mushroom and black bean pasta sauce
I will admint that this sauce is not lovely to look at. But, it tastes so good!
prep time
cook time
method
Stove Top
yield
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup hot water
- 16 - sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 pound mushrooms, sliced (use a variety of baby bellas, shiitake, button, ect.)
- 1 can black beans
- - salt, to taste
- - fresh ground pepper, to taste (or if you like, use cayenne for some heat)
How To Make mushroom and black bean pasta sauce
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Step 1Rehydrate sun-dried tomatoes in hot water. Reserve liquid, chop tomatoes and set aside.
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Step 2In large skillet, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until transluscent - about 5 minutes.
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Step 3Add mushrooms and saute about 5 minutes.
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Step 4Add sun-dried tomatoes, reserved liquid, black beans with liquid, salt an pepper.
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Step 5Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce starts to reduce and thicken - about 15 minutes. (If your sauce is too thin, you can thicken it with corn starch. Mix 1 T cornstarch in 1/2 cup water. While stirring your sauce, slowly pour in about half of the cornstarch and water. Stir gently while bringing the sauce up to a boil, if still not thick enough add the rest of the cornstarch.)
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Step 6Check the seasoning and serve either over pasta or mix together with a shape pasta such as penne or ziti.
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Category:
Pasta
Category:
Other Main Dishes
Category:
Other Sauces
Diet:
Vegetarian
Keyword:
#mushrooms
Keyword:
#beans
Ingredient:
Beans/Legumes
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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