It is common for Italians feel a great pasta dish for lunch or as an appetizer. For dinner or a quick lunch , I like to mix different types of pasta ( I can not do without long pasta solution). The recipe below has infinite varieties. First try the recipe and the next time this happens, add a number of other goodies including sun-dried tomatoes , artichokes , mozzarella , meatballs or Italian sausage , etc.
Ingredients ( 4-5 people) :
1 pound fresh mushrooms , sliced ( could use mushrooms)
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons butter
1 pound penne (fresh if you can make or find )
3 tablespoons oil tablespoons extra virgin olive
1 pound grated parmesan
4 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon fresh basil ( you can substitute an equal amount of dry , if you do not have fresh )
1 teaspoon fresh oregano ( can substitute an equal amount of dry , if you do not have fresh )
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
preparation:
Wash the mushrooms and place in a saucepan. Add wine and butter and cook over high heat until all the liquid is gone - about 20 minutes. Set aside. Meanwhile , cook the penne in a pot containing a few gallons of boiling salted water for about 10 minutes. Pour into a colander , once cooked penne and make sure that most of the water has disappeared, but the dough is still warm. Put the dough in the pan with olive oil, parmesan , garlic , basil , oregano, pepper flakes , salt and pepper and mix. Now, if you want to try other ingredients I mentioned in the introductory paragraph . My family and I eat it as a main dish for dinner sometimes we love so much.
