Recipe Name Pasta Rafael Submitted by Guest Recipe Description Delicious, healthy, vegetarian pasta recipe that was passed down to me from my mother. Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 5 Cook Time (minutes) 45 Ready In (minutes) 50

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 3 cups Artichokes, 3 jars or cans (Marinated) 1/3 cup Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 3 cups, chopped Yellow Onions 1/4 cup Garlic, Minced 1 teaspoon Oregano, Dried 1 tablespoon Basil, Dried 1 1/2 tablespoon Black Pepper, Coarsely Ground 1 teaspoon Salt 1 dash Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, Dried 1 can Whole Plum Tomatoes, 28oz Can with Juice 1/4 cup Parmesan, Freshly Grated 1/4 cup Parsley, Chopped Fresh Italian 16 ounces Pasta Noodles (Thin Spaghetti or Linguini) Steps Sequence Step 1 Drain jars/cans of artichoke hearts, saving the marinade. 2 Heat olive oil in large saucepan. 3 Add onions, garlic, oregano, basil, black pepper, salt, red pepper flakes, and the marinade saved from jars of artichoke hearts. (((DO NOT ADD ARTICHOKE HEARTS UNTIL LATER!))) 4 Saute over medium heat for about 10 minutes. 5 Add the 28oz can of tomatoes and juice and simmer for another 30 minutes. (You should be preparing pasta water and cooking pasta at this point) 6 Add artichoke hearts and parsley and simmer additional 5 minutes. 7 Strain pasta and mix it with the sauce, stirring well. 8 Add parmesan to the mixture and stir - AND/OR - Garnish with parmesan.