A vegetarian meal that's great for dinner guests. Just toss some veggies—carrots, garlic, onion, and mushrooms—into the food processor and blitz to a rubble. Sauté in olive oil, then add store-bought tomato sauce and dried mushrooms. The sauce bubbles away while the pasta cooks. Toss the rigatoni with the sauce—the little pasta tunnels become stuffed with the vegetarian ragú. Then top with cold torn fresh mozzarella and a drizzle of truffle oil.
About the author: Kerry Saretsky is the creator of French Revolution Food, where she reinvents her family's classic French recipes in a fresh, chic, modern way.
About This Recipe
Yield:
serves 2 to 4
Active time:
30 minutes
Total time:
30 minutes
Special equipment:
Food processor
Ingredients
1/2 pound Portobello mushrooms, roughly chopped
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 medium carrot, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
3 medium cloves garlic, smashed
1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
2 cups tomato basil sauce
1 pound dry rigatoni
5 ounce ball of fresh mozzarella
Truffle oil for drizzling (optional)
Procedures
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Place mushrooms in bowl of food processor and pulse until no pieces larger than 1/2 inch remain, about 8 to 10 short pulses. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons olive in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until all of their liquid has evaporated and they start to sizzle, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then transfer to a bowl.
Meanwhile, place carrot, onion, and garlic in bowl of food processor and pulse until no pieces larger than 1/2 inch remain, about 8 to 10 short pulses. Wipe out now-empty skillet and heat remaining tablespoon oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add carrot/onion mixture, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until completely soft, about 5 minutes.
Return the mushrooms to the skillet and add the tomato sauce along with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, making sure that the sauce doesn't completely dry out (Add water as necessary while simmering). Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions.
Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Add the pasta to the sauce, and toss to coat, adding reserved pasta water as necessary to adjust consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, topping each portion with torn mozzarella and a drizzle of truffle oil
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