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Easy Way to Cook Perfect Tomato Basil Pasta

By Simply Recipes 30 September 2019
Easy Way to Cook Perfect Tomato Basil Pasta
Easy Way to Cook Perfect Tomato Basil Pasta

Hey everyone, it’s Clark, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, Tomato Basil Pasta. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna really delicious.

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You can have Tomato Basil Pasta using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tomato Basil Pasta

  1. Prepare 1-2 tbsp of olive oil.
  2. You need 1 of medium onion.
  3. Take 1 bunch of fresh basil.
  4. You need 2 cloves of garlic.
  5. It’s 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar.
  6. Take 9-10 of ripe tomatoes.
  7. Make ready 1 pinch of salt.
  8. Take of Black pepper.
  9. Make ready of Spaghetti.
  10. Prepare of Parmesan cheese.

First, cook the pasta until al dente.While the pasta is cooking, cut the tomatoes in half.Then, squeeze the tomatoes into a bowl until slightly mashed.Next, add the herbs, olive oil, garlic and vinegar to the same bow.

Tomato Basil Pasta instructions

  1. Mise En Place: Pick basil leaves- leave a few to garnish. Roughly chop the remaining leaves and save the stalks. Peel and finely slice the onion and garlic. Roughly chop the tomatoes..
  2. Put a saucepan on medium heat. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil & add the onion. Cook for around 7 minutes, or until soft and lightly golden. Stir in the garlic and basil stalks for a few minutes..
  3. Add the tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Continue to cook for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally..
  4. Stir in chopped basil leaves. Reduce to low, leave to tick away. Meanwhile, bring pasta water to a boil and salt heavily. Add spaghetti and cook until al dente (box will specify minutes). Reserve a cup of pasta water; Drain pasta once finished..
  5. Add a splash of pasta water to the sauce if it’s too thick. Toss spaghetti in and use tongs to toss well..
  6. Serve with reserved basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, and an olive oil drizzle..

Penne pasta is my favorite pasta to cook with.It's hearty, it's rustic and there is no twirling required.How do you make Tomato Basil Pasta?

Then, season the tomato mixture with salt and pepper and stir it in.Add the pasta to the sauce and cook over medium-high heat until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is al dente.If the sauce is over-reduced, use the pasta cooking liquid to adjust it.At the last moment, remove the pan from the heat; add the extra-virgin olive oil, butter, basil and cheese.Mix thoroughly until the pasta is an orangy color.

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