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Maccheroni with spicy N'duja sauce
Maccheroni with spicy N'duja sauce
Nduja is a spicy spreadable salami popular in Calabria that is great in anything from pasta to pizza to just spread on crusty slice of Italian bread.
Yield: Serves 4-5
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 medium Finely Chopped Onion
4 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Cloves Garlic, Peeled & Minced
Approximately 3 Tablespoons Nduja Removed From The Casing
1 (14 Ounce) Can Mutti Cherry Tomato
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May 2nd 2026
From Italy with LOVE
Early April 2026
“I spent time making our pasta in Calabria with the Conte family”
-Patti Fortuna
One family, putting everything they have into what they make. The kind of people who care about every detail, every ingredient, every step of the pasta making process.
Photo: Patti and the owners son Mattia Making Pasta
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Apr 17th 2026
Salsiccia di Calabria is BACK !
Salsiccia di Calabria is a typical Calabrese, pork Italian dry sausage, with just the right amount of Calabrian pepper! This salami has a coarse grind & is dry cured naturally, a bit drier than some others we make.
Its color is deep red, with a strong spicy taste along with hints of fennel and black pepper.
Salsiccia di Calabria is used as an aperitivo or to complete a cold meat and cheese board.
Each Package is 12-14 oz
All Natural, Nitrate Free
Double rope- as photo
Pairs
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Apr 17th 2026
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