Angel Hair With Oven Roasted Vegetables Food

ANGEL HAIR WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND RED WINE TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix veggies with marinade
• place with the foil wrapped garlic in a jelly roll pan (or cookie sheet) at 400 for about 45 minutes, depending how small your veggies are cut (your garlic may need longer cooking time than the veggies).
• After veggies are cooked, mash garlic with fork (or garlic press) and mix half in with the veggies and save half for the tomato sauce.
• Mix sauce ingredients in large saucepan (including roasted garlic).
• add red wine after tomatoes have cooked down a bit.
• Simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Ladle sauce over hot noodles.
• top with veggies and grated Parmesan cheese.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH GARDEN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in large nonstick skillet, saute the mushrooms, carrots, snow peas, yellow pepper, basil and garlic in oil for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. , In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, broth and salt until smooth; gradually stir into the vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and sauce is thickened., Remove from the heat; stir in tomatoes. Drain pasta; divide among four plates. Top with vegetable mixture; sprinkle with cheese.

BAKED ANGEL HAIR WITH EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add half of the eggplant and toss to coat in the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute the eggplant until it is golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium. Add half of the garlic and saute until it is tender, about 2 minutes longer. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the eggplant mixture to a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining 1/4 cup oil and the remaining eggplant and garlic.
• Add the sausage and wine to the same frying pan. Cook over medium-high heat until the wine evaporates and the sausage is brown, breaking the sausage into pieces with the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage, marinara sauce, and crushed red pepper to the eggplant mixture, and toss to combine.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the angel hair and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until pasta is still slightly crunchy and undercooked. Drain. Toss the angel hair with the eggplant mixture. Cool completely. Add the mozzarella and Parmesan and toss to combine.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out 1 pastry sheet on a floured surface to a 13 1/2-inch square. Transfer to a 9-inch springform pan, allowing the excess pastry to hang over the rim. Spoon the pasta mixture into the pan. Place the second pastry sheet atop the pasta filling. Pinch the edges of the pastry sheets together to seal. Trim the overhanging pastry edges to about 1-inch. Fold the pastry edges in to form a decorative border. Cut a slit in the center of the top pastry to allow the steam to escape.
• Bake until the pastry is brown and puffed on top, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let stand for 20 minutes. Remove the pan sides and serve.

ANGEL HAIR WITH OVEN ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425'F.
• Place vegetables and garlic on foil-lined 10x15-inch pan. Drizzle with 1/4 cup oil; sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally. Cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Cook Angel hair according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Return pasta to pot.
• Add vegetables, cheese and remaining 1/4 cup oil to pasta. Toss, adding reserved pasta water to desired consistency. Transfer to serving platter.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH GARDEN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Saute veggies, basil, and garlic in oil over medium-high heat.
• Combine broth, starch, and salt, then stir into vegetables. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, then cook and stir 3-5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes.
• Top pasta with veggie mix or stir all together, then top with parmesan cheese.
• Sprinkle individual servings with red pepper, black pepper, or pine nuts, or just leave as is!

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Lightly spray each head of garlic with cooking spray. Wrap each garlic head separately in foil. Place garlic in a small baking pan. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
• Separate garlic cloves. Squeeze cloves to extract the pulp; discard peels.
• Place garlic pulp, mustard, lemon juice and pepper in food processor or blender container; cover. Process until pureed; set aside. (I have also done this by hand once while we were in the process of moving and I couldn't find my food processor, and it worked just fine. It's tedious, but it does work out OK.).
• Cook and stir zucchini and mushrooms in hot oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until zucchini is tender-crisp. Add the pureed garlic mixture, water and tomato; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cook until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently.
• Toss the vegetable mixture with hot cooked pasta, and serve while still warm.

ANGEL HAIR WITH FENNEL PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Dry-roast the fennel seeds in a heavy-duty sauce pot over medium-high heat, until they become slightly browned and give off a nutty aroma, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the crushed red pepper, and give a stir or two. Don't let the flakes burn.
• Add 4 tablespoons of the olive oil and the onion. Sauté until the onion begins to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chopped fennel. Sauté for another 5 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, wine, and salt, and stir. Cover, and transfer to the oven. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the fennel cores and outer layers in 6 quarts of salted water, and bring to a boil.
• Remove the pot from the oven (the vegetables should be thoroughly soft), and coarsely purée the sauce with an immersion blender. Add the currants, stir, return the pot to the stovetop over low to medium-low heat, and simmer, uncovered, for another 10 minutes. Meanwhile, make the garnish. Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, the bread crumbs, fennel fronds, and oregano in a bowl, and toss to mix.
• When the water has come to a boil, remove and discard the fennel, and add the angel hair. Drain the pasta after about 1 minute, when it's just short of al dente, reserving 1 cup or so of the cooking water. Return the angel hair to the pot, and set it over medium heat. Add the fennel sauce to the pasta, and toss to incorporate. Add some of the reserved cooking water if needed to help incorporate the sauce and finish cooking the pasta. Serve in shallow bowls, topping each with a "halo" of garnish.

ROASTED GARLIC ANGEL HAIR

Steps:

• Spray each head of garlic lightly with cooking spray; wrap each head separately in foil. Place in small baking pan. Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Separate garlic cloves. Squeeze cloves to extract pulp; discard peels.
• Place garlic pulp, mustard, lemon juice and pepper in food processor or blender container; cover. Process until pureed; set aside.
• Cook and stir zucchini and mushrooms in hot oil in large skillet on medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until zuccini is crisp-tender. Add garlic mixture, water and tomato; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cook until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Toss with hot cooked pasta.