Pasta Tutto Giardino Recipes

PASTA TUTTO GIARDINO

Steps:

• Sauté onion, garlic& carrots in oil till onion is translucent.
• Add peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, all herbs, and salt& pepper to taste and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in wine, cover, and cook about 10 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan and whisk in flour.
• Cook for 1-2 minutes then add milk gradually.
• Stir constantly.
• Cook till thickened; set aside.
• Add tomatoes to veggies and cook 2 minutes.
• Add the butter/flour mix.
• Serve over pasta.

CONCHIGLIE TUTTO GIARDINO "SHELLS WITH THE WHOLE GARDEN

Steps:

• Melt 6 tbs butter in large saucepan and add the carrots, both onions, radishes, parsley, basil, and garlic. Saute the vegetables, stirring often, until they begin to color--about 20 minutes. Cover the saucepan and simmer the vegetables for another 15 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, wine, salt, pepper, and sugar. Simmer the sauce, uncovered, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• In a small pot, melt 1 tbs butter and stir in the flour. Cook the roux for a few minutes over very low heat, stirring constantly. Heat the cream and stir it into the roux with a whisk. Add the tomato paste and whisk the mixture until it is perfectly smooth. Stir it into the vegetables and wine, along with the grated parmesan cheese.
• Continue simmer the sauce over low heat, stirring often, until it is as thick as you want it to be.
• Cook the shell pasta (conchiglie) in a large kettle of boiling salted water until they are al dente, drain them completely, and pour them into a large, heated serving dish. Ladle as much of the sauce over them as you like, toss them, and serve immediately, with more grated parmesan cheese.

PASTA TUTTO MARE

Steps:

• Assemble all ingredients in sauce pan.
• Stir over low heat until thickened.
• Stir in 1/2°C parmesan cheese, cavatelli noodles, shrimp and crab meat. Stir until shrimp and crab meat are warm.
• Serve in large pasta bowl, with 1 tablespoons crushed graham crackers on top.