Conchiglie tutto GiardinoPasta with the Whole Garden
- 7 Tablespoons Butter
- 1- 1/2 cup Thinly Sliced Carrots
- 1 cup Chopped Green Onions
- 1 whole Red Onion, Coarsely Chopped
- 3/4 cups Thinly Sliced Radishes
- 1/2 cups Coarsely Chopped Parsley, Packed
- 2 Tablespoons Freshly Chopped Basil
- 3 cloves Garlic, Crushed Or Minced
- 7 whole Medium Sized Tomatoes, Chopped
- 3 cups Thinly Sliced Zucchini
- 1 whole Large Bell Pepper, Seeded And Diced
- 1- 1/2 cup Any Dry White Wine
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Flour
- 1 cup Half-and-half
- 1 can Tomato Paste, 6 Oz
- 1/2 cups Grated Parmesan--plus Extra For Serving
- 1- 1/2 pound Shell Pasta
- Melt 6 Tbs.
- butter in a large saucepan and add the carrots, the green and red onions, radishes, parsley, basil, and garlic.
- Saute the veggies, stirring often, until they begin to colorabout 20 minutes.
- Cover the saucepan and simmer the vegetables for another 15 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, wine, salt, pepper, and sugar.
- Simmer the sauce, uncovered, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- In a small pot, melt 1 Tbs.
- butter and stir in the flour.
- Cook this roux for a few minutes over very low heat, stirring constantly.
- Heat the cream and stir it into the roux with a whisk.
- Add the tomato paste and whisk the mixture again until it is smooth.
- Stir it into the saucepan with the vegetables and wine, along with the grated Parmesan cheese.
- Continue simmering the sauce over low heat, stirring often, until its as thick as you want it to be.
- Meanwhile, cook the shell noodles in a large kettle of boiling salted water until they are al dente, drain them completely, and pour them into a large heated serving dish.
- Ladle as much of the sauce over them as you like, toss them, and serve immediately with more grated Parmesan cheese.
butter, carrots, green onions, red onion, radishes, parsley, basil, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, white wine, salt, pepper, sugar, flour, tomato paste
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/conchiglie-tutto-giardinoe28093pasta-with-the-whole-garden/ (may not work)