17 Best Tuscan Recipes for Easy Italian Dinners

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In 2024 we published our one-pan Tuscan chicken, a delicious skillet dinner that easily became an all-time favorite in many of our editors’ kitchens. Now it’s one of our most popular dinners on the site, and it’s all because of the sauce: We’ve found that there are few things that don’t taste delicious when coated in a creamy, velvety sun-dried tomato sauce loaded with Parmesan cheese, onions, and garlic. So the fun didn’t stop with chicken. Since then, our culinary team has developed plenty of recipes packed with Tuscan flavor — each one as good as the next.

If you’re looking for a pasta dish, try Tuscan baked spaghetti. Want something a little more hands-off? Make Tuscan sheet pan gnocchi. And if you’re in need of an impressive side, our Tuscan melting cabbage is sure to steal the show.

Ready to get cooking? Here are 17 of our favorite Tuscan recipes that are easy enough for weeknight dinners, but fancy enough to serve at your next dinner party.

overhead shot of tuscan chicken in a cast iron skillet.

Credit: Photo: Alex Lepe ; Food Stylist: Kelli Foster

Tuscan Bread & Tomato Soup (Ribollita Soup)

Ribollita is the ultimate leftovers soup. Literally translated as “reboiled,” you can add whatever vegetables you have on hand (carrots, celery, kale) plus tomatoes and stale bread, which soaks up the broth and helps thicken the soup.

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Tuscan Sheet Pan Gnocchi

This easy three-ingredient sheet pan dinner (featuring crispy potato gnocchi, sweet sun-dried tomatoes, and wilted baby spinach) practically cooks itself. You’ll have dinner on the table in no time.

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Tuscan Chicken Pasta

Bursting with flavor, this oh-so-creamy pasta dish gets the addition of crispy bacon bits for even more texture and flavor. Plus, you can make it days in advance and just reheat it on the stovetop when you’re ready to serve.

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