Name: Vegetable Cacciatore with Rotini
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 8-oz. package sliced fresh button mushrooms; 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into ½-inch slices (8 oz.); 1 cup chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped onion; 4 cloves garlic, minced; ½ cup dry white wine or low-sodium vegetable broth; 2 14.5-oz. cans no-salt-added fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained; ¼ cup no-salt-added tomato paste; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary; ½ teaspoon chopped fresh sage; 1 bay leaf; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 8 oz. dried whole grain rotini pasta; Nutritional yeast (optional); Fresh rosemary (optional)

Prep-time: 15 minutes / Ready In: 45 minutes
Makes 10 cups
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Generous amounts of mushrooms, zucchini, and carrots add heartiness to this plant-based variation on a classic Italian dish. Thanks to the corkscrew shape of rotini pasta, the sauce clings especially well.

By Nancy Macklin, Mar 5, 2020

Ingredients

1 8-oz. package sliced fresh button mushrooms
1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into ½-inch slices (8 oz.)
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup dry white wine or low-sodium vegetable broth
2 14.5-oz. cans no-salt-added fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
¼ cup no-salt-added tomato paste
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
½ teaspoon chopped fresh sage
1 bay leaf
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 oz. dried whole grain rotini pasta
Nutritional yeast (optional)
Fresh rosemary (optional)

Instructions

For sauce, in a large saucepan cook the first five ingredients (through garlic) over medium 7 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding white wine, 1 to 2 Tbsp. at a time, as needed to prevent sticking. Add any remaining wine and the next five ingredients (through bay leaf). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes or until sauce is thick, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf.
Meanwhile, cook rotini according to package directions; drain. Top with sauce and, if desired, sprinkle with nutritional yeast and/or additional fresh rosemary.

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