Antipasto Pasta

Ingredients

• 12 ounces linguine
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 large (5 inch diameter) portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills removed, caps sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 6 ounces (1/8 inch thick slices) Genoa salami, cut into thin strips
• 1 cup sliced vegetables and 6 tablespoons marinade from 16 ounce jar antipasto salad with olives
• 2 cups grated Asiago cheese, divided
• 2 cups chopped fresh basil, divided

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
2. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
3. Heat oil in same pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté until tender and brown, about 6 minutes.
4. Add salami; toss 30 seconds.
5. Add pasta, 1/2 cup cooking liquid, sliced vegetables, reserved marinade, and 1 1/2 cups cheese; toss until liquid thickens and coats pasta, about 3 minutes.
6. Mix in 1 1/2 cups basil. Season with pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup basil.
7. Serve with 1/2 cup Asiago cheese.