsp milk Garlic salt or salt pepper to taste 4 slices salami Shredded mozzarella to taste   Directions Beat together eggs, milk and garlic salt Heat a skillet and dip both sides of the focaccia in eggs and place in skillet Cook both sides of the focaccia On the inside bottom of the focaccia add slices of sala

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 3   Last night I made Potato Taco Bowls  for three of us and purposely made extra meat mixture so that I could make a pasta meal with the leftovers today.  I’ve made this Italian Mexican pasta dish that is absolutely full of flavours.  If you don’t want to make the taco bowls, you can easily just make the meat mixture to make this delicious pasta.    Ingredients 350 gr dried pasta Leftover taco meat mixture Shredded cheddar cheese to ta

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   Chicken breast stuffed with herbed cream cheese and sausage, baked with potatoes and onions and served with a simple Caprese salad; this is a perfect meal any time of the week.    Ingredients 140 gr sliced onions 500 gr sliced potatoes – cleaned but skin on Olive oil as required Garlic salt to taste Dried oregano to taste Hot pepper flakes to taste (optional) 380 gr chicken breast Herbed cream cheese to taste 125 gr sausage meat

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 10 or more   Finding a turkey large enough for our big Christmas dinner is hard to find in Italy.  Yes, there are small ones in different supermarkets, but if I want one over 5 kg then I have to go to my local butcher shop and order one, one week ahead of time.    Today I got a 7 kg turkey from the butcher and am putting together this post for my Italian followers that asked to see what a Canadian turkey looks like and if it is truly ju

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 12 polpette, baby meatballs & enough meat for a small meatloaf Spaghetti dinner for 2   I’ve been making spaghetti and polpette (meatballs) since I was seven years old, when my mom would be working long days.  The great thing about meatballs is that you can make them with anything in them.  Today, I made a big batch so I could have some for this spaghetti and meatballs recipe, and for the freezer; six meatballs, baby meatballs for soup a

Scorri a basso per I’italiano   Serves: 4 Today I let my good friend and neighbour in Arona, Loredana, make this incredible meal. She wanted to learn something new and after we cooked our full meal, our husbands Luciano and Gianni sat down for a delicious dinner. This easy and delicious layered eggplant brings eggplant parmigiana to the next level.  Served with rice, makes it a full hearty meal that everyone will love.  If you want to make it vegetarian, don’t add the roast

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 3   My granddaughter Ariana loves to help her nonna bake and cook and at 2 years 8 months old, she is a great little helper and understands the baking and cooking process.  I love having her help me.   Today she made this simple red sauce pasta, which is delicious for little ones.  She is our little pasta monster and got to love her hair!!!   Ingredients 210 gr crushed tomatoes 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp garlic salt or salt and pepper to ta