Vegetarian Italian recipes

Bring the flavours of Italy to your kitchen with gnocchi for dinner. Made with a delicious tomato, basil and aubergine sauce, it's a tasty midweek meal

Try our hearty vegan bolognese for a quick, healthy and satisfying dinner. Our simple pasta dish packs in four of your 5-a-day and it's even low-fat

Silvana Franco's fast, easy and healthy vegetarian pasta is perfect for a midweek meal

Roasted squash gives this vegetarian supper for two a deep autumnal flavour

Try this new way of serving an Italian classic to make a change from pasta

Prep, cook and serve this quick and easy lemon and green veg pasta in just 15 minutes. It's perfect for busy days, and will be loved by the whole family

A light but luscious vegetarian lasagne to tickle your taste buds - it contains just 13g of fat compared to the more usual 19g

Enjoy this healthier veggie carbonara with mushrooms and courgettes for an easy family meal. It takes just 30 minutes, so is ideal on busy weeknights

Bake a fresh batch of sourdough focaccia with our step-by-step recipe and top breadmaking tips. Enjoy a golden brown slice drizzled with olive oil

This leafy green cabbage-like vegetable is a genuine superfood - it's great whizzed up in place of basil in an Italian sauce

Making risotto doesn't have to involve hours of stirring over the stove, as this easy tomato recipe proves

Cutting back on meat? Try jackfruit as an alternative. This vegan bolognese not only tastes delicious, but it counts as a whopping five of your 5-a-day

Make leeks the star of the show in this risotto. Don't forget too the importance of butter and good-quality hard cheese for making a great risotto

Luxuriously smooth, this blended cream of tomato soup is packed full of rich Italian flavours

We've baked the aubergines and used creamy ricotta in this healthy version of Parmigiana di melanzane - far lower in fat and calories than the original

This vegetarian main is a great source of vitamins and iron and a simple way to get your 5-a-day

Make this easy orzo and cauliflower dish in just 25 minutes. It serves one for a main meal, plus there's leftovers to enjoy for lunch the next day

This creamy lemon and ricotta polenta is easy to make for a quick dinner at home, but also fancy enough to serve if you're entertaining

A generous grating of parmesan balances the citrus in this fresh, healthy pesto soup. A simple veggie supper you can serve with fluffy garlic flatbreads

A healthy tomato 'pasta' dish that makes full use of your spiralizer. This vegan-friendly supper is five of your five-a-day and will fill you to the brim

Get four of your 5-a-day with this healthy vegan puttanesca. With spaghetti, kidney beans, tomatoes, olives and spinach, it's quick, easy and full of nutrients

Try this zesty pasta dish for a quick and healthy veggie lunch option. Low in calories, it provides fibre, vitamin C and iron and counts as two of your 5-a-day

With just 20 minutes preparation and no cooking time you'll be able to whip up this colourful avocado and bread salad in no time