A Tasty Little Recipe: One Pot Pasta

I did this post mainly to show off the adorable new apron and oven mitt that I picked up on sale at Anthropologie… but I gotta admit the pasta’s pretty darned tasty too.  The best part is that you can just throw everything into a single pot and have something truly delicious emerge just 10 minutes later.  Try it out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients

• 10 oz. linguini
• 2 handfuls of grape tomatoes
• 1/3 of a large vidalia onion, sliced
• 3-4 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
• fresh basil leaves, torn
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked red pepper flakes
• kosher salt, to taste
• 1 handful of grated parmesan cheese
• Extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Place the pasta in a pot.
2. Slice tomatoes in half and drop in the pot, along with your onions, garlic, basil, red pepper and kosher salt.
3. Cover with 4 cups of water and bring to a boil
4. Cook pasta until al dente, about 7 minutes or so.  Be careful not to overcook, or you’re pasta will come out mushy.
5. Drain pasta, and toss with parmesan cheese and a litle olive oil.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley before serving.

I’ve served this dish with some leftover meatballs for a hearty weeknight dinner, but next time I may try dropping in a few shrimp for a true one pot pasta meal.

Bon Appétit!