Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tomato basil pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
This pasta is good warm or cold. Tomato Basil Pasta is a quick and easy recipe made with tender penne pasta and juicy grape tomatoes. Penne pasta is my favorite pasta to cook with.
Tomato Basil Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Tomato Basil Pasta is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tomato basil pasta using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tomato Basil Pasta:
- Get 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1 medium onion
- Get 1 bunch fresh basil
- Make ready 2 cloves garlic
- Make ready 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Make ready 9-10 ripe tomatoes
- Get 1 pinch salt
- Make ready Black pepper
- Take Spaghetti
- Prepare Parmesan cheese
Serve with some homemade garlic bread and a green salad for a fresh summery meal. How do you make Tomato Basil Pasta? First, cook the pasta until al dente. While the pasta is cooking, cut the tomatoes in half.
Steps to make Tomato Basil Pasta:
- 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.
- 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.
- Add the tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Continue to cook for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 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.
- Add a splash of pasta water to the sauce if it’s too thick. Toss spaghetti in and use tongs to toss well.
- Serve with reserved basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, and an olive oil drizzle.
Then, squeeze the tomatoes into a bowl until slightly mashed. Next, add the herbs, olive oil, garlic and vinegar to the same bow. Then, season the tomato mixture with salt and pepper and stir it in. Add the basil, olive oil, garlic salt, salt, and pepper. Add the pasta to the sauce and cook over medium-high heat until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is al dente.
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