italian food

Retro recipe for French's Good and Plenty Pizza (1958)
Make French’s Good and Plenty Pizza (1958)

On this retro recipe for French’s Good and Plenty Pizza, the crust is tangy thanks to adding mustard to the biscuit mix – and the thick tomato and meat filling gets a little bonus mustard, too.

Vintage Spaghetti pie recipe - 1970s (1)
Spaghetti pie recipe (1974)

This spaghetti pie was the most delicious way one magazine’s food editors knew to stretch one pound of ground beef into six servings.

Spaghetti pasta with tomato sauce
Pasta gardena recipe from 1988

This vibrant pasta gardena sauce gets a boost from fresh tomatoes and a bit of vinegar, and makes a delicious dinner when served over your favorite kind of pasta.

Chili manicotti A retro recipe from the '70s
Chili manicotti recipe from 1975

Here’s a winning recipe with western flair: Chili manicotti. Start with a popular Italian dish, and add a spicy Mexican influence for this delicious dinner.

Retro recipe - Manicotti-Cheese Bake (1968)
Manicotti-cheese bake (1968)

Here’s an easy retro recipe from the ’60s for a delicious Italian-style ricotta & mozzarella stuffed manicotti-cheese bake!