Quick and easy recipes to make on a weekday, for lunch or anytime an effortless meal is required

Antipasti (Starters)

Bresaola (air-dried beef with olive oil and lemon) – Lombardia	Bruschetta con pomodoro (tomatoes on bread) – Abruzzo Molise	Torta verde (savoury chard and fresh cheese pie) – Liguria* substitute frozen spinach for chard and artichokes and puff pastry for pastry	Pinzimonio (crudite with olive oil dip)- Toscana
Insalata di fagioli e tonno veloce (quick white bean salad with tuna) – Toscana	Insalata caprese (tomato and mozzarella salad) – Campania	Prosciutto melone (prosciutto with melon)	Bruschetta / Fettunta (grilled bread) – multi-regional
Insalata di prosciutto e fichi (prosciutto, rocket and fig salad)	Crostoni di cavolo nero (Tuscan black cabbage bruschetta) – Toscana

Trofie al pesto (trofie pasta with potatoes, green beans and basil and pine nut sauce) – Liguria* use a blender instead of a mortar and pestle	Linguine al granchio (crab linguine)	Pasta con i gamberoni (prawn pasta)	Risi e bisi (rice with peas)– Veneto * substitute store bought vegetable stock
Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino (spaghetti with spicy garlic oil) – Campania	Spaghetti ai frutti di mare (seafood spaghetti)	Spaghetti al tartufo nero di Norcia (black truffle pasta) – Umbria	Spaghetti alla carbonara (creamy egg and bacon pasta) – Lazio
Spaghetti alla puttanesca (spaghetti with tomatoes, olives, capers and anchovies) –Campania	Spaghetti alle vongole (spaghetti with clams) – Campania	Risotto alla milanese (saffron risotto) –Lombardia *use store bought chicken broth	Pasta con pomodoro (pasta with tomato sauce) – *Campania
Maccheroni al gratin (macaroni and cheese) –Sicilia	Minestrone alla Genovese (vegetable soup) – Liguria	Spaghetti con gamberi di fiume (spaghetti with crayfish)	Tagliatelle con ragu alla bolognese veloce (tagliatelle with bolognese meat sauce)

Saltimbocca alla romana (veal escalopes with sage and prosciutto) – Lazio	Abbacchio al forno (roast lamb) –Lazio	Acquapazza (fish with tomatoes, herbs and garlic) – Campania	Arrosto morto (pan-roasted rib-eye of beef)– Emilia-Romagna *reduce marinade time to 5 min
Frittata di tartufo nero (black truffle omelette) – Umbria	Costoletta alla milanese (breaded veal cutlets) – Lombardia *buy the veal pre-pounded	Polpettone (meatloaf)	Scaloppine al limone (veal escalopes with lemon) –Lombardia
Pesce al cartoccio (fish baked in parchment)