This is my version of a copycat recipe from a wonderful Italian restaurant in Annapolis, MD, MARIA'S SICILIAN RISTORANTE. We fight over seconds in this household!

Ingredients

4 serv.

(12 ounce) box linguine↗1
olive oil↗1⁄2 cup
unsalted butter↗2 tablespoons
medium onion, diced↗1
garlic cloves, minced (suit to your taste)↗2 -3
roma tomatoes, seeded and diced↗4 -6
dried basil or 4 -5 leaves fresh basil, minced↗2 teaspoons
fresh mozzarella ball, diced (not the block of hard mozzarella)↗1
salt↗

Step-by-step instructions

1
Bring pot of water to boil. Salt heavily. Add linguini. Cook to al dente, drain.
2
Drizzle oil in large skillet, aprx. 4 rotations. throw in onions and saute on medium for about 2 minutes.
3
Add garlic, basil, salt to taste and 1-2 tsp butter and saute until onions are soft. You do not want to burn the garlic so watch temp accordingly.
4
Add tomatoes and linguine, toss until heated then add mozzarella. Heat until cheese begins to soften.

Source: food.com

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