Italian Dinner Ideas
Italian dinners for a busy weeknight — Italian style sliders, spicy sausage rigatoni, stuffed peppers, meatballs and drunken noodles, all family-sized.
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lunchItalian Style Sliders
These sliders are so good!
Luke BrownIngredients
- Hawaiian rolls
- Ham
- Salami
- Pepperoni
- Provolone cheese
- Pepperoncini
- 4 TBSP Butter
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- Parmesan cheese
- Marinara sauce
Instructions
- 1Slice Hawaiian rolls in half.
- 2Layer provolone cheese, ham, salami, pepperoni, and more cheese onto the sliders.
- 3Add pepperoncinis on top of the cheese and put the tops of the Hawaiian rolls back on top.
- 4Melt 4 tbsp of butter and mix with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Brush this on top of the sliders.
- 5Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. Top with Parmesan cheese and enjoy! My family likes dipping them in marinara sauce.
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Italian cooking at home isn't fussy. It's a pound of sausage, a pot of noodles, and a pan of something bubbling that gets everyone to the table without a fight.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights when the fridge is thin and the kids are hungry at six, or when company is coming and they want one big pan they can set down and let people serve themselves.
Every recipe here is a real dinner: Italian Style Sliders on Hawaiian rolls, Spicy Italian Sausage Rigatoni, Italian Stuffed Peppers, three-meat Italian Meatballs, Italian Drunken Noodles, Italian Wedding Soup, crispy Italian Chicken Cutlets, Italian Sub Squares, and Italian Shells made like homemade hamburger helper.
Quick Tips
- 1
Brown the sausage first
Give the sausage 6 to 8 minutes in a hot pan before adding onions or peppers, and leave the browned bits in for the sauce.
- 2
Salt the pasta water
Use about 1 tablespoon of salt per 4 quarts of water, and pull the noodles a minute early since they finish in the sauce.
- 3
Mix meatballs with a light hand
Combine the beef, veal and pork just until it holds together — overworking makes meatballs tight instead of tender.
- 4
Rest sliders before cutting
Let baked sliders or sub squares sit 5 minutes out of the oven so the cheese sets and they cut clean.
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