Italian - Melissa Jo Real Recipes

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Close-up of a wooden spoon lifting a serving of ditalini pasta mixed with ground meat, tomato sauce, shredded carrots, and fresh spinach from a bowl, garnished with herbs and grated cheese.

Sicilian One-Pot Creamy Sausage Pasta

A close-up of an Easy Italian Pasta Salad featuring rotini, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cubes, and fresh basil on a kitchen counter. The background showcases a checkered teapot and a farmhouse-style sink.

5 Ingredient Caprese Pasta Salad

A close-up of a pan filled with cooked rice, ground meat, and herbs sits on a woven placemat, next to a set of blue and gray nonstick cookware arranged upright in a kitchen setting.

Why I Switched to Caraway Cookware + An Easy One-Pan Dinner for Two

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Easy Sicilian Sausage & Tomato Quiche

A close-up of a large bowl filled with orzo pasta salad mixed with cherry tomatoes, black olives, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and a wooden spoon for stirring.

One-Pan Sicilian Orzo

A close-up of a bowl filled with red potato salad, featuring sliced red potatoes mixed with fresh chopped parsley and a light dressing.

Stovetop Lemon Butter Parsley Potatoes

A close-up of a ladle holding a serving of creamy chicken and rice soup with vegetables, above a pot filled with the same soup in a kitchen setting.

Easy Sicilian Lemon Chicken & Rice Soup (Avgolemono Style)

A wooden bowl filled with macaroni salad, topped with sliced hard-boiled eggs sprinkled with paprika, and garnished with chopped green onions.

The 10 Best Make-Ahead Salads

A close-up of a hand holding a serving spoonful of rotini pasta with ground meat, tomato sauce, and herbs over a large plate filled with the same pasta dish. A pot sits in the background on a checkered countertop.

Million Dollar Pantry Pasta (Easy Cleanup, High-Impact Weeknight Dinner)

A ladle lifting creamy soup with ditalini pasta, ground meat, chopped spinach, and herbs from a large white pot in a kitchen setting.

Creamy Italian Sausage Ditalini Soup (White & Silky)