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Ziti With Summer Sauce

Courses: Pasta
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlOlive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlOnion - thinly sliced (small)
2   Garlic - minced
1 lb 454g / 16ozZucchini - cut in thin strips
1 lb 454g / 16ozRed pepper - cut in thin (medium)

Recipe Instructions

1 pound ripe tomatoes; peeled -- seeded

diced

1 teaspoon oregano

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon basil

salt and pepper

1 pound ziti

6 ounces provolone cheese -- 1/2 inch c

In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook 3-4 minutes, or until onion is softened. Add zucchini and red pepper and cook, stirring, 3-4 minutes, or until vegetables are slightly softened. Add tomatoes, oregano, and water. Cook until zucchini and red pepper are crisp tender, and sauce just begins to thicken, 3-5 minutes. Stir in basil, salt, and pepper. Meanwhile cook ziti in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. Pour half of sauce onto a warmed platter. Pour hot pasta on top of sauce. Sprinkle provolone cheese over top. Pour remaining sauce over all.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #649 by *Aunt* Bill <[email protected]> on Jun 26, 1997

Source:
Molto Mario

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