Parmesan

Called bianca, or "white," because they are sauceless, these crispy pizzas are the essence of clean flavor. The toppings are added after the crusts come out of the oven, melting the cheese slightly. This recipe makes two round pizzas or four rectangular ones.

From Ristorante Chianti, Geneva, Illinois.

This crowd-pleasing risotto works well as a main course—accompanied by green salad and crusty bread—or as a side dish for leftover chicken. Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min

This beautiful appetizer boasts a delicate balance of leek and cheese flavor.

Offer this simple, hearty dish with a green salad, crusty garlic bread and a light red wine, like Beaujolais.

This savory babka is braided with a whole head of garlic, fresh parsley, and salty Parmesan.

The secret to flavorful, never-greasy eggplant parm? Brine the eggplant first.

With a crisp crust, garlicky mayo, and a juicy slice of tomato.

Whack raw asparagus with a rolling pin, then douse it in a lemony vinaigrette.

Crispy, Parmesan-crusted cutlets make this spring dish sing.

You’ll enjoy this dish here, there, and everywhere.

All pizza toppings welcome, especially pickled peppers, olives, maybe an anchovy or 10.

Skip the crushed red pepper flakes and reach for gochujang, which adds funk and spice in the marinara sauce for this reimagined twist on chicken Parm.

A brief simmer in chicken stock makes fennel meltingly tender, mellowing out its sharp licorice notes. A fennel dish to convert the fennel haters.

A comforting dinner the whole family will love.

This classic carbonara traps crispy pancetta and all that silky sauce in big tubes of rigatoni.

Canned butternut squash purée (find it by the canned pumpkin!) makes this cozy, cold-weather recipe come together in a snap.