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Summer Recipes: Summer Pasta

Baked pasta might be out for those hot summer days, but a lighter, easier pasta dish is just right.

Looking for a pasta dish that is nice and light for a warm summer day?

An infusion of flavors and a burst or aroma makes this dish delightful to the senses. Take a look:

Ingredients

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- 16 oz. of linguini

-Italian seasoning

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-Minced onion

-Three gloves of garlic

-Garlic salt

-8 ounces of whole white mushrooms

-14 ounces of aritchoke hearts in brine

-Olive oil

-One stick of butter

Directions

You'll need to prepare your mushrooms and artichoke hearts about an hour before you begin the rest of the process. Cut up the mushrooms and artichoke hearts and place them in a ziplock bag. Pour in 1/2 cup of olive oil, one tablespoon of Italian seasoning, one tablespoon of minced onion and one tablespoon of garlic salt.

Seal the bag and shake it until the olive oil and seasonings are distributed around the bag. Place it in the fridge for one hour.

About 50 minutes later, start boiling the water for the pasta. Toss in a few dashes of minced onion and garlic salt to taste. After the water has begun to boil, add in the linguini.

After you put the linguini into the water, place the mushroom and artichoke mixture on the stove top at medium low heat in a frying pan. After five minutes, chop up the three gloves of garlic and add them to mixture. Stir every few minutes or so.

Five minutes before the pasta is done, put one stick of butter into the frying pan with the artichoke and mushroom mixture. Continuously stir so that the butter melts into the mixture and takes on a slight sauce-like texture.

Remove the pasta and the mixture from the heat. After draining the pasta, toss the pasta and the "sauce" together.

Serve this delicious pasta dish with a glass of white wine. We love a nice semi-dry Riesling, as it goes perfectly with these flavors.

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