Meatless Bolognese
By Jesse Jones
I am enclosing a recipe adapted from one I found online and tweaked. It has become a favorite for my wife and me. Starting in January 2015, I lost 100-plus pounds in two years. I am not a vegan or a vegetarian, but I eat very little meat. At one point I realized, I had fallen out of love with meat. — Jesse Jones
Ingredients
12 oz. Fresh Baby Bella Mushrooms
10 oz. Riced Cauliflower
¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
4 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter, divided
1 Onion, finely chopped
6 Garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 Serrano Chili, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Dried Rosemary
⅓ cup Tomato Paste
Salt
1 lb. Pasta – shells or rotini
2 oz. finely grated Parmesan
1 Tbsp. Dried Parsley
Zest of 1 Lemon
Instructions
- Pulse mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped.
- Heat ¼ cup oil and 2 Tbsp. butter in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 4–6 minutes.
- Add onion and 2 Tbsp. oil to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and golden brown, 6–8 minutes.
- Add garlic, chili, and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is softened and mixture is fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes.
- Add cauliflower and ¼ teaspoon of sea salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, 6–8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until almost al dente, about 1 minute less than package directions.
- Reserving 1 cup pasta water, transfer pasta to pot with sauce. Add 1 cup Parmesan, 2 Tbsp. butter, and reserved water from pasta. Cook, stirring constantly, until pasta is al dente and sauce is clinging to pasta, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in parsley and lemon zest.
- Top with more Parmesan to taste, drizzle with oil, and serve
Enjoy!
Printable version of this recipe
In the Kitchen series – Meatless Bolognese
Recipe preparation and photo courtesy Jesse Jones.
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