Best Green Tomato Pasta Sauce Recipes

GREEN TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Spray a large shallow baking dish with cooking oil. Lay the tomatoes in the dish and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive. Bake uncovered until tomatoes soften somewhat, about 25 minutes.
• In a mini food processor, chop the garlic and basil together. Sprinkle the garlic/basil on top of the tomatoes. Cover with foil and bake until soft and lightly carmelized, another 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place in a food processor or blender. Pulse a few times, but leave the sauce chunky. Put in sauce pan to reheat and add cooked chicken if desired.
• Serve over hot cooked pasta and top with freshly grated Parmesan.

GREEN TOMATO AND LAMB PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a dutch oven or large heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until soft. 2. Stir in the green tomatoes and heat until they also soften. 3. Stir in the seasonings and olives and allow them time to blend with the mixture. 4. Add tomato paste and reduce heat to medium low. Stir occasionally and add water as necessary to keep the sauce at desired thickness. 5. Heat lamb in a small frypan until thoroughly cooked. Drain off all excess fat and add lamb to sauce. (You may choose to use more lamb than prescribed above but do not use so much that it ovepowers the other flavors of the sauce.) Stir in the lamb but not so vigorously that the tomatoes lose their identity. 6. Cover and simmer until you are ready to serve. (The sauce may be made in advance and can be frozen) 7. In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook pasta according to its instructions until al dente. 8. Ladle sauce on pasta and top with feta. A nice touch is to garnish each plate with one or two mint leaves.