Nonna’s Neapolitan Meatballs

Ingredients: 4 slices bread (2 packed cups’ worth)2 pounds ground beef or you can use a mix of pork, veal. and beef3 cloves garlic, minced1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley1/4 cup grated Parmagiano Reggiano1/4 cup golden raisins (optional)1/4 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt15 turns white pepper4 large eggs1/2 cup dried … Read more

Gluten-Free Meatballs

Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds of meatloaf mix (veal, pork, and beef chopped meat)3 eggs¼ cup of chopped fresh parsley¼ cup of grated Parmigiana Reggiano cheese1 clove of garlic grated on the microplane or minced½ cup of almond mealSalt and pepper to taste1 jar of 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce Procedure:

Chicken ala Parmagiana Recipe

Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts (pounded well – make sure they they evenly pounded)2 eggs1/4 cup of milkpinch of salt1 cup of flour for dredging2 cups of Italian seasoned breadcrumbsCorn oil or soybean oilMozzarella Cheese (either fresh or aged mozzarella)Marinara Sauce (home made or the 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce) Procedure: 1. Pound chicken breasts well inside … Read more

Chicken Manicotti

Ingredients: 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided 1 cup grated Parmagiana cheese, divided One 15-ounce container ricotta cheese 1/4 cup fresh basil, chiffonade 1 large clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups half and … Read more

The Most Famous Of All – The Potato Gnocchi

Easily the most delightful and famous of all Gnocchi dishes is the Potato Gnocchi  served with an authentic southern Italian marinara sauce like our very own 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce. In Naples we like to serve our Gnocchi with chunks of fresh mozzarella cheese and lots of marinara sauce. From Naples, Italy Gnocchi Serves: 12 … Read more

Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi recipe

From Florence, Italy – Gnudi – Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese 1 pound frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 cup grated Parmesan 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus 1 cup for coating Jar of 825 MAIN … Read more

Baked Stuffed Eggplant

It’s hard to imagine south Italian cooking without eggplant — on pasta, grilled, stewed, roasted, stuffed and more. I included a stuffed version that is absolutely delicious with non other than our authentic Marinara sauce! Ingredients: 2 medium eggplant 8 oz ground beef 1 large thinly sliced onion 4 Tbl extra virgin olive oil 1 … Read more