Title: Vegetable Pasta Cooked in Sauce
Categories: Pasta
Yield: 4 Servings

2	tb	Olive or vegetable oil
1	md	Onion, chopped
2		Carrots, peeled and sliced
		Into rounds
2		Ribs celery, sliced
1	c	Sliced mushrooms
1/3	c	Chopped parsley
1		28-30 oz jr spaghetti sauce
2	c	Water
1/2	c	Fresh green beans, cut into
		Small pieces
1	cn	White beans (about 15 oz),
		Drained and rinsed
8	oz	Uncooked mostaccioli
		Grated Parmesan cheese,
		Optional

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms and parsley and cook, stirring, until vegetables soften. Add spaghetti sauce and water. Turn heat to high and stir. When sauce boils, cover and turn heat to simmer. Cook about 10 minutes, then add green beans, white beans and mostaccioli. Turn heat back to high and when sauce boils, stir, cover and turn heat back to simmer. Cook about 15 minutes, or until pasta is done. If you like, sprinkle each serving with cheese.

Taken from The Riverside Press Enterprise (March 16, 1995)

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