Tomato Basil Pasta

This tomato basil pasta is hands down, one of my favorite pasta dishes to prepare and enjoy. This recipe calls for five basic ingredients and comes together in less than 30 minutes! The end result is a simple pasta dinner that’s bursting with heavy garlic flavor which isn’t overpowering but a rather lovely compliment of the slight sweet but acid tomatoes. Adding fresh basil during the cooking process adds that layer of herb flavor to the pasta sauce while a touch of fresh basil to the end just brightens everything beautifully.

Of course you can make this your own by adding other ingredients like chicken, shrimp or cheese to this recipe but it really doesn’t need it. This tomato basil pasta can stand tall on its own!

Tomato Basil Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 pack of spaghetti (or any pasta of your choice)
• 1 bundle basil (finely chopped) *leave a few whole for garnish
• 6-8 cloves of garlic (thinly sliced)
• 6-8 medium sized tomatoes (cut into chunks)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 8 cups water
• salt & black pepper (to taste)

Method

1. Bring water to a rolling boil in a pot then add a dash of salt.
2. Add pasta to pot then allow to cook for 8 minutes.
3. Remove pasta from water then run under the tap. (Save some pasta water for later use)
4. Add olive oil to a pot then add tomatoes and garlic.
5. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
6. Sauté for approximately 7 minutes or until tomatoes start to break down and garlic gets very fragrant.
7. Add fresh basil then ladle 1 or 2 scoops of pasta water to the mixture.
8. Continue to sauté on high heat until mixture starts to reduce and thicken.
9. Turn off heat then return pasta to sauce. Toss until all ingredients are well combined.
10. Lightly drizzle with olive oil to finish.
11. Garnish with fresh basil.
12. Serve & Enjoy!

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