Rigatoni with Vegetable Bolognese

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This is a great recipe! The sauce was very rich and flavorful, and the dish was very easy to make. I did think that there was slightly too much pepper for my taste, but that's purely a personal thing. Next time, I'll probably use 3/4 t of pepper rather than 1 t. I omitted the dried porcini mushrooms and just used 6 oz of baby portabellas. I also used minced garlic from a container and added it when I added the mushrooms, because I'm always afraid of burning the garlic and getting that bitter taste, as has happened to me a few times in the past. The other change I made was that I added the red wine right after the veggies and mushrooms were done cooking, so that I could use the wine to deglaze the pan and incorporate the savory bits. I added 1 1/2 c of water after that (rather than having softened my porcini mushrooms in 1 1/2 c hot water and adding that. Those are the only changes I made. I'll definitely be making this again and again! It was absolutely fantastic--I had to restrain myself from scarfing it down like an animal. ;

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This recipe is delicious! Used chicken broth instead of the water and dried mushrooms and used dried herbs instead of fresh (decreased a bit. It came out wonderfully!

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This pasta sauce is FANTASIC! Even tastes better as all pasta does the next day!!!! Made with mostacolli and changed absolutely NOTHING! Great dish for vegatarians since the main broth is from the mushrooms! Thank you for an alternative to meat sauce.

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The flavors never "wear out" in your mouth. When I was comfortably full, I wanted to keep going because the flavors are a pleasure. AMAZING!

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I absolutely LOVED this recipe. I used 1/2 of the Olive Oil and 1/2 of the Mascarpone cheese to cut down on fat and calories, but it didn't take away from the taste! Fantastic! I only used baby portabella mushrooms, didn't buy any dry...because I have never tried porcini mushrooms...and didn't want to take the chance being I tried shitake's in a recipe recently and they were HORRIBLE and ruined my whole dish!!! So, I say, stick to mushrooms you like! I used Cabernet Sauvignon for the red wine, which was perfect! I will definately be making this one again, and trying not to eat the whole pan by myself!!!

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We thought this was a fabulous dish! I made it for a main dish for my vegetarian daughter and a side dish for us. Everyone loved it so much we just ate this! I didn't use the dried mushrooms after seeing the price but instead just used just a couple different varieties of mushrooms that were on sale and it turned out great! Can't wait to make it again!!!

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Living alone, my cooking is primarily just for one and although I like meat, I eat very small portions of it. This recipe is perfect for someone in my position. The ingredients are easily reduced to appropriate proportions and my leftover meat portions can be added to create the satisfying feeling of a rounded out meal as well as use the leftovers.

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Very good pasta. Save calories by eliminating the marscapone and of course any meat that is usually part of a traditional bolognese, you won't miss it. We will make this one again.

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I love Giada's recipes!! This one was fantastic but WAY TOO EXPENSIVE to make. First of all the mushrooms cost an arm and a leg (especially dried porcini mushrooms Don't keep wine in the house so had to buy that. Mascarpone cheese...at least $7. All said and done I spent well over $30 to try this dish. I do like the versatility of this dish. You can put ANYTHING in it. I added some green squash I needed to use. I'm just warning you guys that if you want to try this one, be prepared to shell out a few bucks. Here's a couple money savers for you. I found canned shiitake mushrooms and they were only .79 per can. Filled in the rest of the shrooms with cremini, and sour cream works just as well as mascarpone cheese. Subbed chicken stock for the water you would use to soak the mushrooms in and used the liquid from the canned shiitake. Still came out with a 5-star taste but I can only give 4 due to the price.

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This dish is easy and PACKED with nutritious veggies. I leave the wine out and substitute tomato sauce when my kids are eating it due to a food allergy, but it's delicious either way!