Fresh Tomato Pasta

Name: Fresh Tomato Pasta
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Cuisine: Italian Dinners, Italian Recipes, Italian Vegetarian Recipes
Ingredients: 3 medium tomatoes; 1-1/4 cups uncooked penne pasta; 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper; 1/3 cup finely chopped onion; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Dash pepper; 1 teaspoon minced fresh basil; 1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano

Garden-fresh veggies and herbs blend together beautifully in this flavorful pasta sauce recipe from our Test Kitchen.

Ingredients

3 medium tomatoes
1-1/4 cups uncooked penne pasta
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 teaspoon minced fresh basil
1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano

Directions

Make a slit in each tomato. Place tomatoes in boiling water for 1 minute; drain. When cool enough to handle, remove skins and discard. Seed and chop tomatoes; set aside.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute the green pepper, onion and garlic in oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Stir in basil and oregano. Drain pasta; toss with tomato mixture.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 291 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 319mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 5g fiber), 9g protein.

Originally published as Garden Tomato Sauce with Pasta in Cooking for 2 Summer 2006

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Cwaz23

Sep 27, 2013

This was pretty good. Quite fast prep & of course, we increased the amount of fresh herbs. We'll make again for a nice lunch.
lmcforbes

Jul 24, 2009

Doesn't come out to look like the picture. It wasn't that great.