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Penne Arrabiatta
"This is my all-time favorite pasta dish, especially since it's non-dairy. I like it hot, but you can adjust the red pepper flakes to make it as hot or mild as you like."
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 lb penne (or other favorite pasta)
directions
- Saute garlic and onion in olive oil until transparent.
- Add crushed tomatoes and spices and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
- Cook pasta in lightly salted, boiling water until cooked el dente.
- Drain pasta and place back in the pot and add some of the sauce and gently toss until coated.
- While serving, add additional sauce if desired and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- Left over sauce can be refrigerated or frozen and reheated.
- Use a bit more red pepper if you prefer it hotter.
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Reviews
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Well this was just wonderful! I didn't expect anything sensational from such simple ingredients, but the more we ate the more we loved it. I thought the basil and parsley amounts looked small for fresh herbs, so I used the dried herbs instead (same amounts.) It was just right, and I served it with spelt rotini. This recipe is now on my "make often" list. Thanks Mirj! -
Made this for supper the other night. My DH and I loved it. The only addition was a second clove of garlic. Spicy and hot enough for us. This was really great and we will have this again. Thanks!! -
This was really good. It was very easy to prepare and everyone liked it. I would take it easy on the red pepper flakes if you don't like things spicy. I loved it but my kids thought it was a little hot.
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This was yummy. I also tossed in some chunks of buffalo mozzarella. Ummmm yummy. Thanks for the recipe. -
FINALLY, after a 101 plans, I got around to making pasta today. This is the FIRST pasta recipe I've made in my life! As I was making pasta for the first time, I used only 500gms. of penne pasta. I used 1 small onion, 1 clove garlic, 1 tbsp. oil, 3 pinches of salt to cook the pasta, 1 additional tsp. of salt in step 2, 1/4 tsp. pepper, 1/4 tsp. dried basil, 1/4 tsp. dried oregano, 1/4 tsp. red chilli powder as a substitute for red pepper flakes as we don't use the latter in our daily cooking and so I didn't have it on hand and 1/4 tsp. chopped fresh parsley. I do not use canned tomatoes, so, I peeled and chopped up 4 fresh tomatoes. Next time, I'll use atleast 6 tomatoes for the same qty. of pasta. I drizzled out of the bottle, a generous amount of tomato sauce to make this saucey while cooking the pasta in the spices! It was really delicious! At the end, I garnished it with finely chopped Kraft cheese(I used 3 slices). THANK YOU so much for the recipe!
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Tweaks
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This is delicious! I made it for a picnic for our 4th of July celebration (nothing says America like Italian pasta). The only changes I made were using dried herbs instead of fresh, as well as only using 1/2 tsp of red pepper and adding 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning. I also added a bit of store-bought tomato sauce, around 1/2 cup. The only thing is that there's no way this serves four--maybe we're small eaters, but we could serve six to eight with this recipe. Thanks for a new favorite!! :)
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Delish!! I added more garlic and used herbs and bacon grease in place of olive oil. Great dish...thanks for the recipe!
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I used a jar of pureed tomatoes instead of crushed, and doubled the herbs. It was really good. Next time I will add some mushrooms too. -
Very nice! I made this with rigatoni as I didn't have any penne on hand. Also, I substituted a 16 ounce can of tomato sauce for the crushed tomato (which I don't like very much). I kept all the spice amounts the same however, and as a result it was a tad spicier than I would have liked. Next time I'll reduce the pepper to match the quantity of sauce and perhaps try it with diced tomatoes for a fresher taste. But wonderful as it was! Thanks for the recipe.
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