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Mostaccioli

Mostaccioli at Brunos- A Taste of Italy

Mostaccioli pasta sautéed with Bruno’s own Italian sausage, green & red peppers, onions &  tomatoes in a light red sauce.

Come by today for dinner with us:  1911 King Ave. W Billings, Montana 59102

Lunch Menu

Brunos- A Taste of Italy offers a great lunch menu and all pasta lunches are serves with delicious and fresh garlic bread and topped with our fresh grated blend of cheese.

Choose from Angel Hair, Spaghetti, Linguini, Spinach Fettuccini or Rigatoni served with your choice of:

Bruno's Sugo, (Italian Gravy) our own slow cooked red marinara sauce

Alfredo Sauce, Bruno's own blend of rich cream and fresh grated cheese.

Meat Sauce, made with beef and our own Italian pork sausage.

Chicken Alfredo, broiled chicken breast with Bruno's Alfredo Sauce.

Bruno's Frescio Sauce, tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, onions, olive oil, wine, and chili flakes.

Also on the Lunch Menu:

Bruno's Lasagna - (no meat) made with layers & layers of our own rich blend of cheeses smothered with Sugo.

Lasagna with our hearty meat sauce

Tortellini - Ground Beef filled, or Spinach Cheese filled or a mix of both. Tortellini is served with your choice of Bruno's Sugo or Alfredo.

Linguini a la Carbonara - Linguini Sauteed with peppered Bacon and Chicken, rich cream and loads of cheese.

Chicken Florentine, Cannelloni - pasta tube filled with chicken, spinach and cheeses, baked to perfection and topped with Bruno's Sugo.

Spinach & Artichoke Lasagna - This wonderful combination is alternately layered with Alfredo and Sugo and topped with Alfredo.

Ravioli - your choice of ground beef filled or Cheese filled or a mix of both. Ravioli is served with your choice of Bruno's Sugo or Alfredo sauce

Gnocchi - Traditional Italian classic, potato dumplings served with your choice of Bruno's Sugo, Alfredo or Fresco Sauce.

Mostaccioli - Mostaccioli pasta sauteed with Bruno's own Italian sausage, green & red peppers, onions & tomatoes in a light red sauce.

Come by Brunos- A Taste of Italy for lunch today!

Have You Eaten Your Salad Today?

Did you know eating a salad almost everyday can be one of the healthy eating habits you can have! Eating salads is a convenient way to work in a couple of servings of vegetables and/or fruit. Green salads are always on the menu of almost every restaurant. You can even buy a side salad (with Romaine lettuce, carrots and tomatoes, available with fat-free or reduced-calorie salad dressing.) Most people enjoy eating salads, even kids! You can even make them your own.

Here are some reasons to start eating your greens today:

Fiberous: Salads contain alot of fiber since there maybe different kinds of fruit. Eating salads that are high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels and prevent constipation.

Getting your daily dose of Fruits and Veggies: We are always told to eat more fruits and vegetables because of the nutrients that helps our bodies. When you are eating more greens, you'll likely have more levels of powerful antioxidants (vitamin C and E, folic acid, lycopene, and alpha- and beta-carotene,) especially if your salad includes some raw vegetables.

Helps you feel satisfied with your diet: If you are on a diet, start with eating salads. Studies have shown that eating lower calorie foods (Like salad) can give you the feeling of being full. The bigger the salad the better, just add less dressing and more veggies.

Use good fats dressing: Good fats are the ones that are found in olive oil, avocado and nuts. These good fats help your body absorb protective phytochemicals. In a recent study, it has been said that a diet that includes plenty of olive oil and raw vegetables is linked to reduced mortality.

Salad is a great starter for meals everyday! Brunos-A Taste of Italy, has a variety of soups that can start your meals off right! Come on in today!

Thanksgiving

Have a wonderful thanksgiving with your loved ones and don't forget to continue the feast this weekend with us at Bruno's!

 

About Italian Bruschetta

Bruschetta is an antipasto from Italy consisting of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper. Variations may include toppings of tomato, vegetables, beans, cured meat, or cheese. The most popular recipe outside of Italy involves basil, fresh tomato, garlic and onion or mozzarella. Bruschetta is usually served as a snack or appetizer and In some countries, a topping of chopped tomato, olive oil and herbs is sold as bruschetta.

In Italy, bruschetta is often prepared using a brustolina grill. In the Abruzzo region of Italy a variation of bruschetta made with a salame called ventricina is served. Raw pork products and spices encased in pig bladder are aged and the paste spread on open slices of bread which are sometimes grilled. This was a way of salvaging bread that was going stale. In Tuscany it is called fettunta and it is usually served without toppings, especially in November, to taste the very first oil of the season.

Around 1990, appetizer and hors d'oeuvres menus around the country started featuring bruschetta. Early versions of the toasted bread snack were commonly topped with fresh basil, chopped tomatoes, garlic and olive oil, a combination of garlic bread and French bread pizza. Diners embraced the concept with fervor and the choice of toppings increased with demand.

Interesting Fact:

The original, unadorned bruschetta was the poor man's version of garlic bread. The toast was merely flavored with garlic essence instead of having pieces of garlic served on the surface of the bread. As the hors d'oeuvre gained popularity in America, olive oil and garlic remained part of the recipe but the traditional Italian toppings were frequently replaced with sausage, cheese, pancetta, mushrooms, olive spread and truffles.

Italian Ingredients

Here are the essential Italian ingredients that make's up the food you love!

Basil

This essential for Italian cooking and Asian stir-fries is commonly seen as green-leafed sweet basil but also comes in purple opal, pungent Thai, and scented varieties, like lemon or cinnamon.

Tomatoes

Packed with cancer-fighting lycopene, tomatoes are also rich in flavor—which is why they’re essentials in cuisines around the world.

Pasta

A staple of every pantry, dried pasta—a delectable combination of semolina flour, water, and salt—is a surefire kid-pleaser, a quintessential comfort food, and the basis of no end of delicious dishes. Fresh pasta, which contains eggs, is more tender than dried and cooks in about half the time.

Garlic

Garlic, famous (or infamous) for its pungent flavor, is an indispensable ingredient in many world cuisines. One bulblike head can contain up to 2 dozen individually wrapped cloves.

Of course there are a few more, but we know these are the most used ingrediants. Come in to Bruno's today to get your Italian fix!