Personilized Pasta With Roasted Veggies And Shrimp

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes (or 8 fresh peeled and seeded)
• 6 slices bacon (cut into bite size pieces)
• 1/2 medium onion (diced)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 2 -3 cups chunky vegetables (see below)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 roasted garlic cloves
• 10 whole shrimp (uncooked) (optional)
• 450 g spaghetti (or your favorite pasta)
• parmesan cheese (optional)
• feta cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sauce:.
• 2 in a deep dish fry pan sautee bacon, onion and garlic over med-high heat until onion is soft and bacon is cooked but not too crispy.
• 3 add can of tomatoes, oregano, parsley and basil.
• 4 bring mixture to light boil and turn down to simmer do not cover, let it render down to make a thick sauce (about 20 min). cover and keep hot.
• 5 cook noodles so they are el dente. rinse and drain.
• 6 veggies:.
• 7 place veggies ( i used purple onion cut into eighths(held together with toothpick), whole baby carrots, celery cut on the bias, red pepper 2x2" squares, rounds of zucchini and broccoli flowerets) on a broiler pan in a single layer.
• 8 in blender put oil, vinegar and roasted garlic and puree until garlic is well blended into oil and vinegar.
• 9 brush top side of veggies with oil mixture.
• 10 broil veggies until they just start to blacken, about 5 minute.
• 11 take out veggies and turn them over and brush uncooked side with oil mixture.
• 12 return to broiler for another 5 min or until they start to blacken.
• 13 cook and peel shrimp if using. add to tomato sauce just before serving.
• 14 serving:.
• 15 place 1/2 noodles in pasta bowl/plate.
• 16 put 1/2 of sauce over pasta
• 17 put 1/2 of veggies on top of sauce.
• 18 garnish with parmesean and feta cheese if desired. (the feta adds a real nice flavor to your sauce).
• 19 repeat with second plate/bowl.