Italian meatball & mozzarella pasta bake

This cheesy, bubbling meatball and mozzarella pasta bake is the ultimate comforting weeknight supper. This family-friendly recipe is a true crowd-pleaser

French onion tart with cheesy thyme pastry

Impress guests over for lunch with this French onion quiche with a gruyère and thyme pastry. Anchovies in the filling give an extra-special umami flavour

Cheese-stuffed garlic dough balls with a tomato sauce dip

Impress family and friends with the ultimate sharing starter: cheesy, moreish garlic dough balls. With a tomato-based dipping sauce, they make an ideal addition to any Italian-inspired menu

Pasta arrabbiata with aubergine

Choose this healthy pasta supper after a workout. Although it’s low in fat and calories, it’s packed with flavour, and also provides calcium and fibre

Caponata with cheesy polenta

Make something different for dinner with vegetable-rich caponata and cheesy polenta. It’s healthy, gluten-free, full of nutrients and sure to satisfy

Focaccia

Forget shop-bought focaccia and make a simple, homemade version of this classic Italian bread. Serve alongside pasta dishes or enjoy with salads

Sausage, sweet potato & sweetcorn bake

Use any sausages you like for this family-friendly sausage, sweet potato and sweetcorn bake. Or make it veggie with veggie sausages and vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese

Spinach madeleine tart with cheesy pastry

Try this tart as a veggie course at Christmas or other celebration. With cheesy pastry and a cheese and spinach filling, it's sure to be a crowdpleaser

Easy ratatouille

A bowlful of this warming, healthy veggie ratatouille provides all of your five a day and packs in plenty of flavour. Serve with pasta or fresh bread

Cheesy aubergine & tomato spaghetti

We've used wholemeal spaghetti in this quick and easy dinner to boost the fibre content. It provides four of your 5-a-day along with vitamin C and iron

Spinach & barley risotto

This creamy dish uses a can of barley to cut the cooking time to just 25 minutes. It's a healthy, low calorie dinner option that provides three of your 5-a-day

Roast sugar snaps & green beans with tonnato dressing

Serve this salad of roast green beans and sugar snaps with an Italian-inspired tonnato dressing with tuna and anchovies. It's easy to make but big on flavour