“Meatless Monday” Recipe of the Week – Vegetables Bolognese

September 4, 2017 at 5:39 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, Meatless Monday, vegetables | Leave a comment
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This week’s “Meatless Monday” Recipe of the Week is – Vegetables Bolognese. A Vegetarian Bolognese for your Whole Grain Pasta! Made with a good selection of Vegetables and Spicy Pasta Sauce. The recipe has different versions online, I’m going with the one from the CooksRecipes website. The Cooks site has a huge selection of recipes of all cuisines and tastes! Enjoy and Eat Healthy! http://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Vegetables Bolognese
A vegetarian alternative to the traditional Italian meat-based sauce, Bolognese.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 cup dried tomatoes
1/2 cup boiling water
2 medium-size sweet onions, chopped
2 small zucchini, chopped
1 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped
1 medium-size red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (26-ounce) jar spicy pasta sauce
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
Hot cooked pasta for accompaniment

Cooking Directions:

1 – Stir together dried tomatoes and 1/2 cup boiling water in a bowl; let stand 30 minutes. Drain, chop, and set aside.
2 – Sauté onion and next 5 ingredients in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in chopped tomato.
3 – Stir in pasta sauce, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; stir in basil, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Serve over hot cooked pasta.
Makes 6 servings.
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/mless/vegetables-bolognese-recipe.html