pasta: penne with cremini tomato ragout

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Penne with Aromatic Cremini Tomato Ragout

 

Recipe By :Elizabeth Schneider

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pasta Vegetarian

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 pounds cremini mushrooms -- rinsed

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion -- chopped

1 garlic cloves -- chopped finely (1 to 2)

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

1 teaspoon kosher salt

14 ounces canned tomatoes

8 ounces tomato puree or sauce

1/4 teaspoon chili flakes

1/4 cup chopped mint leaves -- (1/4 to 1/2 cup)

1 pound penne rigate

 

1. Thinly slice half of cremini, halve or quarter remaining mushrooms. Heat 1

1/2 tablespoons olive oil in large heavy saucepan. Add chopped onion, garlic,

orange zest and salt; toss over moderate heat until onions are lightly colored,

about 5 minutes. Raise heat, add mushrooms and saute until juices are released,

then nearly evaporate, about 10 minutes.

 

2. Add chopped tomatoes, puree and chili flakes. Cover and cook over low heat,

stirring often, until flavors blend, about 15 minutes. Stir in 2 to 4

tablespoons mint, to taste.

 

3. Boil pasta until al dente and toss with remaining olive oil and large

spoonful of sauce. Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with chopped mint to

taste. About 4 main dish servings.

 

Cremini Mushrooms

A wild mushroom, Cremini are also marketed as cremini, baby bellas, golden

Italian, Roman or classic brown mushrooms. These small brown mushrooms are

actually another strain of the more common white (champignon) mushrooms. Cremini

and portabella mushrooms are the same strain. Cremini are only younger and

smaller.

 

 

Source:

" Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini by Elizabeth Schneider (Morrow) "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 405 Calories; 9g Fat (18.7% calories from

fat); 14g Protein; 70g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 574mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : Like all mushrooms, creminis go well with cream. Palomino Euro Bistro,

downtown, turns portabella and cremini mushrooms into a wonderfully rich soup

with butter, cream and a dash of cayenne pepper.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 4204 0 0 0 0 0 0 1505 4714 20062 0