This creamy tomato pasta uses pantry ingredients and is ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta.
- ⏱ Prep: 5 min
- 🔥 Cook: 15 min
- 🍽 Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 400 g pasta (penne or spaghetti)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ cup (120 ml) cream
- Salt and pepper
- Grated parmesan and basil
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente. Save ½ cup of pasta water.
- Meanwhile, cook garlic in olive oil for 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes, chilli, salt and pepper. Simmer 8–10 minutes.
- Stir in cream.
- Toss in the pasta, adding pasta water to loosen.
- Serve with parmesan and basil.
Tips
- Add spinach or cooked chicken for a fuller meal.
