fettuchine pasta tossed with a sun-dried tomato sauce and garnished with basil in a metal dish
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Fettucine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil

Fettucine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil is a traditional Italian recipe for a classic vegetarian dish of fettucine pasta served with a red onion, sun-dried tomato and garlic sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Italian version of: Fettucine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Additional Time:

(+20 minutes rinsing/soaking)

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesVegetable RecipesItaly Recipes

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Ingredients:

75g sun-dried tomatoes
4tbsp olive oil
25g butter
small red onion, finely chopped
garlic, 3 cloves, finely chopped
400g fettucine or tagliatelle
2 generous handfuls of basil leaves, shredded

Method:

Rinse 75g sun-dried tomatoes in cold water for 10 minutes to remove the salt, then soak in 150ml warm water for 10 minutes. Strain, reserving the liquid, and chop the tomatoes.

Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan with 25g butter then add 1 finely-chopped small onion and three finely-chopped cloves of garlic along with the tomatoes, cooking for 3–4 minutes.

Add the reserved liquid, simmering for 14 minutes. Meanwhile cook 400g fettucine or taglatelle until al-dente and drain. Toss the pasta in the sun-dried tomato sauce and toss in two large handfuls of shredded basil.