Did you know you can cook pasta in wine? I absolutely adore risotto, which involves cooking rice in a wine/stock mixture. So why not pasta? This is a super easy way to change up or fancify (OMG that’s a real word. How have I gone this long without knowing that?!) a quick pasta dinner.
Doesn’t red wine pasta sound very at-home-date-night to you? You can check out the recipe in the above article or you can make up something with what you have on hand. Here’s what I did:
Cook your pasta in boiling, salted water for 3-4 minutes. Drain and then continue to cook in boiling red wine (I used a Zinfandel) until soft and ready to eat. The wine will reduce some as you cook. If you would like to make a sauce from some of the reduced wine go for it.
I decided to keep things light and simply served my red wine pasta along with some lightly sautéed (in olive oil) onion, garlic and red bell pepper. I topped with a little feta and a few Kalamata olives. Delish! xo. Emma
I made a version of this last night for my honey on valentines day. Left out the olives and added tomatoes and cilantro. It was delicious!
This is a really good idea and I will most definitely try this…know I will love it! And then to drizzle the est olive oiluupon this dish, yes, Carothers Olive Oil. Sigh of contentment! http://www.carothersoliveoil.com.
I made this for dinner the other nite. I’m obsessed! It was delicious! Can’t wait to do it again!
This is a must-try!! 😀
Girls, thank you for sharing this recipe! I made it Saturday and it was an absolute success! Loved it!
This looks awesome! I love making pasta, I actually just made Udon on my blog for Meatless Monday. But i’ve never tried cooking pasta with wine. Next time I bust out the semolina I definitely will.
xx Kait
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You could also substitute the red pepper with diced tomato instead… or just add it, and sprinkle it with oregano!!! Yum!
What a great idea!!!! Loved your toppings… it makes me literally drool! (huge feta+olives fan here)
love this! im not much of a cook but i think this would be really easy to make my man for valentines day 🙂 thanks for the recipe!
GENIUS!
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Okay, that looks SERIOUSLY good!
X
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Will have to try this!! So excited! Thanks for sharing!
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This is totally mouth watering! I will definitely have to try this! Thank you for sharing, it looks so yummy!
looks really yummy – I like your pasta combination too. Very mediteranean!
xo Emily @ http://www.hungrydelights.com
Oh my heavens WILL be making this.
Thanks for sharing your awesome recipes!!!
Looks divine Emma, I must try it!
Love that word fancify too…!
Jeanine
This seems like a lovely Valentine’s Day recipe. Thank you.
What?! This is crazy cool. And sounds like a good excuse to buy a bottle of wine and drink whatever I don’t cook with.
What a simple way to liven up pasta! I will absolutely be trying this for my next at-home dinner. Thank you for sharing!
This looks very delicious! The best parts of Mediterranean cuisine in one meal!
Esther x
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