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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 Rustica
PASTA RUSTICA -Serves 4-6
Fact: Patti won the Pasta challenge one year with this recipe, worth a try!
1 lb. Ziti corti or Pasta of your choice
¼ cup butter
4 cloves chopped garlic
6-8 sundried tomatoes- julienned
¼ cup minced shallots
2 cups of heavy cream
¼ lb. Coppa sliced ¼” thick then julienned
¼ lb. Sopressata sliced ¼” thick then ½ mooned (hot or sweet)
1 cup frozen peas, thawed and drained
1 cup or 1 can straw mush
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Jan 5th 2026
Rachael Ray uses our Calabrian pasta!
Have you seen Rachael Ray using Fortuna's products in her cooking ...
Here is one using our Casarecce Peperoni pasta & just for viewing today it's on sale Buy 2 Get 1 FREE
Check it out - Casarecce Peperoni Pasta
Nov 23rd 2025
Pici Pasta with a Sausage Sauce
Add a little crumbled Italian sausage to your favorite Marinara of fra diavalo sauce and serve over Pici pasta for a wonderful simple dinners - top with grated cheese and dinner is served!
Products Used:
Sauce - we used fra diavalo
Pici Pasta, a thick spaghetti
Locatelli Pecorino cheese
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Nov 2nd 2025
Pici all'aglione
Pici all'aglione is a typical Tuscan recipe, particularly from the Siena area, made with pici pasta, a thick, rustic type of spaghetti. Pici all'aglione is a very simple recipe to prepare, yet incredibly satisfying. The original Tuscan recipe also allows for chili pepper (if desired).
PICI all'aglione - serves 2 as a main course or 4 side dish
Ingredients:
5 cloves of slivered garlic
2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons of dry white wine
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Jul 30th 2025
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