Monday, April 28, 2014

Pasta Party of Seven

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 sauce
1 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 seasoning
1 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?) 

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