Pasta With Vegetable "Bolognese"

Serves: 5

Roxane Raynor

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

53

Sweetness

55

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

Directions:

1

Soak the mushrooms in 1 cup hot water, 5 minutes

2

Strain through a paper towel-lined sieve, reserving the liquid

3

Rinse the mushrooms

4

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil

5

Add the tortellini and cook as the label directs

6

Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain

7

Meanwhile, pulse the mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion and thyme in a food processor until finely chopped

8

Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat

9

Add the vegetables, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until they start browning, about 4 minutes

10

Add the wine and the reserved mushroom liquid; bring to a simmer, scraping up the browned bits

11

Cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes

12

Add the tomatoes to the pot and cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes

13

Add the basil, the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the tortellini

14

Toss to coat, adding the reserved pasta water as needed to loosen

15

Photograph by Christopher Testani