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Spinach Fettucine with Spicy Tomato Sauce

BS' in the Kitchen
This homemade fettucine is super easy to make, looks impressive and tastes great!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • Spinach pasta dough see previous post
  • Flour
  • Water
  • Parmesan cheese for topping
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  • Tomato Sauce
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  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 1/2 inch slices of yellow onion minced
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar or red wine if available
  • Tabasco sauce to taste
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions
 

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  • Tomato Sauce
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  • In a pan on medium heat, add olive oil and onion.
  • Once onions begin to turn translucent, add garlic, sauteing for about 1 minute.
  • Add oregano and red wine vinegar (is using red wine, feel free to add a bit more as it won't be as strong as vinegar).
  • After about a minute, add tomato sauce, cooking for about 5 minutes, adding salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce to taste.
  • Once finished cooking, puree in food processor.
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  • Fettuccine
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  • Run your dough through a pasta machine to get it to your desired thickness.
  • Once dough has been formed into a long sheet, generously flour both side of the pasta.
  • Fold your pasta in half several times.
  • Take a knife, cutting your desired width along folded pasta.
  • Once cuts have been made, run your fingers through pasta to separate.
  • Cook pasta in boiling water until desired tenderness (about 2-3 minutes for al dente).
  • Serve with sauce, sprinkle with parmesan.