Mama Delilah's Pasta Primavera

Name: Mama Delilah's Pasta Primavera
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: spaghetti sauce; tomatoes, canned, crushed; tomatoes, canned with juice; mushrooms, button; olive oil, extra-virgin; garlic; celery; carrots; green bell peppers; sweet yellow bell peppers; sweet red bell peppers; jalapeño pepper; zucchini; yellow onion; pasta, fettuccine; olive oil; garlic salt; parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated; italian parsley; basil; red pepper flakes

Submitted by ladydelilah

Hearty and zesty, this is my favorite pasta to make. It’s a little bit of work, but comes out as stunning visually as it tastes. Definitely worth the effort. Enjoy!!!

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

60 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

OUNCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE
(tomato, garlic onion)

OUNCES TOMATOES, CANNED, CRUSHED

OUNCES TOMATOES, CANNED WITH JUICE
(petite diced)

OUNCES MUSHROOMS, BUTTON
sliced

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL, EXTRA-VIRGIN

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

STALKS CELERY
sliced thinly on a diagonal slant *

WHOLE CARROTS
peeled and sliced thinly on a diagonal slant *

WHOLE GREEN BELL PEPPERS
seeded and cut into medium sized triangular chunks *

WHOLE SWEET YELLOW BELL PEPPERS
seeded and cut into medium sized triangular chunks *

WHOLE SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
seeded and cut into medium sized triangular chunks *

WHOLE JALAPEÑO PEPPER
seeded and thinly sliced lenthwise *

WHOLE ZUCCHINI
halved lengthwise and thinly sliced *

WHOLE YELLOW ONION
cut into medium sized triangular chunks *

POUNDS PASTA, FETTUCCINE

CUP OLIVE OIL
for drizzling over fettuccini

TEASPOON GARLIC SALT
to sprinkle over fettuccini

OUNCES PARMESAN CHEESE
freshly grated, for garnish

BUNCH ITALIAN PARSLEY
chopped, for garnish

TABLESPOONS BASIL
fresh, and chopped for garnish

TABLESPOONS RED PEPPER FLAKES
optional for garnish

Directions

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and half the garlic to sauté pan, and sauté mushrooms, carrots and celery until carrots start to soften, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove mushrooms, carrots and celery, and place in large stock pot

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and half the garlic to the sauté pan, and sauté bell peppers, jalapenos, zucchini, and onion, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and add to stock pot

Add tomato, onion and garlic sauce, petite diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes to pot. Cook on medium until sauce becomes hot. Then, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until vegetables reach desired consistency.

While sauce is simmering, prepare fettuccini according to package directions, then strain and return to pot.

Drizzle ¼ cup olive oil over fettuccini, while mixing it into the fettuccini using pasta fork. Continue to mix noodles while seasoning with garlic salt

Serve primavera sauce over fettuccini, either family style or on individual plates

Garnish with freshly grated parmesan, chopped basil, parsley, and optional red pepper flakes.