Community Pick
Better Than Olive Garden Pasta Pomodoro
photo by AbbieReal
- Ready In:
- 11mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 lbs fresh garden tomatoes, medium dice (If you can't get garden tomatoes, buy the ripest Romas you can find at the grocery.)
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaf (not dry)
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 ounces good quality finely grated parmesan cheese (no canned stuff!) or 4 ounces romano cheese (no canned stuff!)
- 12 ounces fine pasta, cooked (cappellini or angel hair)
- fresh ground pepper
- salt
directions
- Heat olive oil over high heat and add garlic; saute for 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes, salt, and pepper.
- Saute for another 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Add cooked pasta and chopped basil.
- Toss gently.
- Turn into serving bowl/dish, add 1/2 grated cheese, and toss again.
- Serve immediately and pass the last 2 oz. of grated parmesan.
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Reviews
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I'm a professional baker - but weirdly not an expert cook and I'm not sure what I did wrong but this turned out quite bland for me. My tomatoes wouldnt mix into the pasta and sat on the bottom of the bowl, and I used even more fresh basil than called for and still it was bland. I loved the taste of the fresh pram. cheese. But felt it needed something else.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vina7737
Burnsville, Minnesota
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