Braised Beef and Mushroom Pasta

Total time: 25 minutes
     Sautéed mushrooms and onions round out the leftover braised beef for a simple pasta dish.  If you don't have enough sauce left you can add some beef stock or red wine and thicken with a bit of cornstarch.

 Ingredients:

• leftover braised beef 
• leftover sauce, about 1 cup
• 1 onion
• 4oz (120gr) mushrooms, wild or cultivated
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 1/4 cup bite-size pasta  penne, curly macaroni

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.  When done, drain.
• Clean and slice mushrooms. 
• Thinly slice onions. 
• Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet.  Add onions and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. 
• Add mushrooms and sauté until lightly browned, 10 minutes longer. 
• Cut the beef into smaller chunks.  Add beef, sauce to skillet and heat through. 
• When pasta is done, add to skillet and stir well to combine.   Serve.

Note:  This uses the beef from Beef Braised in Chianti or Boeuf Bourguignon