suggestions to what i can add to this recipe to make it more interesting and tasty?

Add in either feta cheese or goat cheese because both will offer a delcious creamy, tangy taste. Add in marinated arichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, and black olives as well. Your dish seems a little bland, but all of these will make is super flavorful and delicious. Basil is good but for more taste add basil along w/ a tablespoon or two of basic pesto(home made or store brand doesn't matter). Enjoy

Farfalle Fresh Tomatoes, Wine and Golden Raisins

• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil , divided

• 1 cup julienned red onion

• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

• 2 cups peeled, seeded, and diced tomatoes

• 3/4 cup sliced olives, such as kalamata

• 1/2 cup golden raisins

• 1/2 cup dry white wine

• 2 tablespoons drained capers

• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste

• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 3/4 pound farfalle or other dry pasta

• 1/4 cup freshly chopped basil leaves

• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese , for garnish

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet or saucepan and cook the onions and garlic until very tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes, olives, raisins, white wine, capers, and crushed red pepper flakes and cook until the tomatoes have broken down slightly and the sauce is slightly thickened, 7 to 10 minutes. Add kosher salt and black pepper, to taste, and set aside to keep warm.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions until just al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, and place the pasta in a large mixing bowl along with the hot pasta sauce and the basil. Toss to combine, adding pasta cooking water 1 or 2 tablespoons at a time to thin the sauce, if necessary. Serve the pasta in shallow bowls, drizzled with the remaining olive oil and garnished with the feta cheese. Serves 5-6.

Have you considered preparing it with fresh tomatoes instead of canned? I can't get enough of fresh tomatoes in the Summer and always try to go that way over canned when they're in season.

I would also add some chicken to it. Slice it up and cook it with the onion and mushrooms, although you'll probably need a little more oil, I would also add some minced garlic at this point. If you want to give your sauce some more spice I think italian seasoning is the way to go.

Although I think the recipe sounds really good, I hope you enjoy.

Add fresh mushrooms, zucchini, 1 can cream of mushroom soup and cooked shredded or cubed chicken to the mixture and then put in a casserole dish, top with cheese and bake at 375 for like 30-45 min.

the basic ingredients are ok but you need to experiment with herbs, basil is quite a light flavored herb, so try Oregano, thyme, rosemary & always buy fresh if u can, also if u want to use dried herbs get a good mixed Italian herbs from most supermarkets and add the herbs when your browning off the onions & mushrooms.

You could always add some flavorful chicken sausages, they combine very well with pasta dishes. Another good flavor to add to that would be garlic. Good luck with your examination!

What about shrimp?? Or lobster meat?