Pasta with Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce in 30 Minutes!!

Fresh, Fast, Delicious Tomato Basil Pasta

In the summer, who wants to spend time cooking dinner?  NO ONE!! This awesome pasta dish can be made in 30 minutes. Serve it with crusty bread and everyone will be very happy. Ready-set-GO!

All the ingredients

To make everything go smoothly during the cooking process, prep all the ingredients first.  Crush the garlic, chop the basil, chop the tomatoes, and grate the cheese.  Put on a large pot of salted water and bring it to a boil.  While waiting for the water to boil, put olive oil in a skillet and heat on medium-high until shimmering.  Toss the pasta into the boiling water and give it a stir.

The sauce

Add the crushed garlic and red pepper flakes to the oil and cook until the garlic is soft and fragrant.  Add half the tomatoes and basil and toss it around a few times until the tomatoes are warm and begin to create a sauce. Add the wine and boil until syrupy (3-5 minutes). Cook the pasta until it is still firm to the bite and strain it.  Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss

Almost done!

everything together until the pasta begins to absorb some of the sauce.  If it seems dry, add some of the cooking liquid to loosen it up.  Remove from heat and add the reserved tomatoes and basil.  Plate the pasta and add a drizzle of good quality olive oil, some freshly grated Romano cheese, and a pinch of sea salt.

Voila--Ready for dinner!

INGREDIENTS: (serves four)
1 lb pasta--fresh or dried
2 cloves garlic chopped or crushed in a press
4-6 large summer tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup dry white wine
A large bunch of basil cut into thin ribbons
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (or to taste)
Freshly grated Romano cheese
Sea salt
Olive oil