Quick and Easy Pasta With Cherry Tomato Sauce
This is the fastest, easiest way to make pasta sauce from scratch. The secret is using cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes are almost always sweeter, riper, and higher in pectin than larger tomatoes at the supermarket. All of these factors means that cherry tomatoes are fantastic for making a rich, thick, flavorful sauce. Even better: it only takes four ingredients and about 10 minutes start to finish – less time than it takes to cook the pasta you’re gonna serve it with.
RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS
1 pound dry pasta
Kosher salt
4 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 1/2 pounds cherry tomatoes (about 2 pints; 750g)
1 ounce fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped (about 1 cup; 30g)
Freshly ground black pepper
Parmesan cheese, for serving
DIRECTIONS
1. Place pasta in a large skillet or sauté pan and cover with water and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Boil until just shy of al dente, about 1 minute less than the package instructions.
2. Meanwhile, heat the garlic and 4 tablespoons olive over in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until garlic is softened but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes begin to burst. You can help them along by pressing on them with the back of a wooden spoon as they soften.
3. Continue to cook until sauce is rich and creamy, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in basil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. When pasta is cooked, drain, reserving a cup of pasta water. Add pasta to sauce and increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring and tossing constantly, and adding pasta water as necessary to adjust consistency to a nice, creamy flow. Remove from heat, stir in remaining olive oil, and grate in a generous shower of Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately, passing extra Parmesan at the table.
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Awesome!!!
I made this while camping, it was lovely, also good with an onion or shallot
Great tutorial and great usage of cherry tomatoes!
Easiest meal I ever made. And tasty too 🙂
That recipe is so good! Easy and fast to make and my family loved it♥︎ i added some chicken as well♥︎♥︎
Nice no heavy cream or butter
I like adding capers , then shrimp at the end. Delicious
Make this type of sauce now. My wife and I love it. He is 100% correct it has to be cherry tomatoes. I tried to do with grape tomatoes and man was it disappointing. I buy basil paste to start out with in the oil, and put fresh basil near the end.
Best pasta
I just made it with spaghetti
Sooo delicious!
Thanks
Cheese is a gateway drug!
you're an awesome chef.
Thanks bro, simple and awsome
extra virgin olive oil at medium heat, well.
"No cheese every hurt anyone" ummmmm every heard of the dairy industry???
thank u a lot, it was great !
Great recipe and the oil tip , quick and easy peasy … Thanks a bunch !
Does anyone know how many people this recipe will serve?
Anyone recommend a meat you could add to this
nice vid yung blud
do you recommend toad onion or just garlic
had all the ingredients at home and this was perfect!!! thank you 😀
Don't make the same mistake I did by buying the wrong tomatoes. Instead of cherry tomatoes I accidentally bought salad tomatoes. Still turned out decent enough but cherry is what you want
tried this and love it!!!!! Kenji never disappoint me!!! 😍😍😍
I always add a teaspoon of agave syrup to sweeten the acidic and sour tomatoes
One small chilli adds a nice kick
I made this tonight and it was a hit with the family. Be aware that cherry tomatoes are fairly different from grape tomatoes or the "cherubs" that are often found in stores, so make sure you buy the correct ones. I also added a pad of butter near the end of cooking for a bit more richness. .
So delicious I just made it
Add some HEAVY CREAM AND ONIONS !!!!! That’s what I did it’s very good
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