Sunday Dinner Archives - The Italian Chef

Spinach Lasagna

by Phil Torre | Jun 20, 2018 | Bacon, Christmas Eve, Lasagna, Pasta, Recipes, Sunday Dinner

Although this vegetarian spinach lasagna varies slightly from the traditional version of this classic Italian dish, it is equally delicious and filling. A flavorful homemade tomato sauce enrobes three layers of pasta filled with a creamy, cheesy spinach mixture and...

Beef Braciole

by Phil Torre | Mar 10, 2017 | Beef, Recipes, Sunday Dinner

Beef Braciole, stuffed beef rolls slowly simmered in tomato sauce, are Italian comfort food at it’s best. Beef Braciole is classic Italian comfort food and a great dish to make on a wintery Sunday afternoon. Stuffed beef rolls, simmered slowly in tomato sauce so...

Ossobuco

by Phil Torre | Dec 3, 2014 | Recipes, Sunday Dinner, Veal

Ossobuco is a classic Milanese dish that pairs perfectly with another specialty from the Lombardy region, saffron infused Risotto alla Milanese. The name Ossobuco literally translates to “bone with a hole” which is a reference to the marrow filled hole in...

Short Rib Ragu

by Phil Torre | Feb 22, 2012 | Pasta, Recipes, Sunday Dinner

A ragu is a slow cooked meat based sauce, and there as many variations as there are regions in Italy. I have posted a couple of versions of Ragu alla Bolognese in the past, but strangely enough I have never featured a Southern Italian ragu. This is especially...

Roasted Rabbit with Sausage and Potatoes

by Phil Torre | Feb 3, 2012 | Rabbit, Recipes, Sunday Dinner

I thought about calling this rustic dish Coniglio alla Contadina, which would loosely be translated to Farmer’s Style Rabbit. Especially, because I used my own homemade sausage and home cured bacon, when I made it, as I imagine would be done on a farm in the...

Porchetta

by Phil Torre | Nov 29, 2011 | Pork, Recipes, Sunday Dinner

In Italy, Porchetta is a deboned pig, stuffed and rolled, and there are many versions depending on the region. I wanted to make Porchetta, but was not quite up to deboning and stuffing a pig, so I decided to do what you might consider “Porchetta Lite”....