MOP-It-Up Pasta with Mushrooms, Onions, and Peppers

Name: MOP-It-Up Pasta with Mushrooms, Onions, and Peppers
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Salt; 1/2 pound cavatappi (hollow corkscrew pasta), or other shaped pasta; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) (twice around the pan); 1 pound crimini (baby portobello) mushrooms, sliced; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 large yellow onion, quartered and thinly sliced; 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, quartered, and thinly sliced; 1 cubanelle (long, light green mild Italian pepper), seeded and thinly sliced; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup jarred hot banana or hot cherry pepper rings, drained and chopped, plus a splash of their brine; 1 cup jarred marinated mushrooms, drained and chopped; 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (a couple handfuls)

December 9, 2011

This dish combines fresh and pickled veggies. It tastes awesome hot or cold.

Recipe information

Yield
4 servings

Ingredients

Salt

1/2 pound cavatappi (hollow corkscrew pasta), or other shaped pasta

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) (twice around the pan)

1 pound crimini (baby portobello) mushrooms, sliced

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 large yellow onion, quartered and thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, quartered, and thinly sliced

1 cubanelle (long, light green mild Italian pepper), seeded and thinly sliced

Freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup jarred hot banana or hot cherry pepper rings, drained and chopped, plus a splash of their brine

1 cup jarred marinated mushrooms, drained and chopped

1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (a couple handfuls)

Preparation

Step 1
Heat a pot of water to a boil for pasta. Season the water with some salt and add pasta. Cook the pasta al dente, or with a bite to it.
Step 2
Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the EVOO and crimini mushrooms. Sauté until they start to become tender, 3 to 4 minutes, then add the garlic, stir for 30 seconds, and add the onion and fresh peppers. Season the MOP (mushrooms, onions, and peppers) with salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes more. Add the chopped hot peppers and a splash of their juice from the jar. Add the marinated mushrooms next and toss to combine.
Step 3
Drain pasta and add to the MOP. Toss the whole thing together with the parsley and cheese and serve immediately.

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