Rice and Grains

Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce

Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce

This simple tomato sauce gets tons of flavor from herbs steeped in olive oil that lusciously coats potato pillows of gnocchi, topped with fresh balls of mozzarella. It’s a lunch I remember with fondness and regret. Fondness because it lit my fire for choosing gnocchi as my favorite thing to order […]

Penne Pasta with Marinara

Penne Pasta with Easy Marinara

This simple penne pasta recipe calls for canned tomatoes, basil, garlic and olive oil to make it’s homemade marinara sauce for an easy, healthy meal any time of year. Simple Penne Pasta Marinara Consider this healthy penne pasta recipe with tomato sauce the Forrest Gump of easy dinners: Simple is […]

Penne Pasta with Marinara

Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce

Simple, homemade marinara sauce should truly be simple! Made with canned San Marzano tomatoes, this is a quick, 5-ingredient sauce deep with flavor that’s ready to serve in under an hour. Of all the popular Italian sauces to dress pasta and pizzas, the classic marinara is likely the most well […]

Quick and Authentic Pasta Pomodoro Sauce

Pasta Pomodoro Sauce

A simple pasta topped with fresh tomato pomodoro sauce couldn’t be more authentically Italian, and like most things Italian, simplicity is key in this 5-ingredient recipe that’s ready in just 20 minutes. This recipe is brought to you by DeLallo Pinch me for sure, because I am lucky indeed. I […]

THE BEST Manicotti Recipe

THE BEST Manicotti Recipe

This easy manicotti recipe is not only extra cheesy but gets a vitamin boost with the addition of spinach for an extra delicious baked pasta dinner. Quadrupling down on cheesy goodness is what makes bubbling pasta bakes like this stuffed manicotti recipe warm my soul—and my stomach. In this classic […]

My Mom's Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Recipe

Mom’s Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

This easy spaghetti recipe with meat sauce takes just a few minutes of prep and a low simmer on the stove for a deep, meaty-flavored, homemade spaghetti recipe ever. This post is brought to you by Kroger When I finished college and moved into my first apartment, I wrote down […]