Best Simple Tomato Pasta Recipes

Delicious and Simple Ricotta and Tomato Pasta Sauce image

Provided by LovelyRitaMeterMaid

Categories Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups fresh ricotta
1 (400 g) can crushed tomatoes
1 yellow onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 leaves fresh basil
1 (500 g) package pasta (spirals work well with this recipe)

Steps:

Firstly, put on a large pot of salted water and bring to the boil, add pasta to water and cook until'al dente' approximately 8- 10 minutes.
While pasta is on the go, finely dice your onion and crush your garlic.
In a saucepan, put in the olive oil, when the oil is warm, add your garlic and onion and gently saute these until they are transparent.
Add the ricotta to the pan, and stir through the onions and garlic well.
At this stage, add your salt and pepper, parmesan, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste.
Mix well and let simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Drain pasta.
Turn the ricotta sauce off from the heat, add your fresh basil leaves, roughly torn, into the sauce.
Dish up some pasta into a bowl, put some of the ricotta sauce on top of the pasta, and finish off with some extra shavings of parmesan if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 762.9, Fat 22.2, SaturatedFat 11.5, Cholesterol 64.9, Sodium 979.2, Carbohydrate 107.8, Fiber 6, Sugar 8, Protein 32.5

Absolutely Delicious and Simple Tomato, Basil, and Garlic Pasta image

Provided by guamswhitest

Time 23m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 ounces spaghettini (angel hair pasta, macaroni, rotini, whatever pasta you like)
4 scallions, coarsely chopped (white and pale green parts only)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 (12 ounce) container cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, coarsely chopped
8 -10 fresh basil leaves
salt & freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, tender but still firm to the bite, stirring often, about 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the next 7 ingredients in a food processor. Pulse just until the tomatoes are coarsely chopped (do not puree).
Drain the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water. Toss the pasta with the tomato mixture and fresh mozzarella in a large bowl. Add some of the reserved pasta water (about 1/4 cup) if the sauce looks dry. Serve immediately.

Simple tomato pasta image

Provided by jesse_hp

Time 30m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 170 fan oven - gas 5
Wash your tomatoes and remove any green stalks
Chop the garlic finely
Add 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil (be generous) and all the other ingredients (tomatoes, garlic, pinch of salt and a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar) to a non stick baking tray. Tear up 1/2 basil leaves and add too. Just keep some to add at the end.
Cook for 15-20 minutes in the oven. For the last 10 minutes start cooking your pasta the normal way.
Toss the pasta in with the baked cherry tomatoes in the baking tray and add the rest of the torn basil, and if needed more olive oil.
Serve with parmesan cheese.