Spaghetti with tomato ricotta sauce

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 tablespoons Oilive oil
1 medium Onion finely chopped
3 Cloves garlic minced
¾ pounds Firm fresh mushrooms
28 ounces Can peeled tomatoes drained; and coarsely chopped
15 ounces Container part-skim ricotta
½ cup Tightly packed Italian parsley; finely chopped
½ cup Tightly packed fresh basil leaves; finely chopped
Salt
Ground black
1 pounds Spaghetti
½ cup Freshly grated Parmesan

Directions

Mushrooms, ricotta, tomatoes and basil blend wonderfull in this hearty sauce.

In a large saucepan heat the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and saute over low heat, covered until soft. Wipe the mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel and slice thin. Add the mushrooms to the saucepan, and stir continuously, over high heat, until theu are coated with olive oil, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, bring to boil and cook, uncovered, for a few minutes more. Stir in the ricotta, parsley, basil and salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, bring 5 quarts of water to rolling in a large covered pot. Add 2 tablespoons salt and all the pasta at once; stir well. Boil briskly for about 7 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente, tender but still firm to bite. Pour into a colander and shake vigorously to drain. Toss with the hot sauce and season the pasta to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with parmesan cheese

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Cozinha@... on Aug 10, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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