Tomato Basil Penne
This recipe is great for group dinners and is super easy to make because it's all in one giant pot. Calories don't count if it's a dinner party right?
INGREDIENTS (serves seven):
2 cups of chicken broth
1 1/2 jars of tomato pasta sauce1 cup of water
1 1/2 boxes of penne noodles (yes, boxes, because you might not have leftovers)
1/2 large onion diced (yellow or white)
4 garlic cloves diced
1/2 tbsp of crushed red pepper seasoning1 tsp of oregano
1 tsp of salt
1/2 tbsp of basil leaves
2 tbsp olive oil
1: THROW IT IN THE POT
Put all of the ingredients that I just mentioned into a (very) large pot in that order.
This dish was inspired by a few one-pot recipes I stumbled upon this week. I decided to make it more 20 Something friendly with regular pasta sauce instead of being pretentious with "sliced tomatoes." Mostly I did this because tomatoes are the worst to chop up, and this sauce makes the recipe so easy your boyfriend could probably make it - assuming they all cook like mine (horribly).
2: STIR AND SIP
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. I turned on the stove as I chopped and threw things in, and eventually at the end of all the ingredients, it started to boil. If you want a specific time try 12-15 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cover for 12 minutes, stirring at five minute intervals. This is a good time to open up that bottle of wine. By the time the buzzer finally dings you should have magically soft noodles.
Serve with parmesan and enjoy!
(Didn't I tell you it would be easy?)
1: THROW IT IN THE POT
Put all of the ingredients that I just mentioned into a (very) large pot in that order.
This dish was inspired by a few one-pot recipes I stumbled upon this week. I decided to make it more 20 Something friendly with regular pasta sauce instead of being pretentious with "sliced tomatoes." Mostly I did this because tomatoes are the worst to chop up, and this sauce makes the recipe so easy your boyfriend could probably make it - assuming they all cook like mine (horribly).
2: STIR AND SIP
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. I turned on the stove as I chopped and threw things in, and eventually at the end of all the ingredients, it started to boil. If you want a specific time try 12-15 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cover for 12 minutes, stirring at five minute intervals. This is a good time to open up that bottle of wine. By the time the buzzer finally dings you should have magically soft noodles.
Serve with parmesan and enjoy!
(Didn't I tell you it would be easy?)
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