Italian meat recipes attract searches from cooks looking for hearty regional dishes, Sunday sauces, braises, and classic restaurant-style mains. This section gathers Italian chicken, veal, and meat sauce recipes with clear technique notes, including chicken cacciatore, osso buco, saltimbocca alla Romana, vitello tonnato, and tagliatelle Bolognese.

Finished Italian dish Chicken Cacciatore served on a plate.
Main Course 1 hr 15 min

Chicken Cacciatore

Make chicken cacciatore with browned chicken, tomatoes, wine, herbs, olives, peppers, and a savory braising sauce.

Tuscany braisedchicken
Finished Italian dish Cotoletta alla Milanese served for the recipe page.
Main Course 35 min

Cotoletta alla Milanese

Make cotoletta alla Milanese with bone-in veal cutlets, breadcrumbs, egg, butter, lemon, and a crisp golden crust.

Lombardy vealfried
Finished Italian dish Osso Buco served on a plate.
Main Course 2 hr 40 min

Osso Buco

Make osso buco with braised veal shanks, white wine, stock, vegetables, tomatoes, and fresh gremolata.

Lombardy braisedveal
Finished Italian dish Saltimbocca alla Romana served on a plate.
Main Course 25 min

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Make saltimbocca alla Romana with thin veal cutlets, prosciutto, sage, white wine, and a glossy pan sauce.

Lazio romanveal
Finished plate of Tagliatelle Bolognese with pasta, sauce, and garnish.
Pasta 2 hr 50 min

Tagliatelle Bolognese

Make tagliatelle Bolognese with a slow-cooked beef and pork ragu that clings to fresh pasta ribbons.

Emilia-Romagna raguslow-cooked
Finished Italian dish Vitello Tonnato served on a plate.
Appetizer 1 hr 10 min

Vitello Tonnato

Make vitello tonnato with tender chilled veal and a silky tuna, caper, anchovy, and lemon sauce.

Piedmont make-aheadchilled