Penne With Tomato Sauce Pasta Recipe By Tasty Food

PENNE WITH TOMATO SAUCE PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and onion, and cook until the onion is translucent, 8-10 minutes.
• Add the chile flakes and garlic, and cook for another 2 minutes, until fragrant. Stir in tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Save ½ cup (120 ml) of pasta water, then drain.
• Add the drained pasta to the sauce. Stir well, adding a little pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce. Season with salt to taste.
• Enjoy!

TOMATO BASIL PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Cook pasta in boiling water until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Heat basil and olive oils in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic in oil until soft. Add tomatoes, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in pepperjack, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. When cheese begins to melt, mix in cooked penne pasta. Season with fresh basil.

QUICK PENNE PESTO WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Tear corner of Ready Pasta pouch to vent. Heat in the microwave for one minute.
• Combine pesto, tomatoes, and mozzarella in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste; add pasta and toss.
• Top with basil and pine nuts.

PENNE WITH NO-COOK TOMATO SAUCE AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Combine the tomatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, garlic, basil sprig, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Let stand, tossing occasionally, until very juicy, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the penne to the boiling water and cook as the label directs for al dente. Drain and add the warm pasta to the tomato mixture; toss well. Let stand, tossing occasionally, until the pasta has absorbed some of the tomato juices, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Discard the garlic and basil sprig and stir the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil into the pasta; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the mozzarella balls and chopped basil. Divide the pasta among bowls. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if desired.

PENNE POMODORO

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, sauté onions in olive oil for about 6-7 minutes, adding the butter and garlic in the last two minutes.
• Add the can of tomatoes to the pan and break up tomatoes using a spatula. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt.
• Simmer sauce gently for about 20 minutes. You can cook another 5-10 minutes if desired to thiecken sauce more.
• Stir in fresh basil leaves. Serve over Penne pasta with freshly grated parmesan cheese.
• Cook penne according to package directions, drain and stir 1 additional tablespoon of butter if desired.

BAKED PENNE WITH GROUND BEEF AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sauce; heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat; add in onion, bell pepper, oregano, basil and chili flakes (if using) sauté for about 5 minutes (adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking).
• Add in the tomato paste and stir for about 1 minute.
• Add in all remaining ingredients; bring to a boil and simmer (UNCOVERED) on low heat for about 1-1/2 hours.
• Season with salt and pepper then remove the bay leaf.
• At this point you can cool then refrigerate for up to 2 days.
• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a medium casserole dish (or a 13 x 9-inch baking dish).
• In a large skillet cook the ground beef until well browned, breaking up with a spoon until crumbled; drain fat.
• To the skillet add in about 5 cups prepared tomato sauce (more is okay, or just go ahead and use the whole amount of sauce if desired more sauce will never hurt lol!) cook for about 15-20 minutes on medium-low heat.
• Remove from heat and add in 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese; stir with wooden spoon to combine.
• Add in the cooked penne pasta; toss to combine with sauce and cheese.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese then about 1/2 cup (or more) mozzarella cheese, return to oven and cook 5-8 minutes more or until the cheese is melted.
• Delicious!

EGGPLANT-TOMATO SAUCE W/PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Skin& chop eggplant.
• Peel garlic cloves.
• Saute garlic cloves& eggplant and 2 teaspoons kosher salt in oil until oil is pretty much soaked up (not too long).
• Put can of tomatoes in pan with eggplant& garlic.
• Cover and simmer on low approx 20 minutes or until eggplant is soft.
• Spoon mixture out into blender and blend-- you may have to do this in stages as it may not all fit into one blender.
• Result will be an orange colored smooth sauce.
• Add fresh ground black pepper to taste.
• Keep sauce warm while you boil water for pasta.
• Make pasta and toss with eggplant sauce, serve immediately with freshly grated pecorino romano cheese.