Mushroom Bolognese

MUSHROOM BOLOGNESE

3 baskets of Mushrooms (8oz each)

1 medium onion

3 medium carrots

3 celery stocks

5 cloves garlic, minced

4 oz tomato paste

1 cup milk, 2%

1 cup dry white wine

salt and pepper to taste

basil, oregano, red pepper flakes to your taste

In food processor add mushrooms until finely chopped. Remove to a bowl

Add onions, carrots and celery to food processor until finely chopped.

Add Mushrooms, carrots, celery and onions to a pan with olive oil. 

Cook until all the moisture is out of the mushrooms and it starts to brown.

This will take awhile so be patient.

Once brown, add garlic for 1 minute.

Add tomato paste and cook 2 minutes

Add wine, milk and salt and pepper, cook 1 -1 1/2 hours on simmer

serve with spaghetti noodles and enjoy!

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Spaghetti and Walnut Meatless Balls

I saw this recipe on the Chew and changed it a little bit.  I also cut the recipe in 1/4th when I made it. It ended up making 12 balls.  My 18 year old son tried it and said they were really good.  He is not a vegetarian like his sister.  

Walnut Meatless Balls

1 medium yellow onion, minced

1/4 cup olive oil

1 glove garlic, minced

2 cups walnuts ground fine in a food processor

1 1/2 cups bread crumbs (I used Italian seasoned focaccia bun I had left over, toasted it, then ground it fine in the food processor, this gave it an Italian seasoned flavoring, delicious.  You can used seasoned bread crumbs.)

1 Tbls dried oregano

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, grated

1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

salt and pepper

4 large eggs

1 lbs spaghetti noodles (or any kind you want), cooked

parmesan cheese for garnish

fresh basil for garnish

Cook onions and olive oil for a few minutes until the onions soften.  Add the garlic, cook 1 minute.  Turn off the heat and let cool.

Mix ground walnuts, ground bread crumbs, oregano, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. 

Add the eggs, onions and garlic will all the olive oil in the pan. 

Mix well.

Form into balls

Place on pan with foil, spray with cooking spray so it doesn't stick.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 mins

Remove from pan and add to Red Sauce. 

Cook in Red sauce for 5-10 mins

eat with spaghetti noodles. 

garnish with parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves

Red Sauce

1 clove garlic, minced

1 medium onion, diced

1/4 cup olive oil

1 can (28 oz) San marzano whole tomatoes, crushed in a food processor

1 Tbls dried basil

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

In a pan add olive oil and onions, cook for a few minutes until the onions soften.

Add the garlic, cook 1 minute. 

Add the crushed tomatoes, basil and red pepper flakes

simmer sauce while walnut balls are cooking.

Simmer until sauce starts to thicken. 

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Before I baked them

After they were baked