Pork and Sea Shells with Summer Vegetables

Chunks of browned pork and summer vegetables are cooked in a tomato sauce and served over seashell pasta.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 412 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ¼ cup red wine
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 6 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package seashell pasta
• Worcestershire sauce to taste
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• grated Parmesan cheese for topping
• 6 boneless pork loin chops, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 yellow squash, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 zucchini, cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 ⅓ tablespoons dried basil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add seashell pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.

Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the pork in the skillet, and season with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir 10 minutes, or until almost done. Remove from heat, and set aside.

Step 3

Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the green pepper, squash, zucchini, mushrooms, onion, and garlic 3 to 4 minutes. Return the pork to the skillet.

Step 4

Mix in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine into the skillet. Season with basil, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 35 minutes. Remove the bay leaves, and serve over the cooked pasta with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.