Italian Inspired Dishes

Penne Pasta Salad with Shrimp Chili & Lime. A deliciously simple pasta salad that’s terrific to serve with cold cuts, grilled, chicken  or fish, or as an ideal BBQ side dish.

The best Bolognese sauce is not a tomato sauce, it is a deep richly flavoured beef sauce with very few ingredients & takes it’s time simmering to perfection.

Italian Sausage Hash Eggs Benedict with Parmesan Hollandaise Sauce. Garlic, onions and crispy fried potatoes together with Italian sausage, poached eggs and topped with a cheesy Hollandaise sauce.

Italian Sausage Pasta Puttanesca. A quick and easy dinner using grilled Italian or other sausage. You can have this one on the table in mere minutes and you can even use leftover sausage!

Grilled Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza. The great flavour of a BBQ burger in pizza form; all cooked on the backyard grill.

Tomato Parmesan Tart. Perfect for a celebration lunch with a gluten free option for the pastry too. It would also make a simple light appetizer course for your next dinner party.

Spinach Pesto on Pappardelle pasta is an easy, tasty way to get some nutritious spinach onto the plate quickly and easily.

Sundried Tomato Almond Pesto Pizza. Such an amazing collision of flavors in this pizza. The crispy thin crust goes so well with the delicious nutty pesto, salty prosciutto and pungent goat cheese. Originally published  Dec, 2013. We often use homemade pizzas for entertaining, even at parties where we slice them into small pieces and serve …

Italian Herb & Parmesan Burger with  Sundried Tomato Mayo on D’Italiano Original Crustini Hamburger Buns. Bring the taste of Italy to your next summer barbecue with these deliciously seasoned burgers using Italian herbs and parmesan cheese in the burger mix.

Italian Sausage Meatballs. Beautifully tender meatballs with the added flavour of Italian sausage added to the mix.