25 Best Ever Easy Italian Dinner Recipes

25 Best Ever Easy Italian Dinner Recipes

Italian Dinner Recipes that are simple and delicious are one of our favorites to make! Here are the top 25, all-time, best ever, easy Italian Dinner recipes on our site. Perfect to help you through those busy days and nights. 30-minute meals, one-skillet meals, casseroles, pasta bakes, soups and more!

In the last 9 years, we have developed and posted over 1,300 recipes.  I am sure you can imagine a good portion are Italian.  We are always asked what are our favorites.

We decided to gather our favorites all in one place where you can check them out.

With love from our simple kitchen to yours.

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Italian Skillets and One-Pot Recipes

One Pot Cheesy Pasta and Sausage features a spectacular creamy cheesy tomato basil sauce cooked right into the linguine pasta in this amazing One Pot Pasta recipe, ready in 20 Minutes!  Toss it all in a pot and let it cook.  It’s so easy it just about cooks itself.  Now that’s my kind of meal.

30 Minute Ravioli and Sausage Skillet - tastes like fine Italian restaurant meal in one skillet and half and hour! Cheesy and oh so delish!  We have had this 5 times in the last 2 months, its that good.

25 Minute Baked Ziti Skillet - one pan and 25 minutes are all that stand between you and a magical bite of Italian comfort food!

What's for Dinner? This scrumptious

3 Cheese Skillet Lasagna can be in just 30 minutes!! Packed with traditional flavor, in one skillet in half an hour!

Hearty Italian Sausage and Potato One Skillet Meal is made with all whole ingredients from the market and the garden. 30 minute meal!!!

Smoked Sausage Pasta and Vegetable Skillet in 30 Minutes . Packed with tender fresh vegetables, cheese and Italian flavor.

Italian Sausage, Pepper, and Potato Skillet starts with creating your own sausage flavor using lean chicken breast.  This dish goes from prep to plate in just 30 minutes.

30 Minute Stove Top Meals

Chicken Parmesano Vino Bianco is even better than Olive Garden!!!  So delicious it may transport you to Italy.

25 Minute Chicken Parmesan with Linguine and Broccoli contains all your favorite things about chicken parmesan in just 25 minutes!

This Chicken-Parmesan Pasta Toss can yours for dinner tonight with just 10 ingredients and 25 minutes!

Pierogies and Sausage with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce are a surprisingly perfect comfort food for fall, ready in 30 minutes.

Super Simple Mac & Cheese Italian Style 

Italian Soups

The Ultimate 3 Cheese Lasagna Soup - a thick and rich one pot soup.  Ready in just 30 minutes.  This classic comfort food has been transformed into your new favorite soup.

Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup combines my favorite flavors in stuffed peppers and also sausage and peppers.  It goes from prep to plate in just 30 minutes.  Hot, sweet, pork, chicken or turkey this soup is for you!

30 Minute Hearty Italian Basil Sausage Soup is loaded with basil, sausage and a few more ingredients to make this stick to your ribs soup!

Light Italian Meatball Soup is loaded with veggies and lean meatballs cooked in a light tomato broth. Ready in just 30 minutes.

Hearty Pasta Fagioli - a traditional Italian dish so thick you can stand a spoon up in the pot.  On your table in 30 minutes!

Fall comfort food coming to you in this easy Tortellini and Vegetable Soup.  It is so thick and delicious, you can just about eat it with a fork.

Italian Chili:  Flavorful, delicious meaty chili with an Italian flair!

Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. Sometimes all you need is a good bowl of soup and a spoon. Packed with deep slow roasted tomato flavor and a tiny kick, you are going to love it!

Casseroles, Pasta Bakes and More!

Quick and Easy Cheesy Meat Lasagna with layer after layer of flavorful meat, pasta and cheese that comes together in 15 minutes.  Only 40 minutes from prep to plate this holiday meal is a dream come true.

Cheesy Bacon Chicken Pierogi Bake made with a creamy bacon cheese sauce in just 30 minutes!  BACON.CHEESE.POTATOES!  It's calling your name.

Italian Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Bake is loaded with ooey gooey cheese, sun-dried and fresh grape tomatoes. Ready in just 30 minutes!

30 Minute Cheesy Pesto and Chicken Pasta Bake a fun spin on the the classic baked ziti that you and your family are going to go crazy over!

A twist on your classic baked ziti; this 30 Minute Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake goes from prep to plate in half an hour. A secret ingredient really makes this dish pop!

Roasted Vegetable Penne Pasta is an amazing and simple dish that is 'knock your socks off' delicious! It starts with slow roasted vegetables and ends with a fresh garlic sauce. You're welcome.

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Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Honey Butter are the ultimate mashed sweet potato recipe - just toss in a slow cooker and then whip for perfect, smooth, rich, and amazing sweet potatoes everyone loves! With directions to make it in the instant pot (pressure cooker) this is sure to be a favorite.

Mashed potatoes are always a huge hit at my house- they are sweet, but take on a rich and nutty flavor that pairs perfectly with subtle spicy flavors that makes them one of my all-time favorite side dishes.

Hi! My name is Courtney from Sweet C's, and I am so excited to be here on ! Donna and Chad have built such an awesome community, and I'm thrilled to share some of my favorite recipes and videos here with you a couple times a month. I love sharing easy recipes anyone can make, delicious food finds, and also some of the awesome places I visit all over the world - all on a budget!

I've updated one of my favorite mashed sweet potato recipes to be even easier in a slow cooker - perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other busy holidays when oven and stove space are at a premium! I always make potatoes in a slow cooker now - I've started to use a super delicious slow cooker mashed potato recipe basically everytime I make mashed potatoes anymore, and decided my favorite sweet potato recipe needed to get the slow cooker treatment, too!

I'm also including oven baked and instant pot mashed sweet potato tips in case you prefer to not break out your slow cooker.

These potatoes have a slightly sweet, slightly spicy kick that are perfect for hearty dinners - and look stunning on a holiday table. Plus, you can't beat how incredibly simple they are!

I like to not only cook my potatoes in the compound honey butter that I make - but also save some to top the potatoes with. It's a lovely touch that makes the potatoes rich, indulgent, and perfectly crave-worthy!

Speaking of simple recipes, of course our new cookbook {The Simple Kitchen - available to order now}is packed with delicious, easy recipes.

The Simple Kitchen is loaded with more than 75 BRAND NEW recipes and a hand full of family favorites too.

8 chapters with a total of 82 quick and easy recipes that are bursting with flavor!!!

Every recipe has a photo that will make your mouth water. It has slow cooker meals, one-pot recipes, quick dinners, simple appetizers, desserts and more!!!

And we have included kitchen tips to make dinnertime less stressful.

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HELPFUL TIPS TO MAKE INSTANT POT MASHED SWEET POTATOES:

• Place sweet potatoes in a steamer basket with 1 cup of water.
• Stab potatoes to make steam vents.
• Close lid and seal, cook on high for 10 minutes.
• Do not force steam.
• When Instant Pot has lost pressure naturally, remove potatoes and remove peel, then continue to follow slow cooker recipe steps.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE SLOW COOKER MASHED POTATOES:

• Slow Cooker - the slow cooker is almost my most used kitchen gadget, especially during fall/winter! It's just so convenient, and lets face it, it makes comfort food taste even better!
• Hand held mixer -I have had mine for 10 years and it is still going strong.

Enjoy!

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Yield: 8Author: Courtney O'Dell

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Honey Butter are the ultimate mashed sweet potato recipe - just toss in a slow cooker and then whip for perfect, smooth, rich, and amazing sweet potatoes everyone loves!

prep time: 10 minscook time: 4 hour and 20 minstotal time: 4 hours and 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4-5 large sweet potatoes
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 2 tablespoons celtic sea salt
• 1 tablespoon  fresh cracked pepper
• 1 tablespoon  garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Instructions

1. Wash potatoes and stab each 4-6 times with a sharp knife to create steam vent holes.
2. Add water to slow cooker cover and cook 4 hours, until potatoes are soft.
3. In a small bowl, add butter , honey, and all herbs and spices (everything but the nuts), blend well to create compound butter. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator. 
4. Remove potatoes and drain water. Wait until potatoes are cool enough to touch (but still very warm), and remove peels. They should slide right off when sweet potatoes are cooked. Add peeled sweet potatoes back to slow cooker.
5. Add 1/2 compound butter mix to potatoes and using a handheld mixer, whip potatoes and butter until soft, fluffy, and creamy. 
6. Optional: Cook potatoes in slow cooker another 30 minutes to bring out the rich flavors from the compound butter even more!
7. Mix nuts into potatoes, serve, and top with pats of compound butter for extra-indulgent sweet potatoes your guests will love!

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Bacon Burger Bombs

Bacon Burger Bombs

Bacon Burger Bombs are a modern twist on a family tradition! Stuffed burger pockets are perfectly seasoned and loaded with bacon. Soft and tender dough envelopes the bacon-flavor explosion. This simple recipe is sure to become a regular in your kitchen too!

We are so excited to be partnering with our friends at Jones Dairy Farm to bring you a scrumptious breakfast or brunch recipe perfect for the holidays with family and friends, starring one of my favorite ingredients: Bacon!!!

As far back as Chad can remember his family has been enjoying fatayer for Christmas eve dinner. His mom got the recipe from one of her friends' moms when she was just a teenager. Her family recipe is a spin on the traditional Syrian/Lebanese meat pie. Perfectly seasoned beef and potatoes are wrapped in a bread dough and baked.

Chad's mom (Munchkin calls her Gigi) and bonus dad (Pop Pop) have been preparing Christmas eve dinner for everyone from the beginning. Then one year (when I was pregnant with Munchkin) they invited us over to help.

Now, I have to tell you that this was a major big deal. Taking part in the preparation of fatayer was an exciting day. To give you an idea, Chad's family feels the same way about fatayer as my family feels about Christmas lasagna and braciole (I will get you the recipe for my dads braciole someday). So, you can imagine what a big deal this was.

So, over the years it has become a tradition for us to get together Thanksgiving weekend and prepare the fatayer for Christmas. We make it and freeze it. Then pop it in the oven on Christmas Eve and it is as fresh and delicious as the day it was first made. FUN FACT: The original idea for our bombs series came from this family tradition. Funny how one thing can have such an incredible impact. They are THAT good!

So, as you can see even Munchkin gets in on the prep work. She has been helping since she was 2. Gigi prepares the filling, Munchkin and I roll out the dough. Chad and Gigi stuff and seal the fatayer and Pop Pop mans the oven.

It is quite a process. We have been wanting to share the family recipe for years, and finally this year Fatayer day was at our house! While we were making the longtime family recipe I said "I bet sweet potatoes would be awesome in here". Chad said and BACON!!! So we thought about it and decided to put a modern twist on the family recipe.

I am so excited to share with you our Bacon Burger Bombs. Loaded with beef, cherrywood smoked bacon and sweet potatoes that are perfectly seasoned. It's stuffed in a soft and tender bread dough, then brushed with bacon drippings and baked to perfection. OH MY WORD!!! The finished Bacon Burger Bomb is tender and bursting with flavor!

I have never had a fatayer like this before. So naturally we decided to change the name. It is so rich and decadent, the bacon flavor comes through in every bite! Every one of use devoured these. They may become part of the family tradition. Thank you for sharing in our traditions. What is your holiday tradition?

I will let you all know that you can pick up Jones Dairy Farm products at your local retailer. The company’s products are distributed nationwide, so be sure to check out their product locator so see where you can pick some up. If you’re looking for the breakfast sausage, it’s in the freezer section!

Enjoy!

With love from our Simple Kitchen to yours. 

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Bacon Burger Bombs
SERVES 18 | ACTIVE TIME 30 Min | TOTAL TIME 1 Hour 30 Min

18 frozen dinner roll dough balls
1 pound Jones Dairy Farm Cherrywood Smoked Sliced Bacon
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 sweet potato, finely chopped
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Lightly flour a large cutting board or a countertop. Place frozen dough balls on the counter to thaw flipping them once after about 30 minutes. Shortcut method in Donna's notes.

Meanwhile: In a cold large (12") cast iron skillet add bacon. Turn heat to medium and cook until crisp, stirring occasionally. This will take about 25 minutes. Remove bacon from pan and place on a plate. Once the skillet has cooled, pour bacon drippings through a sieve into a resealable container. I use a mason jar. Set aside.

Meanwhile: Combine beef, sweet potato, bacon (including any bacon drippings on the plate), egg, and spices in a large bowl. Mix with clean hands until combined.

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Toss 1 piece of dough in flour and flatten and stretch like you are making a mini pizza. Stretch dough to about 3-4” across. I like to use a rolling pin to make sure that I do not get any thin spots.

Add about 2 tablespoons of the beef mixture to the center of the flattened dough. Grab the top and bottom edges of the dough and crimp together on the right side. Pull the left edge up to meet the crimped dough. crimp the two edges to the dough to make a triangle package. Place on a cookie sheet. Repeat until there are 9 on each cookie sheet.

Brush bombs with the strained bacon drippings. If you did not reserve the bacon drippings, you can use canola oil.

Bake the bombs for 12-15 minutes until the tops are golden brown and the bombs are no longer doughy, swapping the trays half way during cook time. And brushing with bacon drippings again. If your dough is still cold, you may need to bake them longer. I have baked them up to 20 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

DONNA'S NOTES: To defrost the rolls quickly, place dinner rolls on a microwave safe plate and microwave on defrost for about 3-4 minutes (or until dough is no longer frozen, but not cooked).

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German Potato Salad

German Potato Salad

German Potato Salad with Bacon is a must have barbecue side dish that comes together quickly and can be eaten hot or cold. This bacon loaded red potato salad has NO mayonnaise but instead is tossed in a scrumptious vinegar oil dressing.

How to make German Potato Salad with Bacon

Every great summer barbecue needs some awesome grilled or smoked meat, but side dishes like also this delicious German Potato Salad are also a necessity.

Hey friends! Melanie here again from Garnish & Glaze to bring you an yummy side dish that you must have for all your summer barbecues.

No barbecue is complete without a side of potato salad, but to be honest, I have never been a huge fan of the classic potato salad that has eggs and mayonnaise. There had to be a potato salad that wasn't coated in mayonnaise and there is- German Potato Salad!

What is German Potato Salad?

German Potato Salad is a side dish consisting of diced red potatoes, bacon, and onions.

Rather than being tossed in eggs and mayonnaise like the classic American version, the potatoes are tossed in a warm sauce made up of bacon grease, red onion, and vinegar.

This German Potato Salad can be served cold but unlike the classic potato salad, this potato salad is very good warm and often served that way.

This is the perfect side dish for your bacon loving friends and those who detest mayonnaise.

For more great summer potluck side dishes, check out my Slow Cooker Baked Beans and Frog Eye Salad.

Speaking of simple recipes, of course our new cookbook {The Simple Kitchen - available to order now}is packed with delicious, easy recipes.

The Simple Kitchen is loaded with more than 75 BRAND NEW recipes and a hand full of family favorites too.

8 chapters with a total of 82 quick and easy recipes that are bursting with flavor!!!

Every recipe has a photo that will make your mouth water. It has slow cooker meals, one-pot recipes, quick dinners, simple appetizers, desserts and more!!!

And we have included kitchen tips to make dinnertime less stressful.

We are so excited to share our recipes with you!!! So, don't wait. Go and grab yours today!  The Simple Kitchen <-- click here to order. 

WHERE TO ORDER:

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Helpful Tips to make German Potato Salad:

• Cook the bacon over medium heat. You want to render the fat so you need to cook it slowly. Once the bacon is nice and crisp, spoon it out with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined plate. You want to leave all the grease in the pan for cooking the onions.
• Dice your potatoes before cooking. Trying to cut scorching hot cooked potatoes is not very fun.
• Pour the dressing over the potatoes while they are still warm. Warm potatoes are able to absorb the dressing so that they take on all the flavors. When the potatoes are cold they somewhat repel the dressing.
• For a more beautiful presentation, reserve a couple tablespoons cooked bacon, and tablespoon of onion and parsley each to sprinkle on top after mixing everything together.
• If transporting this to a party, I suggest mixing the bacon in right before serving so that it doesn't lose all its crispiness. That is half of what makes bacon so delicious, am I right?

What you will need to make German Potato Salad:

• 12 inch Non-Stick Skillet-I use this pan every single day. It's great for cooking eggs, sandwiches, sauces, pancakes, bacon... everything! If you only have one pan in your house, this should be it!
• Glass Mixing Bowls with Lids- I love these bowls because they're great for food preparation and also for storing and transporting food. I love that they are microwave and dishwasher safe and that I can stack things on top of them in the fridge.
• 4-Quart Sauce Pan- This is the perfect size pot for boiling potatoes, pasta, sauces... Every kitchen needs a good quality sauce pan.

Enjoy!

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German Potato Salad

Side Dish, Salad, Potluck

German

Yield: 8Author: Melanie Dueck

German Potato Salad

German Potato Salad is a must have barbecue side dish that comes together quickly and can be eaten hot or cold. This bacon loaded salad has NO mayonnaise but instead is tossed in a vinegar oil dressing.

prep time: 10 minscook time: 15 minstotal time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 pounds red potatoes diced
• 1/2 pound bacon diced
• 1 red onion chopped
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & pepper
• 6 green onions sliced
• 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley chopped

Instructions

1. Place potatoes in a medium size pot and cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Cook for about 10 minutes until tender. Drain and place in a large bowl.
2. Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a fry pan until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined plate. Add the onions to the bacon grease and cook for 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and mustard and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat, mix in the oil, and pour over the warm potatoes. 
3. Season with salt and pepper. Add the green onions, parsley, and cooked bacon. Toss it all together and serve. This dish can be serve hot, room temperature, or cold.

Recipe developed by Melanie Dueck for
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