| 100% | FAZOOL | 6 | Pasta ___ (dish mentioned in "That's Amore") |
| 74% | NAPOLI | 6 | City mentioned in ''That's Amore'' |
| 72% | NAPOLI | 6 | City mentioned in "That's Amore" |
| 56% | CHILI | 5 | Dish that's sometimes rated in "alarms" |
| 56% | CHILI | 5 | Dish that's bean-free in Texas |
| 55% | STEW | 4 | Dish that's often cooked in a Crock-Pot |
| 55% | PASTAFAZOOL | 11 | Soup sung of in ''That's Amore'' |
| 54% | MACARONI | 8 | Pasta that's a word in the song "Yankee Doodle" |
| 53% | RAMEN | 5 | Noodle dish that's popular in Tokyo |
| 53% | TAMALE | 6 | Dish that's often steamed in corn husks or plantain leaves |
| 53% | RIGATONIPIE | 11 | Pasta dish that sounds like a dessert |
| 52% | CHILI | 5 | Spicy dish that's often featured in cook-offs |
| 51% | OMELET | 6 | Egg dish that's often that's folded in half |
| 50% | KICKITUPANOTCH | 14 | *"More heat in that dish!," Emeril-style |
| 50% | ZITI | 4 | Pasta in some baked dishes |
| 49% | MAC | 3 | Pasta in a cheesy dish, informally |
| 49% | SLAW | 4 | Dish that often comes in shreds |
| 49% | ARUBA | 5 | Caribbean island that's also mentioned in a Beach Boys song |
| 48% | ITSLOVE | 7 | That's amore |
| 48% | RAVIOLI | 7 | Toasted ___, popular pasta dish originally created in St. Louis, Missouri |
| 48% | HASH | 4 | Dish that might be "slung" in a diner |
| 48% | HASH | 4 | Dish that might be served in a skillet |
| 48% | RAGOUTS | 7 | Dishes that might be prepared in Crock-Pots |
| 47% | SAGINAW | 7 | Michigan city near Flint that's mentioned in Simon & Garfunkel's "America" |
| 47% | PULLEDPORK | 10 | Shredded Southern barbecue dish that's depicted in this puzzle's circles |
| 47% | CASSEROLE | 9 | Dish that is cooked in an oven; green bean __ |
| 47% | OMELETTE | 8 | Dish that may be prepared in a special pan |
| 47% | EDAMAME | 7 | Dish that literally means "stem peas" in East Asia |
| 47% | OMELETTE | 8 | Dish that may be made in its own pan |
| 46% | PAELLA | 6 | Spanish rice dish that originated in Valencia |