Penne Pomodoro (Easy Tomato Basil Pasta)
This Penne Pomodoro is made from scratch in just 20 minutes with the best homemade tomato basil sauce. Just make the sauce, cook the pasta, and let them simmer together for a few minutes - and that's all there is to it. With one special trick for the smoothest, softest tomato sauce ever...
Servings 4
Calories 377kcal
Equipment
- Wide pot or skillet
- Measuring cups (metric or US)*
Ingredients
- 4 cups dried penne pasta
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves chopped
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans crushed tomatoes or chopped/pureed
- ½ cup white wine cooking wine is fine
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup basil chopped, loosely packed
- ½ teaspoon salt more or less according to taste
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper more or less according to taste
To serve
- fresh ground black pepper
- shredded parmesan cheese
- fresh basil or parsley
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat, then add chopped garlic. Sauté 2 minutes without allowing it to brown.4 tablespoon olive oil, 4 garlic cloves
- Add crushed tomatoes and white wine and simmer 10 minutes.2 (14.5 oz) cans crushed tomatoes, ½ cup white wine
- While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta in a large pot with a lot of heavily salted water. Cook until almost done, then reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain the rest.4 cups dried penne pasta
- Mix in baking soda, then simmer 2 minutes.¼ teaspoon baking soda
- Turn off the heat and mix in chopped basil and black pepper.1 cup basil, ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- Mix in penne pasta with a bit of pasta cooking water. Add more as needed to create a smooth sauce that coats the pasta well. Simmer 1 minute, then taste test and season with salt if needed. Serve topped with fresh cracked black pepper, shredded parmesan cheese and fresh basil or parsley.fresh ground black pepper, shredded parmesan cheese
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Notes
Storing: Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Freezing: Store leftovers in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Keep in mind the consistency will not be quite the same after thawing.
Reheating stove top: Heat in a saucepan over medium heat, until hot and smooth. Add a bit of water if it looks dry.
Reheating in microwave: Reheat leftovers in the microwave in 1-minute increments, mixing between each segment.
Nutrition
Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 366mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 319IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg