Fresh and Funky Pasta – pasta – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best pasta. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.
Vegeterian Tips: Most restaurants nowadays have vegetarian options available right on the menu. If not, ask your server if there is something that can be made for you. If you are at a more upscale restaurant, the chef will most likely be willing to whip up something for you, as it shows their talents and feeds their ego.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 2 – 4 large tomatoes diced
- 4 – 6 medium mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 onion chopped
- salt and ground black peppe
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 zucchini diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red or green pepper (better with red) sliced
- 2 – 4 large *fresh* leaves of bazil chopped
- handful of chopped *fresh* cilantro (could be sub”d with oregano)
- About a pound of your favorite pasta (I usually use shells or spaghetti)
Directions:
Dice all veggies and set aside. Begin boiling pasta. In a
large skillet saute garlic and onion on medium heat in
olive oil and salt and pepper until onion is translucent
and garlic is slightly brown. Add mushrooms and saute for a
couple minutes until mushrooms are soft and a dark brown.
Add chopped tomatoes, red peppers and zucchini, cover and
let simmer for about 10 minutes. Add cilantro and basil and
cook for about 3 – 4 more minutes. Serve over pasta with a
crisp salad. It”s a treat if you set aside a few slices of
your fresh red bell pepper and add it to your salad. Yum!
Serves: 2-4
Preparation time: 20 min
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