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mushroom and black bean pasta sauce

(1 rating)
Kattyw avatar
Recipe by
Kathy W
@Kattyw
New Carlisle, OH

I will admint that this sauce is not lovely to look at. But, it tastes so good!

(1 rating)
method Stove Top

Ingredients For mushroom and black bean pasta sauce

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 md
    onion, chopped
  • 4 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 c
    hot water
  • 16
    sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 lb
    mushrooms, sliced (use a variety of baby bellas, shiitake, button, ect.)
  • 1 can
    black beans
  • salt, to taste
  • fresh ground pepper, to taste (or if you like, use cayenne for some heat)

How To Make mushroom and black bean pasta sauce

  • 1
    Rehydrate sun-dried tomatoes in hot water. Reserve liquid, chop tomatoes and set aside.
  • 2
    In large skillet, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until transluscent - about 5 minutes.
  • 3
    Add mushrooms and saute about 5 minutes.
  • 4
    Add sun-dried tomatoes, reserved liquid, black beans with liquid, salt an pepper.
  • 5
    Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce starts to reduce and thicken - about 15 minutes. (If your sauce is too thin, you can thicken it with corn starch. Mix 1 T cornstarch in 1/2 cup water. While stirring your sauce, slowly pour in about half of the cornstarch and water. Stir gently while bringing the sauce up to a boil, if still not thick enough add the rest of the cornstarch.)
  • 6
    Check the seasoning and serve either over pasta or mix together with a shape pasta such as penne or ziti.
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