John’s Meaty Portabella Pasta!
Servings Prep Time
8servings 20minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
20minutes 1hour
Servings Prep Time
8servings 20minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
20minutes 1hour
Ingredients
Instructions
Getting Started
  1. Preheat Oven to 400° and Set a large pot of lightly salted water on to boil for the pasta.
Veggie Prep
  1. Add chopped garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, sea salt, pepper and thyme in a mixing bowl and whisk.
  2. Rinse mushrooms quickly to remove grit. ( Do not soak mushrooms, it will ruin them)
  3. Cut mushroom caps into slices, stems into chunks.
  4. Cut peppers into strips.
  5. Combine all into a gallon bag, seal and mix. Let marinate for an hour or more.
Assembly
  1. Pour the contents from the bag into a large Pyrex baking dish, top with fresh rosemary and bake for 16-20 minutes.
  2. Once the water reaches a full boil, add pasta and continue to boil for 9 to 12 minutes or until tender.
  3. Once the pasta is done, remove from the water and place in a large bowl. Do not rinse the pasta.
  4. Take ¼ cup of the water from the pasta pot, 1 tbs butter and add to pasta.
  5. Remove contents from oven and mix into the bowl with pasta. Add chopped basil and top with freshly grated Parmesan.