Mozzarella
Caprese With Crispy Polenta Croutons
Summer suppers don't get breezier or better than this.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Sicilian Pizza
Sicilian pizza is an Italian-style pizza recipe identified by its thick, chewy, bready crust under a layer of toppings like tomato sauce.
By Kendra Vaculin
Skillet Chicken Parmesan With Gnocchi
Quick-cooking gnocchi goes in the same pan as the chicken for this cheesy, crowd-pleasing weeknight meal.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Trinity Korokke
Inspired by Japanese street food, these korokke include bell pepper and onion to add texture to the potatoes, and mozzarella to create a gooey cheese pull.
By Rahanna Bisseret Martinez
Lentil Lasagna
This lasagna skips the red sauce in favor of a spiced tomato-lentil mixture, generously layered with mozzarella and Parmesan between sheets of noodles.
By Nik Sharma
The Only Meatloaf That Matters
This meatloaf skips the classic ketchup and onion and instead gets its flavor from Italian sausage, grated garlic, Parmesan, and mozzarella.
By Molly Baz
Creamy Mushroom Lasagna
This creamy mushroom lasagna recipe keeps things relatively simple so the mushrooms can truly shine.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Easy, Cheesy Sausage Lasagna
Rich, meaty, and incredibly satisfying, this streamlined lasagna is the ultimate comfort food.
By Brian Leatart
Oaxaca-Style Mushroom and Cheese Quesadillas
These mushroom quesadillas are stellar with homemade tortillas, but you can also use store-bought corn tortillas.
By Pati Jinich
Eggplant Parmesan
Gourmet’s best eggplant Parmesan recipe starts with a quick homemade marinara and uses panko breadcrumbs for a satisfying crunch.
By Melissa Roberts
Roasted Eggplant With Cilantro and Anchovy Salsa
There are plenty of options with this warm roasted eggplant salad: scoop it up with some grilled bread, toss it with pasta, or serve it on top of polenta.
By Ixta Belfrage
Caprese Salad
Caprese salad thrives on simplicity and using the freshest ingredients possible: heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and extra-virgin olive oil–that’s it!
By Faith Willinger
Kunafa
Kunafa is one of the most ubiquitous pastries across the Middle East and is such a simple dessert to make that it can be on the table in an hour.
By Salma Hage
Adjaran Khachapuri
This khachapuri recipe makes all you need for a meal—a luscious cheesy, eggy, buttery bath to dip bread into.
By Olia Hercules
Jarred Peppers and Olives Are My Weeknight Dinner Dream Team
Tossed with pasta or cooked into shrimp and rice, the sweet and briny pair make a killer sauce.
By Kendra Vaculin
Baked Rigatoni With Red Peppers and Green Olives
Build a sauce bulked up with jarred red peppers and green olives, then toss it with pasta and lots of mozzarella cheese that goes crisp on top and cheesy-pully in the middle in the oven.
By Kendra Vaculin
Toasted Tomato-Paneer Sandwiches
Paneer is perfect for this toasted sandwich recipe—the cheese is creamy but doesn’t melt completely, adding a satisfying texture to an easy tomato sauce that’s spiced with jalapeño, ginger, coriander, and cumin and mustard seeds. Searing the paneer leaves some bits a little crunchier than others while adding a smoky flavor to the sauce; Sach is my favorite brand. You can serve the sauce simply with flatbread or over rice or use it as the filling in enchiladas or tacos (topped with sautéed mushro.…
By Rachel Gurjar
Slow Cooker Balsamic Pork Roast
While the pork braises away in the slow cooker, use the oven to make creamy scalloped potatoes and the microwave to make lightening-fast steamed broccoli.
By Cassy Joy Garcia
Vegetarian Muffulettas With Pickled Iceberg
These pickled iceberg leaves are a good reminder that meat isn’t always required to make a sandwich substantial and well-spiced.
By Julia Turshen