Pasta Shells with Mushroom Bolognese Sauce

Everyone has their favorite meat sauce #IfYouDon'tYourLifeSucks and it is probably their grandmother's recipe #MineSureIs.  Here is my take on the classic pasta Bolognese #SinceImAnAddict with mushroooms.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Cooking spray
1 sprinkle turmeric
1 box shell shaped pasta (whole wheat works too), cooked extremely al-dente
1/4 pound of ground chuck
4 ripe roma tomatoes, chopped
4 small shallots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
1 package mushrooms (any kind you like), cleaned and quartered
1/4 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking water
1/4 jar of your favorite marinara sauce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sour cream (I used tofu substitute)
salt and pepper to taste
SRIRACHA to taste

1> Heat vegetable oil in a pan on medium high heat and add turmeric directly into the oil.
2> Add shallots and cook until soft.
3> Add garlic, mushrooms, jalapenos, and peppers. Cook until soft.
4> Add tomatoes. Lower the heat and let cook for about 10 minutes or until it looks like a sauce is forming.
5> In a separate pan, spray the pan on medium high heat and add the ground meat. Cook until the meat is fully cooked and browned.  When cook add meat to the tomato sauce and stir.
6> Add the cooked pasta into the sauce.  Based on the ratio you like of sauce to pasta, add jarred sauce to the mixture.
7> Taste for salt, pepper, and SRIRACHA.  Add mayonnaise and sour cream. Serve garnished with SRIRACHA.

I apologize for the ugly plating but I was starving!!

MOOSHEJOON! (Bon Appetit in Farsi)