Italian

Skillet Baked Sausage Lasagna with Garlicky Tomato Sauce

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

We recommend using a stainless steel skillet for this recipe, as you will be cutting and serving straight from the pan. Non-stick surface skillets can also be used but use caution when cutting to prevent scraping and damaging the cooking surface.

Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs with Garlic Bread

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

Try to use extra-lean ground beef in this recipe as this allows you to add the meatballs directly to bubbling sauce without first browning them. If using a lower-percentage lean ground beef it is recommended that you brown meatballs first, to render off some of the fat before adding to the sauce. Cooking time would be the same either way. This recipe makes 16 meatballs.

Sunflower Seed Pesto Pasta

Recipe by Paula Bowman

Toasted sunflower seeds replace pine nuts and produce a similar flavour but with a little more crunch (and a lot less cost). This pesto would be equally delicious served on grilled vegetables, as a spread for sandwiches or used in vinaigrettes or dressings.

Tiramisu

Recipe by Akheela Hisham, Torview

Try this kid-friendly tiramisu, which contains no alcohol nor raw eggs.

Double Chocolate Biscotti

Recipe by Debora Micscione

A chocoholic's delight. Great flavour, and nutty too. Not as hard as other biscotti.

Penne with Mushroom Rosé Sauce

Rosé sauce is a creamy tomato sauce; use richer cream if desired or even evaporated milk to make lit even lower fat. This recipe is meant to be peppery but adjust to your taste.

Swiss Mushroom Risotto

This risotto is bursting with the rich robust flavours of brown mushrooms and Swiss cheese. Served it as a main course, appetizer or as an accompaniment to meats.

Minestrone Soup with Mushrooms

Minestrone is a thick Italian vegetable soup and is an easy way to feed a gang. Leftovers even taste better the next day. Vary the beans and pasta as desired.

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Perfect for Mother's Day! Tuscany all over again… every bite of this chicken transports me back there on a mid-summer day with a fresh loaf of bread and a fabulous selection of wine. The crispiness of the prosciutto carries over into the Ontario Greenhouse peppers and melted fontina cheese. Every bite is a new sensation. This dish is easily accompanied by a multitude of wines and vegetables.

Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Sweet Potato Gnocchi combines a flavourful butter sauce with sautéed pecans for a savoury dish that is both unexpected and unforgettable. For those counting calories, serve a few of these gnocchi on a small plate as a starter.