Authentic Italian Recipes by Lisa - Lisa's Italian Kitchen

Real Italian-American Eggplant Parm (and Eggplant Parm Panini!)

There is nothing like down-home Italian-American goodness! The majority of Italian-American households have a nice casserole of Italian-American Eggplant Parm on their Sunday Dinner table. Enjoy as a main dish, for your primo, as a side dish to your secondo, or as a wonderful lunch! Watch Lisa make this recipe on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen YouTube channel!

Real Italian Eggplant Parm!

I grew up eating Italian-American Eggplant Parm in the United States. When my family would visit Italy, I’d eat the Italian Eggplant Parm, a different version! I always noticed the difference: they are both delicious in their own way, but with very different flavors. This is my Italian Eggplant Parm: no flour, no egg wash, no breadcrumbs. Make it and see what you think! Buon Appetito e Tutti a Tavola! ~Lisa Watch Lisa make this recipe on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen

Lisa’s Chicken Scarpariello (with Italian Sausage Meatballs!)

This is Shoemaker’s Chicken, a traditional Italian-American dish! You won’t find this in Italy! It’s a wonderful combination of sausage meatballs and chicken in a vegetable and tomato sauce. Perfect over a plate of maccheroni or by itself! Watch Lisa make this recipe on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen YouTube channel here.

Lisa’s Peperonata

Many years ago, I had peperonata in Tuscany around a family table over a rich plate of pasta. Based on cucina povera, or an Italian tradition of using poor-man’s ingredients to fill up and create hearty meals, peperonata is a recipe I love! You get all your veggies with the richness of a starch like risotto or pasta. Tante belle cose e tutti a tavola! ~Lisa You can watch Lisa make this dish on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen YouTube channel here.

Lisa’s Carbonara (or Eggs and Bacon, Italian Style!)

This Carbonara recipe brings back such happy memories for me. When my children were young and we lived in Florence, we would go to Rome for a weekend – lucky for us, we discovered a fabulous Trattoria/Hostaria – da Edmondo. They were generous enough to share their recipe with me and I have been making it ever since, to the delight of my family and friends! And I am happy to share it with you now!

Lisa’s Pasta alla Checca

This recipe, from Menu 30 in Lisa’s cookbook Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?, was made for the slow pace of summer. Just boil your pasta, drain, and throw it in a big bowl with sweet cherry tomatoes, lots of garlic, fresh-picked basil leaves, and a quality extra-virgin olive oil. In Sicily, we leave it on the beach in the sun while we swim, and eat it afterwards! Buonissimo!!! Watch Lisa make her Pasta alla Checca on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen YouTube channel

Lisa’s Melt in your Mouth Beef Tenderloin with Parmesan and Basil Aioli

Summer Sicilian dinners are easy! We love eating outside, al fresco and keep our menu simple. This grilled beef tenderloin with a five minute aioli sauce is perfect for a Sunday Dinner al fresco. Quick, simple and delicious! You can watch Lisa make this recipe on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen YouTube channel.

Lisa’s Sicilian Tomato Sauce

Lisa’s Sicilian Tomato Sauce is one of my inventions that goes back to the days when my children were little and we were on the beach in Sicily. Everyone was hungry and wanted pasta for lunch. So we ran back up to the house and, using what I had in the kitchen, Lisa’s Sicilian Tomato Sauce was born! Make it this summer in your backyard to create your own Summer in Sicily. Buon Appetito e Tutti a Tavola! ~Lisa This recipe is in Lisa’s cookbook This is Sunday

Lisa Caponigri on Lisa’s Manicotti with Authentic Classic Tomato SauceMarch 3, 2024
Dear Noelle, I don't make homemade manicotti shells. I buy my shells imported from Italy at an Italian store. But,…
Noelle on Lisa’s Manicotti with Authentic Classic Tomato SauceFebruary 27, 2024
Lisa, recipe for homemade manicotti shells. Noelle
Lisa Caponigri on Lisa’s Shrimp ScampiAugust 24, 2023
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Ginny on Lisa’s Shrimp ScampiAugust 22, 2023
I can’t find how much shrimp you used.
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