Pasta with Your Own Red Sauce Creation

Pasta with Your Red Sauce Creation

(4-6 servings)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. Olive Oil (EVOO)

2 gloves Garlic, fine chop

½ cup Onion, fine chop

½ cup Red Wine or Pasta Water (your choice)

2 tbsp. Tomato Paste

14.5 oz Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes

1 tsp. Dry Oregano

Your Creation Items (see note)

Red Pepper Flakes (optional)

12 oz. Cooked Pasta, your choice

Directions:

In a large (3-5 qt.) sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat.  Add the garlic and onion to the pan and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.  Stir in the wine followed by the tomato paste and bring to a boil.  Next add the crushed tomatoes and oregano.  Bring the pan back to a boil and add your creation ingredients, pepper flakes (if using) and heat through.  Combine the cooked pasta with the mixture in the pan, heat an additional minute and then serve.

Note:               Your creation ideas can include any item you like but use cooked

                           meats or protein.  This protein could be ground beef, ground

                           sausage, link sausage, meatballs, bacon, pancetta or clams as

                           some ideas.  Some other ingredients could be mushrooms (your

                           choice on type), olives (your choice on type), anchovies, capers,

                           fresh herbs and various cheeses.  Use your imagination and

                           favorite foods.

Note:               If sauce is too thick, just add a little pasta water to help thin.  If it

                           is too thin, heat the sauce a little longer.

Note:               This whole cooking process should take you less than 30

                           minutes.  So this can become a quick meal for you that is

                           ever changing in taste and flavor.

Ideas for Future Efforts

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Pasta with Your White Sauce Creation

(4-6 servings)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. Butter

2 cloves Garlic, fine chop

½ cup Shallots, fine chop (can sub onions instead)

1 cup White Wine

1 cup Heavy Cream

Your Creation Items (see note)

12 oz. Cooked Pasta, your choice

Directions:

In a large (3-5 qt.) sauté pan, melt butter over medium heat.  Add the garlic and shallots to the pan and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.  Stir in the wine followed by the cream and bring to a boil.  Add your creation ingredients and heat through.  Combine the cooked pasta with the mixture in the pan, heat an additional minute and then serve.

Note:               Your creation ideas can include any item you like but use cooked

                           meats or protein.  This protein could be chicken, bacon, pancetta

                           or shrimp as some ideas.  Some other ingredients could be

                           mushrooms (your choice on type), roasted red peppers,

                           sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, spinach or other greens,

                           fresh herbs and various cheeses.  Use your imagination and

                           favorite foods.

Note:               If sauce is too thick, just add a little pasta water to help thin.  If it

                           is too thin, heat the sauce a little longer.

Note:               This whole cooking process should take you less than 30

                           minutes.  So this can become a quick meal for you that is

                           ever changing in taste and flavor.

Ideas for Future Efforts

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