Tomato basil pasta for a weeknight
A quick sauce built from olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and basil, finished with starchy pasta water.
Tomato basil pasta for a weeknight
A quick sauce built from olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and basil, finished with starchy pasta water.
Ingredients
- 300 g pasta
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 400 g crushed tomatoes
- Fresh basil
- Parmesan, optional
Method
- Boil pasta in well-salted water.
- Gently cook garlic in oil, add tomatoes and simmer.
- Toss pasta with sauce and enough pasta water to emulsify.
- Finish with basil and cheese.
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