Copycat Olive Garden Pasta con Zucchini Recipe

Ingredients

For Sauce:

• ⅓ cup olive oil
• ⅓ cup onion, chopped
• ½ lb swiss mushrooms, fresh, divided
• 1½ tsp garlic, minced
• 1 cup fennel bulb, sliced into strips
• 16 oz tomatoes, (1 can), diced and drained or 3 cups fresh tomatoes, crushed, or 1½ cups of tomato puree
• 1 cup black olives, sliced, drained
• 2 tsp capers, drained
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp dried basil, dried
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, crushed
• ½ tsp salt

For Zucchini:

• 2 zucchini, large
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp dried basil, to taste
• ½ tsp dried oregano, to taste
• salt and black pepper
• 1 lb rigatoni pasta, cooked
• salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• parmesan cheese, grated