Throughout the years, my favorite food was consistently Italian. I had other favorites that would come and go. But nothing ever quite got me excited like a big bowl of pasta, olive oil, fresh bread, and of course, wine. I feel that American Italian just isn't quite right, so I have tried many different ways to bring Italy back home with me. The light sauce is a perfect topping to a hearty bowl of whole wheat penne.
I like to make this in large batches because this is a staple in my diet, but you can obviously make it on a smaller scale.
2 cans of tomato sauce
2 large tomatoes (diced)
1/4 cup red wine
mushrooms (as many as you like)
onion (as many as you like)
1 tsp red cayenne pepper
1 tlbsp olive oil
1 tlbsp oregano
First take the sauce and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the wine, mushrooms, onions, pepper, oregano and olive oil and bring to a boil. To make a lighter sauce add more wine or olive oil. My favorite is a plum wine I got from a Door County wine company, it adds the right amount of sweetness to the sauce. But any red wine will taste great! Serve this over whole wheat pasta and you'll feel like your sitting along Tiber River in Rome. And make sure to pour yourself a glass of your favorite wine.
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