My family loves a good pasta with red sauce night. Being a foodie there is no way I can just heat up a jar of sauce and call it dinner. I HAVE to mess with it. This is a good basic recipe that can be varied in a lot of ways, using whatever vegetables you have on hand. It's a great way to clean the fridge of all the remnants from the previous weeks CSA shares too. This recipe uses a jar of organic marinara sauce to make it easy but using fresh tomatoes makes it even better if they are in season. Ingredients: 1 large fennel bulb, diced 1 large onion, diced 1 zucchini, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 red bell pepper, diced 3 Teaspoons olive oil 1 jar organic marinara sauce 1 large can organic diced tomatoes 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil( 2 tsp dried will work but fresh is sooo much better!) 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh oregano (2 tsp dried will work too) Red Pepper Flakes (optional, amount varies by your preferred spice level, 1 use about 1/2 teaspoon) Heat … [Read more...]
