Easiest Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons onions, chopped finely
• 2 garlic cloves, minced finely
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes (imported italian is best)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons basil, chopped finely
• 8 ounces rotini pasta (also called fusilli)
• parmesan cheese, to taste (grated)

Recipe

• 1 cook rotini (or fusilli) in salted, boiling water according to package directions, reserving a 1/2 cup of the pasta water at the end of cooking.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium and add onion. cook for a minute or so and add garlic.
• 3 before garlic takes on color, add the tomatoes. turn heat up to high, wait for sauce to begin to bubble, then turn back down to medium.
• 4 season with salt and pepper and add basil. cook for another minute or two and remove from heat. add cooked pasta and about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of hot pasta water to desired wetness of sauce. top with parmesan, to taste, and serve immediately.