Our 15 Best Italian Dishes Just In Time For The ’26 Olympics in Milano Cortina

A serving of Lasagna Soup in a gray mug and garnished with a dollop of ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese. Comfort food.

Lasagna Soup – Eats by the Beach

This lasagna soup has all the meaty, creamy, cheesy flavors of lasagna, but in a cozy soup! It’s comfort food, perfect for a chilly evening.

White bowl of Braised beef ragu served over ziti and garnished with Parmesan cheese shavings. Close up top view.

Braised Beef Ragu

Braised Beef Ragu is pure comfort food. Beef chuck is braised in a vegetable and tomato sauce until fork tender and shredded.

Closeup view of Spaghetti Puttanesca in a white bowl.

Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca is a simple pasta dish that’s made with simple ingredients and ready in about 30 minutes.

Closeup of a brown bowl of Cavatelli With Sweet Sausage And Broccoli Rabe.

Cavatelli With Sausage And Broccoli Rabe

Cavatelli With Sausage And Broccoli Rabe is Sicilian comfort food at its very best. Sweet Italian sausage, tender pasta, and bitter broccoli rabe come together in a cheesy sauce for a meal everyone will love

Wooden serving board with golden, deep-fried balls of Arancini di Riso and one ball showing the inside with ground beef and peas..

Arancini di Riso

Arancini di Riso is the Sicilian street food of golden, fried balls of creamy, cheesy risotto filled with a zesty ragu of beef and peas. Serve them with a side of your favorite marinara sauce.

Overhead view of a black casserole dish with baked Italian meatballs simmered in marinara sauce and garnished with chopped fresh parsley.

Baked Italian Meatballs

These baked Italian meatballs will remind you of Sunday dinner at Nonna’s house. They’re tender, full of flavor, and baked before being covered in tomato sauce. 

Cast iron skillet with Quick And Easy Fettuccine Alfredo garnished with Parmesan Reggiano cheese and chopped parsley.

Quick And Easy Fettuccine

Quick And Easy Fettuccine Alfredo is a delicious, vegetarian dish that makes a perfect weeknight dinner.

Casserole dish of Involtini Di Melanzane - eggplant rolled around ricotta cheese filling and baked in a homemade marinara sauce. A perfect meatless Monday dish.

Involtini Di Melanzane

Involtini di Melanzane, or eggplant rollatini, is a savory dish of sliced, fried eggplant that is wrapped around a cheesy filling and baked in a fresh, homemade marinara sauce. 

Bowl of comfort food from your childhood. Homemade spaghettios and meatballs is even better than the canned stuff you ate in your youth.

Spaghettios And Meatballs

This is pure comfort food in the form of a classic childhood favorite. This recipe is a more grownup, tastier, and sophisticated version of the food you grew up eating.

Italian Chicken Francese

Italian Chicken Francese is an elegant Italian dinner option. Battered chicken breasts are pan-fried and then simmered in a buttery, lemon-wine sauce.

Bowl of Shrimp Fra Diavolo - juicy shrimp sauteed in a spicy, fresh tomato sauce served over pasta and garnished with parsley and Parmesan cheese.

Shrimp Fra Diavolo

Shrimp Fra Diavolo is a pasta dish topped with tender shrimp sauteed in a spicy, fresh tomato and white wine sauce.

Bowl of homemade Ricotta Gnocchi In Easy Pomodoro Sauce and garnished with a sprinkle of fresh herbs.

Ricotta Gnocchi in Easy Pomodoro Sauce

This recipe for Ricotta Gnocchi In Easy Pomodoro Sauce is surprisingly easy and delicious. Tender gnocchi in a tangy tomato sauce.

Classic chicken piccata - chicken pan-fried and coated in a lemon, caper, butter sauce. Easy enough for a weeknight meal and impressive enough for a dinner party.

Classic Chicken Piccata

Chicken piccata is one of those dishes that brings back memories of Sunday dinners, laughter with family, and home. Tender chicken is coated and pan-fried, and then coated in a tangy, salty lemon butter sauce with capers and parsley. 

Plate of spaghetti with an olive oil, garlic, breadcrumb, lemon zest, and Parmesan cheese sauce. This is classic Italian fare.

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

This is one of those Italian classic recipes that you grew up eating and is so perfect in its simplicity – pasta flavored with olive oil, lemon, red pepper, parmesan, and breadcrumbs.

Plate of pasta carbonara-spaghetti in a creamy, egg and parmesan sauce with pancetta. An easy pasta recipe.

Pasta Carbonara

This easy pasta recipe tastes surprisingly rich and decadent. Tender linguine and salty pancetta tossed in a creamy, egg and parmesan cheese sauce – all using ingredients you probably already have on hand. Its a wonderful and comforting dish that’s ready in less than 30 minutes.

I hope you find something wonderful to share with family and friends while you watch the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics.