Veggie Pasta

I remember having this plateful of pasta with "vegetarian" sauce not too long ago at Vienna Kaffeehaus.  Pure vegans would not think it is really vegetarian since it has a cream base and it is drizzled with a lot of Parmesan cheese.  However, for those who would prefer to have meatless pasta for a change, this dish could just save you from an untimely heart attack!

If memory serves me right, this "vegetarian" sauce is composed of onions, button mushrooms, red bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, and asparagus drenched in heavy cream sauce and served on steaming hot spaghetti noodles.  Buttered bread slices are also part of the ensemble.

Buon appetito!

Meatless Spaghetti

Images: No good photos... Ugly phone cam... :-(
Food: YUMMY!!! :-D

I love spaghetti (I can't say though that everybody does). Yesterday I came across some gourmet spaghetti sauces in the supermarket and my mother told me too cook spag. I only said yes if it's ok with her that I wouldn't put meat in the sauce and she agreed. I was supposed to take some of this meatless spaghetti to Odessa's because we were supposed to meet and do some brainstorming BUT the weather didn't cooperate and we were both not feeling very well.

Anyway, here's the recipe. Try it out! ;-)

Meatless Spaghetti

Ingredients:

• spaghetti, cooked al dente
• oil
  
• 1 head garlic, minced
  
• 1 medium white onion, chopped
  
• 1 can sliced button mushrooms
  
• salt
  
• pepper
• ground oregano
• parsley, finely chopped
  
• Del Monte's Gourmet Beef and Mushroom Sauce (hey this is free advertising! hahaha!)
• cheese

Directions:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Cook it al dente...don't ruin the pasta...drain.
• Sauté garlic, onion, and mushrooms in oil. Add parsley and spaghetti sauce.
• Season with salt, pepper, and oregano.
• Add cheese.
• Simmer for a while.
• In a plate serve pasta with sauce and cheese.
• Eat!!! Buon appetito!

*Strict vegetarians may find this recipe non-vegetarian since the sauce is beef flavored. Well I didn't say that this is supposed to be a vegetarian recipe BUT it has no meat in it.