Thursday, January 6, 2011

Sweet Red Onion Sauce w/ Tri- Colored Spaghetti
























This sauce is amazing. The sweet red onions really give this sauce depth and tons of flavor. This sauce takes less than 15 minutes to put together and it's so delicious!

Ingredients:
- 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped
- 2 small carrots, sliced in circles
- 10 garlic cloves, chopped
- 5 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1 package of tri-colored spaghetti
- 1 can plain tomato sauce
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper


To Make:
Salt a pot of water and boil the spaghetti about 8 minutes until al-dente.

Begin sauteing the onion, carrots and garlic in olive oil on medium heat.

In the meantime, in a food processor pulse the diced tomatoes and the fresh garlic about 6 times for 2 seconds each pulse.

After the vegetables are soft, (about 8-10 minutes of cooking) add in the can of plain tomato sauce and the diced tomatoes. Mix together. Add the oregano, sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper and Parmesan cheese. Mix together. Cover and cook about 10 minutes on medium heat.

Drain the pasta, drizzle with olive oil and plate it, topping with the fresh sauce.

Serve and enjoy!

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