Sicilian cuisine is a feast for the senses, with its bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and rich culinary history influenced by Greek, Arabic, and Italian traditions. This island’s dishes capture the heart of Mediterranean cooking, featuring fresh seafood, vibrant herbs, creamy cheeses, and hearty vegetables. Whether you’re craving a comforting plate of pasta, a savory street food snack, or a sweet treat to satisfy your dessert cravings, these Sicilian recipes bring a slice of the island’s vibrant food culture straight to your kitchen.

Pasta alla Norma

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Pasta alla norma is a wonderfully indulgent Sicilian pasta dish with oven roasted eggplant, cheese and a rich and flavorful sauce. This version has added meatballs to make it more substantial, although those can be omitted for a vegetarian version.

Get the recipe: Pasta alla Norma

Sicilian Swordfish with Olives and Capers

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This Sicilian swordfish with olives and capers is a deliciously bright combination of tender fish in a tomato-based sauce. The slightly briny flavors of the olives and capers contrast with the sweeter onion and tomatoes. And what’s more, it’s so easy to make.

Get the recipe: Sicilian Swordfish with Olives and Capers

Arancini (Italian Rice Balls)

These Sicilian Arancini are the perfect little Italian rice balls stuffed with a meat sauce and mozzarella cheese! The fried rice balls are perfect for a holiday appetizer and are hearty enough to be served for dinner, too! The best part of this recipe is that you can use leftover risotto if you have any.

Get the recipe: Arancini (Italian Rice Balls)

Pignoli Cookies

Pignoli cookies are a traditional Italian treat, known for their rich almond flavor. The dough is rolled in pine nuts before baking, giving these cookies a perfectly chewy interior with a hint of crunch. They are very easy to make with simple, quality ingredients!

Get the recipe: Pignoli Cookies

Fresh Fava Bean Pasta with Pecorino

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This amazingly delicious and super simple one-pot fresh fava bean pasta recipe from Sicily is so much more than the sum of its parts! All you need is pasta, fresh fava beans, spring onions, wild fennel or dill, pecorino and ricotta to make what is one of the best spring pasta recipes I know!

Get the recipe: Fresh Fava Bean Pasta with Pecorino

Italian Fig X Cookies

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These delightful treats feature a delicate pastry that lovingly encases a rich filling of dried figs and nuts. Think of them as fig cookies, but even more delicious! The buttery cookie dough encases a sweet spiced fig, nut, and chocolate filling you can’t get enough of.

Get the recipe: Italian Fig X Cookies

Sicilian-style Pizza

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Are you a thick-crust pizza lover? Then, you must try this simple Sicilian-style pizza recipe. It has a delicious, almost focaccia-like thick pizza crust topped with an easy tomato pizza sauce and heavenly flavored with sweet onions, herbs, and olive oil.

Get the recipe: Sicilian-style Pizza

Cannoli Dip

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This delicious and fun party worthy Cannoli Dip tastes like the best part of a cannoli in a creamy dip form. It is made in less than ten minutes with just a few simple ingredients.

Get the recipe: Cannoli Dip

Linguine with White Clam Sauce

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Pasta and seafood served up in a classic Italian way! This easy recipe for Gluten-Free Linguine with White Clam Sauce is top allergen-friendly and is ready in 10 minutes with the help of a few shortcut ingredients so you can have a delicious dinner on the table in a flash!

Get the recipe:  Linguine with White Clam Sauce

Pasta e Fagioli

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Pasta e Fagioli, the traditional Italian pasta and bean soup now as a gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free recipe! This easy and inexpensive soup is humble with ingredients but full of flavor! Quick to make for a light weeknight meal or simple lunch option that the kids will love too!

Get the recipe: Pasta e Fagioli

Arancini

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If you have never tried arancini, you are definitely missing out! Arancini are little fried risotto balls from Sicily, made by combining leftover risotto or rice with herbs and (lots of) cheese, along with any other add-ins like sausage or peas, and frying them in hot oil. This arancini recipe is perfectly crisp on the outside with a creamy, ooey-gooey, cheesy center. 

Get the recipe: Arancini

Gluten Free Pan Pizza

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Thick, fluffy gluten-free pizza crust, fried to crispy perfection on the bottom and sides, and covered with sauce, pepperoni, and gooey cheese that goes all the way to the caramelized edge. It is similar to a Detroit-style or Sicilian-style pizza, only made in a round, cast-iron skillet. Of course, you can make it any shape you wish.

Get the recipe: Gluten Free Pan Pizza

Sicilian Fennel Orange Salad

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This Sicilian fennel orange salad is incredibly simple but has a fantastic mix of sweet juiciness and savory crunch. It makes a great side salad or light lunch.

Get the recipe: Sicilian Fennel Orange Salad

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