Mushroom Lovers Marinara Recipes

WORLD'S BEST MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, red bell pepper, and parsley; cook and stir until mushrooms are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add oregano, sugar, basil, rosemary, sage, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper; stir to combine, 2 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce into seasoned onion-mushroom mixture; cook over low heat until flavors have combined, 30 minutes.
• Transfer half the sauce to a blender; blend until smooth. Return to saucepan with the remaining sauce; stir to combine.

MUSHROOM MARINARA SAUCE--EASY

Steps:

• Start by heating the oil over medium-low heat in a large pan.
• Slice mushrooms with egg slicer.
• When all the mushrooms are sliced, raise the heat on the pan to medium and add the mushrooms.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for a few minutes until the mushrooms are tender and their juices released.
• Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and reduce the heat to medium-low.
• Using the garlic press, place a clove of unpeeled garlic into the press and add right to the pan (using a fork to get the garlic off the press as necessary). Discard the peel, and continue with the remaining garlic.
• Stir in the pressed garlic and add a small pinch of red pepper flakes.
• Open the can of tomatoes and pour the liquid right into the pan.
• With a kitchen scissor, chop the tomatoes coarsely, right in the can, then, add them to the sauce.
• Add more seasoning, the bay leaf and dried basil, thyme and sugar, then simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes (while the pasta cooks).
• When it is almost time to serve, add a little of the pasta cooking liquid to the sauce.
• Using the scissors, snip the parsley leaves into the sauce.
• I taste for seasoning, discard bay leaf and serve over cooked pasta.

FRIED MUSHROOMS MARINARA

Steps:

• In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper. In another shallow dish, beat eggs and water. Place bread crumbs in a third shallow dish. Add mushrooms to the flour mixture; turn to coat. Dip them in egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs. Let stand for 10 minutes., In a deep saucepan, electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry mushrooms, 6 to 8 at a time, for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown, turning occasionally. Drain on paper towels., Pour spaghetti sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with the mushrooms. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 4-6 minutes or until cheese is melted.

PASTA WITH ROASTED MUSHROOMS AND MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water until "al dente" (just barely done).
• In the meantime, roast the mushrooms on a pan in a hot oven for ten to fifteen minutes, and heat the marinara sauce. Add the mushrooms to the sauce.
• Drain the pasta and top with the marinara sauce and grated parmesan cheese, if desired.