Category: Pasta

tortellini soup

Jason’s Tortellini Sausage Soup

April 26, 2016

Jason's
Tortellini Sausage Soup

tortellini soup

Take a simple tortellini broth and kick it up a few notches!

Author: Jason Porter

Ingredients

  • 3 (15oz) Spolumbo’s Spicy Italian Sausage, casings https://www.spolumbos.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Barca-Pomodoro-1.jpgved
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 cups beef stock
  • ½ cup red wine
  • 4 fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 zucchini chopped
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 8-12 oz cheese tortellini
  • 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley (flatleaf)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh grated parmesan

Directions

Place the sausage in a large pot over medium high heat and saute for 10 minutes, or until well browned. Drain the fat except for about 1 tablespoon, add the onions and garlic and saute for 5 more minutes.

Next add the beef stock, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, skimming any fat that may surface.

Add the zucchini, tortellini, green bell pepper and parsley to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until tortellini is fully cooked. Pour into individual bowls and garnish with the cheese.

Comments

The best thing about this recipe is the versatility. Substitute any vegetable or any pasta of your choice and completely re-invent the dish each time.

Spolumbo’s has been providing Calgary with Italian deli favourites for over 20 years. Catering delicious deli cuisine that will make any gathering a hit! Please contact us at 403-264-6452 for event catering, office catering, and corporate catering OR visit our catering page for more details.  

tortellini soup

Jason’s Tortellini Sausage Soup

March 28, 2025

Jason's
Tortellini Sausage Soup

tortellini soup

Take a simple tortellini broth and kick it up a few notches!

Author: Jason Porter

Ingredients

  • 3 (15oz) Spolumbo’s Spicy Italian Sausage, casings https://www.spolumbos.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Barca-Pomodoro-1.jpgved
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 cups beef stock
  • ½ cup red wine
  • 4 fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 zucchini chopped
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 8-12 oz cheese tortellini
  • 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley (flatleaf)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh grated parmesan

Directions

Place the sausage in a large pot over medium high heat and saute for 10 minutes, or until well browned. Drain the fat except for about 1 tablespoon, add the onions and garlic and saute for 5 more minutes.

Next add the beef stock, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, skimming any fat that may surface.

Add the zucchini, tortellini, green bell pepper and parsley to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until tortellini is fully cooked. Pour into individual bowls and garnish with the cheese.

Comments

The best thing about this recipe is the versatility. Substitute any vegetable or any pasta of your choice and completely re-invent the dish each time.

Spolumbo’s has been providing Calgary with Italian deli favourites for over 20 years. Catering delicious deli cuisine that will make any gathering a hit! Please contact us at 403-264-6452 for event catering, office catering, and corporate catering OR visit our catering page for more details.  

pasta with sausage

Chicken Rotini

March 22, 2020

Chicken Rotini
alla Tom

pasta with sausage

So easy and delicious!

Author: Tom Spoletini

Ingredients

  • 3 links of Spolumbo’s Spicy Chicken
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 3 cups onion (chopped)
  • 2 gloves garlic crushed
  • 2 – 28 oz. Cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 – 28 oz. Can tomato puree
  • 1 – 12 oz. Can tomato paste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1-teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup chopped Italian parsley
  • ¼ cup fresh basil
  • 1 – pound pasta
  • Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)

Directions

Broil sausage for two or three minutes to partially cook. Slice to bite-size portions and set aside.

Coat the bottom of a deep skillet with olive oil and heat on low. Add the garlic and onion; simmer until the garlic is golden brown.

Add all other ingredients, including the sausage and bring to a slow boil over medium heat.

Simmer sauce for about two and a half hours. Boil and drain pasta. Spoon sauce over pasta and sprinkle with cheese.

Comments

So simple and quick to make. I sometimes substitute the sausages with Spolumbo’s Chicken Sundried Tomato & Basil instead of Spicy Chicken. It brings it all together.

Spolumbo’s has been providing Calgary with Italian deli favourites for over 20 years. Catering delicious deli cuisine that will make any gathering a hit! Please contact us at 403-264-6452 for event catering, office catering, and corporate catering OR visit our catering page for more details.  

pasta with sausage

Chicken Rotini

March 28, 2025

Chicken Rotini
alla Tom

pasta with sausage

So easy and delicious!

Author: Tom Spoletini

Ingredients

  • 3 links of Spolumbo’s Spicy Chicken
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 3 cups onion (chopped)
  • 2 gloves garlic crushed
  • 2 – 28 oz. Cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 – 28 oz. Can tomato puree
  • 1 – 12 oz. Can tomato paste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1-teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup chopped Italian parsley
  • ¼ cup fresh basil
  • 1 – pound pasta
  • Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)

Directions

Broil sausage for two or three minutes to partially cook. Slice to bite-size portions and set aside.

Coat the bottom of a deep skillet with olive oil and heat on low. Add the garlic and onion; simmer until the garlic is golden brown.

Add all other ingredients, including the sausage and bring to a slow boil over medium heat.

Simmer sauce for about two and a half hours. Boil and drain pasta. Spoon sauce over pasta and sprinkle with cheese.

Comments

So simple and quick to make. I sometimes substitute the sausages with Spolumbo’s Chicken Sundried Tomato & Basil instead of Spicy Chicken. It brings it all together.

Spolumbo’s has been providing Calgary with Italian deli favourites for over 20 years. Catering delicious deli cuisine that will make any gathering a hit! Please contact us at 403-264-6452 for event catering, office catering, and corporate catering OR visit our catering page for more details.  

Chicken Sausage Salad

Italian Sausage, Zucchini and Bocconcini Pasta Salad

March 22, 2020

Sausage, Zucchini and Bocconcini
Pasta Salad

Chicken Sausage Salad

Fresh and filling pasta salad with sausage slices and grilled veggies.

Author: Wanda Baker

Ingredients

  • ½ green pepper, cut in chunks
  • ½ red pepper, cut in chunks
  • ½ red onion, cut in chunks
  • 1 small zucchini, cut in chunks
  • 3 mild Italian sausages, grilled
  • ½ pkg bacon, cooked
  • 5 cups uncooked Catelli Ancient Grains Fusilli
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cracked pepper
  • olive oil
  • 3 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 container small bocconcini
  • 1 tbsp lemon
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, sliced thin

Directions

  1. Add peppers and onion to a bowl. Drizzle in 1 tsp of oil, a pinch of salt and cracked pepper.
  2. Add vegetables to a grill pan set over medium high heat on the BBQ and grill for about 5 minutes. While they are grilling, toss zucchini into same bowl, drizzle in 1 tsp of oil and a pinch of salt and cracked pepper. Mix and add to grill pan with other veggies. Cook an additional 5 minutes or until tender and lightly charred all over.
  3. In a pan of salted boiling water add fusilli. Cook according to package instructions. Drain and spread on to a baking pan with edges to cool down.
  4. Drain and cut each bocconcini into fours. Set aside.
  5. Sliced sausage into thin slices. Set aside.
  6. Cut bacon into chunks. Set aside.
  7. In a cup or small bowl mix minced garlic with olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk in vinegar.
  8. In a large pasta bowl add cooled pasta, sausage, cheese, grilled veggies, bacon and dressing. Toss to combine.
  9. Sprinkle with fresh lemon, salt, pepper and basil. Serve immediately.

Comments

Summer fresh grilled veggies with fresh basil and bocconcini is favourite dish around here when it gets to hot to cook. Leftover veggies are an easy addition the next day to any dish, like these Grilled Veggie, Pesto & Bocconcini Pizzas.

Today we jazzed up our grilled veggies with bacon, grilled Italian Sausage and lots of fresh garlic. It was a hot one so making something easy and cool for dinner was right up our alley. If you have a side burner on your grill you could also cook the bacon and pasta right there to avoid your oven all together.

In our family we have some who don’t like peppers, some zucchini and some bocconcini cheese (insert gasp). Since I don’t cater to anyone’s likes or dislikes when I make a meal, I always tell them to pick out what they don’t like and eat what they do.

This would be an easy dish to partially prepare in advance and take camping. Make your dressing and store in a sealed jar. Cook all veggies and store in the fridge in a sealed container. Cook the rest when you are there and assemble.

Spolumbo’s has been providing Calgary with Italian deli favourites for over 20 years. Catering delicious deli cuisine that will make any gathering a hit! Please contact us at 403-264-6452 for event catering, office catering, and corporate catering OR visit our catering page for more details.  

Chicken Sausage Salad

Italian Sausage, Zucchini and Bocconcini Pasta Salad

March 28, 2025

Sausage, Zucchini and Bocconcini
Pasta Salad

Chicken Sausage Salad

Fresh and filling pasta salad with sausage slices and grilled veggies.

Author: Wanda Baker

Ingredients

  • ½ green pepper, cut in chunks
  • ½ red pepper, cut in chunks
  • ½ red onion, cut in chunks
  • 1 small zucchini, cut in chunks
  • 3 mild Italian sausages, grilled
  • ½ pkg bacon, cooked
  • 5 cups uncooked Catelli Ancient Grains Fusilli
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cracked pepper
  • olive oil
  • 3 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 container small bocconcini
  • 1 tbsp lemon
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, sliced thin

Directions

  1. Add peppers and onion to a bowl. Drizzle in 1 tsp of oil, a pinch of salt and cracked pepper.
  2. Add vegetables to a grill pan set over medium high heat on the BBQ and grill for about 5 minutes. While they are grilling, toss zucchini into same bowl, drizzle in 1 tsp of oil and a pinch of salt and cracked pepper. Mix and add to grill pan with other veggies. Cook an additional 5 minutes or until tender and lightly charred all over.
  3. In a pan of salted boiling water add fusilli. Cook according to package instructions. Drain and spread on to a baking pan with edges to cool down.
  4. Drain and cut each bocconcini into fours. Set aside.
  5. Sliced sausage into thin slices. Set aside.
  6. Cut bacon into chunks. Set aside.
  7. In a cup or small bowl mix minced garlic with olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk in vinegar.
  8. In a large pasta bowl add cooled pasta, sausage, cheese, grilled veggies, bacon and dressing. Toss to combine.
  9. Sprinkle with fresh lemon, salt, pepper and basil. Serve immediately.

Comments

Summer fresh grilled veggies with fresh basil and bocconcini is favourite dish around here when it gets to hot to cook. Leftover veggies are an easy addition the next day to any dish, like these Grilled Veggie, Pesto & Bocconcini Pizzas.

Today we jazzed up our grilled veggies with bacon, grilled Italian Sausage and lots of fresh garlic. It was a hot one so making something easy and cool for dinner was right up our alley. If you have a side burner on your grill you could also cook the bacon and pasta right there to avoid your oven all together.

In our family we have some who don’t like peppers, some zucchini and some bocconcini cheese (insert gasp). Since I don’t cater to anyone’s likes or dislikes when I make a meal, I always tell them to pick out what they don’t like and eat what they do.

This would be an easy dish to partially prepare in advance and take camping. Make your dressing and store in a sealed jar. Cook all veggies and store in the fridge in a sealed container. Cook the rest when you are there and assemble.

Spolumbo’s has been providing Calgary with Italian deli favourites for over 20 years. Catering delicious deli cuisine that will make any gathering a hit! Please contact us at 403-264-6452 for event catering, office catering, and corporate catering OR visit our catering page for more details.