clean chicken tortilla soup [instant pot]

Soup as good as your January intentions.

instant pot, soups & stews, non-italianA @ italian enoughJanuary 4, 2021healthyish, southwesternComment

OG grandma chicken noodle soup

I thought this was my grandmother’s recipe. Turns out, the OG grandma in my soup story is me.

soups & stewsA @ italian enoughJanuary 3, 2021essential, traditional, cozy, healthyishComment

creamy tortellini tomato soup with sausage and rapini

In which the one pasta I never know what to do with finds its higher calling as a soup hero.

soups & stewsA @ italian enoughDecember 30, 2020originals, simple, cozy, italian-americanComment

creamy skillet baked gnocchi

Sorta like creamed spinach only it’s kale and also it’s gnocchi and it’s like no ingredients and no cream and no time and it too can be yours for lunch or whenever.

pasta, meatlessA @ italian enoughDecember 19, 2020simpleComment

enlightened fettuccine alfredo

Show me anyone that wouldn’t benefit from a little lightening up after this year and I’ll venmo you $20.

sauces, meatlessA @ italian enoughDecember 18, 2020essential, italian-american, enlightened, starter pack Comment

avgolemono: greek lemon chicken soup

It’s chicken soup for the soul when your soul is a little bit Greek, or at least Greek adjacent.

soups & stews, non-italianA @ italian enoughDecember 15, 2020greek, healthyish, cozyComment

simple sausage ragú

This is sort of like a cheater’s bolognese—reminiscent of non-Italian mom sauce where ground beef is simmered with tomato sauce from a jar, except this one’s totally homemade.

pasta, sauces, raguA @ italian enoughDecember 13, 2020originals, simple, essential, southern italian, starter packComment

mushroom faux-lognese

Made with all mushrooms and no meat, there’s no way to justify this as bolognese. But that doesn’t stop it from trying to be.

pasta, meatless, sauces, raguA @ italian enoughDecember 11, 2020essential, originals, fall, starter pack Comment

almost beef bourguignon (instant pot)

In which I half-ass a Julia Child classic, but with the acknowledgement that sometimes half the ass is all the ass you need.

braises, meats, instant pot, non-italianA @ italian enoughDecember 10, 2020cozy, french, fall Comments

instant pot chicken orzo soup with kale

All the soothing, sedating, hygge properties of a good chicken noodle, made even healthier (greens!) and easier (the Instant Pot!) for all the ambitious not-leaving-the-house you plan to do this winter.

instant pot, soups & stewsA @ italian enoughDecember 8, 2020healthyish, cozyComment

steak au poivre + simple truffle frites

Perfect for when no one’s taking you on a date to Le Severo anytime soon, but want to keep your trés saignant fantasies alive all the same.

meats, non-italianA @ italian enoughDecember 5, 2020holiday, romance, french Comment

super simple frites

Being stuck at home has done weird things to all of us. And evidently it turned me into A Person Who Makes Fries.

sidesA @ italian enoughDecember 5, 2020Comment

skillet baked ziti pomodoro

A skillet of melty mozz, lots of crispy baked pasta craggles, and a “secret” ingredient for cheesiness that is definitely not ricotta.

pasta, meatlessA @ italian enoughDecember 4, 2020cozy, originals, holiday, italian-american, baked, starter pack Comments

my mom’s chicken marsala

And by “OG” I absolutely do not mean Olive Garden.

pastaA @ italian enoughDecember 4, 2020traditional, holiday, fall, southern italianComment

minimalist chicken parm

See site title. This is what I’m all about.

meatsA @ italian enoughDecember 3, 2020traditional, italian-american, simple, essentialComment

minimalist chicken milanese

Basically Italian fried chicken with salad, only inverted. What’s not to love?

greensA @ italian enoughDecember 2, 2020traditional, northern italian, healthyishComment

slow-roasted dill butter salmon

Weeknight default salmon, but make it Norwegian. 🇳🇴

seafoodA @ italian enoughDecember 1, 2020scandinavian, simple, healthyish Comment

whipped cauliflower: an enlightening template

The simplest possible recipe for an already simple side. If you have just three things—pre-riced cauliflower, cream, and Majestic Garlic spread—then you have everything you need to put your relationship with potatoes behind you.

sides, meatlessA @ italian enoughDecember 1, 2020Comment

instant pot turkey thigh chili

The last thing most people want to do the day after Thanksgiving is cook. The second to last thing most people want to do on Thanksgiving is think about turkey. And yet on Thanksgiving Friday I ask: por que no los dos?

instant pot, soups & stews, non-italianA @ italian enoughNovember 29, 2020southwesternComment

turkey cauliflower taco chili

The only way it gets more Midwestern than this would be adding iceberg lettuce.

soups & stews, non-italianA @ italian enoughNovember 24, 2020healthyish, southwestern, cozy, chiliComment