Nutritious and Delicious Pasta
Mushrooms and onions, sauteed with water and flavored with garlic and onion powder, Port wine, tomato vegetable juice, oregano and basil, are simmered with a bit of arrowroot to make a tasty vegetable sauce for the pasta of your choice.
Yield: 6 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Calories: 160.80
Total Fat: 1.06 g
Total Carbohydrate: 28.69 g
Protein: 5.95 g
Ingredients:
8 ounces pasta
3 onions, minced
8 fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (5.5 ounce) can low-sodium, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
1/2 cup port wine
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon arrowroot powder
1 cup water
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Cook pasta in a large pot with boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
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Meanwhile, in a large saucepan saute the mushrooms and onions in1/2 cup of water. Add the garlic, onion powder, Port wine, tomato vegetable juice, oregano and basil. After first dissolving the arrowroot in a bowl with 1/2 cup of water, add slowly to saucepan, stirring frequently. Thickening will occur within a minute.
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Add the cooked and drained pasta to the large saucepan and stir. Place lid on for 3 minutes, then serve warm.
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