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Nduja, Shrimp with Trofie Pasta
No formal recipe here but so simple.
I sauted in olive oil 2 cloves of chopped garlic until browned
Added 1 tablespoon of Fortuna's Nduja
Cooked together for 1-2 minutes until nduja softened and made a sauce.
(Meanwhile cooked the Trofie pasta , drained and cooled)
Then I added 1 lb cleaned and deveined shrimp , pre-steamed chopped broccoli and cherry tomatoes and cooked until tomatoes were softened, approx 5 minutes on med-low heat
Then I married the pasta into the nduja,shrimp, bro
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Jun 26th 2025
SUMMER RECIPE with whatever is in season
SUMMER RECIPE with whatever is in season !
Tagliatelle Primavera - Serves 4
Note: You can add any vegetables you'd like, asparagus & mushrooms are also great addition or even add chicken cubed or genoa salami mini cubes. For more recipes visit our website fortunasausage.com
Ingredients:
2 medium zucchini cut into thin strips
6 stalks fresh asparagus
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cups baby peas , shelled - fresh
2 cups broccoli florets
1/2 cup olive oil
2-4 cloves chopped garlic
1 cup of chi
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Jun 14th 2025
Tagliatelle with Artichokes and Fortuna's Guanciale
Tagliatelle with Artichokes and Guanciale
I found this great recipe on Nonna's Kitchen & adapted it Fortuna's way. It is absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
1 package ot our Tagliatelle Bergamot
1 jar marinated Artichokes
4 oz Fortuna's guanciale, diced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 lemon
salt & ground black pepper, to taste
Grated Pecorino Romano cheese, to finish
Method
Step 1 &ndash
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Jun 9th 2025
Farfalle with Coppata, Mushroom & Spring Peas
Our dear friend and lover of Fortuna's products, MaryAnn Esposito from Ciao Italia Cooking Show sent us over this photo of something she put together using Fortuna's Coppata (Coppata is a piece of coppa rolled with pancetta around it). Farfalle , bow tie pasta, with fresh mushrooms, spring peas and coppata in a secret sauce.
Here is the recipe from www.ciaoitalia.com
Farfalle with CoppataServes 4
2 tablespoons olive oil1 cup sliced mushrooms½ cup diced coppata1 medium onio
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Jun 5th 2025
Spring fresh - orecchiette lemon pasta with fresh ricotta
I found this recipe online this week and it looks so good I'm giving it a try for Good Friday Dinner this week. I will let you know how it was but looks fabulous! -Patti
Lemon Ricotta Pasta with Arugula1 lb Orecchiette Pasta 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese1 cup finely grated Fortuna's Blend, plus extra for serving1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1 to 2 lemons), plus extra wedges for serving2 cups arugulaChili flakes, for servingSalt and
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Apr 16th 2025
Caprese Salad with our Eliconi
Eliconi Caprese Pasta SaladIngredients needed:1/2 cup Extra virgin olive oil¼ cup white Balsamic vinegar2–3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice1 clove minced garlic1 tsp Italian seasoning(Oregano, parsley, sea sat and cracked pepper- grated Locatelli CheeseCaprese Pasta Salad- combine all ingredients and serve cold1 lb Eliconi, (large spirals)cooked, drained and cooled -set aside1 lb mozzarella mini balls, or cubed fresh mozzarella1 basket of cherry tomato's cut in half
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Mar 16th 2025
Authentic Roman Bucatini Carbonara
Authentic
Roman Bucatini CarbonaraServes
4-5Prep time
20 minutes or less½ lb. diced
Fortuna’s Coppa or Guanciale2 cloves
chopped fine garlic4 egg yolks1 ½ cups of
Fortuna’s blend Reggiano/Parmesan blendOlive oil
about 2 TablespoonsSalt and
pepper to taste (fresh ground pepper is best)1 lb
Fortuna’s Rigatoni, Spaghetoni, or BucatiniDirections:In a large sauté
pan, add olive oil, garlic and coppa or guanciale. Sauté until softened but not browned.Cook pasta
per instruction until al den
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Nov 5th 2024
Locatelli Pecorino Romano Pesto
INGREDIENTS2
cups Fresh Basil Leaves (packed)
2
cloves Garlic
1/3
cup Pine Nuts
1/2
cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Locatelli Pecorino Romano Cheese (grated)
1 lb Trofie Pasta
Kosher Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
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Sep 1st 2024
Trofie al Pesto
Trofie al Pesto -serves 4Time 30 mins1 lb bag Trofie Pasta2 Tbsp grated Grana cheese4 tsp grated Pecorino Romano 1 Tbsp./12 g pine nuts 20-25 fresh basil leaves2-4 cloves of fresh garlicExtra-virgin olive oil SaltFor the pesto sauce:Wash and dry the basil leaves. With a mortar and pestle crush some of the leaves, then gradually add more, and keep crushing – they're easier to crush this way instead of all at once. Add the pine nuts a little at a time, then the slices of garl
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Aug 2nd 2024
CASSULLI WITH ZUCCHINI AND ALMOND PESTO
CASSULLI with ZUCCHINI AND ALMOND PESTOINGREDIENTS
FOR 4 PERSONS2 zucchini 40 g of almonds
without skin1 lb Cassulli pasta, similar to Cavatelli 30 g of Pecorino cheese Some basil
leaves- nice handful 4 fresh mint
leaves 1 clove of
garlic extra virgin
olive oilDallop of ricotta cheese and fresh tomato to garnish salt pepperInstructionsWash the zucchini
and cut into strips. Then in tiny little pieces. In a pan heat a little extra
virgin olive oil and a clove of garlic. Add
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Jul 14th 2024