Spicy Vegetables With Penne Pasta

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup tomatoes dried
• 0.5 cup basil fresh chopped
• 1 cup mushrooms fresh sliced
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 1 medium size bell pepper green chopped
• 26 ounce hot-and-spicy pasta sauce 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 12 ounces penne pasta uncooked
• 1 medium size bell pepper red chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 medium size onions sweet chopped
• 0.5 cup water boiling
• 2 small zucchini chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. Stir together dried tomatoes and 1/2 cup boiling water in a bowl; let stand 30 minutes.
2. Drain, chop, and set aside.
3. Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
4. Saut onions and next 5 ingredients in hot olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in chopped tomatoes.
5. Stir in pasta sauce, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; stir in basil and salt, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
6. Serve over hot cooked pasta.
7. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Newman's Own Fra Diavolo Sauce for hot-and-spicy pasta sauce.