In the Kitchen: Vegetarian Pasta

In the kitchen today, Discover Newport brings us Chef Andy Teixeira from Newport Vineyards & Taproot Brewing Co. making Vegetarian Pasta. It is lemon + wild garlic orecchiette pasta, vineyard mushrooms, pea greens, farmers cheese and In The Buff Chardonnay wine.

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Ingredients:

• 1lb lemon + wild garlic orecchiette
• 3 lb roasted mushrooms, cleaned and cut into large pieces
• 1 Bottle Newport Vineyards In The Buff (un-oaked chardonnay)
• 3T butter
• ½lb pea greens
• local farmers cheese or Narragansett Creamery ricotta
• sea salt
• black pepper

For the mushrooms:

• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 shallot minced
• 2T fresh thyme chopped
• 2T fresh rosemary chopped
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1 cup Newport Vineyards In The Buff
• 2 T balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place a roasting pan in oven to get hot
3. Toss mushrooms with olive oil, shallots, Garlic, salt, and pepper.
4. Add mushrooms to hot pan and return to oven to roast for 20- 30 minutes
5. Deglaze with wine and vinegar. Add herbs and return to oven to reduce and finish
6. Cool and store in an airtight container
7. To Assemble Pasta: Bring a pot of heavily salted water to a boil
8. Place a large skillet on medium/high heat
9. Add mushrooms and cook till gets hot
10. Deglaze with wine and reduce
11. Add cold butter and swirl till sauce forms
12. Cook Pasta till al dente
13. Remove from water and toss with mushrooms
14. Toss in pea greens and adjust seasoning
15. Place in a bowl and dollop farmers cheese all around the top
16. Stick a fork in and enjoy
17. Drink the remaining wine