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Serves
4
Creator Notes
Most of us converse that after being veggie for a whereas you do now not crave meat anymore … now not me! I turned into veggie for 13 years and quiet drooled as I walked past a BBQ joint or saw any individual munchin on beef jerky. The smoked mozzarella in this recipe elated my carnivorous cravings whereas quiet declaring my veggie everyday life! You are going to be in a attach to catch the smoked mozzarella in a 10oz. braided bundle at trader joes. http://www.consumatron.com/2008/02/trader-joes-smoked-braided-mozzarella-cheese-10-ozhtml —amreen
Components
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8 ounces
penne pasta
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3 tablespoons
olive oil
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28 ounces
canned chopped tomatoes
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1
immense yellow onion
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4
cloves garlic
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1
immense zucchini
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8 ounces
bundle of button mushrooms or cremini while you’re making an strive to catch surely admire!
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1 tablespoon
balsamic vinegar
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1
pinch sugar
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1 teaspoon
beaten crimson pepper flakes
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5 ounces
smoked mozzarella
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salt to taste
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1/2 cup
grated parmesan (elective)
Directions
- Warmth the oven to 350 levels.
- Procure your veggies prepped by dicing the onion, mincing the garlic and cutting again the zucchini (I cherish them to be moon shaped … half the zucchini and then slash). Wash and half the mushrooms. Commence the can of tomatoes.
- Possess a immense pasta pot with water and space it on medium warmth to boil.
- Whereas attempting forward to the water to boil In a (very) immense sauce pan (or medium sized pot) warmth the olive oil. Add the onions and saute on medium for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for one other minute or two. As soon as the garlic and onion are tender add the chopped tomatoes (with their juice). Add the beaten crimson pepper, balsamic vinegar, sugar and salt. Let simmer.
- By now the water should always be boiling. Add the penne and let it cook till its completed … about 8 minutes.
- Whereas you’ve attach the penne to boil add the zuchini and mushrooms to the sauce mixture. Let simmer for a short time.
- Whereas the sauce is simmering and the pasta is boiling dice the mozzarella.
- Steal the pasta off the flame and drain it. Within the pasta pot add the sauce and mix totally.
- Pickle the pasta + sauce in a immense casserole dish. Add the smoked mozzarella and mix it gently. Duvet the dish with foil and bake it for forty five minutes.
- After the forty five minutes it is advisable to presumably presumably add the grated parmesan on prime and repair the dish below the broiler for a minute or two to brown.
- This dish will catch you admire at any potluck … expertise!
I’m definitely one of many rare northern Cali girls who hearts LA. My family hails from India by Kenya and being an correct dinky south asian i spent a range of my young years in the kitchen. Surrounded by correct meals from birth (thanks mother!) i possess always most neatly-liked cooking, drinking and discovering out about meals. In newest years i possess developed an hobby in the ancient past of meals and its cultural connection in particular in how imperialism and colonization has had an affect on cuisines of the sphere. This blog is my system of exploring the fabulous web of nourishment that sustains us.