Portabella Mushroom Pasta Toss

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 red onion
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed or chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 portabella mushroom caps, scrubbed and sliced into strips or diced
• fresh basil, snipped, to taste
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce (make sure it's cheeseless) or 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce (make sure it's cheeseless)
• 16 ounces whole wheat pasta, any shape

Recipe

• 1 place 5 quarts of water in a large pot. bring to a boil and add salt if desired. add pasta and cook for 8-12 minutes.
• 2 in a second large pot, heat olive oil. add red onion and stir until lightly caramelized. add garlic and cook for one minute, being careful not to burn it.
• 3 add mushrooms and cook until they are cooked down and softened. add marinara and basil. let the flavors cook together for 10 minutes.
• 4 when pasta finishes cooking, drain well, reserving a few tablespoons of the pasta water. add pasta and small amount of pasta water to sauce.
• 5 garnish with coarsely chopped or whole leaf basil. mangia!