Spaghettini With Tomatoes Mushrooms And Olives Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH OLIVES AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. When water comes to a boil, add pasta, stirring constantly for the first minute to help prevent spaghetti from sticking together. Cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• In a large saute pan, heat oil. When almost smoking, add olives and red pepper flakes. Saute for 3 minutes over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and carefully pour in tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water. Add pasta to the sauce and toss to coat completely. Add pasta water if you need to thin out the sauce a bit. Plate pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil.
• In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and bay leaves and simmer uncovered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.
• Add 1/2 the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
• If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large serving bowl, combine the tomatoes, cheese, basil, olives, vinegar, salt and pepper. Drain spaghetti; add to tomato mixture and toss to combine. , In a small nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook garlic in oil until tender. Pour over spaghetti mixture; toss to coat.

SPAGHETTINI WITH TOMATOES AND ANCHOVIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice tomatoes and place half of the slices in a single layer on the bottom of a baking dish. Add 2 to 3 anchovies on top of each tomato slice. Top each tomato slice with another tomato slice, making a sandwich out of the anchovies. Season with crushed red pepper and olive oil. Bake 20 minutes.
• Cook pasta.
• Drain pasta and mix with tomato and anchovy mixture in a large pasta bowl. Toss with spoons to break up the tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped parsley and fresh Parmesan, to taste.

SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATOES, MUSHROOMS, AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook pasta to al dente.
• Warm olive oil slowly.
• Add garlic, basil, oregano; heat gently for 10 minutes to allow flavours to mingle.
• Saute mushrooms, pepper, and tomatoes in the oil/herb mixture.
• Combine pasta and vegetable mix.
• Stir in freshly grated Parmesan.

SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATOES, BLACK OLIVES, GARLIC, AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the tomatoes, olives, feta, capers, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghetti until just done, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in a medium frying pan, heat the olive oil over moderately low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the cooked pasta and the garlic oil to the tomato mixture and toss.

SPAGHETTINI WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot, bell pepper, onion and garlic and saut´ until tender, about 10 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes with puree, stewed tomatoes with juices, wine, dried red pepper and oregano. Bring to simmer. Cook sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to sauce. Reserve dripping in skillet. Cover sauce partially and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add mushrooms and zucchini to skillet with drippings; saut´ over medium-high heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir into sauce. Simmer uncovered until sauce is thick, about 20 minutes. Add sugar and vinegar. Season with salt, pepper and more dried red pepper, if desired. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before using.)
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Transfer pasta to large bowl. Toss pasta with enough sauce to coat. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve, passing Parmesan and remaining sauce separately.

SPAGHETTINI WITH TOMATOES, MUSHROOMS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large soup kettle. Add pasta; using package directions as a guide, boil until just tender. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking liquid, drain and return pasta to kettle.
• Meanwhile, heat oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add onions; cook until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms; cook until they start to brown, about 5 minutes. Add olives, tomatoes and oregano; simmer to heat through and blend flavors, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add contents of skillet, 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and the cheese to the pasta; toss to coat, adding more water if necessary to keep pasta moist. Top pasta with pepper; serve with extra Romano cheese passed separately