Tomato Basil Pasta with Pantry Sauce
A quick tomato basil pasta recipe that uses pantry staples, fresh herbs, and a glossy simple sauce.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Servings
- Serves 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cuisine
- Italian-inspired
- Course
- Dinner
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Tomato Basil Pasta with Pantry Sauce
A quick tomato basil pasta recipe that uses pantry staples, fresh herbs, and a glossy simple sauce.
Source: https://starter-site-2l2.pages.dev/en/recipes/tomato-basil-pasta/
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Ingredients
Pasta
- 180 g dried spaghetti
- 1 tsp kosher salt (for the pasta water)
Sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- fresh basil (torn, to finish)
Instructions
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Boil the pasta
Cook the spaghetti in salted water until just shy of al dente, then reserve pasta water before draining.
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Build the sauce
Warm the olive oil, cook the garlic until fragrant, then add tomatoes and red pepper flakes.
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Toss
Add pasta and reserved water to the sauce, tossing until glossy and fully coated.
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Finish
Remove from heat and fold in fresh basil just before serving.
Equipment
- Large pot
- Wide skillet
Recipe details
- Vegetarian
- Stovetop
- One-pot sauce
- pasta
- quick dinner
- pantry
Nutrition
- Calories
- 560 calories
- Carbs
- 84 g
- Protein
- 16 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
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