Recipes for Nello's Sauce!

Hello, Mrs. Nello here! I was recently appointed by Nello to head up the Nello’s Sauce Recipe Division based in our home here in Raleigh, North Carolina. As you can imagine, there is no lack of Nello’s Sauce in our house and it has been a hobby of mine to find creative ways to use it in recipes. I’m here to show you that Nello’s can be used for more than pizza, pasta, and dipping (though those are great ways to enjoy it)! Search this online recipe book for numerous ideas for recipes that use Nello's Sauce. Simply consult the links below.

Vegan Stuffed Shells, "Conchiglie ripiene"

My first recipe is a healthy twist on the classic Italian dish Conchiglie ripiene or "Stuffed Shells." As you can see on the label, Nello’s Sauce is vegan, so I wanted to do a recipe that showcases this. However, you can always substitute ricotta cheese to make the dish more traditional and leave out the nutritional yeast.

Nello's Homemade Pasta and Meatballs

One of my favorite ways to enjoy Nello's Sauce is over fresh homemade pasta. It's as simple as that: these two ingredients (sauce and pasta) meet in perfect harmony on the plate. Now how do you make pasta at home, you ask? While it takes some time, it's not all that hard. Here are the steps to make the ever-so-delicious "Nellotelli" pasta.

Nello's Homemade Pizza

Making pizza is an art of the highest form. There are so many ways to prepare the dough, so many ways to cook the pizza, so many toppings, combination of toppings, or, as I prefer, absence of toppings; there are a variety of sauces. It truly is free-form culinary art; a plate on which we sprinkle deliciousness.

Nello's Pasta Puttanesca

Don’t mess with this sauce and don’t serve it to the faint of heart. Puttanesca—which means, sauce in the whore’s style—is a spicy, bold sauce that stands on its own very well. A lot of legends have been built around this dish: It was served to clients at brothels in Naples; its name a metaphor for the pungent flavor and strong attitude of the sauce. Coming soon!

Vegetable Polenta Lasagna with Nello's

At the end of the week, Nello and I usually have a mix of random vegetables in the kitchen that we don’t want to waste. This week’s assortment was perfect for making a light and healthy lasagna. Also, since Nello has to fit into a tux soon, I wanted to make something that was easy on the carbs! Thus I decided to experiment with a tube of Italian-herb polenta.

Nello's Tartlets: A Perfect Hors d'oeurve

My good friend Kimberly recently hosted a dinner party, which she's fabulous at doing. To get things started, she served her guests tartlets using Nello's Sauce as an hors d'oeuvre. Of course, they were delicious! Kimberly was kind enough to share her wonderful recipe with us all, and I hope you enjoy. The recipe makes twelve tartlets, but you may size it up if you have more guests.

Eight Types of Pasta to Go with Nello's!

Go ahead, try it. Try to think of Italy and not to think of pasta. It's impossible, right? Good thing! Pasta is so good life without it might not be worthy of being called "life." But before I go any further, I'd like to lay to rest the myth that Marco Polo trekked back from China carrying a box of pasta, announcing to his fellow Italians: "I've found it and it's great al dente!" It's a nice story, and certainly he did encounter noodles on his voyage, however, it appears that the ingenious idea of mixing flour and water possibly sprang up in multiple corners of the globe.