This is not your ordinary spaghetti, y’all. This fresh vegetable pasta sauce is a savory, briny delight with the addition of mushrooms & Kalamata Olives!
Simply roast cherry tomatoes, onion and mushrooms on sheet pan, then blend with garlic, lemon & canned tomatoes plus a secret ingredient that makes this sauce exceptional – pitted Kalamata olives! I have never made a sauce with olives, but I am sold! They provided such briney, meaty flavor – this is now one of my favorite recipes ever! This sauce would also be excellent over chicken or roasted veggies!
This recipe is inspired by Lindsay @pinchofyum. She shares delicious, fresh recipes – and you need to follow her! I can attest, that she will not steer you wrong!
Roasted Tomato Puttanesca
This fresh vegetable pasta sauce becomes a savory, briny delight with the addition of mushrooms & Kalamata Olives!
Ingredients
- On the Sheet Pan:
- 12 oz. cherry tomatoes
- 8 oz. fresh mushrooms (white or Bella)
- 1/2 a sweet onion - roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- For pasta:
- 1 lb. spaghetti (reserve 1/2 cup pasta water)
- 1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon (2 tbsp)
- 1 - 2 oz. jar capers - drained
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (2 tbsp)
- Fresh Basil & Grated Parmesan for topping
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees – place cherry tomatoes, mushrooms & onion on a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil & sprinkle with salt. Roast for 20 minutes.
- Step 2 Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain & return to pan.
- Step 3 Transfer roasted veggies to food processor or blender. Add canned tomatoes, garlic, salt, olives, olive oil & lemon juice. Pulse until desired texture is formed. Taste & adjust with salt/pepper if needed.
- Step 4 Add blended sauce to cooked spaghetti- add capers, butter & reserved pasta water (only if too thick). Toss until thoroughly blended.
- Step 5 Serve with a garnish of chopped basil & grated Parmesan.
