Tomato Nut Pasta Sauce

5.0(8)

This is a wonderful vegetarian spaghetti sauce. The nuts add a little crunch and a blast of flavor.

by DragonShoes·published 2005-07-09

One Dish Meal

Servings

(3–4)

Total time

25 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

573 kcal

Ingredients (9)

serves

16 ounces canned tomatoescanned-tomato
1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning or 1/2 teaspoon you can use the italian flavored tomatoes and no italian seasoning
1/3 cup walnutswalnut
1 onion, chopped in large piecesonion
2 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
1 wax pepper, choppedpepper
2 tablespoons olive oilolive-oil
10 ounces rotini pasta or 10 ounces penne pasta
parmesan cheese, if desiredparmesan

Instructions (3 steps)

01While you are preparing pasta according to package directions, make sauce.
02Heat oil in sauce pan and add onion, garlic, wax pepper (pepperochini), walnuts and Italian seasoning. Saute for a few minutes until onion is slightly tender. Add tomatoes and crush with fork just slightly, leaving them in chunks. Bring sauce to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes while pasta is boiling. Drain pasta.
03Place pasta in center of large serving bowl and top with sauce. Serve with parmesan cheese if desired and Italian bread.

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