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Skillet Chicken Puttanesca
Puttanesca is a spiced Italian tomato sauce that will warm you from the inside out. It has layers of rich umami flavors thanks to capers, olives, and anchovies with fragrant oregano and a healthy glug of olive oil. My husband loves puttanesca because he doesn’t know there are anchovies in there. It recommends using an anchovy filet, but I love having anchovy paste on hand for a mess-free option. Because I’m serving this to my toddler, I’ll hold back on the spice, adding it to our individual bowls so as to not cause a tantrum. I also plan to double the sauce portion of this recipe and freeze it for a future, tired me.
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Vegan Cacio e Pepe
Simply Recipes / Micah Siva
Authentic? No. But when I developed this recipe, I became hooked. Impossibly creamy and full of rich flavor, you’ll never believe this is vegan. As much as I love cheese, it doesn’t really love me back, so I indulge mindfully and strategically, and on a weeknight where I can’t risk feeling less than 100%, I like to make this version. Trust me, you won’t miss the cheese thanks to nutritional yeast, cashew butter, and miso paste, made into a silky, glossy smooth sauce with a LOT of pasta water. Serve it with steamed vegetables for dinner in 30 minutes.
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Chicken Saltimbocca
Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe
Traditionally made with veal, saltimbocca features a prosciutto and sage wrapped cutlet in a white wine pan sauce. Are you drooling yet? Fancy enough to serve to guests, familiar enough to serve to your kids, and fast enough to be a weeknight meal, it’s perfect for those nights when you want to impress (like when your mother-in-law stops by and makes a comment about another takeout dinner). Chicken cutlets are quick to cook, and I give you full permission to snack on prosciutto and white wine while you cook.
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Italian Beans and Greens
Simply Recipes / Laurel Randolph
I’m a firm believer that the best Italian dishes are the humblest. With a few good quality items, you can build and develop flavor whether simmering for hours or 30 minutes. With my pantry always stocked with a plethora of canned beans and kale wilting in the crisper drawer, I can get a hearty and nourishing dinner on the table quickly and inexpensively. I love adding lemon zest and a splash of white wine to the cooking liquid for added depth and a little brightness. I’ll be serving these beans and greens with crusty sourdough bread and parmesan cheese, a simple “peasant” dinner that is my ultimate comfort food.
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Italian Meatball Soup
Simply Recipes/ Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
Is there anything more cozy than a pot of soup simmering on the stove? Perhaps one that requires very little prep so you can spend that cooking time emptying the dishwasher, setting the table and answering those last few work emails after a long day. My toddler is currently in a big meatball phase. When in doubt, we meatball, so when I plan our weekly meals, there has to be a meatball on the menu… or else. While this recipe calls for homemade meatballs, I have some chicken meatballs in the freezer I’ll add to save on time and freezer space, as well as adding some extra chopped vegetables for a true one-pot meal.
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