Rhode Island has a great Italian community that is passionate about food. Federal Hill in Providence has restaurants and specialty stores up and down the street and on the back streets. The best pasta that one can buy comes from the Constantino Family at Venda Ravioli. My freezer will always have the basic staples of cheese ravioli, tortellini, cavatelli, and lobster ravioli (for the short notice dinner party!) Pasta dinners are great easy meal options that offers amazing flavor and variety to the dinner table.
Below I have one of my staple tortellini dishes that I make during the colder nights of fall and winter. The Fortuna's Sausage from Westerly, Rhode Island has such great flavors in it that you will not have to add any spice to the dish. If you want to add heat use the hot sausage instead or mix the different flavors together.
Makes 6
Ingredients:
1 package of Venda Tri Color Tortellini
1 rope of Fortuna's Tuscano Sausage
1 package of Fresh Whole Spinach (cut)
2 cups of crushed Tomatoes
1/4 grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the Venda Tortellini. Once the tortellini are floating to the top strain and set aside.
Cut the Sausage out of the casing and set aside. Rinse the Spinach and cut or tear into one in ch pieces.
In a large skillet warm the olive oil. Once the pan is warm add the Tuscano Sausage and brown. Once the sausage is cooked all the way through you can add the tomatoes and spinach. Once spinach has wilted add the tortellini and toss to incorporate all the ingredients.
Top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve!
Tortellini can be substituted for ravioli.
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