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Hearty Italian Mushroom Bolognese with Zucchini Noodles
A rich and savory Italian Mushroom Bolognese, crafted from finely chopped mushrooms, aromatic vegetables, and herbs. This plant-based sauce is served over fresh spiralized zucchini noodles, making it a perfect, satisfying meal for paleo and low oxalate diets.
70 min4 servingsitalianmain course
vegetarian
lacto-vegetarian
ovo-vegetarian
pescetarian
mediterranean
Ingredients
- 1 lb portabella mushrooms
- 1 lb cremini mushrooms
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 2 shallots
- 2 tbsp garlic paste
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 0.5 cup dry red wine
- 0.25 cup fresh basil
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 2 medium summer squash
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Instructions
- 1Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Sauté diced yellow onion, minced shallots, and garlic paste until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
- 2Add finely chopped portabella mushrooms and cremini mushrooms to the pot. Cook until the mushrooms release their liquid and begin to brown, about 10-12 minutes.
- 3Stir in tomato paste, dry red wine, vegetable broth, fresh basil, fresh rosemary, dried thyme, sea salt, and white pepper. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20-30 minutes, allowing flavors to meld. Stir in red wine vinegar.
- 4While the sauce simmers, spiralize summer squash into noodles.
- 5Serve the warm mushroom bolognese sauce generously over the fresh spiralized summer squash noodles.
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