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Mezze Maniche with pistachio cream sauce & guanciale
Pistachio Pesto Pasta with Guanciale serve 4-6
For the pistachio pesto
½ cup unsalted shelled pistachios
1 cup (10g) fresh basil
1/2 clove garlic
½ cup Pecorino Romano, grated
4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Rest of the ingredients
1lb bag Pistachio Mezze Maniche (reserve some pasta water if needed later)
3.5 oz diced Fortuna’s Guanciale
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated
Simple Directions:
Brin
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Mar 12th 2026
Easter Traditional Meat Pie, Pizzagaina
3 lb Fresh or Frozen Pizza Dough
4 lb Ricotta whole milk cheese
1 lb shredded Fortuna's Caciocavallo cheese
5 oz grated Fortuna's Grana Padano Cheese
3 fresh eggs
12 sliced hard boiled eggs
3/4 lb cooked ham
1/2 lb Fortuna's Pepperoni
3/4 lb Fortuna's Sweet Coppa
1 lb thinly sliced Fortuna's Sopressata
salt and pepper
This recipe is for 3 piesUse 3 lb fresh or frozen bread or pizza dough for crusts. Cover dough with smooth towel when rising. When rising, rub oil
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Mar 11th 2026
Penne Boscaiola
Penne Woodsman Style with Mushrooms and Pancetta
Serve 2-3
Ingredients:
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½ pound Penne Rigate cooked according to package directions
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves sliced
½ cup of chopped onion
4 ounces Fortuna’s pancetta, diced
8 ounces fresh mixed mushrooms, sliced
1 can peeled whole San Marzano tomatoes, drained
½ cup sun dried tomatoes
4 tablespoons Muttti tomato paste
Kosher salt and
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Mar 8th 2026
Bammmmm and just like that it's a top seller
What happens when you have a wedge of parmigiano cheese and you are a salami maker ?
BAMMMMMMM Fortunas Sausage newest TOP SELLER is born....PARMIGIANO SALAMI , something we created a year or two ago!Traditional salami with just the right amount of Italian parmiagiano- PERFECTION
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Feb 22nd 2026
Just fully stocked on Olive Oil from Italy
HOT OFF THE PRESS....
Our special reserve Fortuna's Olive Oil from Puglia has arrived , another wonderful harvest year. We also carry wonderful balasamic from Italy and YES..... BRAMASOLE OLIVE OIL from Under the Tuscan Sun
Take a look >> Olive Oil
Feb 19th 2026
New! Nonna's Classic Pastina Soup
New! Nonna's Classic Pastina Soup
Our newest and new favorite in our Fortuna family, a true classic a pastina soup just like all our grandmothers made for us when we would visit or not feeling well.This brings back wonderful memories.
View details on our classic PASTINA SOUP
Feb 15th 2026
New from Calabria !
Calabrian Black Olives with hot chili peppers in oil - pitted
The best we've ever had! Our Calabrian baby black olives are so tasty and dried with just the right amount of hot pepper, sliced garlic and oil blendBet you can't have just one!!! ORDER HERE
Black Oil cured Olives with hot chili pepper & garlic
Pitted Olives
Imported from Calabria Italy, exclusivley for Fortuna's®
10.23 oz jar / 290 g
Ingredients: Pitted black olives, sunflower oil, garlic,chilli,salt, wi
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Feb 7th 2026
Italian Lentil Soup, just like Nani made
ITALIAN LENTIL SOUP4 oz. Diced Fortuna's Calabrese Pancetta1 med onion diced2 full stalks of celery- sliced thin1 lb. Italian lentils1 jar Passata, add a little water in empty bottle to get all passata1 - 32 oz. container chicken broth1/2 cup broken chitarra spaghetti ( 1" pcs) cooked separatelySplash of olive oilDirections:Put a splash of olive oil in large heavy pot-Add diced onion and pancetta - stirring & cook for about 5 min until onion is tender, then add celery and cook & stir for
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Feb 5th 2026
Mezze Maniche with guanciale and spinach
Mezze Maniche with guanciale and spinach
Fast & Easy Dinner
Ingredients: 1 lb. mezze maniche pasta 7 oz. baby spinach 1 1⁄2 cups pecorino, grated 3 oz. guanciale, thinly sliced 2 oz. sun-dried tomatoes Extra-virgin olive oil salt
Method: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Place the guanciale slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, and bake for 5-8 minutes or until crisp. Coat a sauté pan with extra-virgin olive oil and place over medium-low heat. Lightly cook the sp
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Feb 1st 2026
Pasta Fazool with Salami
Winter can be very long and monotonous but eating does not have tobe. Perk up dull, cold days with this delicious and easy to makebeloved pasta fazool Italian soup chocked full of good ingredients likecannellini beans, pasta and herbs in a delicious tomato broth Onetaste and winter won’t seem so long! ~ MaryAnn Esposito, Ciao Italia TV
Pasta FazoolServes 6 -82 tablespoons olive oil¼ pound chunk salami, cut into small dice. Up to you spicy or not1 medium onion diced1 cup
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Jan 23rd 2026