Super Easy Fresh Tomato Sauce and Pasta
The simplest fresh tomato sauce that's big on flavor
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta spaghetti, bow ties, tortellini
- 4 large, ripe Tomatoes Your choice of any ripe tomato
- ⅓ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic finely grated
- ½ cup fresh Basil sprigs
- ⅓ cup Red wine Of drinkable quality
- 1 cup Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil over high heat. Once boiling, add pasta and cook for one minute LESS than the package instructions. You will see a very tiny white core when cut in half.
- While the pasta cooks, trim the bottom of the tomatoes, core them and slice in half through the core. Using the large holes on a box grater, grate the trimmed side of the tomato into a large bowl until nothing but the skin remains. Discard the skins.
- Transfer the pasta to a colander to drain for about 5 minutes. While the tomatoes drain, heat a sauce pan to medium high heat and add the olive oil and garlic and cook stirring frequently until the garlic is fragrant-about 30 seconds.
- Add the grated tomatoes and season with a large pinch of salt. Add 2 of the basil sprigs-stem and leaves and lower the heat to simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning adjustments and remove the sprigs of basil.
- Turn off the heat and add the pasta and half the Parmesan. Using tongs, toss the pasta until is coated in the sauce and the Parmesan is melted.
- Chop the remaining basil leaves and add them to the saucepan along with the remainder of the Parmesan, toss to combine.
- Divide among 4 bowls, spooning over any tomato liquid left in the saucepan. Top with more Parmesan if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
• Parmesan cheese is salty, so go easy on the salt until all the Parmesan has been added before adjusting
• Optional add in: If you have red wine open, add about 1/3 cup to the tomatoes at the beginning of the cook time.
• I used fresh tortellini that cooks in about 3 minutes to make this a super fast and easy dinner. Any fresh pasta will work for this recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 14gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 23mgPotassium: 1008mgFiber: 7gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2832IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 2mg
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