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Tender, golden-brown chicken breasts lightly coated in seasoned flour and served with a bright, flavorful lemon and caper sauce. Fresh garlic, delicate shallots, white wine, and a touch of butter create a rich yet refreshing Italian-inspired entrée.
These are my Italian Stuffed Peppers, and they are loaded with ground meat, rice, Italian parsley, freshly grated parmigiano reggiano, and topped with a slice of provolone. They are then baked in the oven with a beautiful homemade tomato sauce until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
Can I tell you what makes this Italian lasagna recipe so special? It's the easy béchamel sauce (just a fancy name for a white sauce made from flour, butter and milk), that makes it so much tastier and more authentic (at least in Northern Italy), than using ricotta.
Rustic with deep flavor, this stew improves after a day in the fridge. If you're looking for a cozy, comforting, filling soup, this potato leek lentil stew will do, and it’s made with simple pantry staples. It's vegan, oil-free, gluten-free, and full of nutritious whole food plant-based ingredients. Hearty and delicious.
Tender, flaky cod fillets baked with juicy cherry tomatoes, sweet shallots, garlic, and savory olives in a fragrant olive oil and lemon sauce. This colorful Mediterranean-inspired dish is light, nutritious, and bursting with fresh flavors. An heart-healthy entrée that's perfect for a family dinner.
This simple Greek-inspired chicken has an elegant, light white wine sauce with fresh tomatoes, so it’s perfect for easy after-work meals and isn’t too heavy. A sauce with oregano, Kalamata olives, capers, and of course plenty of feta cheese. It’s got all the best savory flavors!
Mediterranean Fish Gratins combine tender fish, prawns, fennel, tomatoes, saffron, and a golden breadcrumb-and-cheese topping. I especially like the use of fennel and coriander seeds, which give the tomato sauce a wonderful aromatic quality.
Marinating cured olives with local ingredients—such as extra virgin olive oil, garlic, citrus peel, bay leaves, fennel, coriander, and regional herbs—evolved independently across coastal kitchens in Greece, Italy, Spain, and the Levant.
Tender chicken thighs simmered in a fragrant Moroccan-inspired sauce of aromatic spices, chickpeas, sweet dried apricots, savory olives, and tangy preserved lemons. This comforting Mediterranean dish offers a delicious balance of sweet, savory, and mildly spicy flavors.
Moussaka is a wonderful combination of roasted eggplant, richly seasoned meat sauce, and creamy béchamel topped with a golden crust. It's a little more involved than our one-skillet meals, but the results are worth the effort.
Pan-seared shrimp with braised greens is a delicious Greek dish that serves as an example of how a handful of simple ingredients can be used to create a hearty, comforting, and healthy shrimp recipe that looks and tastes good enough to serve company, but is fast enough for a busy weeknight dinner.
It’s a rich, hearty, meaty, tomato-based pasta that has quickly become a staple in my weekly pasta rotation. It’s got everything: smoky bites of Italian sausage, crispy bacon, earthy mushrooms, a generous amount of cream, and freshly chopped rosemary.