Angel Hair Pasta and Tomato Sauce - Capellini Alla Marinara
- 1 lb (.5 kg). Capellini or thin spaghetti
- 1/2 tsp (2 ml) oregano
- fresh parsley, chopped, to taste
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
- 6 pitted black olives, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 red pepper
- 1 8 oz (224 grm). can whole peeled tomatoes
- 3 cups (700 ml) canned peeled plum tomatoes
- 1/2 lb (.2 kg). cut or canned straw mushrooms (if canned, dry them with a towel)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) parmesan cheese
- fresh basil leaves to taste
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat along with the garlic and red pepper; remove garlic when brown.
- Cool pan and add tomatoes crushing them slightly as you stir them in.
- Add the oregano and olives and bring sauce to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer and cook 20 minutes.
- Rinse off mushrooms, leave them whole and dry.
- In a small skillet, saute mushrooms in a little olive oil and garlic; saut for 5 minutes; set aside (Add mushrooms to sauce right before you cover the pasta with the sauce).
- Cook and drain pasta and put in a serving platter.
- Cover with sauce that has the mushrooms added.
- Gently mix.
- Garnish with plenty of parsley.
capellini, oregano, fresh parsley, olive oil, black olives, garlic, red pepper, tomatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, parmesan cheese, fresh basil
Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000E90 (may not work)