Puttanesca meatball bake

This quick-to-prepare pasta bake with capers, chilli flakes, olives and courgettes is the ideal midweek meal. Tasty and filling, it'll satisfy the whole family

Ricotta & spinach gnudi

Try these light ricotta and herb dumplings from Lina Stores for a classic Italian main. Serve your gnudi with plenty of sauce and parmesan

Ravioli with walnuts, goat’s cheese & cavolo nero sauce

Make this pasta dish using lasagne sheets and a homemade goat’s cheese paste. If you have time, it’s worth using freshly shelled walnuts for a sweeter flavour

Italian pork burger with fresh tomato salsa

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Flavour pork mince with fennel, chilli and oregano and serve in ciabatta buns with mascarpone cheese and a tomato and olive dressing

Gnocchi with parsley, butter & samphire

Pass on the pasta and try making your own potato gnocchi – forage for samphire to make a fresh and frugal meat-free main

Taleggio tart with walnut pastry

Delicate, nutty pastry provides a perfect backdrop to the creamy filling of this mouthwatering meat-free main course

Nettle gnudi with wild pesto

These Italian dumplings are like light balls of ricotta gnocchi, or the filling for ravioli – use freshly foraged nettles for a simple sauce

Wild garlic butter on music paper bread

This delicate, super-thin bread is inspired by a Sardinian classic, carta di musica – serve with flavoured butter for a special starter or side

New potato & rosemary focaccia

This easy Italian-style loaf is inspired by the classic chip buttie – perfect as an alternative to a dinner party bread basket

Artichoke & olive calzones

These Italian parcels make a great vegetarian weeknight dinner – use a shop-bought bread mix to save time