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Easy One-Pot Tomato Sauce Penne Pasta

Name: Easy One-Pot Tomato Sauce Penne Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: western
Ingredients: olive oil; Onion; Garlic; tomato paste; plain tomato sauce; Water or vegetable stock; Salt; crushed black pepper; dried oregano; Pasta; grated parmesan cheese; basil

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6 Steps Total

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00:00:25

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Pour olive oil gently into the warm pot to prevent oil splatters that could cause burns.

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a deep pot or wide pan over medium heat. Add 1 chopped onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are soft and translucent.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, about 5 minutes

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Stir the onions continuously while cooking

if left unmonitored, the onions will scorch on the pan bottom and turn bitter

Ingredients:olive oil (2 tbsp)Onion (1 piece)

Tools:wooden spatulasaucepan

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00:00:42

Add 3 minced garlic cloves to the soft onions and sauté for 2 minutes until fragrant. Then stir in 30g (2 tbsp) tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring continuously until darker in color.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, about 3 minutes

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Garlic and tomato paste burn very easily on the pot bottom

keep stirring constantly otherwise the mixture will stick and give off a burnt taste

Ingredients:Garlic (3 clove)tomato paste (30 g)

Tools:wooden spatula

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Pour in 400g (1 can) tomato sauce and 360ml (1.5 cups) water or vegetable stock. Add 0.5 tsp salt, 0.25 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp dried oregano, then stir well until smooth.

local_fire_departmentMedium-high heat

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Stir thoroughly from the bottom to dissolve all tomato paste into the liquid smoothly without clumps.

Ingredients:plain tomato sauce (400 g)Water or vegetable stock (360 ml)Salt (0.5 tsp)crushed black pepper (0.25 tsp)dried oregano (1 tsp)

Tools:measuring cup

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00:01:27

Add 225g (8oz) dry pasta into the sauce broth. Stir gently so all pasta pieces are fully submerged in the liquid, then bring the mixture to a full boil.

local_fire_departmentHigh heat until boiling

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Ensure all pasta is submerged under liquid before covering

dry exposed pasta pieces will not cook properly

Ingredients:Pasta (225 g)

Tools:wooden spatula

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00:01:42

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Use oven mitts or a dry cloth when lifting the hot pot lid to protect hands from scalding steam.

Cover the pot with a lid, turn heat down to low, and simmer for 14 to 18 minutes. Periodically remove the lid and stir from the bottom so pasta does not stick, cooking until pasta is tender al dente and sauce thickens glossy.

local_fire_departmentLow heat, 14 to 18 minutes

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Open the lid to stir every few minutes

pasta starch thickens quickly and will burn on the pot bottom if not moved regularly

Tools:lidoven mitts

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00:02:12

Transfer the cooked penne and sauce to a serving plate. Grate 20g parmesan cheese generously over top, and garnish with 2 fresh basil leaves before serving.

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Serve immediately while steaming hot so the parmesan melts slightly into the warm tomato sauce for best creaminess.

Ingredients:grated parmesan cheese (20 g)basil (2 piece)

Tools:cheese graterserving plate