"the other pasta with zucchini" OR "pasta with zucchini, with gay flair" (by dorothy)

For the gritter, dirtier more low-brow version of "pasta with zucchini", look here! Melissa made a delicious red sauce last nite, chock full of veggies and highlighted with zucchini and veggie sausage for some protein punch. This is especially suitable for the cold winter nights in Brooklyn.

ingredients:

cellentani pasta (or whatever you want)

onion

garlic

zucchini

veg sausage (optional)

canned tomatoes - whole peeled, fire roasted!

canned crushed tomatoes (optional, for thicker sauce)

oregano

thyme

salt/pepper

kalamata olives

1. Boil pasta water. Throw salt in after it boils! Raoult's law! Add pasta after boil!

2. Sautee onion til translucent, throw in sausage and brown (or you can brown sausage first, set aside, then add back after onions are cooked.)

3. Add zucchini, garlic, and herbs. Sautee 1-2 min.

4. Add tomatoes, let simmer til zukes are softened. If you want to add some pasta water, be my guest.

5. Throw in some olives at the end.

6. Top some pasta with some sauce and enjoy with some red wine and some Downton Abbey! Or talk to your dinner companion.