saucy pasta

Name: Saucy Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: - olive oil, extra virgin; 2 clove(s) garlic, pressed or minced; 1/2 cup(s) onion, diced; 15 ounce(s) fire roasted tomatoes; 1 teaspoon(s) oregano, dried; 1/2 teaspoon(s) basil, dried; 2 tablespoon(s) tomato paste; 1 medium zucchini or yellow squash, sliced, optional; - salt and pepper; 4 ounce(s) pasta of choice; - pasta water

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Private Recipe by

Belinda "B"

@bburg

Prairie Grove, AR

I came up with this recipe one day when I wanted something Italian and did not have any sauce on hand, but had these ingredients. Now that you can buy fresh basil everywhere you look, I bet that would be really good in this sauce, also. Zucchini and yellow squash would be great in this recipe. Note: if you use whole grain pasta it takes longer to cook.

yield 2 -3

prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

Ingredients For saucy pasta

olive oil, extra virgin
2 clove

garlic, pressed or minced
1/2 c

onion, diced
15 oz

fire roasted tomatoes
1 tsp

oregano, dried
1/2 tsp

basil, dried
2 Tbsp

tomato paste
1 md

zucchini or yellow squash, sliced, optional
salt and pepper
4 oz

pasta of choice
pasta water

How To Make saucy pasta

1
For Whole Grain Pasta: start the water( Make sure your water tastes like sea water) before the sauce then cook pasta according to directions on package. Then make sauce while pasta is cooking.

2
In a skillet, pour about 2 turns of olive oil around the pan, saute the garlic and onion together over medium heat with the olive oil for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and the paste, stir. Add the herbs and pepper. (You do not need to add salt-there will be enough after you add the pasta water) This is the time to add other veggies to your sauce if you want to. Let sauce simmer for the flavors to blend while cooking the pasta- this will thicken as it cooks.
3
Regular pasta: cook and drain pasta according to manufacturer's instructions. Make sure you add salt to the water so it tastes like sea water.
4
All pasta:reserve before draining 1/2-3/4 cup of pasta water. Add to the sauce stir, add pasta after draining and stir. To serve: place in individual bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese.
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