Easter Sunday is a time to reflect on your blessings and enjoy the closeness of family and friends. But being in charge of Sunday dinner can be very stressful. Of course, you can play it safe and serve traditional favourites such as turkey and ham, but if you’re looking to elevate your dinner this year a bit, our friends from Lagostina are sharing with us this tantalizing option:

This recipe from Italian Chef and Lagostina Ambassador, Giada De Laurentiis is just the ticket! Instead of a traditional Ham, wow your guests with a tricolore stuffed pork. Savoury Italian flavours and tender pork are sure to make this dish a classic.

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These recipes can be created at home using a roast pan and deep pot or for the home chefs looking to upgrade their kitchen with Lagostina’s Artiste Clad Copper 12-Piece Cookware Set. This collection of premium cookware transfers from stove to table, making for exquisite Easter deco and is available at Canadian Tire ($1,999.99).

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Preparation: 35 mins Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 min cooking, 15 mins resting Serves: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 Onion

1 5lb boneless pork loin, butterflied

10 slices provolone picante

4 whole jarred roasted red peppers

2 cups baby spinach

4 sprigs fresh rosemary

2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

2 tablespoons olive oil

Butcher’s Twine

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Peel and slice the onion into 4 rounds. Place in a 13-by-9-inch baking pan and set aside.
• Using the tip of a sharp knife, score the pork fat in a diamond pattern, cutting about 1/4-inch deep. Unroll the loin so it is completely flat and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Lay the provolone slices over the pork, shingling slightly. Open the peppers so they lay flat and tear or cut them in half so you are left with 8 triangles. Lay the peppers flat on top of the cheese, fitting them together like a puzzle. Distribute the spinach evenly over the peppers. Beginning at one end, roll the pork back up into its original shape with the fat on top. Tie the loin in 4 places with butcher’s twine and sprinkle all over with 3/4 teaspoon salt.
• Set the pork on the bed of onions and scatter the rosemary sprigs around. Pour the broth into the bottom of the pan and drizzle the pork with the olive oil. Roast golden brown on top, about 50 minutes.
• Baste the pork with the pan juices and reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the loin registers 150 degrees F, about 40 minutes.

Allow the pork to rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Strain the pan juices and serve alongside the pork.