Giada Chocolate Hazelnut Pie
Desserts

Giada Chocolate Hazelnut Pie

Giada chocolate hazelnut pie fills a crostata crust with toasted hazelnuts, bittersweet chocolate chips, and maple syrup, then bakes low and slow at 325°F. And it serves 6 to 8 at around 665 calories per slice in about 3 hours, since the pie needs cooling and chilling time after the oven. Where a classic pecan …

Giada Chicken Marsala Meatballs
Chicken

Giada Chicken Marsala Meatballs

Giada chicken marsala meatballs roll ground chicken with panko, pecorino, and marsala into small balls, then deep fry them before finishing in a mushroom shallot sauce. And the recipe makes 24 meatballs at around 65 calories each in about 2 hours and 40 minutes, since the meat mixture chills for at least 2 hours before …

Giada Grilled Lamb Chops
Beef

Giada Grilled Lamb Chops

Giada grilled lamb chops coat baby lamb chops in herbes de Provence and olive oil, then sear them on a grill pan for just 3 to 4 minutes per side. And the whole dish serves 2 at around 635 calories in about 15 minutes, because the chops only need a brief rest before plating. Giada …

Giada Italian Wedding Soup
Dinner

Giada Italian Wedding Soup

Giada Italian wedding soup simmers tiny beef and pork meatballs with curly endive in chicken broth, then finishes with whisked eggs swirled into the pot. And it serves 8 at around 250 calories in about 35 minutes, since the small meatballs cook through in just 8. Where most wedding soup recipes bake or brown the …

Giada Asparagus Lasagna
Pasta

Giada Asparagus Lasagna

Giada asparagus lasagna layers asparagus and pancetta ricotta between sheets of pasta with sun-dried tomato pesto and three Italian cheeses. At around 620 calories per serving it comes together in 50 minutes, since the oven only needs 25 of those. Where most lasagnas rely on a long-simmered meat sauce or heavy béchamel, Giada De Laurentiis …

Ina Garten Raspberry Cheesecake
Desserts

Ina Garten Raspberry Cheesecake

Ina Garten raspberry cheesecake layers 2 1/2 pounds of cream cheese over a graham cracker crust, topped with fresh raspberries in warm jelly. And at around 670 calories per serving, it takes about 14 hours from Barefoot Contessa Family Style since most of that is cooling and chilling. The recipe starts with a 15-minute blast …

Giada Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Desserts

Giada Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Giada chocolate sandwich cookies from Giada De Laurentiis pair cocoa and almond butter oat cookies with a chocolate cream cheese filling for a naturally gluten-free treat. And the recipe makes 15 sandwiches at approximately 320 calories each in about 2 hours, since the dough chills for 1 hour before baking. Most sandwich cookies start with …

Giada Chocolate Tiramisu
Desserts

Giada Chocolate Tiramisu

Giada chocolate tiramisu from Giada De Laurentiis layers espresso-dipped ladyfingers with a mascarpone cream enriched by chocolate zabaglione in a loaf pan. And the dessert serves 12 at approximately 280 calories per slice in about 7 hours total, since at least 6 hours of chilling sets the layers firm enough to unmold and slice. Where …

Giada Cosmo Ice Cubes
Desserts

Giada Cosmo Ice Cubes

Giada cosmo ice cubes from Giada De Laurentiis freeze cranberries and clementine wedges inside cranberry juice cubes that chill cocktails without diluting them. And the batch takes about 5 minutes to assemble before freezing solid, since the only work is slicing fruit and pouring juice. Regular ice cubes melt into plain water and thin out …