Cuisine: Italian

Roman midnight pasta: just garlic, oil and chilli. Cheap, fast and full of flavour.

A thick Italian peasant soup of beans, tomato and small pasta that fills you up for very little.

Creamy, slow-stirred rice with mushrooms and cheese.

Hunter-style chicken braised with tomato, peppers and herbs.

Layers of meat sauce, white sauce and pasta sheets baked until bubbling.