One Pot Tomato-Basil Pasta
Per serving
From Healthy Fitness Recipes: Blow your MIND Tomato Basil Pasta! - No Straining, just Stirring Pasta, Tomatoes, Veggie Broth, Olive Oil, and Seasonings (details below) Throw it all in the pot, INCLUDING the uncooked Pasta, and cook! - Bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. The starch leaches out of the pasta and makes a rich, warm sauce for the noodles. The other ingredients cook right along with the pasta
Ingredients
4 serv.- pasta (I used Linguine)↗12 ounces
- (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice (I used zesty red pepper flavor)↗1
- large sweet onion↗1
cut in julienne strips
- garlic cloves↗4
thinly sliced
- red pepper flakes↗1⁄2 teaspoon
- dried oregano leaves↗2 teaspoons
- large basil sprigs↗2
chopped
- vegetable broth (regular broth and NOT low sodium)↗4 1⁄2 cups
- extra virgin olive oil↗2 tablespoons
- parmesan cheese↗
to garnish
Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Place pasta, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, in a large stock pot. Pour in vegetable broth. Sprinkle on top the pepper flakes and oregano. Drizzle top with oil.
- 2
Cover pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a low simmer and keep covered and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes or so. Cook until almost all liquid has evaporated – I left about an inch of liquid in the bottom of the pot – but you can reduce as desired .
- 3
Season to taste with salt and pepper , stirring pasta several times to distribute the liquid in the bottom of the pot. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.
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