Italian

    A close-up of a ladle holding chicken soup with shredded chicken, diced carrots, celery, onions, herbs, and dumplings over a pot of soup.

    Italian Chicken Soup

    Close-up of creamy pasta garnished with fresh parsley, cracked black pepper, and lemon slices. The pasta strands are coated in a rich sauce and arranged on a white plate.

    Creamy Lemon Pasta

    A red pot filled with simmering tomato-based meat sauce sits on a woven mat. The sauce is thick, with visible herbs and chunks of meat, and steam is rising from the pot.

    Melissa Jo’s Lasagna Meat Sauce

    A baked lasagna in a foil tray, topped with melted cheese, tomato sauce, and sprinkled with chopped herbs, fresh out of the oven.

    Melissa Jo’s Family Lasagna

    A close-up of creamy pasta with spiral noodles, green herbs, and peas, scooped up on a spoon above a bowl filled with the same pasta.

    BEST Porcini Pancetta Pasta

    Close-up of rigatoni pasta mixed with a chunky tomato and ground beef meat sauce, with a spoonful lifted above the rest of the pasta in the pot.

    EASY Beefaroni!

    A round metal pan in an oven holds breaded chicken breasts topped with melted mozzarella cheese and sprinkled with chopped parsley, likely chicken parmesan, baking to a golden brown.

    Melissa Jo’s Chicken Parmigiana

    A bowl of rotini pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, black olives, salami slices, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, fresh basil, and a creamy dressing, served on a white plate with a decorative rim.

    Melissa jo’s AntiPASTA Salad

    A close-up of a pan filled with penne pasta mixed with tomatoes, mushrooms, herbs, grated cheese, and garnished with fresh basil leaves. A fork and spoon are resting in the pasta.

    Melissa Jo’s Mediterranean Pasta

    A blue pan filled with creamy rigatoni pasta in tomato sauce, topped with fresh basil leaves and grated cheese. A wooden spoon rests in the pasta. The pan sits on a black stovetop.

    Melissa jo’s Rigatoni alla Vodka

    A close-up of wide pasta noodles in a rich tomato meat sauce, topped with grated cheese and a sprig of fresh basil in the center.

    THE BEST Bolognese

    A close-up of spaghetti topped with tomato sauce, grated Parmesan cheese, crumbled cheese, and a fresh basil garnish served in a large metal dish.

    Melissa Jo’s Marinara