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Mushroom Ragu Recipe

This hearty pasta dish topped with porcini mushrooms is a delicious comfort meal. If you love to serve wholesome food to your friends and family, this is a great one to share.
The pine nuts in this recipe give a delicate sweetness and crunch. Twinned with the soft, tasty mushrooms, this is a perfect comfort meal, with a sophisticated twist.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Mushroom Ragu Recipe
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Firstly make the tomato sauce
  • Finely chop the garlic and add to a saucepan with the chilli flakes and olive oil.
  • Fry on a medium heat for 2 minutes so that the garlic colours.
  • Add the tinned tomatoes along with half a tin of water, the tomato puree and salt and pepper.
  • Simmer on a medium heat for about half an hour, stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens.
  • Next, soak the porcini in warm water for 10 mins, then drain and finely chop.
  • Roughly slice the mushrooms and add to a frying pan with the porcini and 1 tbsp of olive oil.
  • Cook on a medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Finely chop the onion and add to the pan and season generously.
  • Cook for a further 10 minutes stirring frequently.
  • Roughly chop the parsley and add to the mushrooms along with the pine nuts.
  • Mix together and remove from the heat.
  • Cook your pasta according to the packet instructions and drain well.
  • Mix your cooked pasta with the tomato sauce, serve and spoon the mushroom ragu on top.