We do love our pasta at home and this recipe is very simple to make and yummy at the same time. I normally make this with penne pasta but this time tried it with fettuccine and it was so much better and lighter than penne actually. This recipe is definitely a keeper and the nice thing is that you can mix and match different ingredients. This time I made it with ham, mushroom and tomatoes. Here’s how:
Ingredients
About 7 rolls of fettuccine pasta (serves 2 people)
2 tbsps olive oil
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
4-5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 can diced tomatoes
1 tsp tomato paste/puree
1/2 tsp dried herbs or oregano
About 300 gms button mushrooms, washed and quartered
Meat of your choice (or not), chopped into rough bits (you can use leftover chicken shredded; processed meats; mincemeat etc.).
Grated Parmesan cheese for garnishing
Salt and pepper
Method
Heat olive oil. Add chopped onions and garlic and saute.
Now add the mushrooms and cook till soft.
Add the diced tomatoes along with the tomatoe paste and dried herbs. Mix well.
At this stage, add the meat.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 a cup of the cooking liquid.
Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and mix well. If the pasta is a bit too dry, pour in a little bit of the reserved cooking liquid 1 tbsp at a time (it should not become mushy).
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Serve hot with a garnish of grated parmesan cheese and a side of garlic bread.
Garlic bread recipe:
Mince 4-5 cloves of garlic. Add the garlic to butter with 1/2 tsp of dried herbs and a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika. Mix, spread on bread of your choice and either toast or grill.
