Bow Tie Pasta in Red Sauce | Pasta with Veeba Red Sauce | Veeba Pasta Red Sauce Review
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 2 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • Bow Tie pasta - 1 cup
  • Veeba red pasta sauce - ½ cup
  • Button mushrooms - 200 gms, sliced thinly
  • Garlic - 8 to 10 cloves, grated
  • Grated cheese - ½ cup (Use any of cheddar, mozzarella or processed)
  • Italian seasoning - 1 tsp
  • Extra virgin olive oil - 4 to 6 tbsp
  • Fresh parsley - handful to garnish
  • Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Boil a pot of water and add about a tablespoon of salt to it. Add the pasta to boiling water and cook it until al dente i.e. soft but not too much. Check the pasta packet for the time it needs to cook until al dente.
  2. Before draining the water out, reserve a cup of pasta water. This starchy water is very useful as we will see in the steps below.
  3. Once done, pour the pasta into a colander to let all the water drain out and wash the pasta in cold running water for a few seconds. Set it aside.
  4. Now heat a skillet and add about two tablespoons of olive oil. Once the oil is warm, add the sliced mushrooms and the grated garlic. Sauté the mushrooms and garlic for a good 10 to 15 minutes on medium heat until mushrooms turn deep brown and are cooked through.
  5. Once the mushrooms are nicely sautéed, take them out on a plate and set aside.
  6. Now heat the remaining olive oil in the same skillet. Once warm, add the Veeba red pasta sauce to the skillet.
  7. Sauté the pasta sauce in olive oil for 2 to 3 minutes, keeping the heat low. If the sauce starts to stick, pour the reserved pasta water 2 spoons at a time and keep mixing. The sauce will thin down and become easier to stir.
  8. Taste and season the sauce with salt, pepper and the Italian seasoning. Give a good mix so that they are evenly mixed in.
  9. Add the cooked pasta now and using a spatula, carefully mix them with the sauce. Make sure each pasta is coated with the sauce on all sides. You may add a few more spoons of pasta water to help mix the sauce & pasta.
  10. Now add the sautéed mushrooms to the pasta and mix them in. Sprinkle the red chilli flakes if you are using them.
  11. Finally, sprinkle the grated cheese and mix them lightly with the bow tie pasta in red sauce. Then cover the skillet and leave it on low heat for 3 to 4 minutes to let the cheese melt completely.
  12. Your bow tie pasta in red sauce using Veeba pasta sauce is ready to serve! Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and serve warm with little more grated cheese on top! Enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://www.flavorquotient.com/2023/09/bow-tie-pasta-with-red-sauce/