Author Notes
Fideua (fid-a-wah) is paella's cousin made with noodles instead of rice. This version features the best of fall and winter - winter squash, mushrooms, radicchio, onions, garlic and thyme. In fact the winter squash and mushrooms make this dish "High In" fiber, potassium, vitamins A & C, riboflavin and niacin. And yes, I did splurge on saffron! —Vegetarianized.com
Ingredients
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1
pumpkin or winter squash, 2-3 lbs, cubed
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1
onion, coarsely chopped
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1 pound
mushrooms, quartered
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10 teaspoons
olive oil, divided
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1 tablespoon
fresh thyme leaves
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
black pepper
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1
head of garlic
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4 cups
vegetable stock
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1/2 cup
dry white wine
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15.5 ounces
can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
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2 tablespoons
tomato paste
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6-8
small dried red peppers, or pinch of cayenne
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1/4 teaspoon
saffron
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1 pound
whole wheat angel hair or vermicelli, broken into 2" pieces
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1/2
head radicchio or 3-4 cups other winter greens, coarsely chopped
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Toss the pumpkin, onion and mushrooms with 2 Tbsp EVOO, thyme and SnP, and spread in a single layer in 1-2 baking sheets. Cut the top from the head of garlic, lay on a sheet of foil, drizzle with 1 tsp of EVOO and wrap up tightly. Put on one of the baking sheets.
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Roast for 30 minutes, stirring the veggies occasionally. Remove everything from the oven (keeping oven on) and let cool.
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While veggies roast, warm the stock, wine, tomatoes, tomato paste, dried peppers and saffron in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
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Toss the pasta with the remaining Tbsp of EVOO and spread on a baking sheet. Roast for 5-10 minutes until it is deep brown, remove and let cool.
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Turn the heat of the stock to medium-high and add all the veggies along with the roasted garlic cloves. When the liquid comes to a boil, turn down to medium and add the toasted pasta. Cover and cook 5 minutes. In the last 2 minutes, add the radicchio. Stir until everything is combined. Adjust seasonings and then serve hot.
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