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Alla Checca

Recipe by: Star Pooley

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A wonderful Italian recipe for an uncooked sauce made with fresh garden tomatoes. You don't have to cook a thing except for the pasta!

Andrea's Pasta e Fagioli

Recipe by: AVALERIO

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This is a recipe I adapted from my grandmother's. This warm and comforting soup is easy to make and perfect for a Sunday evening with crusty ciabatta.

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Basic homemade pasta

Recipe by: Pat

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An easy recipe and simple to double or triple, depending on amount needed. Hope you enjoy!

Cara's Corn Chip Chilli Lasagna

Recipe by: caraanne

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An excellent hearty and warming family meal. Can be mildly mouthwatering or hot as you dare. It can also be varied ever so slightly by trying different flavoured corn chips/tortilla chips. Try zingy lime or fragrant chilli varieties to suit your own tastes. I have seen chilli lasagna recipes before but always using pasta sheets which doesn't feel very Mexican to me. Serve with a crisp cooling salad dressed with mint, cucumber, yoghurt or soured cream.

Carbonara Lite

Recipe by: Liz_W

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I am not suggesting for a minute that spaghetti carbonara can be a diet food. However, if you are a fan of this creamy, comforting pasta dish and balk at the calories, here's a method that shaves a few off by omitting butter and cream. It's still yummy though!

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Classic Bruschetta

Recipe by: MATTC1

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Fresh tomatoes and basil served on grilled ciabatta.

Coriander Pesto

Recipe by: Gena Urias

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This is a delicious version of the classic with a little more kick! You can substitute the vinegar with lime or lemon juice. Serve with farfalle, or any other pasta shape.

Courgette Frittata

Recipe by: BZEEFMOM

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A frittata makes for one of the easiest and tastiest weeknight suppers possible. This recipe is packed with veg and topped with a crisp cheesy crust.

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Creamy fettuccine carbonara

Recipe by: Sarah W. Lennox

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This carbonara is a delectable, mouth watering pile of yummy goodness. I recommend a nice salad with it - that's all you will need for a complete meal.

Creamy Gammon Pasta

Recipe by: mary___doll

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Perfect comfort food! This recipe serves 3-4 people depending on appetite. As the gammon is salty, I find that this requires no salt to be added, but may depending on taste buds.

Creamy polenta

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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This classic Italian dish makes a great accompaniment to meat dishes, particularly those with a rich sauce or gravy.

Egg-free pasta

Recipe by: Webby

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If you have ever wanted to make your own fresh pasta without using eggs, this easy recipe shows how semolina, salt and water are kneaded into a simple dough, then rolled and cut into tagliatelle strips or squares for ravioli.

Fat free pasta sauce

Recipe by: meadedavina

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Having been in catering for 40 years the biggest problems we all face is a filling tasty meal that is also healthy, this recipe can be used on its own over pasta with maybe a breaded escalope or as the base for Bolognese lasagna even spanish chicken. Due to the lack of any fat at all this does need a long slow cook. I tend to make a massive big pot of this and then freeze it into usuable size portions (rest of the now grown up family always grab a few from the freezer whenever they come round)

Florentine baked eggs

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Spinach and eggs are a classic combination, and drizzling a little cream over each dish adds a lovely richness.

Florentine Caramelised Onion Soup

Recipe by: Elsie Wollaston

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Also known as "carabaccia", this is a local specialty in Florence, and is hard to find even in cookbooks specialising in Italian soups! The effect should be rich and somewhat sweet (but not too much). Adding roasted garlic would be a good variation.

Fresh egg pasta

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Save money by making this simple, versatile egg pasta. You won't want to return to the packaged brands after tasting your own homemade version!

Home made pesto pizza

Recipe by: sarahj88

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Brill quick and easy pizza recipe, just like a mama used to make!great for kids to make, as I used to when I was little! Great fun...but not for mummy cleaning up afterwards! Makes a 9 - 10 in pizza or about 5 mini ones

Homemade egg pasta

Recipe by: Holly

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If you can't find frozen pasta sheets or prefer to make your own, here's a recipe that's virtually foolproof. Herbs and spices compatible with the dish can be kneaded into the dough toward the end.