Perfect Italian Dinner

Bring the flavors and traditions of Italian cooking to your table with Perfect Italian Dinner, a delicious Chef Express collection filled with appetizers, salads, pasta dishes, pizzas, hearty entrées, desserts, and even a classic Italian cocktail.

This collection celebrates the ingredients that make Italian cuisine so appealing—fresh tomatoes, fragrant basil and herbs, garlic, olive oil, distinctive cheeses, pasta, seafood, and seasonal produce. The introduction also shares useful Italian cooking guidance, including cooking pasta in salted water, using sauce with restraint, seasoning throughout the cooking process, and choosing the freshest ingredients possible.

Inside You’ll Discover:

• Appetizers & starters including Tomatoes with Basil & Cheese Filling, Three Bean Salad, Fruit & Cheese Platter, Two Topping Crostini, and an Antipasto Platter

• Classic and creative pasta dishes including Spaghetti with Clams, Seafood Lasagne, Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni, Fettuccine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pasta Fagioli, Spaghetti Carbonara, Penne with Gorgonzola Sauce, and Pasta with Anchovies & Basil Sauce

• Seafood specialties including Scallop & Pepper Pasta, Spaghetti Surf & Turf, and Seafood Ravioli with Vermouth

• Hearty Italian favorites including Crispy Chicken Marsala and Bolognese Lasagna

• Pizza favorites including Tomato & Basil Pizza and Anchovie Pizza

• Fresh salads including Three Tomato Salad and Niçoise Salad

• Italian-inspired desserts including Chocolate Almond Biscotti, Cassata alla Sicilliano, Rum & Ricotta Tiramisu, and Honeydew & Pistachio Gelato Duo

• A refreshing finish with the classic Aperol Spritz

Each recipe provides ingredients, preparation and cooking times, step-by-step methods, serving information, and a helpful Tip from the Chef. The Web Edition also features large full-color food photography throughout, showcasing dishes such as seafood pasta, lasagna, pizza, tiramisu, and gelato. The complete recipe lineup is shown in the index on page 33.

Format: Digital Web Edition (PDF)
Publication Year: 2024
Publisher: Standard International Publishing Group

ISBN: 9781600812804