The History of Spaghetti Houses and Two Italian Recipes | Full Episode | Cook’s Country (S11 E5)

Today, Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison share the history of spaghetti houses, where Italian favorites like lasagna were introduced to American culture. Christie Morrison shows Julia how to make a classic, hearty beef lasagna that beef lasagna that tastes like it took all day (but didn’t). Jack Bishop and Bridget taste test different types of mozzarella to see which are best for pizza or salads. Lan Lam shows Bridget how to make a new weeknight Italian American favorite, chicken scarpariello.

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Chicken Scarpariello Recipe: https://cooks.io/4mMCuDX

00:00 Intro
01:07 Hearty Beef Lasagna
11:21 Best Grocery Store Mozzarella
15:36 Chicken Scarpariello

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