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Italian Lentil Soup, just like Nani made

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 …
Feb 5th 2026 Fortuna Family Archive
Mezze Maniche with guanciale and spinach

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 …
Feb 1st 2026 La Cucina Italian , adapted by Fortuna's Sausage
Pasta Rustica

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 …
Jan 5th 2026 Patti Fortuna
Rachael Ray uses our Calabrian pasta!

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 Patti Fortuna
Pici Pasta with a Sausage Sauce

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 …
Nov 2nd 2025 Patti Fortuna
Pici all'aglione

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 …
Jul 30th 2025 Unknown but adapted by Patti Fortuna
Nduja, Shrimp with Trofie Pasta

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 …
Jun 26th 2025 Patti Fortuna
SUMMER RECIPE with whatever is in season

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 …
Jun 14th 2025 Patti Fortuna
Tagliatelle with Artichokes and  Fortuna's Guanciale

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 …
Jun 9th 2025 Mangia with Nonna, adjusted by Patti @ Fortuna's
Farfalle with Coppata, Mushroom & Spring Peas

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 …
Jun 5th 2025 MaryAnn Esposito- photo