In this recipe
- Why this recipe is great
- Step-by-Step Pasta and Tomato Sauce Recipe
- What Tomatoes are Best for Red Pasta Sauce?
- Easy and Quick
- Can You Prepare Red Pasta Sauce in Advance and Freeze it?
- More Quick Pasta Recipes
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Why this recipe is great
This pasta and tomato sauce tastes like a tomato garden and a warm summer day. It’s juicy, rich, tangy, sweet, and ready in 15 minutes!
Pasta and tomato sauce recipe with simple ingredients ready in no time.
Step-by-Step Pasta and Tomato Sauce Recipe
What’s better than a quick pasta and tomato sauce recipe? It’s juicy, tangy, sweet, and packed with flavor! Ready in minutes, it’s the perfect solution for a speedy lunch or dinner. And hey, you can jazz it up with your favorite cheese or add a kick of spice. Let’s dive into the recipe and make it extra delicious!
You’ll love how easy it is to put together with just a few basic ingredients!
Ingredients:
- Fresh tomatoes
- Onions
- Garlic
- Vegetable oil
- Water
- Spaghetti
- Spices for the sauce: oregano, ground coriander, white pepper, salt, sugar
First up, let’s get spices going! Grab some oregano, ground coriander, white pepper, salt, and sugar. Mix them all up in a bowl. Next, chop up a small onion and a clove of garlic. Then, let’s tackle tomatoes. Go for the ripe ones with thin skin. We like to use cherry tomatoes in the winter, but it’s all about those juicy, seasonal ones in the summer. Cut them into nice, chunky pieces. Remember, this sauce cooks fast, so it’s best to prepare everything beforehand.
Now, onto the pasta. Heat a pan of water and cook your pasta until it’s just right – al dente. While that’s bubbling away, let’s start on the sauce. Heat some oil in a frying pan over medium heat – we usually go for about a 6 out of 9 on our stove. Toss in chopped onions and let them sizzle until they turn transparent. Then, add in the garlic and give it all a good mix. It’ll only take about a minute to get everything nice and fragrant.
It’s time to amp up the flavor! Sprinkle in spices and give it a quick stir. Can you smell that? If it’s aromatic and lovely, there’s no need to cook it any longer. Add a splash of water to the mix to keep those spices from burning.
Now, let’s add tomatoes. Stir them in, pop a lid on, and let them simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring now and then.
Once they’re nice and tender, it’s blender time! Whizz the tomatoes until they’re smooth as silk. You can strain the sauce through a sieve for an extra-smooth sauce. But honestly, we don’t mind a bit of texture from the skins, so we skip this step. If your sauce seems a bit thick, don’t worry. Add a splash of pasta water, and about 30 to 50 grams should do the trick.
The sauce goes back into the pan for a final simmer for a few minutes. Taste it and add a pinch of salt if needed.
It’s time to bring it all together! Add your cooked pasta to the sauce, give it a good mix, and there you have it! Remember, it’s important to keep that pasta al dente—it’ll finish cooking a bit more as it mixes with the hot sauce.
Now, dish pasta and tomato sauce up and enjoy every delicious bite! Bon appétit!
What Tomatoes are Best for Red Pasta Sauce?
You need ripe, flavorful tomatoes for the best pasta and tomato sauce. They will make the dish sweet, rich, and tangy. Add a few spices, and the sauce will be even more delicious.
So, what kind of tomatoes are best for making the red pasta sauce?
- Use red ripe tomatoes. Green or brown tomatoes will not work.
- Use tomatoes with a thin skin. Then, you don’t have to strain the sauce through a sieve.
- In winter, you can use cherry tomatoes. They have a thin skin and a deep red color.
- In summer or spring, go for seasonal tomatoes.
Cut off the stem and cut the tomatoes into chunky pieces. Add simple spices. We recommend coriander, oregano, and pepper. To balance the flavors, add salt and a teaspoon of sugar. Simmer, blend in a blender, and serve with your favorite pasta.
Easy and Quick
Is 15 minutes a speedy cooking time for tomato pasta sauce? For sure! And is it very tasty? 100%. This pasta and tomato sauce recipe follows the basic rules of Italian cuisine.
- You cook it fast.
- You use simple ingredients you’ve got on hand.
- Because the pasta and tomato sauce recipe is quick and easy, you can cook it right before eating.
The sauce takes 15 minutes. That means you can cook pasta in the meantime. Time saved, delicious dinner is on the table. Enjoy!
Can You Prepare Red Pasta Sauce in Advance and Freeze it?
You can make several batches of red pasta sauce with ripe red tomatoes. Then, you can freeze the sauce and store it in the freezer for several weeks. Check out our step-by-step method for freezing tomato sauce in freezer bags. No matter how much sauce you have, you can portion it into individual servings or several servings at a time. Then, defrost as many servings as you need—even if it’s just a quick dinner for yourself. You only have to cook the pasta when preparing your dinner because the sauce is ready!
This tomato sauce is not only for pasta. It also goes perfectly with beans, pizza, ratatouille—you name it!
More Quick Pasta Recipes
Do you love quick and easy pasta for dinner? Then try pasta with ricotta cheese and spinach. It’s ready in 15 minutes; you need only available ingredients. You will love the creamy sauce with herby spinach.
Or what about pasta with cherry tomatoes and feta cheese? It takes some time to bake in the oven, but the prepping process is very quick. It’s creamy, tangy and sweet.
Pasta and Tomato Sauce Recipe | Step-by-Step Video Recipe
Ingredients
- 400 g fresh tomatoes
- 50 g onions 1 small onion
- 5 g garlic 1 clove
- 30 g vegetable oil
- 50 g water
- 160 g spaghetti
Spices for the sauce
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp salt 5 g
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- First, prepare the spices. Mix 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp ground coriander, ½ tsp white pepper, 1 tsp salt (5 g), and 1 tsp sugar.
- Cut 400 g of fresh tomatoes into pieces. Chop 50 g of onion and mince 1 clove of garlic. The sauce cooks very quickly, so it is better to prepare everything beforehand.
- Heat a pan with water to cook spaghetti. Add 160 g spaghetti to boiling water and cook until al dente.
- In the meantime, pour 30 g of oil into a frying pan and add 50 g of chopped onion. Fry over medium heat (6 of 9) for 4-5 minutes until transparent. Add 5 g of minced garlic (1 clove). Fry for around 1 minute and mix.
- Add spices and stir. Add 50 g of water.
- Add tomatoes and simmer for 8-10 minutes under the lid. Stir occasionally.
- Blend the sauce in a blender until smooth.*
- Return the sauce to the pan, add cooked spaghetti, and stir. Serve and enjoy!
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Very easy to make and absolutely tasty. Loved it!