Baby Portabella Spaghetti

"An earthy, elegant alternative to the same old spaghetti."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
  • Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
  • Rinse all vegetables, cleaning mushrooms thoroughly with pastry brush or wet paper towel. Set mushrooms aside.
  • Peel onion and dice vegetables into roughly one-inch cubes.
  • Place diced vegetables in a large bowl, add two Tablespoons of olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme and garlic powder. Mix well together, making sure all the vegetables are coated evenly with olive oil and seasonings.
  • Spread a little olive oil over the aluminum lined cookie sheet and spread out mixed vegetables evenly into a single layer.
  • Broil at 500 degrees F for approximately 15-20 minutes or until vegetables begin to caramelize and edges of vegetables begin to turn brown. Remove from heat.
  • Meanwhile, peel and dice garlic. Chop baby portabella mushrooms and parsley. Chiffonade basil. Set aside.
  • Open canned tomatoes, drain off liquid, reserving 1/2 cup tomato juice.
  • Remove tomato seeds and chop tomatoes.
  • In a large stock pot, heat butter over medium high to high heat.
  • Add the mushrooms and saute until soft. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, an additional minute. Add tomatoes, cook 5 minutes, breaking them apart with spoon. Add roasted vegetables, white wine, red pepper flakes, saffron threads, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper.
  • Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring and scraping bottom occasionally, about 15 minutes to reduce liquid.
  • Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti noodles in a large pot of salted water 8-10 minutes or until al dente.
  • Remove 1/2 cup of pasta water and add to tomato sauce. Add reserved 1/2 cup tomato juice to tomato sauce. Continue to reduce the tomato sauce on medium heat until you reach desired consistency.
  • Drain spaghetti and place on a plate. Top with tomato sauce and garnish with grated parmesan cheese and fresh basil ribbons.

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