Tagliatelle with Vegetable Ragu
4
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 10 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 50 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
This sauce is great on any type of pasta (we like thin, ribbonlike tagliatelle), spread onto a pizza shell, or atop omelettes, chicken, or fish. While you’re at it, make a double batch of the sauce and freeze it. It can be thawed overnight in the refrigerator or reheated without thawing. Frying peppers, sometimes labeled “Italian” or “Cubanelle” peppers, are similar to bell peppers, with the same color spectrum and a more slender, tapered shape. Their flesh is thinner than that of bells, with slightly sweeter flavor. Look for them in better supermarkets and farmers’ markets in the summer months. If unavailable, substitute 1/2 to 1 large green bell pepper.
Ingredients
Olive oil
2 Tbsp
Onion
1 medium, finely chopped
Uncooked zucchini
1 small, finely chopped
Celery
1 rib(s), medium, finely chopped
Green bell pepper
1 medium, frying pepper, such as a Cubanelle, seeded and finely chopped
Carrots
1 medium, peeled and finely chopped
Mushrooms
5 medium, finely chopped
Canned tomatoes
28 oz, whole plum, pureed, with juice
Fresh parsley
½ cup(s), flat-leaf, chopped
Fresh basil
¼ cup(s), chopped
Fresh oregano
1 Tbsp, chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), minced
Bay leaf
1 leaf/leaves
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, freshly ground, or to taste
Uncooked pasta
6 oz, tagliatelle
Grated Parmesan cheese
4 Tbsp
Instructions
1
Heat a large nonstick saucepan. Swirl in the oil, then add the onion. Sauté over medium heat until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the zucchini and celery and sauté until softened. Add the frying pepper, carrot, and mushrooms; cook stirring frequently, until the mushrooms have released and reabsorbed their juices and the carrots are softened, about 10 minutes.
2
Add the tomatoes, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, bay leaf, salt, and ground pepper. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes.
3
Cook the tagliatelle according to package directions. Drain and place in a warmed serving bowl. Pour the sauce over the tagliatelle and toss to coat. Sprinkle with the cheese and serve.
4
Yields 1 1/2 cups per serving.
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