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COOK TIME

45 Minutes

PREPARATION TIME

25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 item small onion, chopped
• 1 item carrot, peeled and diced finely
• 1 item stalk celery, chopped
• 2 item cloves garlic, minced
• 1 item pound mushroom blend (shiitake, cremini, oyster), stemmed and coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 item Salt and ground black pepper
• ½ cup red wine
• 1 cup water
• 1 item (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 item (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 item basil leaves
• 1 cup (16 ounce) package whole grain rigatoni noodles
• ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION

1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat until hot but not
smoking. Add the onion, carrot, celery and cook, stirring often, until
the vegetables are tender but not brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in the garlic
and continue to cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add the mushrooms, tomato paste, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of
ground black pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms are
soften and the tomato paste begins to darken, about 4 minutes.

2. Add the wine and cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add the water,
tomatoes, with their juice, tomato sauce, oregano, and basil to the vegetable
mixture and stir. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring
occasionally, until the sauce is thick, about 45 to 60 minutes. Remove
from heat and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

3. While the vegetable Bolognese is simmering, bring a large pot of
salted water to a boil. Stir in the rigatoni noodles and cook according to the
package directions for just tender or al dente. Drain in a colander and
return to the pot. Toss the pasta with half of the vegetable Bolognese
and serve with additional Bolognese sauce and Parmesan cheese on the side.

YIELD

9 Serving/s