Tomato Basil Pasta Recipe
This tomato basil pasta recipe is a simple and delicious pasta recipe that is perfect for a busy weeknight or a meatless Monday. You only need 5 ingredients for this dish, it is fresh, vibrant and super flavorful. A restaurant-quality dish you can easily make at home. Let me show you how to do it.
Ingredients
- ½ pound spaghetti
- ¼ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large garlic cloves sliced
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes
- 30 g fresh basil leaves
- Mozzarella cheese to serve
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- pasta water
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside reserving some pasta water.
- Make the tomato sauce: In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Keep an eye on the garlic, you just want to cook it until it starts turning brown but not burnt.
- Add cherry tomatoes to the aromatic and carefully stir into the oil, place a lid partially on the skillet, reduce the heat to low and let it cook for 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes soften a bit and blistered
- Season the tomatoes with salt and black pepper (They should be releasing their own juices at this point) and continue to cook for another 5-7 minutes stirring it occasionally.
- Smashed the tomatoes: Using a potato masher or the back of the spatula, smash the tomatoes so that it becomes saucy. Tear the fresh basil into the sauce, stir to combine, and cook for 1 minute. Taste for salt and adjust accordingly (bear in mind that the spaghetti is already salted)
- Add the cooked spaghetti to the tomatoes and stir until everything is combined together. Add pasta water accordingly to the sauce until your desired consistency is achieved.
- Take it off the heat and serve immediately with more fresh basil leaves as garnish and cubed mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 9gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 17mgPotassium: 408mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 950IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg
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