Better with Wine, take your pasta to the next level with this easy recipe

Aside from being delicious, the best part about pasta is that most people have it in their pantry because it keeps for so darn long. But eating the same thing over and over can get boring. And while it’s easy to pop a jar of pasta sauce and make dinner it’s not something that is exciting. This recipe takes your pasta to the next level with the power of red wine.

What’s special about this recipe is it’s relative simplicity in terms of the number of ingredients and prep time.

As we alluded to in the first paragraph, the star of the show is the wine. We use a Chianti, and I recommend using a good bottle of Chianti Classico if you can find it, but you shouldn’t have to spend more than 15 dollars. Feel free to substitute any drier red wine into the recipe if you can’t find a Chianti.

As you’ll see in the recipe, the key to this recipe is letting the sauce simmer for at least an hour to really let the flavors mix. I hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

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Wine Sauce Penne pasta recipe

This recipe takes a little bit of time to cook but is super easy to do. If you want a pasta dish that will not only be delicious but also bring some variety to a classic, this is the dish for you. If you love wine, this is definitely the dish for you.

Cuisine Italian

Keyword mushroom, pasta, Penne pasta, redwine, shallot

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 People

Author Laboca

Cost $10 – $25

Equipment

• Pot x 2

Ingredients

• 1 Shallot
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 2 Cans (large) Tomato Sauce (15oz)
• 1 Can Tomato Paste
• 1/2 Bottle Red Wine (Sangiovese)
• 1 Package Pre-Sliced baby bella mushrooms
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Salt & Pepper
• 1 box Penne Pasta

Instructions

• Chop the Shallots and Garlic until they are finely minced
• Sauté the shallots, garlic and mushrooms in your first pot and season them to taste with salt and pepper.
• Keep cooking until the mushrooms are soft and the onions are translucent. Remember to stir frequently.
• Add in your one can of tomato paste and stir it into the mushroom, garlic and shallot mixture.
• Add the two cans of tomato sauce
• Fill one of the empty tomato sauce can to the top with water and add the water to the pot.
• Stir the ingredients in the pot. Raise the heat to a high simmer and let the sauce reduce for 30 minutes.
• Add your red wine into the sauce and stir. Let it it simmer and cook for about 1.5 hours. (The longer you let it simmer the more the flavors mix)
• Cook your Penne pasta to the package directions
• When your Pasta is ready, pour the sauce on top, throw some parmesan cheese on top and ENJOY!

Laboca

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