Vegetarian

Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce takes 15 minutes to cook.

Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce are:

1 pound package rigatoni
2 tablespoons of safflower oil
8 oz package sliced mushrooms
1 medium onion diced
1 jelepeno pepper minced, seeded and de-membraned depending on your taste
¼ green pepper minced
4 cloves of garlic more or less, minced
¼ teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons of white flour
2 cups of soy milk
salt pinch and to taste
pepper
pinch of ground cayanne or red pepper

Here is how you make Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce:

Prep vegetables first.In a large kettle, prepare rigatoni as directed on package.Meanwhile; in a sauce pan, saute onions and peppers in safflower oil until tender; add garlic and mushrooms and a pinch of salt continue to cook on medium heat just until cooked. Remove from heat. Bechemel sauce: In a 1 quart sauce pan, add olive oil and flour and thyme and stir with a wisk until there are no lumps. Bring to a boil and pour in soy milk whisking constantly until thickened. Add a pinch of cayanne or ground red pepper. Stir to mix. Add additional salt and pepper if desired.Combine bechemel sauce with mushroom mixture and stir into drained rigatoni. Delicious!Serves 8 with 9.8 grams of protein each servingtip: For those who may not know...When preparing jelepeno peppers, the heat will spread to anything you touch so don't touch your eyes! You won't feel heat on the skin, but you will on the eyes and or mouth!Also for heat mince the whole pepperfor medium heat remove seeds and mincefor mild heat remove membrane. Cooking with the other vegies also removes a lot of the heat, I had to add tobasco sauce when done for a little extra kick!Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HONEYBEE56.

The nutritional information for Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 334.3

• Total Fat: 12.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 31.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 48.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
• Protein: 9.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Mushroom Rigatoni with Bechemel Sauce is Vegan