Easy Summer Pasta (use up those garden veggies!)
This Easy Summer Pasta is a vibrant celebration of garden-fresh veggies, bursting with color and flavor in every bite. Ready in just 40 minutes, it’s the perfect way to turn your harvest into a quick, wholesome meal.
Ingredients
- 8 oz linguine pasta or preferred noodle pasta, uncooked
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion sweet, yellow, or white onion, I like sweet (about ½ large onion)
- 6 large cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 24 oz cherry tomatoes about 6 cups
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon table salt plus additional for cooking pasta and to taste/as needed
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ heaping teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 oz fresh basil leaves shredded or cut into ribbons (about ⅓ cup)
- ⅓ cup freshly grated or shredded parmesan cheese plus more for topping
Instructions
- Cook pasta in well-salted water according to package instructions. Before draining, reserve ½ cup of pasta water and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, then add garlic and cook about 30-60 seconds longer, until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, thyme, and red pepper and cook, stirring frequently until tomatoes soften and burst. Once tomatoes are soft enough you can use a wooden spoon or spatula to squish them as you stir.
- Add basil and stir.
- Add warm cooked, drained linguine and stir well. Add splashes of pasta water as needed to make a thin sauce, you basically want to ensure the pasta is not dry and the noodles are coated with a thin layer of the sauce. I typically need to add about ¼ cup of the pasta water.
- Remove from heat, add parmesan and stir well. Taste-test and add additional salt or pepper as needed, then serve warm topped with additional parmesan as desired with a side salad or side of crusty bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 422kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 12gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 464mgPotassium: 615mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1319IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 3mg
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