Serve this spaghetti with tomato sauce that’s ready in 45 minutes – perfect for Italian cuisine.
Swirly Pasta with Tomato Sauce
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 can (29 ounces) pureed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pasta
- Water
- 16 ounces uncooked spaghetti or your favorite pasta
Instructions
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Step1Peel the outside layer of skin from each of the cloves of garlic. Chop garlic cloves into tiny pieces on the cutting board, using the knife.
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Step2Peel the outside layer of skin from the onion. Wash onion in cool water. Pat dry with the paper towel. Chop onion into small pieces on cutting board, using knife (you need about 1/4 cup.)
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Step3Put the olive oil in the large saucepan. Heat it over medium heat for about 1 minute. Put garlic and onion in oil. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring all the time with one of the wooden spoons, until onion is tender. Take saucepan off hot burner.
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Step4Open the can of tomatoes with the can opener. Pour tomatoes into the garlic and onion mixture in saucepan. Add the basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir with spoon until mixed. Turn the heat up to high. Heat until the mixture is boiling. Turn heat down to low. Simmer the sauce uncovered for about 30 minutes, stirring a few times.
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Step5While sauce is simmering, fill the very large saucepan with enough water so it is about half full. Cover saucepan with lid. Heat over medium-high heat until water is boiling fast. Add the spaghetti to water. Heat until water boils again. Boil uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring often with the other wooden spoon, until spaghetti is soft but not mushy.
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Step6Pour spaghetti into the colander over the sink to drain. Serve spaghetti with sauce.
Nutrition
300
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
10g
Protein
58g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 640mg
- 27%
- Potassium
- 680mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 58g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 25%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 10g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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